Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American character actor famed for his work in films noirs. According to Bill Georgaris of They Shoot Pictures, Don't They, Cook appeared in a total of 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 psychopathic 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. More about Elisha Cook
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Cook was born in December 1903 in San Francisco, California, the son of Elisha Vanslyck Cook Sr., a pharmacist, and grew up in Chicago. He first worked in theater lobbies selling programs, but by the age of 14 he was already performing in vaudeville and stock. As a young man, he traveled and honed his acting skills on stages along the East Coast and in the Midwest before arriving in New York City, where in 1926 he debuted on Broadway in Hello, Lola. Some other Broadway productions in which Cook performed were Henry-Behave (1926), Kingdom of God (1928), Her Unborn Child (1928), Many a Slip (1930), Privilege Car (1931), Lost Boy (1932), Merry-Go-Round (1932), and Chrysalis (1932). Then, in 1933, Eugene O'Neill cast him in the role of Richard Miller in his play Ah, Wilderness, which ran on Broadway for two years. Cook continued to appear on stage during the remainder of the 1930s; and although his acting career after that focused increasingly on films and then on television roles, he periodically returned to Broadway, where as late as 1963 he performed as Giuseppe Givola in Bertolt Brecht's play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.The most expensive item with a signature of Elisha Cook (ELISHA COOK JR. - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 11/22/1955) was sold in December 2020 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (ACTOR ELISHA COOK JR. SIGNED CARD & GREAT PRINT W/ BOGART D.1995) found a new owner for $6.55 in January 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2024 with an average selling price of $119.99 for an autographed item of Elisha Cook. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2020 with $600.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.55 was January 2012. In average, an autographed item from Elisha Cook is worth $74.99.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Elisha Cook - Signed Autograph Movie Still | $189.99 | ||
Elisha Cook Jr Tribute Poster SIGNED 1987 Roxie Cinema San Francisco | $149.99 | ||
Elisha Cook Jr. Rare Vintage Original Autographed 8/10 Photo From Shane | $159.99 | ||
Elisha Cook Jr. Rare Vintage Original Autographed 8/10 Photo Maltese Falcon | $119.99 | ||
Elisha Cook Jr. Rare Vintage Original Autographed 8/10 Photo Maltese Falcon | $155.99 | ||
Elisha Cook Jr. Very Rare Vintage Autographed 11/16 Poster 80s Maltese Falcon | $139.99 | ||
ELISHA COOK JR—SIGNED PHOTO—MALTESE FALCON—ASPHALT JUNGLE—SHANE | $90.00 | ||
Elisha Cook signed 10x8 scene photo from Shane (1953) | $50.00 | ||
Elisha Cook signed gangster pose from one of his films | $50.00 | ||
GEORGE M COHAN—SIGNED PHOTO—Elisha Cook Jr Estate•WRITER ACTOR•COMPOSER•Cagney | $450.15 |