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Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 13, 1914
Died Aug 20, 1986 (71)
Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.
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Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Walter Brooke (October 23, 1914 – August 20, 1986) was an American actor. Brooke is best known for playing Mr. McGuire in The Graduate, where he said his famous line, "Plastics". He is also remembered for playing district attorney Frank Scanlon in the television series The Green Hornet. Brooke appe ... ared on stage in the 1957 production of Hide and Seek at the Shubert Theatre in Washington, D.C. Brooke died from emphysema on August 20, 1986, aged 71. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brooke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge

1985

as Duane Bendix

White Water Rebels

White Water Rebels

1983

as Leonard Phelps

Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

as Walter Sheehan

Separate Ways

Separate Ways

1981

as Lawrence Stevens

Scruples

Scruples

1981

as Dr. Rutgers

Make Me an Offer

Make Me an Offer

1980

as Glenn Harris

The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

1980

as American Ambassador

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror

1979

as Dr. Samuel Shaw

In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus

1979

as Joseph of Arimathea

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979

as Doctor

Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

1979

as American Intelligence Agent

The New Adventures of Heidi

The New Adventures of Heidi

1978

as Cousin Tobias

The Pinballs

The Pinballs

1977

as Mr. Mason

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

1977

as Dr. Grovenor

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

as Mr. Weeks

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977

as Fowler

Fury of the Dragon

Fury of the Dragon

1976

as Frank P. Scanlon

Time Travelers

Time Travelers

1976

as Dr. Stafford

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

as Mr. Ames

St. Ives

St. Ives

1976

as Mickey

Framed

Framed

1975

as Sen. Tatum

Stowaway to the Moon

Stowaway to the Moon

1975

as Whitehead

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974

as Mr. Denver

Harrad Summer

Harrad Summer

1974

as Sam Grove

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1974

as Dist. Atty Scanlon

The Chadwick Family

The Chadwick Family

1974

as Dr. Simon

Winter Kill

Winter Kill

1974

as Ben

Executive Action

Executive Action

1973

as Smythe

The Astronaut

The Astronaut

1972

as Tom Everett

The Return of Count Yorga

The Return of Count Yorga

1971

as Bill Nelson

A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web

1971

as Lt. Preston

Lawman

Lawman

1971

as Luther Harris

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

1971

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

The Landlord

The Landlord

1970

as William Enders

San Francisco International

San Francisco International

1970

as Clifford Foster Evans

Zig Zag

Zig Zag

1970

as Adam Mercer

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Captain Theodore Wilkinson

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969

as Jerry Wolfe

Marooned

Marooned

1969

as Network Commentator

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

as Howard Beardsley

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968

as Col. Arthur Merriam

How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

1968

as Haskell Wax

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

as Mr. McGuire

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Bloodlust!

Bloodlust!

1961

as Dean Gerrard

The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers

1958

as Mr. Webster

Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space

1955

as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt

C-Man

C-Man

1949

as Joe

Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars

1942

as Trooper Walter Leary

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942

as Sgt. Warwick

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Green Hornet

as Frank P. Scanlon

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

The Cowboys

as Reager

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 06, 1974

The Waltons

as Mr. Clarence Johnson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Falcon Crest

as Carter St. John

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

The A-Team

as General Bullen

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Col. Arthur Merriam

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

The Fugitive

as Moderator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Mr. Novak

as Jess Capper

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

The Rockford Files

as Dr. Bosca

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

M*A*S*H

as General Weiskopf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

The Great Adventure

as Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

The F.B.I.

as Lucas Vale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Hawaii Five-O

as Samuel Hammock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as U.S. President

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1979

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Roy Staples

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

Charlie's Angels

as Twilliger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

The Fugitive

as Jesse Platt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Knots Landing

as Henry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

The Twilight Zone

as Chad Cooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Kojak

as Judge Lavery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Gunsmoke

as Capt. Nichols

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as District Attorney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Studio One

as Jeff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Dallas

as Cole Young

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

The Twilight Zone

as Dr. Raymond Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Fugitive

as Wilcox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Beachcomber

as Erickson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1962

Run for Your Life

as The Examiner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The High Chaparral

as Carney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Virginian

as Lt. Paul Kenner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Big Valley

as Dave Steigler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

The Rat Patrol

as Capt. Vulcan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Dr. Kildare

as William Fredericks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Bonanza

as Tobias Wentworth Finch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Dan Case

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1964

The Magician

as Orin Connover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1973

Automan

as Theodore Behrens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 15, 1983

Cheyenne

as Edward DeVier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Rockford Files

as Clyde Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Bonanza

as Atworth Perry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Petrocelli

as Arthur Martin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Banacek

as Walter Peterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

The Six Million Dollar Man

as General Harland Tate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man

as General Wiley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The High Chaparral

as Robert Morris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

Run for Your Life

as Richard Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Run for Your Life

as Ralph Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Perry Mason

as Deputy D.A.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dr. Tellman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The Wild Wild West

as Prosecutor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Arrest and Trial

as Doc

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

The Rockford Files

as Mr. Gertmanian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Rockford Files

as NIA Agent Bill Simonds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Mr. Patrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

McMillan & Wife

as D. A. Chapman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Max Gilliam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Emergency!

as James Barnes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Charlie's Angels

as Mr. Kellerman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

The Invaders

as Danvers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

McMillan & Wife

as Martin Sandowski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Dragnet

as Capt. Carl Fuller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1967

The Streets of San Francisco

as John Wilcox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Dr. Yates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

McHale's Navy

as Capt. Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1962

Mannix

as Captain Wells

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Mannix

as Mark Mitchell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Lou Grant

as Reggie Washburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Bearcats!

as Fairfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Paradise Bay

Episodes: 199

First Aired: Sep 27, 1965

The Incredible Hulk

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Mannix

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Bronk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1975

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Mrs. Columbo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 26, 1979

Arnie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

Starsky & Hutch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The Munsters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Alias Smith and Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1971

Room 222

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1969

Hart to Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Cagney & Lacey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

Hawaiian Eye

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1959

Run, Joe, Run

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1974

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Bus Stop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1961

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

The Outcasts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

S.W.A.T.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 1975

Lancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Man and the City

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

The Donna Reed Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1958

The Sixth Sense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1972

Grindl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

New York Confidential

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1959

Tales of Tomorrow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 03, 1951

Nero Wolfe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1981

Archer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1975

Big Hawaii

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1977

The Outsider

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1968

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1950

The Danny Thomas Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

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