1903-12-26 San Francisco, California, USA
Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) 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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The Pigs vs. The Freaks | Novatney | 1984-07-06 |
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Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse | Mr. Maps | 1984-01-02 |
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Mr. Bibbs | 1984-12-15 |
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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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Carny | On-Your-Mark | 1980-05-23 |
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Tom Horn | Stable Hand | 1980-03-28 |
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1941 | The Patron (Dexter) | 1979-12-14 |
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The Champ | Georgie | 1979-07-07 |
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Dead of Night | Karel | 1977-03-29 |
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Mad Bull | Sweeper | 1977-12-21 |
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St. Ives | Eddie | 1976-02-24 |
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The Black Bird | Wilmer Cook | 1975-12-25 |
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Winterhawk | Finley | 1975-11-05 |
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Messiah of Evil | Charlie | 1975-04-23 |
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Senior Power | Mr. Boyle | 1975-01-01 |
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The Phantom of Hollywood | Studio Engineer (uncredited) | 1974-02-12 |
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The Outfit | Carl | 1973-10-19 |
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Electra Glide in Blue | Willie | 1973-05-17 |
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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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Blacula | Sam | 1972-08-25 |
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Scarecrow | Micah | 1972-01-10 |
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The Night Stalker | Mickey Crawford | 1972-01-11 |
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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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Rosemary's Baby | Mr. Nicklas | 1968-06-12 |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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The Spy in the Green Hat | Arnold | 1967-02-03 |
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Welcome to Hard Times | Hanson | 1967-04-30 |
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The Glass Cage | Ellen's father | 1964-02-06 |
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Blood on the Arrow | Tex | 1964-10-11 |
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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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Johnny Cool | Underworld Leader | 1963-10-02 |
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The Haunted Palace | Gideon Smith / Micah Smith | 1963-09-11 |
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Black Zoo | Joe | 1963-05-15 |
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One-Eyed Jacks | Carvey | 1961-03-30 |
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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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Platinum High School | Harry Nesbit | 1960-05-13 |
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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 | 1959-05-14 |
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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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The Lonely Man | Willie | 1957-06-21 |
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Chicago Confidential | Candymouth Duggan | 1957-08-30 |
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Voodoo Island | Martin Schuyler | 1957-02-01 |
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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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Trial | Finn | 1955-10-07 |
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Timberjack | Punky (as Elisha Cook) | 1955-02-18 |
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The Indian Fighter | Briggs | 1955-12-21 |
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Drum Beat | Blaine Crackel | 1954-11-10 |
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The Outlaw's Daughter | Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook | 1954-11-01 |
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Superman's Peril | Homer Garrity | 1954-11-01 |
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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 | 1953-08-14 | |
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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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Flaxy Martin | Roper | 1949-02-15 |
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The Great Gatsby | Klipspringer | 1949-06-06 |
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The Long Night | Frank Dunlap | 1947-05-28 |
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The Gangster | Oval | 1947-11-25 |
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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 Big Sleep | Harry Jones | 1946-08-22 |
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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 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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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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Sleepytime Gal | Ernie | 1942-03-05 |
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A-Haunting We Will Go | Frank Lucas | 1942-08-07 |
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A Gentleman at Heart | Genius | 1942-01-16 |
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Wildcat | Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins | 1942-09-03 |
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I Wake Up Screaming | Harry Williams | 1941-10-31 |
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Ball of Fire | Waiter | 1941-12-02 |
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Love Crazy | Joe (elevator operator) | 1941-05-23 |
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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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Hellzapoppin' | Harry Selby | 1941-12-25 |
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He Married His Wife | Dicky Brown | 1940-01-19 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Communist | 1940-09-13 |
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Stranger on the Third Floor | Joe Briggs | 1940-08-16 |
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Tin Pan Alley | Joe Codd | 1940-11-29 |
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Grand Jury Secrets | Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt | 1939-06-23 |
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Three Blind Mice | Boy on Bench (uncredited) | 1938-06-18 |
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Submarine Patrol | Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor' | 1938-11-25 |
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Newsboys' Home | Danny | 1938-12-24 |
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My Lucky Star | Waldo | 1938-09-09 |
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The Devil Is Driving | Tony Stevens | 1937-06-25 |
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Love Is News | Egbert Eggleston | 1937-02-26 |
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Danger – Love at Work | McBain, the chemist | 1937-09-30 |
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Life Begins in College | Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr. | 1937-10-01 |
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They Won't Forget | Joe Turner | 1937-07-14 |
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Glen Wylie | 1937-09-17 |
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Two in a Crowd | Skeeter | 1936-10-03 |
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Pigskin Parade | Herbert Van Dyke | 1936-10-23 |
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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 |
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Her Unborn Child | Stewart Kennedy | 1930-01-10 |