Humphrey Bogart Elisha Cook Jr. as Wilmer the gunman The Maltese Falcon 1941
by David Lee Guss
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Humphrey Bogart Elisha Cook Jr. as Wilmer the gunman The Maltese Falcon 1941
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David Lee Guss
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Kasper Gutman: I couldn't be fonder of you (Wilmer) if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, it's possible to get another. There's only one Maltese Falcon
"One of the most familiar character actors of the mid-twentieth century, small-statured Elisha Cook Jr. would be a Hollywood immortal if only for his roles in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Shane (1953). He attended St. Albans College and the Chicago Academy of Dramatic Art, and made his stage debut at age fourteen. .
He made his film debut in the film version of Her Unborn Child (1930), but did not make the transition to full-time film actor until 1936. His appearance of timidity and wistfulness was counterbalanced by a surprising ferocity, and he quickly became a staple in movies playing both sympathetic and vicious characters.
Although he returned occasionally to the stage in such works as Bertolt Brecht's 'Arturo Ui.' and he worked frequently on television, his career was concentrated on the screen. He continued to give wonderfully memorable performances in such films as Electra Glide in Blue (1973) and Carny (1980) far into advanced age. He lived in his later years in the desert near Bishop, California, far from Hollywood, without an agent, working whenever someone took the trouble to track him down."
Steve McQueen was a big fan and cast Cook in "Tom Horn" (1980) as a stablehand. Cook ended his career playing Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler in 13 episodes of "Magnum, P.I." from 1981-1988.
My favorite character actor passed away at 91 in 1995 in Lone Pine, California the location site of many classic (and not so classic) films.
Wilmer Cook: Keep on riding me and they're gonna be picking iron out of your liver.
Sam Spade: The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.
Sam Spade: [after disarming Wilmer] This'll put you in solid with your boss.
Wilmer Cook: Keep askin' for it and you're gonna get it... plenty. I told you to shove off... shove off.
Sam Spade: People lose teeth talkin' like that. You wanna hang around, you'll be polite.
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