Personal Info
Birth date
1914-10-13 (110 Years)
Day of death
1986-08-20
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Also known as
-Walter Brooke
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.
Filmography
Dallas
6.8
Overview:
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.The High Chaparral
6.5
Overview:
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Knots Landing
6.8
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.The Waltons
7.1
Overview:
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.The Rockford Files
7.5
Overview:
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.The Big Valley
6.1
Overview:
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.M*A*S*H
7.911
Overview:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5
Overview:
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.The Six Million Dollar Man
7.2
Overview:
Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.Mannix
6.7
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.Little House on the Prairie
7.937
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.The Philco Television Playhouse
6.286
Overview:
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.Hawaii Five-O
7.1
Overview:
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Overview:
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.Run for Your Life
7.2
Overview:
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.The F.B.I.
5.5
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.The A-Team
7.5
Overview:
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."The Twilight Zone
8.447
Overview:
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.8
Overview:
Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too dangerous and no threat is too deadly, be it enemy agents, mad scientists, deadly sea creatures, or impending nuclear disaster.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.The Wild Wild West
7.5
Overview:
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.Lou Grant
7.25
Overview:
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.Hart to Hart
6.831
Overview:
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Acting
1985Jagged Edge as Duane Bendix
1985Beyond Reason as Dr. Grovenor
1983Automan (1 Episode) as Theodore Behrens
1983The A-Team (1 Episode) as General Bullen
1983White Water Rebels as Leonard Phelps
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Dr. Lunden
1982Cagney & Lacey (2 Episodes) as Judge
1982Cassie & Co. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Nero Wolfe (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Falcon Crest (2 Episodes) as Carter St. John
1981Advice to the Lovelorn as Walter Sheehan
1981Simon & Simon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Scruples as Dr. Rutgers
1981Separate Ways as Lawrence Stevens
1980The Nude Bomb as American Ambassador
1980Make Me an Offer as Glenn Harris
1979Visions of Christmas Past as Unknown
1979Knots Landing (1 Episode) as Henry
1979Beggarman, Thief as American Intelligence Agent
1979Mirror, Mirror as Dr. Samuel Shaw
1979Hart to Hart (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 Episode) as U.S. President
1979North Dallas Forty as Doctor
1979In Search of Historic Jesus as Joseph of Arimathea
1979Mrs. Columbo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978The New Adventures of Heidi as Cousin Tobias
1978Vega$ (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Dallas (1 Episode) as Cole Young
1977The Incredible Hulk (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1977The Pinballs as Mr. Mason
1977Big Hawaii (1 Episode) as Giles Webber
1977Lou Grant (1 Episode) as Reggie Washburn
1977Black Sunday as Fowler
1977Fun with Dick and Jane as Mr. Weeks
1976Fury of the Dragon as Frank P. Scanlon
1976Quincy, M.E. (3, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Dr. Max Gilliam
1976Charlie's Angels (1, 1 Episode) as Twilliger, Mr. Kellerman
1976Street Killing as The Major
1976The Big Bus as Mr. Ames
1976Time Travelers as Dr. Stafford
1976St. Ives as Mickey
1975The Other Side of the Mountain as Dean
1975Starsky & Hutch (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Framed as Sen. Tatum
1975Bronk (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975S.W.A.T. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Archer (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Stowaway to the Moon as Whitehead
1974The Rockford Files (1, 1, 1, 2 Episode) as Clyde Russell, Mr. Gertmanian, NIA Agent Bill Simonds, Dr. Bosca
1974Little House on the Prairie (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Petrocelli (1 Episode) as Arthur Martin
1974Run, Joe, Run (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest as Unknown
1974Harrad Summer as Sam Grove
1974The Chadwick Family as Dr. Simon
1974Winter Kill as Ben
1974The Green Hornet as Dist. Atty Scanlon
1974The Stranger Who Looks Like Me as Mr. Denver
1974The Cowboys (12 Episodes) as Reager
1974The Six Million Dollar Man (1, 1, 1 Episode) as General Harland Tate, General Wiley, Dr. Tellman
1973Executive Action as Smythe
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Judge Lavery
