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Elisha Cook Jr. (1903-1995) was an American actor. He often specialized in roles as “cowardly villains and neurotics”. He is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of Wilmer in the 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon. His IMDb page shows 219 acting credits between 1930 and 1988. This page will rank Elisha Cook Jr. movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that we unable to find box office grosses on were not included in the rankings.
Elisha Cook Jr. Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1953
Shane (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom
1941
Sergeant York (1941)
AA Best Picture Nom
1968
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
1941
Ball of Fire (1941)
1946
The Big Sleep (1946)
1941
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
AA Best Picture Nom
1941
Love Crazy (1941)
1941
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
1944
Up in Arms (1944)
1938
Submarine Patrol (1938)
1937
Love is News (1937)
1961
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
1941
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
1937
Wife Doctor and Nurse (1937)
1955
Trial (1955)
1940
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
1945
Dillinger (1945)
1937
Life Begins in College (1937)
1954
Drum Beat (1954)
1949
The Great Gatsby (1949)
1955
The Indian Fighter (1955)
1952
Don't Bother To Knock (1952)
1938
Three Blind Mice (1938)
1936
Pigskin Parade (1936)
1959
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
1944
Phantom Lady (1944)
1956
The Killing (1956)
1938
My Lucky Star (1938)
1937
They Won't Forget (1937)
1979
The Champ (1979)
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
1942
Manilla Calling (1942)
1979
1941 (1979)
1957
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
1973
Emperor of the North (1973)
1946
Two Smart People (1946)
1959
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
1946
Cinderella Jones (1946)
1947
The Long Night (1947)
1937
The Devil Is Driving (1937)
1942
A-Haunting We Go (1942)
1953
Thunder Over The Plains (1953)
1944
Dark Waters (1944)
1980
Tom Horn (1980)
1937
Danger - Love at Work (1937)
1963
The Haunted Palace (1963)
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
1936
Two In A Crowd (1936)
1941
Man At Large (1941)
1940
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
1973
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
1951
Behave Yourself! (1951)
1973
The Outfit (1973)
1963
Johnny Cool (1963)
1940
He Married His Wife (1940)
1947
The Gangster (1947)
1945
The Falcon's Alibi (1945)
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
1980
Carny (1980)
1939
Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
1938
Newsboys' Home (1938)
1946
Blonde Alibi (1946)
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
1982
Hammett (1982)
1970
El Condor (1970)
1973
Messiah of Evil (1973)
1981
Harry's War (1981)
1957
The Lonely Man (1957)
1976
St. Ives (1976)
1975
Winterhawk (1975)
1972
Blacula (1972)
1949
Flaxy Martin (1949)
1969
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
1945
Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
1975
The Black Bird (1975)
1957
Voodoo Island (1957)
1967
Welcome To Hard Times (1967)
1957
Chicago Confidential (1957)
1964
Blood on the Arrow (1964)
1960
Platinum High School (1960)
1960
College Confidential (1960)
Elisha Cook Jr. Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Elisha Cook Jr. movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Alan Ladd & Jean Arthur |
22.70 | 473.5 | 669.20 | 5 | 87 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 1 | Sergeant York (1941) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gary Cooper & Walter Brennan |
13.50 | 604.2 | 604.20 | 1 | 81 | 11 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 4 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | Mia Farrow & Ruth Gordon |
42.90 | 408.9 | 408.90 | 8 | 89 | 02 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 6 | Ball of Fire (1941) | Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck |
6.00 | 267.3 | 380.30 | 16 | 86 | 04 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 5 | The Big Sleep (1946) | Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall |
8.10 | 289.6 | 469.90 | 32 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 7 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) AA Best Picture Nom |
Humphrey Bogart & Directed by John Huston |
3.40 | 153.7 | 269.60 | 68 | 91 | 03 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 9 | Love Crazy (1941) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
4.30 | 192.3 | 296.70 | 40 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 8 | Hellzapoppin' (1941) | Martha Raye | 5.50 | 244.8 | 244.80 | 20 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 7 | Up in Arms (1944) | Danny Kaye & Dana Andrews |
10.80 | 421.4 | 421.40 | 10 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 12 | Submarine Patrol (1938) | John Carradine & Directed by John Ford |
3.80 | 175.9 | 175.90 | 43 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 14 | Love is News (1937) | Tyrone Power & Don Ameche |
4.00 | 192.3 | 192.30 | 46 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 10 | One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | Marlon Brando & Karl Malden |
12.30 | 207.5 | 207.50 | 14 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 15 | I Wake Up Screaming (1941) | Betty Grable & Victor Mature |
4.00 | 180.0 | 180.00 | 46 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 16 | Wife Doctor and Nurse (1937) | Loretta Young | 4.00 | 192.3 | 192.30 | 44 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 17 | Trial (1955) | Glenn Ford & Dorothy McGuire |
