Elisha Cook Jr.
Date of birth: 1903-12-26
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Elisha Cook, Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr., Элиша Кук, Еліша Кук, الیشا کوک جونیور
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
Movie Credits
The Killing
1956-06-06
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a bet
The Big Sleep
1946-08-22
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involvi
The Maltese Falcon
1941-10-18
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful li
I, the Jury
1953-08-14
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to
Rosemary's Baby
1968-06-12
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frigh
Shane
1953-04-23
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and ra
The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloop
The Haunted Palace
1963-08-28
A warlock burned at the stake comes back and takes over the body of his great grandson to take his r
Love Crazy
1941-05-23
Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorc
1941
1979-12-14
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads
I Wake Up Screaming
1941-10-31
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitre
Blacula
1972-08-25
An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries l
Don't Bother to Knock
1952-07-18
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stab
Black Zoo
1963-05-15
Michael Conrad, owner of a group of strange animals, trains his beasts to obey him, unleashing them
Messiah of Evil
1975-04-23
A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of P
Carny
1980-05-23
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with enter
Electra Glide in Blue
1973-05-17
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious mu
The Gangster
1947-11-25
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sulliva
The Outfit
1973-10-19
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time cr
Born to Kill
1947-04-30
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getti
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972-05-12
The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces to rob the First National Bank in Northfield,
Dillinger
1945-04-25
The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.
Hammett
1982-06-09
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with
Baby Face Nelson
1957-12-11
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful m
Plunder Road
1957-12-05
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
Dark Waters
1944-11-21
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940-08-16
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has s
Ball of Fire
1941-12-02
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. Whe
The Lonely Man
1957-06-21
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have ot
Accused of Murder
1956-12-21
A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love with a
Day of the Outlaw
1959-05-14
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outl
The Night Stalker
1972-01-11
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the cu
House on Haunted Hill
1959-01-01
Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if
Phantom Lady
1944-01-28
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove he
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942-08-07
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins
Blonde Alibi
1946-03-01
Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspic
St. Ives
1976-02-24
A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.
Fall Guy
1947-03-15
A drugged man covered in blood is picked up by police. Before the cops can get answers the man escap
The Long Night
1947-05-28
City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there
Voodoo Island
1957-02-01
A wealthy industrialist hires the renowned hoax-buster Phillip Knight to prove that an island he pla
Chicago Confidential
1957-08-30
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.
The Falcon's Alibi
1946-04-12
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.
Flaxy Martin
1949-02-15
Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When h
One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the
They Won't Forget
1937-07-14
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration D
The Great Gatsby
1949-06-06
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the myste
Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
College Confidential
1960-08-26
Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lif
Pigskin Parade
1936-10-23
Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college footbal
The Black Bird
1975-12-25
The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the M
Dead of Night
1977-03-29
This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a t
The Indian Fighter
1955-12-21
A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daug
El Condor
1970-06-19
Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians
Two Smart People
1946-06-04
Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his f
Dark Mountain
1944-09-01
A woman doesn't realize that the man she has just married is a gangster. When she is implicated in a
Mad Bull
1977-12-21
An embittered professional wrestler, convinced that his life has no meaning outside the ring, meets
Drum Beat
1954-11-10
President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and
Winterhawk
1975-11-05
Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of
Danger – Love at Work
1937-09-30
A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina
Platinum High School
1960-05-13
At an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island, rich young delinquents think money puts them above
Behave Yourself!
1951-09-22
A young man takes in a dog that turns out to be wanted by mobsters.
He Married His Wife
1940-01-19
Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony
They Came from the Attic
2022-05-10
A teenage boy is home alone for the weekend but when nocturnal creatures living in his attic escape,
Why Girls Leave Home
1945-10-09
In this crime drama, a young woman leaves her unhappy life at home to become a sophisticated night c
The Glass Cage
1964-02-06
Two detectives investigate the murder of a local businessman by a mysterious woman.
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981-04-29
Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless childr
Submarine Patrol
1938-11-25
A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a m
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
1984-01-02
A young woman follows clues across America, searching for a missing statuette of a golden horse. Vie
Thunder Over the Plains
1953-10-27
Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers,
Newsboys' Home
1938-12-24
A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.
