Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
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
2022They Came from the Attic
Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Pappy Glue
1984Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
Mr. Maps
1984The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Novatney
1984It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mr. Bibbs
1983This Girl for Hire
Eddie
1982Hammett
Eli the Taxi Driver
1982Terror at Alcatraz
Hotel Desk Clerk
1982National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Mousy ("Municipalians")
1981Leave 'Em Laughing
Jetter
1981Harry's War
Sgt. Billy
1980Carny
On-Your-Mark
1980Tom Horn
Stable Hand
19791941
The Patron (Dexter)
1979The Champ
Georgie
1977Dead of Night
Karel
1977Mad Bull
Sweeper
1976St. Ives
Eddie
1975Messiah of Evil
Charlie
1975The Black Bird
Wilmer Cook
1975Winterhawk
Finley
1975Senior Power
Mr. Boyle
1974The Phantom of Hollywood
Studio Engineer (uncredited)
1973Electra Glide in Blue
Willie