As Actor
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
6.6
Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
Birth date
December 26, 1903
Birth place
San Francisco, California, USA
Death date
May 18, 1995
Biography
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
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
5.6
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Hammett
1982
6.2
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Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
8.0
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Harry's War
1981
5.2
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Carny
1980
6.3
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Tom Horn
1980
6.3
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The Champ
1979
7.1
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The Black Bird
1975
4.6
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Winterhawk
1975
6.5
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Messiah of Evil
1975
6.2
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Emperor of the North
1973
6.7
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Electra Glide in Blue
1973
6.9
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Blacula
1972
5.4
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The Night Stalker
1972
6.9
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Scarecrow
1972
8.0
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Night Chase
1970
5.5
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Night Slaves
1970
6.3
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El Condor
1970
5.6
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The Movie Murderer
1970
6.5