Elisha Cook Jr.
Born December 26, 1903 (Age: 122)
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San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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
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.
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Filmography
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
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as Pappy Glue
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Age: 83
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
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as Hotel Desk Clerk
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Age: 78
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
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as Mousy ("Municipalians")
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Age: 78
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
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as Jetter
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Age: 77
Harry's War
1981
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as Sgt. Billy
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Age: 77
Carny
1980
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as On-Your-Mark
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Age: 76
Tom Horn
1980
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as Stable Hand
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Age: 76
1941
1979
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as The Patron (Dexter)
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Age: 75
The Champ
1979
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as Georgie
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Age: 75
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
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as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
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Age: 70
The Outfit
1973
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as Carl
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Age: 69
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
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as Cody
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Age: 69
Emperor of the North
1973
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as Gray Cat
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Age: 69
Electra Glide in Blue
1973
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as Willie
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Age: 69
Scarecrow
1972
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as Micah
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Age: 68
El Condor
1970
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as Old Convict
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Age: 66
Cry for Poor Wally
1969
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as
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Age: 65
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
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as Jeb
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Age: 65
Rosemary's Baby
1968
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as Mr. Nicklas
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Age: 64
Blood on the Arrow
1964
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as Tex
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Age: 60
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
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as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 60
The Glass Cage
1964
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as Ellen's father
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Age: 60
Johnny Cool
1963
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as Underworld Leader
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Age: 59
The Haunted Palace
1963
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as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
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Age: 59
Black Zoo
1963
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as Joe
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Age: 59
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
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as Mr. Keith
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Age: 59
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
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as Carvey
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Age: 57
The Fatal Impulse
1960
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as Harry Elser
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Age: 56
College Confidential
1960
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as Ted Blake
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Age: 56
Platinum High School
1960
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as Harry Nesbit
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Age: 56
Day of the Outlaw
1959
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as Larry Teter, Town Barber
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Age: 55
House on Haunted Hill
1959
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as Watson Pritchard
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Age: 55
Accused of Murder
1956
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as 'Whitey' Pollock
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Age: 52
The Killing
1956
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as George Peatty
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Age: 52
The Indian Fighter
1955
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as Briggs
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Age: 51
Trial
1955
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as Finn
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Age: 51
Timberjack
1955
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as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
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Age: 51
Drum Beat
1954
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as Blaine Crackel
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Age: 50
Superman's Peril
1954
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as Homer Garrity
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Age: 50
The Outlaw's Daughter
1954
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as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
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Age: 50
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
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as Joseph Standish
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Age: 49
I, the Jury
1953
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as Bobo
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Age: 49
Shane
1953
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as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
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Age: 49
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
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as Jimmy Lobo
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Age: 41
Dillinger
1945
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as Kirk Otto
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Age: 41
Manila Calling
1942
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as Gillman
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Age: 38
Wildcat
1942
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as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
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Age: 38
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
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as Frank Lucas
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Age: 38
Sleepytime Gal
1942
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as Ernie
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Age: 38
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
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as Genius
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Age: 38
Hellzapoppin'
1941
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as Harry Selby
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Age: 37
Ball of Fire
1941
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as Waiter
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Age: 37
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
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as Harry Williams
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Age: 37
The Maltese Falcon
1941
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as Wilmer Cook
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Age: 37
Sergeant York
1941
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as Piano Player (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Man at Large
1941
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as Hotel Clerk
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Age: 37
Love Crazy
1941
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as Joe (elevator operator)
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Age: 37
Honor Among Lovers
1931
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as Office Boy (uncredited)
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Age: 27
No Image
Chills and Fever
1930
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as Member of the Glee Club
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Age: 26
Her Unborn Child
1930
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as Stewart Kennedy
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Age: 26