
Acting
Born 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 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

They Came from the Attic
2022

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984

The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
1984

This Girl for Hire
1983

Terror at Alcatraz
1982

Hammett
1982

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982

Leave 'Em Laughing
1981

Harry's War
1981

Carny
1980

Tom Horn
1980

1941
1979

The Champ
1979

Mad Bull
1977

Dead of Night
1977

St. Ives
1976

The Black Bird
1975

Winterhawk
1975

Messiah of Evil
1975

Senior Power
1975

The Phantom of Hollywood
1974

The Outfit
1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973

Emperor of the North
1973

Electra Glide in Blue
1973

Blacula
1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972

The Night Stalker
1972

Scarecrow
1972

Night Chase
1970

Night Slaves
1970

El Condor
1970

The Movie Murderer
1970

Cry for Poor Wally
1969

The Great Bank Robbery
1969

Rosemary's Baby
1968

The Movie Orgy
1968

Welcome to Hard Times
1967

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967

Blood on the Arrow
1964

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964

The Glass Cage
1964

Johnny Cool
1963

The Haunted Palace
1963

Black Zoo
1963

Papa's Delicate Condition
1963

One-Eyed Jacks
1961

The Fatal Impulse
1960

College Confidential
1960

Platinum High School
1960

Day of the Outlaw
1959

House on Haunted Hill
1959

Baby Face Nelson
1957

Plunder Road
1957

Chicago Confidential
1957

The Lonely Man
1957

Voodoo Island
1957

Accused of Murder
1956

The Killing
1956

The Indian Fighter
1955

Trial
1955

Timberjack
1955

Drum Beat
1954

The Outlaw's Daughter
1954

Superman's Peril
1954

Thunder Over the Plains
1953

I, the Jury
1953

Shane
1953

Don't Bother to Knock
1952

Behave Yourself!
1951

The Great Gatsby
1949

Flaxy Martin
1949

The Gangster
1947

The Long Night
1947

Born to Kill
1947

Fall Guy
1947

The Big Sleep
1946

Two Smart People
1946

Joe Palooka, Champ
1946

The Falcon's Alibi
1946

Cinderella Jones
1946

Blonde Alibi
1946

Why Girls Leave Home
1945

Dillinger
1945

Dark Waters
1944

Dark Mountain
1944

Up in Arms
1944

Phantom Lady
1944

Baptism of Fire
1943
Kill or Be Killed
1943

Manila Calling
1942

Wildcat
1942

A-Haunting We Will Go
1942

Sleepytime Gal
1942

A Gentleman at Heart
1942

Hellzapoppin'
1941

Ball of Fire
1941

I Wake Up Screaming
1941

The Maltese Falcon
1941

Sergeant York
1941

Man at Large
1941

Love Crazy
1941

Tin Pan Alley
1940

Public Deb No. 1
1940

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940

He Married His Wife
1940

Grand Jury Secrets
1939

Newsboys' Home
1938

Submarine Patrol
1938

My Lucky Star
1938

Three Blind Mice
1938

Life Begins in College
1937

Danger – Love at Work
1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937

They Won't Forget
1937

The Devil Is Driving
1937

Love Is News
1937

Pigskin Parade
1936

Two in a Crowd
1936

Honor Among Lovers
1931
Chills and Fever
1930

Her Unborn Child
1930