1903-12-26 San Francisco, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Jr was an American character actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and weedy neurotics in dozens of films. He was perhaps most noted for his portrayal of the "gunsel" Wilmer, who tries to intimidate Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisha Cook, Jr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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They Came from the Attic | Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival) | 2022-05-10 |
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Pappy Glue | 1987-10-31 |
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage) | 1986-04-19 |
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Mr. Bibbs | 1984-12-15 |
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Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse | Mr. Maps | 1984-01-02 |
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The Pigs vs. The Freaks | Novatney | 1984-07-06 |
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This Girl for Hire | Eddie | 1983-01-11 |
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Hammett | Eli the Taxi Driver | 1982-06-09 |
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness | Mousy ("Municipalians") | 1982-04-23 |
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Terror at Alcatraz | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1982-07-04 |
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Harry's War | Sgt. Billy | 1981-03-06 |
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Leave 'Em Laughing | Jetter | 1981-04-29 |
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Tom Horn | Stable Hand | 1980-03-28 |
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Carny | On-Your-Mark | 1980-05-23 |
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The Champ | Georgie | 1979-07-07 |
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1941 | The Patron (Dexter) | 1979-12-14 |
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Mad Bull | Sweeper | 1977-12-21 |
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Dead of Night | Karel | 1977-03-29 |
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St. Ives | Eddie | 1976-02-24 |
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Winterhawk | Finley | 1975-11-05 |
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The Black Bird | Wilmer Cook | 1975-12-25 |
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Senior Power | Mr. Boyle | 1975-01-01 |
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Messiah of Evil | Charlie | 1975-04-23 |
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The Phantom of Hollywood | Studio Engineer (uncredited) | 1974-02-12 |
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Cody | 1973-05-23 |
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Emperor of the North | Gray Cat | 1973-05-23 |
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Electra Glide in Blue | Willie | 1973-05-17 |
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The Outfit | Carl | 1973-10-19 |
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The Night Stalker | Mickey Crawford | 1972-01-11 |
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Scarecrow | Micah | 1972-01-10 |
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Blacula | Sam | 1972-08-25 |
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Bunker (as Elisha Cook) | 1972-05-12 |
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Night Chase | Proprietor | 1970-11-20 |
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Night Slaves | 1970-09-29 | |
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The Movie Murderer | Willie Peanuts | 1970-02-02 |
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El Condor | Old Convict | 1970-06-19 |
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The Great Bank Robbery | Jeb | 1969-06-24 |
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Cry for Poor Wally | 1969-07-24 | |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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Rosemary's Baby | Mr. Nicklas | 1968-06-12 |
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Welcome to Hard Times | Hanson | 1967-04-30 |
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The Spy in the Green Hat | Arnold | 1967-02-03 |
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Blood on the Arrow | Tex | 1964-10-11 |
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The Glass Cage | Ellen's father | 1964-02-06 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1964-09-02 |
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Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Keith | 1963-03-06 |
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Black Zoo | Joe | 1963-05-15 |
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The Haunted Palace | Gideon Smith / Micah Smith | 1963-08-28 |
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Johnny Cool | Underworld Leader | 1963-10-02 |
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One-Eyed Jacks | Carvey | 1961-03-30 |
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Platinum High School | Harry Nesbit | 1960-05-13 |
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The Fatal Impulse | Harry Elser | 1960-11-29 |
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College Confidential | Ted Blake | 1960-08-26 |
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House on Haunted Hill | Watson Pritchard | 1959-01-01 |
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Day of the Outlaw | Larry Teter, Town Barber | 1959-07-01 |
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The Lonely Man | Willie | 1957-06-21 |
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Baby Face Nelson | Homer van Meter | 1957-12-11 |
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Plunder Road | Skeets Jonas | 1957-12-05 |
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Voodoo Island | Martin Schuyler | 1957-02-01 |
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Chicago Confidential | Candymouth Duggan | 1957-08-30 |
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The Killing | George Peatty | 1956-06-06 |
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Accused of Murder | 'Whitey' Pollock | 1956-12-21 |
