Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 26 Dec 1903 (122 years)

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Filmography

Plunder Road

Plunder Road

1957EN
Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil

1975EN
Hammett

Hammett

1982CN, EN
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946EN
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947EN
House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1959EN
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952EN
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972EN
Blacula

Blacula

1972EN
Shane

Shane

1953EN
The Champ

The Champ

1979EN
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968EN
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941EN
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1977EN
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941EN
The Outfit

The Outfit

1973EN
1941

1941

1979DE, EN, ES, JA
The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967EN
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941EN, FR, DE