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Elisha Cook Jr.

1903 - 1995

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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, Cook appeared in 21 films noir, more than any other actor or actress. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elisha Cook Jr. is the 1,489th most popular actor (up from 4,803rd in 2019), the 2,773rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,029th in 2019) and the 733rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Elisha Cook Jr. ranks 1,489 out of 13,578. Before him are Gunnel Lindblom, Elizabeth Peña, Claude Akins, Paul Sorvino, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore. After him are Priscilla Pointer, Chris Noth, Billy Drago, Bruce Spence, Emilia Clarke, and Vladimír Menšík.

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Among people born in 1903, Elisha Cook Jr. ranks 98. Before him are Werner Ostendorff, Otto Abetz, Silvina Ocampo, Karl Eberhard Schöngarth, Nikos Zachariadis, and Victor Brauner. After him are Arpad Elo, Benjamin Spock, Mary Norton, Watchman Nee, Harold Eugene Edgerton, and Adelbert Schulz. Among people deceased in 1995, Elisha Cook Jr. ranks 89. Before him are Alexander Godunov, Pancho Gonzales, Peter Townsend, Godfrey Brown, Václav Neumann, and Theodor Wisch. After him are Franciszek Gajowniczek, Ann Dunham, Arturo Frondizi, James Herriot, Annie Fischer, and Morarji Desai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elisha Cook Jr. ranks 2,773 out of 20,380. Before him are Lionel Barrymore (1878), Bobby McFerrin (1950), Jerry Butler (1939), Robert Metcalfe (1946), Cochise (1805), and Loretta Lynch (1959). After him are Cab Calloway (1907), Priscilla Pointer (1924), Chris Noth (1954), Tim McGraw (1967), Shirley Jackson (1916), and Billy Drago (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Elisha Cook Jr. ranks 733. Before him are Tanya Roberts (1955), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Elizabeth Peña (1959), Claude Akins (1926), Paul Sorvino (1939), and Lionel Barrymore (1878). After him are Priscilla Pointer (1924), Chris Noth (1954), Billy Drago (1945), Brittany Murphy (1977), David Soul (1943), and Lauren Hutton (1943).

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