Walter Brooke
Known for
Acting
Life
1914 – 1986 (aged 71)
Born in
New York City, New York, U.S.
Credits
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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.
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Known For
The Graduate
21 Dec 1967
The A-Team
23 Jan 1983
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
Little House on the Prairie
11 Sep 1974
The Andromeda Strain
12 Mar 1971
M*A*S*H
17 Sep 1972
Tora! Tora! Tora!
26 Jan 1970
The Incredible Hulk
04 Nov 1977
Filmography
1985
- Jagged Edgeas Duane Bendix
1983
- Automanas Theodore Behrens1 episode
- The A-Teamas General Bullen1 episode
- White Water Rebelsas Leonard Phelps
1982
- St. Elsewhereas Dr. Lunden1 episode
- Cagney & Laceyas Judge2 episodes
- Cassie & Co.1 episode
- Beyond Reasonas Dr. Grovenor
1981
- Nero Wolfeas George Briggs1 episode
- Falcon Crestas Carter St. John2 episodes
- Advice to the Lovelornas Walter Sheehan
- Simon & Simon1 episode
- Scruplesas Dr. Rutgers
- Separate Waysas Lawrence Stevens
1980
- The Nude Bombas American Ambassador
- Make Me an Offeras Glenn Harris
1979
- Visions of Christmas Past
- Knots Landingas Henry1 episode
- Beggarman, Thiefas American Intelligence Agent2 episodes
- Mirror, Mirroras Dr. Samuel Shaw
- Hart to Hart1 episode
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas U.S. President1 episode
- North Dallas Fortyas Doctor
- In Search of Historic Jesusas Joseph of Arimathea
- Mrs. Columbo1 episode
1978
- The New Adventures of Heidias Cousin Tobias
- Vega$1 episode
- Dallasas Cole Young1 episode
1977
- The Incredible Hulk3 episodes
- The Pinballsas Mr. Mason
- Big Hawaiias Giles Webber1 episode
- Lou Grantas Reggie Washburn1 episode
- Black Sundayas Fowler
- Fun with Dick and Janeas Mr. Weeks
1976
- Fury of the Dragonas Frank P. Scanlon
- Quincy, M.E.as Judd Kenyon1 episode
- Charlie's Angelsas Mr. Kellerman1 episode
- Street Killingas The Major
- The Big Busas Mr. Ames
- Time Travelersas Dr. Stafford
- St. Ivesas Mickey
1975
- The Other Side of the Mountainas Dean
- Starsky & Hutch1 episode
- Framedas Sen. Tatum
- Bronk1 episode
- S.W.A.T.1 episode
- Archer1 episode
- Stowaway to the Moonas Whitehead
1974
- The Rockford Filesas Dr. Bosca2 episodes
- Little House on the Prairieas Sandler2 episodes
- Petrocellias Arthur Martin1 episode
- Run, Joe, Run1 episode
- Nightmare at 43 Hillcrestas Michael Doran
- Harrad Summeras Sam Grove
- The Chadwick Familyas Dr. Simon
- Winter Killas Ben
- The Green Hornetas Dist. Atty Scanlon
- The Stranger Who Looks Like Meas Mr. Denver
- The Cowboysas Reager12 episodes
- The Six Million Dollar Manas Dr. Tellman1 episode
1973
- Executive Actionas Smythe
- Kojakas Judge Lavery1 episode
- The Magicianas Orin Connover1 episode
1972
- The Streets of San Franciscoas George Webster1 episode
- M*A*S*Has General Weiskopf1 episode
- The Waltonsas Mr. Clarence Johnson3 episodes
- Banacekas Walter Peterson1 episode
- The Rookies1 episode
- Emergency!as James Barnes1 episode
- The Sixth Sense1 episode
- The Astronautas Tom Everett
1971
- McMillan & Wifeas Martin Sandowski1 episode
- A Tattered Webas Lt. Preston
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Dr. Yates1 episode
- Bearcats!as Fairfield1 episode
- The Man and the City1 episode
- The Return of Count Yorgaas Bill Nelson
- The Mephisto Waltzas Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Andromeda Strainas Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
- Lawmanas Luther Harris
- Sarge: The Badge or the Crossas Rector
- Alias Smith and Jones1 episode
1970
- San Francisco Internationalas Clifford Foster Evans
- Dan Augustas Earl Jackson1 episode
- Arnie1 episode
- The Landlordas William Enders
- Zig Zagas Adam Mercer
- Tora! Tora! Tora!as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
1969
- Maroonedas Network Commentator
- Marcus Welby, M.D.as Dr. Roy Staples1 episode
- Room 2221 episode
- Daddy's Gone A-Huntingas Jerry Wolfe
1968
- Lancer1 episode
- The Outcasts1 episode
- Hawaii Five-Oas Samuel Hammock1 episode
- The Outsider1 episode
- How Sweet It Is!as Haskell Wax
- Yours, Mine and Oursas Howard Beardsley
- Sergeant Rykeras Col. Arthur Merriam
1967
- The Graduateas Mr. McGuire
- Mannixas Bill Kraike1 episode
- The Danny Thomas Hour1 episode
- The High Chaparralas Robert Morris1 episode
- Judd, for the Defense2 episodes
- Ironside1 episode
- Dragnetas Capt. Carl Fuller1 episode
- The Invadersas Danvers1 episode
1966
- The Rat Patrolas Capt. Vulcan1 episode
- The Green Hornetas Frank P. Scanlon26 episodes
1965
- Paradise Bay199 episodes
- The F.B.I.as Lucas Vale1 episode
- The Wild Wild Westas Prosecutor1 episode
- The Big Valleyas Dave Steigler1 episode
- Run for Your Lifeas Ralph Phillips1 episode
1964
- The Munsters1 episode
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Dan Case1 episode
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Col. Arthur Merriam2 episodes
- The Great Adventureas Taylor1 episode
- Mr. Novakas Jess Capper2 episodes
- The Fugitiveas Moderator2 episodes
- The Greatest Show on Earth1 episode
- Grindl1 episode
- Arrest and Trialas Doc1 episode
1962
- McHale's Navyas Capt. Harper1 episode
- The Virginianas Lt. Paul Kenner1 episode
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimmas The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
- The Beachcomberas Erickson1 episode
1961
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Bus Stop1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas William Fredericks1 episode
- Bloodlust!as Dean Gerrard
1959
- Hawaiian Eye1 episode
- The Twilight Zoneas Dr. Raymond Gordon1 episode
- Bonanzaas Atworth Perry1 episode
- New York Confidential1 episode
1958
- The Donna Reed Showas Daniel1 episode
- Bronco1 episode
- The Party Crashersas Mr. Webster
1957
- Trackdownas Doc Walters1 episode
- Perry Masonas Deputy D.A.1 episode
1955
- Cheyenneas Edward DeVier1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Capt. Nichols1 episode
- Conquest of Spaceas Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
1953
- Letter to Lorettaas Mr. Brown1 episode
1951
- Tales of Tomorrow1 episode
1950
- Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1 episode
- Armstrong Circle Theatre1 episode
1949
- C-Manas Joe
1948
- Studio Oneas Detective1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouse2 episodes
1942
- Desperate Journeyas Sgt. Warwick
- In This Our Lifeas Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Murder in the Big Houseas Reporter (uncredited)
- The Male Animalas Reporter (uncredited)
- Bullet Scarsas Trooper Walter Leary
- All Through the Nightas Reporter (uncredited)
1941
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Cadet Rosser (uncredited)