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Walter Brooke

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brooke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 13, 1914 In New York City, New York, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
136
First Appeared:
In the movie They Died with Their Boots On 1941-11-20
Latest Project:
Movie Jagged Edge 1985-10-04
Known For
Poster of The New Adventures of Heidi
Poster of Bloodlust!
Poster of The Party Crashers
Poster of Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Filmography
Movie Jagged Edge Duane Bendix 1985-10-04
Movie Beyond Reason Dr. Grovenor 1985-09-26
Series The A-Team General Bullen 1983-01-23
Series Automan Theodore Behrens 1983-12-15
Series Cagney & Lacey Unknown 1982-03-25
Series St. Elsewhere Unknown 1982-10-26
Movie Separate Ways Lawrence Stevens 1981-05-01
Series Nero Wolfe Unknown 1981-01-16
Movie Scruples Dr. Rutgers 1981-05-22
Series Simon & Simon Unknown 1981-11-24
Movie Advice to the Lovelorn Walter Sheehan 1981-11-30
Series Falcon Crest Unknown 1981-12-04
Movie The Nude Bomb American Ambassador 1980-05-09
Movie North Dallas Forty Doctor 1979-08-03
Movie In Search of Historic Jesus Joseph of Arimathea 1979-08-01
Series Mrs. Columbo Unknown 1979-02-26
Series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Unknown 1979-09-20
Movie Mirror, Mirror Dr. Samuel Shaw 1979-10-10
Series Hart to Hart Unknown 1979-09-22
Movie Beggarman, Thief American Intelligence Agent 1979-11-26
Series Knots Landing Unknown 1979-12-27
Movie Visions of Christmas Past 1979-12-28
Series Vega$ Unknown 1978-09-20
Movie The New Adventures of Heidi Cousin Tobias 1978-12-13
Movie Fun with Dick and Jane Mr. Weeks 1977-03-18
Movie Black Sunday Fowler 1977-04-01
Movie The Pinballs Mr. Mason 1977-10-26
Series Big Hawaii Unknown 1977-09-21
Series The Incredible Hulk Unknown 1977-11-04
Series Gemini Man Unknown 1976-05-10
Movie Time Travelers Dr. Stafford 1976-03-19
Movie The Big Bus Mr. Ames 1976-06-23
Movie St. Ives Mickey 1976-02-24
Movie Street Killing The Major 1976-09-12
Movie Fury of the Dragon Frank P. Scanlon 1976-10-14
Series Quincy, M.E. Unknown 1976-10-03
Series Charlie's Angels Unknown 1976-09-22
Series Archer Unknown 1975-01-30
Movie Stowaway to the Moon Whitehead 1975-01-10
Series S.W.A.T. Unknown 1975-02-24
Series Bronk Unknown 1975-04-17
Series Starsky & Hutch Unknown 1975-09-10
Movie The Other Side of the Mountain Dean 1975-11-14
Movie Framed Sen. Tatum 1975-08-01
Movie The Stranger Who Looks Like Me Mr. Denver 1974-03-06
Series The Cowboys Reager 1974-02-06
Series The Six Million Dollar Man General Harland Tate 1974-01-18
Movie The Green Hornet Dist. Atty Scanlon 1974-03-21
Movie Winter Kill Ben 1974-04-15
Series The Rockford Files NIA Agent Bill Simonds 1974-09-13
Series Run, Joe, Run Unknown 1974-09-07
Series Little House on the Prairie Unknown 1974-09-11
Movie The Chadwick Family Dr. Simon 1974-04-17
Movie Harrad Summer Sam Grove 1974-08-01
Series Kojak Unknown 1973-10-24
Movie Executive Action Smythe 1973-11-07
Series The Sixth Sense Unknown 1972-01-15
Series Emergency! Unknown 1972-01-22
Movie The Astronaut Tom Everett 1972-01-08
Series M*A*S*H Unknown 1972-09-17
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Series The Rookies Unknown 1972-09-11
Series The Waltons Unknown 1972-09-14
Movie Lawman Luther Harris 1971-03-11