6.60 | 158.8 | 158.80 | 45 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 15 | Tin Pan Alley (1940) | Alice Faye & Betty Grable |
5.70 | 255.1 | 255.10 | 11 | 59 | 01 / 01 | 91.7 | |
| 18 | Dillinger (1945) | Lawrence Tierney & Edmund Lowe |
5.60 | 204.2 | 204.20 | 62 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 17 | Life Begins in College (1937) | Al Ritz | 6.00 | 288.5 | 288.50 | 11 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 19 | Drum Beat (1954) | Alan Ladd | 8.60 | 232.9 | 232.90 | 33 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 20 | The Great Gatsby (1949) | Alan Ladd & Shelley Winters |
5.60 | 161.5 | 161.50 | 45 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 21 | The Indian Fighter (1955) | Kirk Douglas & Walter Matthau |
7.00 | 168.3 | 168.30 | 43 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 22 | Don't Bother To Knock (1952) | Marilyn Monroe & Richard Widmark |
4.20 | 94.7 | 94.70 | 76 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 23 | Three Blind Mice (1938) | David Niven & Joel McCrea |
2.80 | 128.7 | 128.70 | 80 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 24 | Pigskin Parade (1936) | Judy Garland & Betty Grable |
3.00 | 150.0 | 150.00 | 58 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 26 | House on Haunted Hill (1959) | Vincent Price & Carol Ohmart |
4.30 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 62 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 28 | Phantom Lady (1944) | Franchot Tone | 2.00 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 117 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 24 | The Killing (1956) | Sterling Hayden & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
1.80 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 148 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 25 | My Lucky Star (1938) | Sonja Henie | 7.00 | 324.1 | 324.10 | 11 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 28 | They Won't Forget (1937) | Lana Turner & Claude Rains |
1.20 | 57.7 | 96.90 | 157 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 31 | The Champ (1979) | Jon Voight & Faye Dunaway |
30.40 | 151.6 | 151.60 | 29 | 49 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 30 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) | James Coburn & Directed by Sam Peckinpah |
8.20 | 57.8 | 57.80 | 44 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 32 | Manilla Calling (1942) | Cornel Wilde | 2.00 | 84.7 | 84.70 | 127 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 35 | 1941 (1979) | John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd |
31.80 | 158.1 | 460.40 | 27 | 43 | 03 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 33 | Baby Face Nelson (1957) | Mickey Rooney & Carolyn Jones |
3.60 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 69 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 31 | Emperor of the North (1973) | Lee Marvin & Ernest Borgnine |
6.10 | 42.8 | 42.80 | 57 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 36 | Two Smart People (1946) | Lucille Ball | 2.40 | 84.1 | 115.70 | 116 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 35 | Day of the Outlaw (1959) | Robert Ryan & Burl Ives |
2.40 | 49.1 | 49.10 | 97 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 39 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) | Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney |
1.70 | 81.9 | 140.60 | 130 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 37 | Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) | Peter Lorre & John McGuire |
1.10 | 48.7 | 48.70 | 158 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 41 | Cinderella Jones (1946) | Joan Leslie | 3.20 | 115.4 | 137.60 | 95 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 40 | The Long Night (1947) | Henry Fonda & Barbara Bel Geddes |
2.70 | 91.3 | 91.30 | 121 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 43 | The Devil Is Driving (1937) | Richard Dix | 2.30 | 108.3 | 108.30 | 106 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 44 | A-Haunting We Go (1942) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.30 | 100.0 | 100.00 | 112 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 43 | Thunder Over The Plains (1953) | Randolph Scott & Lex Barker |
3.40 | 71.0 | 107.70 | 112 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 45 | Dark Waters (1944) | Merle Oberon & Franchot Tone |
2.10 | 80.6 | 80.60 | 115 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 45 | Tom Horn (1980) | Steve McQueen | 10.20 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 71 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 46 | Danger - Love at Work (1937) | Ann Sothern | 1.10 | 50.6 | 50.60 | 163 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 47 | The Haunted Palace (1963) | Vincent Price & Debra Paget |
3.40 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 66 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 49 | Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) | Jackie Gleason | 2.30 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 82 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 65.0 | |
| 50 | Two In A Crowd (1936) | Joel McCrea & Joan Bennett |
1.00 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 148 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 51 | Man At Large (1941) | George Reeves | 1.20 | 52.2 | 52.20 | 164 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 53 | Public Deb No. 1 (1940) | Ralph Bellamy | 0.90 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 178 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 52 | Electra Glide in Blue (1973) | Robert Blake & Conrad L. Hall |
1.60 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 136 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 55 | Behave Yourself! (1951) | Shelley Winters & Farley Granger |