Night Slaves
1970-09-29
A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of
Wildcat
1942-09-03
Wildcatter Johnny Maverick and his pal go to a town in oil country offering $25,000 to the person wh
My Lucky Star
1938-09-09
George Cabot Jr., the son of a department store owner, enrolls Kristina Nielsen, the store's sports
Timberjack
1955-02-18
A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timbe
The Devil Is Driving
1937-06-25
In the fine tradition of And Sudden Death, Columbia's The Devil is Driving tabulates the dangers of
I, the Jury
1953-08-14
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937-09-17
Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.
Two in a Crowd
1936-10-03
When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that indivi
Public Deb No. 1
1940-09-13
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoo
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963-03-06
A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the
Terror at Alcatraz
1982-07-04
Tom and Dick Smothers play Bones Howard and Ryan Fitzgerald, a TV cameraman and intrepid reporter, r
Trial
1955-10-07
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom
The Movie Murderer
1970-02-02
An experienced arson investigator takes along his young associate as they try to find an arsonist wh
Up in Arms
1944-02-17
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-b
Cinderella Jones
1946-03-09
Judy Jones can claim inheritance only if she marries a genius.
Grand Jury Secrets
1939-06-23
A newspaper reporter gets involved with shady stock promoters when he listens in on a jury room sess
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974-02-12
The internationally famous Worldwide Studios has hit hard times and is forced to sell its Hollywood
The Outlaw's Daughter
1954-11-01
Led astray by outlaw leader Jess, the "outlaw's daughter" Kate joins Jess' gang and follows in her d
The Champ
1979-07-07
Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drink
Scarecrow
1972-01-10
Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up wi
Night Chase
1970-11-20
A man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with the to
Life Begins in College
1937-10-01
When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has it th
A Gentleman at Heart
1942-01-16
After inheriting a New York City art gallery, bookie Milton Berle and his partner Cesar Romero decid
Tin Pan Alley
1940-11-29
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to Engla
Man at Large
1941-09-26
FBI agent Bob Grayson works in collaboration with Max, a British agent posing as a fugitive German a
Chills and Fever
1930-04-26
An amateur theatrical society rehearses in a deserted house which is believed to be haunted by two t
Manila Calling
1942-10-16
During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines
Love Is News
1937-02-26
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns th
Blood on the Arrow
1964-10-11
In this western, the sole survivor of an Apache ambush rides out to save a young boy who has been ca
Sergeant York
1941-09-27
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is the
The Fatal Impulse
1960-11-29
A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a
Welcome to Hard Times
1967-04-30
A sociopathic stranger all but destroys a small hardscrabble town but the 'mayor' convinces its surv
Tom Horn
1980-03-28
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial f
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987-10-31
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain ga
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973-05-23
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring d
Three Blind Mice
1938-06-18
Three sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich husb
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984-07-06
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences,
Hellzapoppin'
1941-12-25
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together
Cry for Poor Wally
1969-07-24
After committing a crime, fugitive Wally takes a young woman hostage and determines not to return to
Sleepytime Gal
1942-03-05
Bessie Cobb, cake decorator in the kitchen of one of Miami's swankier hotels, is the central figure
Kill or Be Killed
1943-01-25
2 GI's about to go into battle in WW2 discuss how to deal with the mental issues of actual combat an
Honor Among Lovers
1931-03-21
Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who
This Girl for Hire
1983-01-11
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946-05-26
After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Emperor of the North
1973-05-23
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
Senior Power
1975-01-01
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and North Hollywood Federal Savings and Loan team up to
Harry's War
1981-03-06
After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the c
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982-04-23
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas
The Great Bank Robbery
1969-06-24
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas
Baptism of Fire
1943-12-01
Baptism of Fire is a 1943 American documentary, meant to be an Army training film. It was nominated
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967-02-03
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the sce
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984-12-15
Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real
Her Unborn Child
1930-01-10
'While youthful, innocent love blossoms between bashful Stew Kennedy and Elizabeth Gilbert, Dorothy
Superman's Peril
1954-11-01
Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #47 ("The Golden Vultur