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About Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. was an American character actor famed for his work in film noir. He played cheerful, brainy collegiates until he was cast against type as the bug-eyed baby-faced killer Wilmer Cook in the 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon. He went on to play deceptively mild-mannered villains. Cook's acting career spanned more than 60 years, with roles in productions including The Big Sleep, Shane, The Killing, House on Haunted Hill and Rosemary's Baby.
Everything about Elisha Cook Jr. →- Occupation
- actor, character actor, stage actor, television actor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 26, 1903
- Died
- May 18, 1995