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Walter Brooke

Actor
Died August 20, 1986 (71 years)
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 appeared 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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Bonanza
  • Falcon Crest
  • Knots Landing
  • Bloodlust!
  • Where Love Has Gone
  • Death Valley Days
  • Steve Canyon
Known For
  • The Graduate
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Conquest of Space
  • Yours, Mine and Ours
  • Bloodlust!
  • The Green Hornet
  • The Landlord
  • Fun with Dick and Jane
  • Executive Action
  • The Return of Count Yorga
  • Framed
  • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
  • Sergeant Ryker
  • Fury of the Dragon
  • Zig Zag
  • The Green Hornet
  • 'C'-Man
  • A Tattered Web
  • The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
  • Separate Ways
  • Paradise Bay

Filmography

1989
1985
Jagged Edge · as Duane Bendix
1985
Beyond Reason · as Dr. Grovenor
1983
Automan (TV Series) · as Theodore Behrens
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Kenneth Malcolm
1983
The A-Team (TV Series) · as General Bullen
1983
White Water Rebels · as Leonard Phelps
1982
The Blue and the Gray (TV Series) · as Gen. Herman Haupt
1982
St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
1982
The Devlin Connection (TV Series) · as Cast
1982
Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV Series) · as Dr. Wallace
1982
The Mississippi (TV Series) · as Smith
1981
Simon & Simon (TV Series)
1981
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
1981
Prince of the City · as Judge
1981
Scruples · as Dr. Rutgers
1981
Separate Ways · as Lawrence Stevens
1981
Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Carter St. John
1981
East of Eden (TV Series) · as Cast
1981
Nero Wolfe (TV Series)
1980
The Nude Bomb · as American Ambassador
1980
Make Me an Offer · as Glenn Harris
1979
Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Henry
1979
Beggarman, Thief · as American Intelligence Agent
1979
Little House Years · as Sandler
1979
Mirror, Mirror · as Dr. Samuel Shaw
1979
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Miles
1979
Hart to Hart (TV Series)
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) · as U.s. President
1979
North Dallas Forty · as Doctor
1979
In Search of Historic Jesus · as Joseph Of Arimathea
1979
Like Normal People · as Minister
1979
Mrs. Columbo (TV Series)
1978
The New Adventures of Heidi · as Cousin Tobias
1978
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Jacob
1978
The Paper Chase (TV Series) · as Lawyer For Dr. Arnie Samuels
1978
Vega$ (TV Series)
1978
Dallas (TV Series) · as Cole Young
1977
1977
Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Reggie Washburn
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane · as Mr. Weeks
1977
Black Sunday · as Fowler
1976
The Big Bus · as Mr. Ames
1976
Fury of the Dragon · as Frank P. Scanlon
1976
Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Dr. Max Gilliam
1976
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Twilliger
1976
Hunter (1977) (TV Series) · as Carlson
1976
Street Killing · as The Major
1976
St. Ives · as Mickey
1976
Gemini Man (TV Series) · as Hammond
1976
Time Travelers · as Dr. Stafford
1975
1975
The Family Holvak (TV Series) · as Revenue Service Man
1975
Framed · as Sen. Tatum
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Iceman Victim
1975
Starsky & Hutch (TV Series)
1975
Bronk (TV Series)
1975
S.W.A.T. (TV Series)
1975
Karen (1975) (TV Series) · as Archer
1975
Archer (TV Series)
1975
Stowaway to the Moon · as Whitehead
1974
Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Arthur Martin
1974
Get Christie Love (TV Series) · as Kane
1974
Run, Joe, Run (TV Series)
1974
1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · as Micheal 'mike' Doran
1974
Harrad Summer · as Sam Grove
1974
The Chadwick Family · as Dr. Simon
1974
Winter Kill · as Ben
1974
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Dr. Bosca
1974
The Green Hornet · as Dist. Atty Scanlon
1974
1974
The Cowboys (TV Series) · as Reager
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as General Harland Tate
1973
Executive Action · as Smythe
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Judge Lavery
1973
The New Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Judge
1973
One Little Indian · as The Doctor
1973
Chase (TV Series) · as Homer
1973
Police Story (TV Series) · as Lt. Belden
1973
The Magician (TV Series) · as Orin Connover
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Byron Colling
1973
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as Michael 'mike' Doran
1972
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) · as Roperman
1972
The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Mr. Mason
1972
M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as General Weiskopf
1972
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as John Wilcox
1972
The Waltons (TV Series) · as Mr. Clarence Johnson
1972
Banacek (TV Series) · as Walter Peterson
1972
The Rookies (TV Series)
1972
The Sixth Sense (TV Series)
1972
Emergency! (TV Series) · as James Barnes
1972
The Astronaut · as Tom Everett
1971
A Tattered Web · as Lt. Preston
1971
McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Martin Sandowski
1971
Man and the City (TV Series)
1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Mr. Patrick
1971
The Return of Count Yorga · as Bill Nelson
1971
The Mephisto Waltz · as Party Guest (uncredited)
1971
Bearcats (TV Series) · as Fairfield
1971
The Andromeda Strain · as Assistant To Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
1971
Lawman · as Luther Harris
1971
