Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

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 m…

Known for

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Star Trek

1966

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Ironside

Ironside

1967

The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Acting(181)

2022They Came from the AtticWatson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsPappy Glue

1986ALFUncle Albert

1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Welcome to Winfield")

1984It Came Upon the Midnight ClearMr. Bibbs

1984The Pigs vs. The FreaksNovatney

1984Night CourtWilbur Posten

1984Treasure: In Search of the Golden HorseMr. Maps

1983The A-TeamJim Beam

1983This Girl for HireEddie

1982Terror at AlcatrazHotel Desk Clerk

1982HammettEli the Taxi Driver

1982National Lampoon's Movie MadnessMousy ("Municipalians")

1981Simon & Simon

1981Leave 'Em LaughingJetter

1981Harry's WarSgt. Billy

1980Magnum, P.I.Harold W. Farber

1980CarnyOn-Your-Mark

1980Tom HornStable Hand

19791941The Patron (Dexter)

1979Salem's LotGordon 'Weasel' Phillips

1979The ChampGeorgie

1977Mad BullSweeper

1977Dead of NightKarel

1976Quincy, M.E.Mr. Charles Trout Sr.

1976St. IvesEddie

1976The Bionic Woman

1975The Black BirdWilmer Cook

1975WinterhawkFinley

1975Starsky & Hutch

1975SwitchHenley

1975The Blue Knight

1975Messiah of EvilCharlie

1975Senior PowerMr. Boyle

1974The Phantom of HollywoodStudio Engineer (uncredited)

1973The OutfitCarl

1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidCody

1973Emperor of the NorthGray Cat

1973Electra Glide in BlueWillie

1973Police Story

1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidBunker (as Elisha Cook)

1972The Night StalkerMickey Crawford

1972ScarecrowMicah

1970Night ChaseProprietor

1970Night Slaves

1970The Odd CoupleHeel

1970El CondorOld Convict

1970The Movie MurdererWillie Peanuts

1969Cry for Poor Wally

1969The Great Bank RobberyJeb

1968Rosemary's BabyMr. Nicklas

1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)

1967Cimarron Strip

1967Welcome to Hard TimesHanson

1967The Spy in the Green HatArnold

1966Star TrekSamuel Cogley

1966The Monroes

1966BatmanProfessor Isaacson

1965The Wild Wild West

1965A Man Called ShenandoahJudd

1964Blood on the ArrowTex

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Arnold

1964The Big Parade of ComedyJoe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1964The Glass CageEllen's father

1963Johnny CoolUnderworld Leader

1963Burke's LawWyatt

1963The FugitiveSailor

1963The Haunted PalaceGideon Smith / Micah Smith

1963Black ZooJoe

1963Papa's Delicate ConditionMr. Keith

1963The Dakotas

1961One-Eyed JacksCarvey

1960The Fatal ImpulseHarry Elser

1960The IslandersTomas

1960ThrillerHarry Elser

1960College ConfidentialTed Blake

1960Platinum High SchoolHarry Nesbit

1959StartimeTrick

1959The RebelJeremy Hake

1959Johnny RingoMaxie Dolan

1959The Third Man

1959BonanzaJohn Walker

1959The DeputyMiller

1959Johnny Staccato

1959Day of the OutlawLarry Teter, Town Barber

1959RawhideBain

1959House on Haunted HillWatson Pritchard

195877 Sunset Strip

1958Bat MastersonPete Sheeley

1957Baby Face NelsonHomer van Meter

1957Plunder RoadSkeets Jonas

1957Perry MasonArt Crowley

1957Chicago ConfidentialCandymouth Duggan

1957The Lonely ManWillie

1957Voodoo IslandMartin Schuyler

1957The O. Henry PlayhouseFred

1956Accused of Murder'Whitey' Pollock

1956The KillingGeorge Peatty

1955The Indian FighterBriggs

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsShorty

1955GunsmokeHuggins

1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955TimberjackPunky (as Elisha Cook)

1955The MillionaireEd Nevins

1954Drum BeatBlaine Crackel

1954The Outlaw's DaughterLewis 'Tulsa' Cook

1954Superman's PerilHomer Garrity

1953Thunder Over the PlainsJoseph Standish

1953I, the Jury

1953ShaneFrank 'Stonewall' Torrey

1953General Electric TheaterJed

1952Adventures of Superman

1952Don't Bother to KnockEddie Forbes

1951Behave Yourself!Albert Jonas

1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1949The Great GatsbyKlipspringer

1949Flaxy MartinRoper

1947The GangsterOval

1947The Long NightFrank Dunlap

1947Born to KillMarty

1947Fall GuyJoe

1946The Big SleepHarry Jones

1946Two Smart PeopleFly Feletti

1946Joe Palooka, ChampEugene

1946The Falcon's AlibiNick

1946Cinderella JonesOliver S. Patch

1946Blonde AlibiSam Collins

1945Why Girls Leave HomeJimmy Lobo

1945DillingerKirk Otto

1944Dark WatersCleeve

1944Dark MountainWhitey

1944Up in ArmsInfo Jones

1944Phantom LadyCliff Milburn

1943Baptism of FireBill (uncredited)

1943Kill or Be Killed

1942Manila CallingGillman

1942WildcatHarold 'Chicopee' Nevins

1942A-Haunting We Will GoFrank Lucas

1942Sleepytime GalErnie

1942A Gentleman at HeartGenius

1941Hellzapoppin'Harry Selby

1941Ball of FireWaiter

1941I Wake Up ScreamingHarry Williams

1941The Maltese FalconWilmer Cook

1941Sergeant YorkPiano Player (uncredited)

1941Man at LargeHotel Clerk

1941Love CrazyJoe (elevator operator)

1940Tin Pan AlleyJoe Codd

1940Public Deb No. 1Communist

1940Stranger on the Third FloorJoe Briggs

1940He Married His WifeDicky Brown

1939Grand Jury SecretsRobert Austin / Norman Hazlitt

1938Newsboys' HomeDanny

1938Submarine PatrolSeaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'

1938My Lucky StarWaldo

1938Three Blind MiceBoy on Bench (uncredited)

1937Life Begins in CollegeOliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

1937Danger – Love at WorkMcBain, the chemist

1937Wife, Doctor and NurseGlen Wylie

1937They Won't ForgetJoe Turner

1937The Devil Is DrivingTony Stevens

1937Love Is NewsEgbert Eggleston

1936Pigskin ParadeHerbert Van Dyke

1936Two in a CrowdSkeeter

1931Honor Among LoversOffice Boy (uncredited)

1930Chills and FeverMember of the Glee Club

1930Her Unborn ChildStewart Kennedy