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The Indian Fighter | Briggs (as Elisha Cook) | 1955-12-21 |
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Timberjack | Punky (as Elisha Cook) | 1955-02-18 |
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Trial | Finn | 1955-10-07 |
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The Outlaw's Daughter | Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook | 1954-11-01 |
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Drum Beat | Blaine Crackel | 1954-11-10 |
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I, the Jury | 1953-08-14 | |
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Shane | Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey | 1953-04-23 |
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Thunder Over the Plains | Joseph Standish | 1953-10-27 |
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I, the Jury | Bobo | 1953-08-14 |
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Don't Bother to Knock | Eddie Forbes | 1952-07-18 |
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Behave Yourself! | Albert Jonas | 1951-09-22 |
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The Great Gatsby | Klipspringer | 1949-07-13 |
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Flaxy Martin | Roper | 1949-02-15 |
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The Gangster | Oval | 1947-11-25 |
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The Long Night | Frank Dunlap | 1947-05-28 |
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Born to Kill | Marty | 1947-04-30 |
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Fall Guy | Joe | 1947-03-15 |
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The Falcon's Alibi | Nick | 1946-04-12 |
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Joe Palooka, Champ | Eugene | 1946-05-26 |
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Blonde Alibi | Sam Collins | 1946-03-01 |
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Cinderella Jones | Oliver S. Patch | 1946-03-09 |
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Two Smart People | Fly Feletti | 1946-06-04 |
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The Big Sleep | Harry Jones | 1946-08-23 |
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Dillinger | Kirk Otto | 1945-04-25 |
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Why Girls Leave Home | Jimmy Lobo | 1945-10-09 |
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Dark Waters | Cleeve | 1944-11-21 |
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Dark Mountain | Whitey | 1944-09-01 |
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Phantom Lady | Cliff Milburn | 1944-01-28 |
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Up in Arms | Info Jones | 1944-02-17 |
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Kill or Be Killed | 1943-01-25 | |
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Baptism of Fire | Bill (uncredited) | 1943-12-01 |
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Manila Calling | Gillman | 1942-10-16 |
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A-Haunting We Will Go | Frank Lucas | 1942-08-07 |
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Sleepytime Gal | Ernie | 1942-03-05 |
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Wildcat | Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins | 1942-09-03 |
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A Gentleman at Heart | Genius | 1942-01-16 |
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The Maltese Falcon | Wilmer Cook | 1941-10-18 |
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Sergeant York | Piano Player (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
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Man at Large | Hotel Clerk | 1941-09-26 |
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Love Crazy | Joe (elevator operator) | 1941-05-23 |
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I Wake Up Screaming | Harry Williams | 1941-10-31 |
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Hellzapoppin' | Harry Selby | 1941-12-25 |
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Ball of Fire | Waiter | 1941-12-02 |
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He Married His Wife | Dicky Brown | 1940-01-19 |
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Tin Pan Alley | Joe Codd | 1940-11-29 |
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Stranger on the Third Floor | Joe Briggs | 1940-08-16 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Communist | 1940-09-13 |
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Grand Jury Secrets | Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt | 1939-06-23 |
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Newsboys' Home | Danny | 1938-12-24 |
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Submarine Patrol | Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor' | 1938-11-25 |
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My Lucky Star | Waldo | 1938-09-09 |
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Three Blind Mice | Boy on Bench (uncredited) | 1938-06-18 |
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They Won't Forget | Joe Turner | 1937-07-14 |
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Life Begins in College | Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr. | 1937-10-01 |
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Love Is News | Egbert Eggleston | 1937-02-26 |
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The Devil Is Driving | Tony Stevens | 1937-06-25 |
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Glen Wylie | 1937-09-17 |
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Danger – Love at Work | McBain, the chemist | 1937-09-30 |
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Pigskin Parade | Herbert Van Dyke | 1936-10-23 |
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Two in a Crowd | Skeeter | 1936-10-03 |
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Honor Among Lovers | Office Boy (uncredited) | 1931-03-21 |
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Chills and Fever | Member of the Glee Club | 1930-04-26 |
