Walter Brooke

Acting

Walter Brooke

Born October 13, 1914New York City, New York, U.S.158 credits

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

Filmography

Jagged Edge
1985Jagged Edge
as Duane BendixMovie
Automan
1983Automan
as Theodore BehrensTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Team
as General BullenTV
White Water Rebels
1983White Water Rebels
as Leonard PhelpsMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Dr. LundenTV
Beyond Reason
1982Beyond Reason
as Dr. GrovenorMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crest
as Carter St. JohnTV
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981Advice to the Lovelorn
as Walter SheehanMovie
Scruples
1981Scruples
as Dr. RutgersMovie
Separate Ways
1981Separate Ways
as Lawrence StevensMovie
The Nude Bomb
1980The Nude Bomb
as American AmbassadorMovie
Make Me an Offer
1980Make Me an Offer
as Glenn HarrisMovie
Beggarman, Thief
1979Beggarman, Thief
as American Intelligence AgentMovie
Beggarman, Thief
1979Beggarman, Thief
as American Intelligence AgentTV
Mirror, Mirror
1979Mirror, Mirror
as Dr. Samuel ShawMovie
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979In Search of Historic Jesus
as Joseph of ArimatheaMovie
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978The New Adventures of Heidi
as Cousin TobiasMovie
Dallas
1978Dallas
as Cole YoungTV
The Pinballs
1977The Pinballs
as Mr. MasonMovie
Big Hawaii
1977Big Hawaii
as Giles WebberTV
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grant
as Reggie WashburnTV
Black Sunday
1977Black Sunday
as FowlerMovie
Fury of the Dragon
1976Fury of the Dragon
as Frank P. ScanlonMovie
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angels
as TwilligerTV
Street Killing
1976Street Killing
as The MajorMovie
The Big Bus
1976The Big Bus
as Mr. AmesMovie
Time Travelers
1976Time Travelers
as Dr. StaffordMovie
St. Ives
1976St. Ives
as MickeyMovie
Framed
1975Framed
as Sen. TatumMovie
Stowaway to the Moon
1975Stowaway to the Moon
as WhiteheadMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as Clyde RussellTV
Petrocelli
1974Petrocelli
as Arthur MartinTV
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
as Michael DoranMovie
Harrad Summer
1974Harrad Summer
as Sam GroveMovie
The Chadwick Family
1974The Chadwick Family
as Dr. SimonMovie
Winter Kill
1974Winter Kill
as BenMovie
The Green Hornet
1974The Green Hornet
as Dist. Atty ScanlonMovie
T
1974The Cowboys
as ReagerTV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Man
as General Harland TateTV
Executive Action
1973Executive Action
as SmytheMovie
Kojak
1973Kojak
as Judge LaveryTV
The Magician
1973The Magician
as Orin ConnoverTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*H
as General WeiskopfTV
The Waltons
1972The Waltons
as Mr. Clarence JohnsonTV
Banacek
1972Banacek
as Walter PetersonTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!
as James BarnesTV
The Astronaut
1972The Astronaut
as Tom EverettMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wife
as D. A. ChapmanTV
A Tattered Web
1971A Tattered Web
as Lt. PrestonMovie
Bearcats!
1971Bearcats!
as FairfieldTV
The Mephisto Waltz
1971The Mephisto Waltz
as Party Guest (uncredited)Movie
The Andromeda Strain
1971The Andromeda Strain
as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)Movie
Lawman
1971Lawman
as Luther HarrisMovie
San Francisco International
1970San Francisco International
as Clifford Foster EvansMovie
Dan August
1970Dan August
as Earl JacksonTV
The Landlord
1970The Landlord
as William EndersMovie
Zig Zag
1970Zig Zag
as Adam MercerMovie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Captain Theodore WilkinsonMovie
Marooned
1969Marooned
as Network CommentatorMovie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Roy StaplesTV
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Jerry WolfeMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Samuel HammockTV
How Sweet It Is!
1968How Sweet It Is!
as Haskell WaxMovie
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968Yours, Mine and Ours
as Howard BeardsleyMovie
Sergeant Ryker
1968Sergeant Ryker
as Col. Arthur MerriamMovie
The Graduate
1967The Graduate
as Mr. McGuireMovie
Dragnet
1967Dragnet
as Capt. Carl FullerTV
The Invaders
1967The Invaders
as DanversTV
The Rat Patrol
1966The Rat Patrol
as Capt. VulcanTV
The Green Hornet
1966The Green Hornet
as Frank P. ScanlonTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Lucas ValeTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild West
as ProsecutorTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valley
as Dave SteiglerTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Life
as The ExaminerTV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Col. Arthur MerriamTV
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novak
as Jess CapperTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Jesse PlattTV
McHale's Navy
1962McHale's Navy
as Capt. HarperTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginian
as Lt. Paul KennerTV
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")Movie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as William FredericksTV
Bloodlust!
1961Bloodlust!
as Dean GerrardMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as Chad CooperTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Tobias Wentworth FinchTV
The Party Crashers
1958The Party Crashers
as Mr. WebsterMovie
Trackdown
1957Trackdown
as Doc WaltersTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as District AttorneyTV
Cheyenne
1955Cheyenne
as Edward DeVierTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as Capt. NicholsTV
Conquest of Space
1955Conquest of Space
as Gen. Samuel T. MerrittMovie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Loretta
as Mr. BrownTV
C-Man
1949C-Man
as JoeMovie
Desperate Journey
1942Desperate Journey
as Sgt. WarwickMovie
In This Our Life
1942In This Our Life
as Cab Driver (uncredited)Movie
Murder in the Big House
1942Murder in the Big House
as Reporter (uncredited)Movie
The Male Animal
1942The Male Animal
as Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Bullet Scars
1942Bullet Scars
as Trooper Walter LearyMovie
All Through the Night
1942All Through the Night
as Reporter (uncredited)Movie
They Died with Their Boots On
1941They Died with Their Boots On
as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)Movie