1973The Magician (1 Episode) as Orin Connover
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, John Wilcox, George Webster
1972M*A*S*H (1 Episode) as General Weiskopf
1972The Waltons (3 Episodes) as Mr. Clarence Johnson
1972Banacek (1 Episode) as Walter Peterson
1972The Rookies (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Emergency! (1 Episode) as James Barnes
1972The Sixth Sense (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Astronaut as Tom Everett
1971McMillan & Wife (1, 1 Episode) as D. A. Chapman, Martin Sandowski
1971A Tattered Web as Lt. Preston
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1, 1 Episode) as Mr. Patrick, Dr. Yates
1971Bearcats! (1 Episode) as Fairfield
1971The Man and the City (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971The Return of Count Yorga as Bill Nelson
1971The Mephisto Waltz as Party Guest (uncredited)
1971The Andromeda Strain as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
1971Lawman as Luther Harris
1971Sarge: The Badge or the Cross as Rector
1971Alias Smith and Jones (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970San Francisco International as Clifford Foster Evans
1970Dan August (1 Episode) as Earl Jackson
1970Arnie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970The Landlord as William Enders
1970Zig Zag as Adam Mercer
1970Tora! Tora! Tora! as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
1969Marooned as Network Commentator
1969Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 Episode) as Dr. Roy Staples
1969Room 222 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting as Jerry Wolfe
1968Lancer (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Outcasts (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Hawaii Five-O (1 Episode) as Samuel Hammock
1968The Outsider (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968How Sweet It Is! as Haskell Wax
1968Yours, Mine and Ours as Howard Beardsley
1968Sergeant Ryker as Col. Arthur Merriam
1967The Graduate as Mr. McGuire
1967Mannix (2, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Captain Wells, Mark Mitchell
1967The Danny Thomas Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The High Chaparral (1, 1 Episode) as Carney, Robert Morris
1967Judd for the Defense (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Dragnet (1 Episode) as Capt. Carl Fuller
1967The Invaders (1 Episode) as Danvers
1966The Rat Patrol (1 Episode) as Capt. Vulcan
1966The Green Hornet (26 Episodes) as Frank P. Scanlon
1965Paradise Bay (199 Episodes) as Unknown
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Lucas Vale
1965The Wild Wild West (1 Episode) as Prosecutor
1965The Big Valley (1 Episode) as Dave Steigler
1965Run for Your Life (1, 1, 1 Episode) as The Examiner, Richard Phillips, Ralph Phillips
1964The Munsters (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 Episode) as Dan Case
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre (2 Episodes) as Col. Arthur Merriam
1963The Great Adventure (1 Episode) as Taylor
1963Mr. Novak (2 Episodes) as Jess Capper
1963The Fugitive (1, 1, 2 Episode) as Jesse Platt, Wilcox, Moderator
1963The Greatest Show on Earth (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Grindl (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Arrest and Trial (1 Episode) as Doc
1962McHale's Navy (1 Episode) as Capt. Harper
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Lt. Paul Kenner
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
1962The Beachcomber (1 Episode) as Erickson
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Bus Stop (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as William Fredericks
1961Bloodlust! as Dean Gerrard
1959Hawaiian Eye (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Twilight Zone (1, 1 Episode) as Chad Cooper, Dr. Raymond Gordon
1959Bonanza (1, 1 Episode) as Tobias Wentworth Finch, Atworth Perry
1959New York Confidential (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Donna Reed Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Bronco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Party Crashers as Mr. Webster
1957Trackdown (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Perry Mason (1, 1 Episode) as District Attorney, Deputy D.A.
1955Cheyenne (1 Episode) as Edward DeVier
1955Gunsmoke (1 Episode) as Capt. Nichols
1955Conquest of Space as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
1953Letter to Loretta (1 Episode) as Mr. Brown
1951Tales of Tomorrow (1 Episode) as Unknown
1950Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1949C-Man as Joe
1948Studio One (1, 1 Episode) as Jeff, Detective
1948The Philco Television Playhouse (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1942Desperate Journey as Sgt. Warwick
1942In This Our Life as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942Murder in the Big House as Reporter (uncredited)
1942The Male Animal as Reporter (uncredited)
1942Bullet Scars as Trooper Walter Leary
1942All Through the Night as Reporter (uncredited)
1941They Died with Their Boots On as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)