Sarge (TV Series) · as Rector
1971
The Smith Family (TV Series) · as Dave Anderson
1971
1970
San Francisco International · as Clifford Foster Evans
1970
San Francisco International Airport (TV Series) · as Clifford Foster Evans
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
1970
Dan August (TV Series) · as Earl Jackson
1970
Arnie (TV Series)
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Judge
1970
The Landlord · as William Enders
1970
Zig Zag · as Adam Mercer
1969
Marooned · as Network Commentator
1969
The Young Lawyers (TV Series) · as Dr. Schurz
1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) · as Charles Hines
1969
Bracken's World (TV Series) · as David Berk
1969
Room 222 (TV Series)
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Bill Shields
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting · as Jerry Wolfe
1969
Medical Center (TV Series) · as Chancellor Lewis
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. Roy Staples
1968
How Sweet It Is! · as Haskell Wax
1968
Lancer (TV Series)
1968
The Outcasts (TV Series)
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Jim
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Samuel Hammock
1968
The Outsider (TV Series)
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours · as Howard Beardsley
1968
Sergeant Ryker · as Col. Arthur Merriam
1967
The Graduate · as Mr. Mcguire
1967
Mannix (TV Series)
1967
1967
The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Robert Morris
1967
1967
Ironside (TV Series)
1967
Dragnet (TV Series) · as Capt. Carl Fuller
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) · as Danvers
1966
Family Affair (TV Series) · as Bob Griffin
1966
The Rat Patrol (TV Series) · as Capt. Vulcan
1966
The Green Hornet (TV Series) · as Frank P. Scanlon
1965
Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as D.a. Wayne Charles
1965
Paradise Bay (TV Series)
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Prosecutor
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Lucas Vale
1965
The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Dave Steigler
1965
Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Ralph Phillips
1964
1964
Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Arnold Hampton
1964
Broadside (TV Series) · as The Captain
1964
Twelve O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Roy Saxon
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Dan Case
1964
The Munsters (TV Series)
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Col. Arthur Merriam
1963
The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Taylor
1963
Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Jess Capper
1963
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Moderator
1963
Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Mr. Enright
1963
Grindl (TV Series)
1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Doc
1962
McHale's Navy (TV Series) · as Capt. Harper
1962
Empire (TV Series) · as Dr. Sidney Morgan
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) · as Lt. Paul Kenner
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm · as The Mayor (segment "the Cobbler And The Elves")
1961
Ben Casey (TV Series)
1961
Bus Stop (TV Series)
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as William Fredericks
1961
Ripcord (TV Series) · as Frank Taylor
1961
Bloodlust! · as Dean Gerrard
1960
Insight (TV Series) · as Turner
1959
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Chad Cooper
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Tobias Wentworth Finch
1958
1958
Bronco (TV Series)
1958
Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Col. Jamison
1958
The Party Crashers · as Mr. Webster
1957
Trackdown (TV Series)
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Deputy D.a.
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Captain Waycross
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as George Morgan
1956
Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Cast
1955
The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Dennis Harper, Sr.
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Edward Devier
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Capt. Nichols
1955
Conquest of Space · as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
1954
Camera Three (TV Series) · as Cast
1954
The Inner Sanctum (TV Series) · as Johnny Brice
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Brown
1953
You Are There (TV Series) · as Cast
1952
This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Dr. Armstrong
1952
Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Collins
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
1950
1950
The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Boland
1950
Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) · as Cast
1949
Man Against Crime (TV Series) · as John Dodge
1949
The Big Story (TV Series) · as J. Victor Bate
1949
'C'-Man · as Joe
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Jeff
1948
1947
Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Inspector Lewis
1943
The Iron Major · as Lt. Stone
1942
Desperate Journey · as Sgt. Warwick
1942
The Gay Sisters · as Reporter
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Reporter
1942
In This Our Life · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942
Murder in the Big House · as Reporter (uncredited)
1942
The Male Animal · as Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Bullet Scars · as Trooper Walter Leary
1942
Captains of the Clouds · as Duty Officer
1942
All Through the Night · as Reporter (uncredited)
1941
1941
They Died with Their Boots On · as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

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