Logo

CritifyHub

Home Reviews Blogs Community Movie Suggestions Movie Room Sign in

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Elisha Cook Jr.

The Lonesome Gunman Who Haunts Us Still

on Shane | Aug 07, 2025

Ever wonder what makes a hero when the dust settles on a lawless frontier? Shane (1953), directed by George Stevens, doesn’t just ask it carves the answer into the Wyoming skyline with a Colt’s precis... Read more

Acted Movies