Elisha Cook Jr.

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Elisha Cook Jr.

Acting December 26, 1903

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 fi…

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Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

7.8 1968 Movie
Star Trek

Star Trek

8.0 1966 TV Show
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

7.7 1941 Movie
The Killing

The Killing

7.6 1956 Movie
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
ALF

ALF

7.6 1986 TV Show
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

7.6 1946 Movie
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

7.3 1980 TV Show
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
Batman

Batman

7.3 1966 TV Show
1941

1941

5.8 1979 Movie

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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

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    They Came from the Attic

    Movie Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

  2. 1987
    The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

    Movie Pappy Glue

  3. 1986
    ALF

    TV show Uncle Albert

  4. 1985
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show (segment "Welcome to Winfield")

  5. 1984
    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    Movie Mr. Bibbs

  6. 1984
    The Pigs vs. The Freaks

    Movie Novatney

  7. 1984
    Night Court

    TV show Wilbur Posten

  8. 1984
    Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

    Movie Mr. Maps

  9. 1983
    The A-Team

    TV show Jim Beam

  10. 1983
    This Girl for Hire

    Movie Eddie

  11. 1982
    Terror at Alcatraz

    Movie Hotel Desk Clerk

  12. 1982
    Hammett

    Movie Eli the Taxi Driver

  13. 1982
    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    Movie Mousy ("Municipalians")

  14. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

  15. 1981
    Leave 'Em Laughing

    Movie Jetter

  16. 1981
    Harry's War

    Movie Sgt. Billy

More credits
  1. 1980
    Magnum, P.I.

    TV show Harold W. Farber

  2. 1980
    Carny

    Movie On-Your-Mark

  3. 1980
    Tom Horn

    Movie Stable Hand

  4. 1979
    1941

    Movie The Patron (Dexter)

  5. 1979
    Salem's Lot

    TV show Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

  6. 1979
    The Champ

    Movie Georgie

  7. 1977
    Mad Bull

    Movie Sweeper

  8. 1977
    Dead of Night

    Movie Karel

  9. 1976
    Quincy, M.E.

    TV show Mr. Charles Trout Sr.

  10. 1976
    St. Ives

    Movie Eddie

  11. 1976
    The Bionic Woman

    TV show

  12. 1975
    The Black Bird

    Movie Wilmer Cook

  13. 1975
    Winterhawk

    Movie Finley

  14. 1975
    Starsky & Hutch

    TV show

  15. 1975
    Switch

    TV show Henley

  16. 1975
    The Blue Knight

    TV show

  17. 1975
    Messiah of Evil

    Movie Charlie

  18. 1975
    S.W.A.T.

    TV show

  19. 1975
    Baretta

    TV show

  20. 1975
    Senior Power

    Movie Mr. Boyle

  21. 1974
    The Phantom of Hollywood

    Movie Studio Engineer (uncredited)

  22. 1973
    The Outfit

    Movie Carl

  23. 1973
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    Movie Cody

  24. 1973
    Emperor of the North

    Movie Gray Cat