Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. (1903 – 1995) was an American character actor famed for his work in films noir . 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 . Signed 8” x 10” black and white photo from The Maltese Falcon. Cook has added “ Scottie-‘The Gunsel’- Wilber Best Elisha Cook 9-12-84”