Movie The Mephisto Waltz Party Guest (uncredited) 1971-04-09
Series Alias Smith and Jones Unknown 1971-01-05
Movie The Andromeda Strain Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited) 1971-03-12
Movie The Return of Count Yorga Bill Nelson 1971-08-18
Movie A Tattered Web Lt. Preston 1971-09-24
Series The Man and the City Unknown 1971-09-15
Movie Zig Zag Adam Mercer 1970-05-01
Movie The Landlord William Enders 1970-05-20
Movie Tora! Tora! Tora! Captain Theodore Wilkinson 1970-01-26
Series Arnie Unknown 1970-09-19
Movie San Francisco International Clifford Foster Evans 1970-09-29
Movie Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Jerry Wolfe 1969-05-13
Series Room 222 Unknown 1969-09-11
Series Marcus Welby, M.D. Unknown 1969-09-23
Movie Marooned Network Commentator 1969-12-11
Movie How Sweet It Is! Haskell Wax 1968-08-21
Series The Outsider Unknown 1968-09-18
Movie Sergeant Ryker Col. Arthur Merriam 1968-02-01
Movie Yours, Mine and Ours Howard Beardsley 1968-04-24
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
Series The Outcasts Unknown 1968-09-23
Series Lancer Unknown 1968-09-24
Series Ironside Unknown 1967-03-28
Series The Invaders Danvers 1967-01-10
Series Judd for the Defense Unknown 1967-09-08
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10
Movie The Graduate Mr. McGuire 1967-12-21
Series The Green Hornet Frank P. Scanlon 1966-09-09
Series The Rat Patrol Unknown 1966-09-12
Series Paradise Bay 1965-09-27
Series The Big Valley Unknown 1965-09-15
Series Run for Your Life Unknown 1965-09-13
Series The F.B.I. Unknown 1965-09-19
Series The Munsters Unknown 1964-09-24
Series The Fugitive Unknown 1963-09-17
Series Grindl Unknown 1963-09-15
Series The Greatest Show on Earth Unknown 1963-09-17
Series Mr. Novak Unknown 1963-09-24
Series The Great Adventure Unknown 1963-09-27
Series Kraft Suspense Theatre Unknown 1963-10-10
Series The Beachcomber Unknown 1962-02-20
Series The Virginian Unknown 1962-09-19
Movie The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves") 1962-08-07
Movie Bloodlust! Dean Gerrard 1961-09-13
Series Dr. Kildare Unknown 1961-09-27
Series Bus Stop Unknown 1961-10-01
Series Ben Casey Unknown 1961-10-02
Series New York Confidential Unknown 1959-01-01
Series The Twilight Zone Unknown 1959-10-02
Series Hawaiian Eye Unknown 1959-10-07
Movie The Party Crashers Mr. Webster 1958-09-01
Series The Donna Reed Show Unknown 1958-09-24
Series Bronco Unknown 1958-09-23
Series Perry Mason Unknown 1957-09-21
Series Trackdown Unknown 1957-10-04
Movie Conquest of Space Gen. Samuel T. Merritt 1955-04-20
Series Cheyenne Unknown 1955-09-20
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Series Letter to Loretta Unknown 1953-09-20
Series Tales of Tomorrow Unknown 1951-08-03
Series Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Unknown 1950-10-06
Movie C-Man Joe 1949-05-27
Series The Philco Television Playhouse Unknown 1948-10-03
Series Studio One Unknown 1948-11-07
Movie Bullet Scars Trooper Walter Leary 1942-03-07
Movie All Through the Night Reporter (uncredited) 1942-01-10
Movie Desperate Journey Sgt. Warwick 1942-09-26
Movie The Male Animal Reporter (uncredited) 1942-03-12
Movie Murder in the Big House Reporter (uncredited) 1942-04-11
Movie In This Our Life Cab Driver (uncredited) 1942-05-08
Movie They Died with Their Boots On Cadet Rosser (uncredited) 1941-11-20