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Elisha Cook Jr.

Born 1903-12-26

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

Known for

Rosemary's Baby 1968 · 8.0 The Maltese Falcon 1941 · 7.9 The Killing 1956 · 7.9 The Big Sleep 1946 · 7.9 Shane 1953 · 7.6 House on Haunted Hill 1959 · 6.7 One-Eyed Jacks 1961 · 7.1 The Haunted Palace 1963 · 6.7 Don't Bother to Knock 1952 · 6.9 Blacula 1972 · 5.7 The Night Stalker 1972 · 7.4 Emperor of the North 1973 · 7.2 Electra Glide in Blue 1973 · 7.0 Phantom Lady 1944 · 7.2 The Outfit 1973 · 7.0 I Wake Up Screaming 1941 · 7.2 Stranger on the Third Floor 1940 · 6.8 Hammett 1982 · 6.4 Hellzapoppin' 1941 · 7.4 The Indian Fighter 1955 · 6.3 St. Ives 1976 · 6.2 Carny 1980 · 6.4 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972 · 6.1 The Long Night 1947 · 6.5 A-Haunting We Will Go 1942 · 6.2 Plunder Road 1957 · 6.9 Up in Arms 1944 · 6.2 The Great Gatsby 1949 · 6.5 The Lonely Man 1957 · 6.3 Chicago Confidential 1957 · 6.1