Elisha Cook Jr.
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
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Movies (34)
They Came from the Attic
as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
2022
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Pappy Glue
1987
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Mr. Bibbs
1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
as Novatney
1984
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
as Mr. Maps
1984
This Girl for Hire
as Eddie
1983
Terror at Alcatraz
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1982
Hammett
as Eli the Taxi Driver
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Mousy ("Municipalians")
1982
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Jetter
1981
Harry's War
as Sgt. Billy
1981
Carny
as On-Your-Mark
1980
Tom Horn
as Stable Hand
1980
1941
as The Patron (Dexter)
1979
The Champ
as Georgie
1979
Mad Bull
as Sweeper
1977
Dead of Night
as Karel
1977
St. Ives
as Eddie
1976
The Black Bird
as Wilmer Cook
1975
Winterhawk
as Finley
1975
Messiah of Evil
as Charlie
1975
Senior Power
as Mr. Boyle
1975
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
1974
The Outfit
as Carl
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Cody
1973
Emperor of the North
as Gray Cat
1973
Electra Glide in Blue
as Willie
1973
Blacula
as Sam
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
1972
The Night Stalker
as Mickey Crawford
1972
Scarecrow
as Micah
1972
Night Chase
as Proprietor
1970
Night Slaves
1970
El Condor
as Old Convict
1970
TV Shows (16)
ALF
as Uncle Albert
1986
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
1985
Night Court
as Wilbur Posten
1984
The A-Team
as Jim Beam
1983
Simon & Simon
1981
Magnum, P.I.
as Harold W. Farber
1980
Salem's Lot
as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
1979
Quincy, M.E.
as Mr. Charles Trout Sr.
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
as Henley
1975
The Blue Knight
1975
S.W.A.T.
1975
Baretta
1975
Police Story
1973
The Odd Couple
as Heel
1970