2.90 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 128 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 54 | The Outfit (1973) | Robert Duvall & Robert Ryan |
1.90 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 124 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 55 | Johnny Cool (1963) | Telly Savalas | 1.50 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 105 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 57 | He Married His Wife (1940) | Joel McCrea & Lyle Talbot |
0.70 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 186 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 55 | The Gangster (1947) | Barry Sullivan | 0.70 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 59 | The Falcon's Alibi (1945) | Jane Greer | 0.70 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 158 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 59 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) | Cliff Robertson & Robert Duvall |
2.30 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 114 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 60 | Carny (1980) | Jodie Foster & Gary Busey |
1.80 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 145 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 62 | Grand Jury Secrets (1939) | Gail Patrick | 0.50 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 221 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 65 | Newsboys' Home (1938) | Jackie Cooper | 0.70 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 185 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 63 | Blonde Alibi (1946) | Robert Armstrong | 0.40 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 159 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
| 68 | Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) | Leon Errol | 1.00 | 34.7 | 34.70 | 142 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 61 | Hammett (1982) | Frederic Forrest & Sylvia Sidney |
0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 179 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 67 | El Condor (1970) | Jim Brown | 1.30 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.0 | |
| 67 | Messiah of Evil (1973) | Michael Greer | 1.90 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 125 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 69 | Harry's War (1981) | Geraldine Page & Edward Herrmann |
1.30 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 130 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 71 | The Lonely Man (1957) | Jack Palance & Anthony Perkins |
2.30 | 51.0 | 51.00 | 106 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 70 | St. Ives (1976) | Charles Bronson & Jacqueline Bisset |
7.00 | 40.9 | 40.90 | 73 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 72 | Winterhawk (1975) | Woody Strode | 3.00 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 89 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 72 | Blacula (1972) | William Marshall | 3.60 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 75 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 74 | Flaxy Martin (1949) | Dorothy Malone & Dorothy Malone |
1.50 | 43.0 | 61.60 | 162 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 75 | The Great Bank Robbery (1969) | Clint Walker & Kim Novak |
4.30 | 37.7 | 37.70 | 57 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 75 | Why Girls Leave Home (1945) | Sheldon Leonard | 0.90 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 149 | 46 | 02 / 00 | 25.4 | |
| 76 | The Black Bird (1975) | George Segal | 2.70 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 95 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 77 | Voodoo Island (1957) | Boris Karloff | 1.80 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 124 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 79 | Welcome To Hard Times (1967) | Henry Fonda & Warren Oates |
1.50 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 118 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 78 | Chicago Confidential (1957) | Brian Keith | 0.90 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 167 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 79 | Blood on the Arrow (1964) | Dale Robertson | 0.90 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 135 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 80 | Platinum High School (1960) | Mickey Rooney & Dan Duryea |
0.50 | 9.1 | 16.80 | 142 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 81 | College Confidential (1960) | Herbert Marshall | 0.60 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 137 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Elisha Cook Jr.
1. Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. was born in San Francisco, California in 1903.
2. Elisha Cook Jr. debuted on stage at age 14 and worked in vaudeville, stock companies and Broadway.
3. Elisha Cook Jr. received his nickname “Hollywood’s Lightest Heavy” from playing cowardly villains in his movies. His other nickname was “Cookie”.
4. Elisha Cook Jr. appeared in three Oscar® Best Picture nominees: Sergeant York (1941), The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Shane (1953).
5. Elisha Cook Jr. was almost 40 when he appeared in The Maltese Falcon. We always assumed he was signficantly younger.
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i saw 12 including top 6. 10s and favorites: the Maltese falcon, sergeant York, ball of fire. 10 not favorite the big sleep, 9s not favorites: rosemary’s baby, Shane. hidden gem the killing a 7.
Hey bob cox….thanks for checking out our Elisha Cook Jr. page. I have seen all the movies you gave ratings to, I would have The Killing higher than a 7. Cook has an awesome Top 5. Good stuff.