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.
Acted in 152
1980s
- 1985
- 1983
White Water Rebels
Leonard Phelps
- 1982
Beyond Reason
Dr. Grovenor
- 1981
Advice to the Lovelorn
Walter Sheehan
Separate Ways
Lawrence Stevens
- 1980
The Nude Bomb
American Ambassador
Make Me an Offer
Glenn Harris
1970s
- 1979
Visions of Christmas Past
Movie
Beggarman, Thief
American Intelligence Agent · 2 episodes
Mirror, Mirror
Dr. Samuel Shaw
North Dallas Forty
Doctor
In Search of Historic Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea
Mrs. Columbo
TV
- 1978
The New Adventures of Heidi
Cousin Tobias
- 1977
The Pinballs
Mr. Mason
Big Hawaii
Giles Webber · 1 episode
Black Sunday
Fowler
- 1976
Fury of the Dragon
Frank P. Scanlon
Street Killing
The Major
Time Travelers
Dr. Stafford
St. Ives
Mickey
- 1975
Framed
Sen. Tatum
Archer
TV
Stowaway to the Moon
Whitehead
- 1974
Run, Joe, Run
TV
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Michael Doran
Harrad Summer
Sam Grove
The Chadwick Family
Dr. Simon
Winter Kill
Ben
The Green Hornet
Dist. Atty Scanlon
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Mr. Denver
- 1973
Executive Action
Smythe
- 1972
The Astronaut
Tom Everett
- 1971
A Tattered Web
Lt. Preston
Bearcats!
Fairfield · 1 episode
The Mephisto Waltz
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Rector
- 1970
San Francisco International
Clifford Foster Evans
Arnie
TV
The Landlord
William Enders
Zig Zag
Adam Mercer
1960s
- 1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Jerry Wolfe
- 1968
How Sweet It Is!
Haskell Wax
Sergeant Ryker
Col. Arthur Merriam
- 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
Grindl
TV
- 1962
The Beachcomber
Erickson · 1 episode
- 1961
Bloodlust!
Dean Gerrard
1950s
- 1959
New York Confidential
TV
- 1958
The Party Crashers
Mr. Webster
- 1957
- 1955
Conquest of Space
Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
- 1953
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
C-Man
Joe
- 1948
- 1942
Desperate Journey
Sgt. Warwick
In This Our Life
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
Reporter (uncredited)
The Male Animal
Reporter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
Trooper Walter Leary
- 1941
