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Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Born December 26, 1903· San Francisco, California, USA

† Died May 18, 1995

83Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Born in San Francisco and raised in Chicago, he entered vaudeville at fourteen, progressed to stock companies, and earned a Broadway credit in Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness before debuting on screen in the 1930 film Her Unborn Child. Early Hollywood roles cast him as a bespectacled college student, but a striking turn as the nervous killer Wilmer in The Maltese Falcon (1941) redirected his image…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Star TrekSeries★ 8
Star Trek1966
Samuel Cogley
Rosemary's Baby★ 7.8
Rosemary's Baby1968
Mr. Nicklas
The Maltese Falcon★ 7.7
The Maltese Falcon1941
Wilmer Cook
The Killing★ 7.6
The Killing1956
George Peatty
ALFSeries★ 7.6
ALF1986
Uncle Albert
The Big Sleep★ 7.6
The Big Sleep1946
Harry Jones
The A-TeamSeries★ 7.5
The A-Team1983
Jim Beam
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone1985
(segment "Welcome to Winfield")
Shane★ 7.3
Shane1953
Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
BatmanSeries★ 7.3
Batman1966
Professor Isaacson
Magnum, P.I.Series★ 7.3
Magnum, P.I.1980
Harold W. Farber
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid★ 7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
Cody
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Sailor
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
Arnold
S.W.A.T.Series★ 7.1
S.W.A.T.1975
IronsideSeries★ 6.8
Ironside1967
House on Haunted Hill★ 6.7
House on Haunted Hill1959
Watson Pritchard
1941★ 5.8
19411979
The Patron (Dexter)