Rosemary's Baby
1968
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Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American character actor famed for his work in film noir. According to Bill Georgaris of They Shoot Pictures, Don't They, [ citation needed ] Cook appeared in a total of 21 films noir, more than any other actor or actress.
Elisha Cook Jr.. Actor: Rosemary's Baby. Although this pint-sized actor started out in films often in innocuous college-student roles in mid-1930's rah-rahs, playing alongside the likes of a pretty Gloria Stuart or a young, pre-"Oz" Judy Garland, casting directors would soon enough discover his flair for portraying intense neurotics or spineless double-dealers.
Elisha Cook Jr.. Actor: Rosemary's Baby. Although this pint-sized actor started out in films often in innocuous college-student roles in mid-1930's rah-rahs, playing alongside the likes of a pretty Gloria Stuart or a young, pre-"Oz" Judy Garland, casting directors would soon enough discover his flair for portraying intense neurotics or spineless double-dealers.
May 21, 1995 · Elisha Cook Jr., whose intense, bug-eyed portrayal of Wilmer, the psychotic, baby-faced killer in "The Maltese Falcon," made him a cult figure to a generation of moviegoers, died on Thursday at a ...
May 20, 1995 · Elisha Cook Jr., the shifty-eyed movie gangster who often fell victim to his own violence and will forever be remembered as Wilmer in "The Maltese Falcon," has died. Elisha Cook Jr., 91; Classic ...
May 18, 1995 · 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 ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Elisha Cook Jr., that old-timer from the classic flick “The Maltese Falcon,” left us after a stroke at the ripe age of 91. This happened back on May 18, 1995, while he was at a nursing home in Big Pine, California. Tough to swallow, but he was the last of the main gang from the movie to bid adieu.
May 29, 1995 · Elisha Cook Jr., who played the villain in more than 100 movies, including his role as a sycophantic, frustrated killer in "The Maltese Falcon," has died at the age of 91. A Screen Actors Guild ...
Jun 20, 2012 · First up is perhaps noir’s most valuable supporting player, Elisha Cook, Jr. At five foot five, with bug eyes and a raspy whisper of a voice, he was dubbed “Hollywood’s lightest heavy” a title bestowed on him because he shot to fame playing the diminutive goon Wilmer in John Huston’s 1941 genre defining The Maltese Falcon. In a film ...
Biography. Diminutive, wiry character player memorable for his numerous roles as cowardly villians and neurotics. Originally from vaudeville and the Broadway stage, Cook, who briefly entered films in 1929 before returning to the stage, made a strong impression with his definitive sniveling gunsel in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), and followed with similar roles as weaklings or sadistic loser ...
