Elisha Cook Jr.
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.
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Known For
192 titles
Startime
Cimarron Strip
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Deputy
Johnny Ringo
Outlaws
Tightrope
The Third Man
Salem's Lot
S.W.A.T.
The Dakotas
Johnny Staccato
Rosemary's Baby
Panic!
The Monroes
The Islanders
1941
Shane
The Maltese Falcon
The Killing
The Big Sleep
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Sergeant York
One-Eyed Jacks
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