Walter Brooke
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1914-10-13
- Died
- 1986-08-20
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, U.S.
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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (97)
Ironside
1967
Perry Mason
1957
as District Attorney / Deputy D.A.
The Fugitive
1963
as Jesse Platt / Wilcox / Moderator
Dallas
1978
as Cole Young
Bonanza
1959
as Tobias Wentworth Finch / Atworth Perry
The A-Team
1983
as General Bullen
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Sandler
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Knots Landing
1979
as Henry
M*A*S*H
1972
as General Weiskopf
The Waltons
1972
as Mr. Clarence Johnson
Emergency!
1972
as James Barnes
Falcon Crest
1981
as Carter St. John
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Chad Cooper / Dr. Raymond Gordon
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Prosecutor
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Samuel Hammock
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Max Gilliam / Councilman Becker / Judd Kenyon
Mannix
1967
as Captain Wells / Mark Mitchell / Bill Kraike
Studio One
1948
as Jeff / Detective
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Dr. Lunden
Lou Grant
1977
as Reggie Washburn
The Rockford Files
1974
as Clyde Russell / Mr. Gertmanian / NIA Agent Bill Simonds / Dr. Bosca
Hart to Hart
1979
Simon & Simon
1981
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as General Harland Tate / General Wiley / Dr. Tellman
Dr. Kildare
1961
as William Fredericks
Cheyenne
1955
as Edward DeVier
The Virginian
1962
as Lt. Paul Kenner
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Roy Staples
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Twilliger / Mr. Kellerman
The F.B.I.
1965
as Lucas Vale
Room 222
1969
Run for Your Life
1965
as The Examiner / Richard Phillips / Ralph Phillips
Gunsmoke
1955
as Capt. Nichols
The Big Valley
1965
as Dave Steigler
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Judge
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The High Chaparral
1967
as Carney / Robert Morris
The Invaders
1967
as Danvers
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Boland
Ben Casey
1961
The Rookies
1972
McHale's Navy
1962
as Capt. Harper
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Kojak
1973
as Judge Lavery
The Munsters
1964
Hawaiian Eye
1959
McMillan & Wife
1971
as D. A. Chapman / Martin Sandowski
Paradise Bay
1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dan Case
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as John Wilcox / George Webster
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Col. Arthur Merriam
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as U.S. President
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Mr. Patrick / Dr. Yates
Vega$
1978
Mr. Novak
1963
as Jess Capper
Banacek
1972
as Walter Peterson
Petrocelli
1974
as Arthur Martin
Movies (61)
The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McGuire
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Jagged Edge
1985
as Duane Bendix
Lawman
1971
as Luther Harris
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Mr. Weeks
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Howard Beardsley
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Black Sunday
1977
as Fowler
Executive Action
1973
as Smythe
Marooned
1969
as Network Commentator
The Nude Bomb
1980
as American Ambassador
Time Travelers
1976
as Dr. Stafford
The Other Side of the Mountain
1975
as Dean
All Through the Night
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Big Bus
1976
as Mr. Ames
Scruples
1981
as Dr. Rutgers
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
as Michael Doran
North Dallas Forty
1979
as Doctor
Conquest of Space
1955
as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
The Male Animal
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Landlord
1970
as William Enders
How Sweet It Is!
1968
as Haskell Wax
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Desperate Journey
1942
as Sgt. Warwick
The Mephisto Waltz
1971
as Party Guest (uncredited)
St. Ives
1976
as Mickey
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Jerry Wolfe
Framed
1975
as Sen. Tatum
The Green Hornet
1974
as Dist. Atty Scanlon
Fury of the Dragon
1976
as Frank P. Scanlon
Zig Zag
1970
as Adam Mercer
Bloodlust!
1961
as Dean Gerrard
The Return of Count Yorga
1971
as Bill Nelson
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Col. Arthur Merriam
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
1974
as Mr. Denver
Stowaway to the Moon
1975
as Whitehead
Murder in the Big House
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978
as Cousin Tobias
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Walter Sheehan
In This Our Life
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979
as Joseph of Arimathea
A Tattered Web
1971
as Lt. Preston
C-Man
1949
as Joe
Beggarman, Thief
1979
as American Intelligence Agent
Beyond Reason
1982
as Dr. Grovenor
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Rector
Make Me an Offer
1980
as Glenn Harris
Winter Kill
1974
as Ben
Street Killing
1976
as The Major
Separate Ways
1981
as Lawrence Stevens
Mirror, Mirror
1979
as Dr. Samuel Shaw
Harrad Summer
1974
as Sam Grove
The Party Crashers
1958
as Mr. Webster
The Astronaut
1972
as Tom Everett
Bullet Scars
1942
as Trooper Walter Leary
White Water Rebels
1983
as Leonard Phelps
The Chadwick Family
1974
as Dr. Simon
San Francisco International
1970
as Clifford Foster Evans
The Pinballs
1977
as Mr. Mason
Visions of Christmas Past
1979
About Walter Brooke
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… With 158 credits spanning from 1941 to 1985, Walter Brooke has appeared in 61 films and 97 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Brooke Movies
- The Graduate (1967) — as Mr. McGuire
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) — as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
- Jagged Edge (1985) — as Duane Bendix
- Lawman (1971) — as Luther Harris
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