Elisha Cook Jr.
16 titles
Filmography
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Electra Glide in Blue
(1973)The only thing good-hearted cop John Wintergreen wants is to become a detective, so when he finds a dead body, he tries his best to prove himself.

Fall Guy
(1947)Memory loss from a raucous night forces Tom Cochrane to piece together why he wound up blood-soaked and full of dope if he plans to beat a murder rap.

Voodoo Island
(1957)An author known as a hoax-buster is asked by the developer of a hotel chain to investigate an island as a possible new resort location but upon...
Leave 'Em Laughing
(1981)Mickey Rooney plays a real-life clown, Jack Thum. Thum and his wife cared for dozens of unwanted children. When Thum realizes he has terminal cancer, he falls apart and his wife must help him regain his inner strength and deal with reality.

Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)The testimony of an ambitious reporter helps to convict a young man of murder, but the newspaper man has second thoughts about his contribution when he finds himself in the dock while a homicidal maniac is on the loose.

The Lonely Man
(1957)Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him

El Condor
(1970)You can get killed trying to break through the walls of El Condor...but it's one helluva way to die!

Dark Mountain
(1944)A woman doesn't realize that the man she has just married is a gangster. When she is implicated in a murder he committed, she turns to an ex-boyfriend, who is now a park ranger, for help.

House on Haunted Hill
(1959)An eccentric millionaire invites five people to spend a night at his haunted mansion. They'll each receive a $10,000 reward β provided they survive.

The Haunted Palace
(1963)A centuries-old curse awakens a dormant evil when a man and his wife claim the home of an ancestor who was burned at the stake for being a warlock.

Messiah of Evil
(1975)After receiving unsettling letters from her artist father, a woman travels to a seaside California town to find it governed by a strange, undead cult.

Two Smart People
(1946)Director Jules Dassin (Night and the City) combines the best of film noir, crime caper and romance in this little gem starring Lucille Ball, John Hodiak and Lloyd Nolan. Ace Connors (Hodiak) is a con man on the run, chased by determined cop Bob Simms (Nolan) who is trying to convince Ace to turn in the bonds he has stolen in exchange for a reduced sentence. When Simms catches up with Connors, the con man talks him into taking a train ride back east that will take them through the Southwest and into New Orleans. Entering into the fray is Ricki Woodner (Ball), who is looking to con the con man out of his bonds, while falling for him and Fly Feletti (Elisha Cook, Jr.), a snarling trigger man hot on Ace's trail. The tension builds to an exciting climax during Mardi Gras.

The Killing
(1956)Cool-headed crook Johnny Clay masterminds a daring racetrack robbery with a group of four men, each playing their own role, without knowing the plan.

Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)Pilot Jed Towers has his eye on the beautiful Nell Forbes, a babysitter, while staying at a hotel in New York City. However, he soon discovers that his new crush is deranged and dangerous.

Tom Horn
(1980)An ex-army scout, hired to stop cattle rustlers, faces peril when corrupt officials accuse him of a boy's murder, igniting a battle for justice.

The Long Night
(1947)Surrounded by police, an apparent murderer reflects on how a romantic rivalry involving a sadistic magician led him to this situation.