Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1914-10-13
- Day of Death1986-08-20 (71 years)
- Place of BirthNew 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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 1985
Jagged Edge
As: Duane Bendix
- 1985
Beyond Reason
As: Dr. Grovenor
- 1983
Automan
As: Theodore Behrens
- 1983
The A-Team
As: General Bullen
- 1983
White Water Rebels
As: Leonard Phelps
- 1982
St. Elsewhere
As: Dr. Lunden
- 1982
Cagney & Lacey
As: Judge
- 1981
Falcon Crest
As: Carter St. John
1981Advice to the Lovelorn
As: Walter Sheehan
1981Scruples
As: Dr. Rutgers
1981Separate Ways
As: Lawrence Stevens
1980The Nude Bomb
As: American Ambassador
1980Make Me an Offer
As: Glenn Harris
1979Knots Landing
As: Henry
1979Beggarman, Thief
As: American Intelligence Agent
1979Mirror, Mirror
As: Dr. Samuel Shaw
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As: U.S. President
1979North Dallas Forty
As: Doctor
1978The New Adventures of Heidi
As: Cousin Tobias
1978Dallas
As: Cole Young
1977The Pinballs
As: Mr. Mason
1977Big Hawaii
As: Giles Webber
1977Lou Grant
As: Reggie Washburn
- 1977
Black Sunday
As: Fowler
1977Fun with Dick and Jane
As: Mr. Weeks
1976Fury of the Dragon
As: Frank P. Scanlon
1976Quincy, M.E.
As: Dr. Max Gilliam
- 1976
Quincy, M.E.
As: Councilman Becker
- 1976
Quincy, M.E.
As: Judd Kenyon
1976Charlie's Angels
As: Twilliger
- 1976
Charlie's Angels
As: 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
1975Framed
As: Sen. Tatum
1975Stowaway to the Moon
As: Whitehead
1974The Rockford Files
As: Clyde Russell
- 1974
The Rockford Files
As: Mr. Gertmanian
- 1974
The Rockford Files
As: NIA Agent Bill Simonds
- 1974
The Rockford Files
As: Dr. Bosca
1974Petrocelli
As: Arthur Martin
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 Six Million Dollar Man
As: General Harland Tate
- 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
As: General Wiley
- 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Dr. Tellman
1973Executive Action
As: Smythe
1973Kojak
As: Judge Lavery
1973The Magician
As: Orin Connover
1972The Streets of San Francisco
As: John Wilcox
- 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
As: George Webster
1972M*A*S*H
As: General Weiskopf
1972The Waltons
As: Mr. Clarence Johnson
1972Banacek
As: Walter Peterson
1972Emergency!
As: James Barnes
1972The Astronaut
As: Tom Everett
1971McMillan & Wife
As: D. A. Chapman
- 1971
McMillan & Wife
As: Martin Sandowski
1971A Tattered Web
As: Lt. Preston
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
As: Mr. Patrick
- 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
As: Dr. Yates
1971Bearcats!
As: Fairfield
1971The Return of Count Yorga
As: Bill Nelson
1971The Mephisto Waltz
As: Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1971
The Andromeda Strain
As: Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
1971Lawman
As: Luther Harris
1971Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
As: Rector
1970San Francisco International
As: Clifford Foster Evans
1970Dan August
As: Earl Jackson
1970The Landlord
As: William Enders
1970Zig Zag
As: Adam Mercer
- 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
As: Captain Theodore Wilkinson
1969Marooned
As: Network Commentator
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.
As: Dr. Roy Staples
1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
As: Jerry Wolfe
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Samuel Hammock
1968How Sweet It Is!
As: Haskell Wax
1968Yours, Mine and Ours
As: Howard Beardsley
1968Sergeant Ryker
As: Col. Arthur Merriam
- 1967
The Graduate
As: Mr. McGuire
1967Mannix
As: Captain Wells
- 1967
Mannix
As: Mark Mitchell
- 1967
Mannix
As: Bill Kraike
1967The High Chaparral
As: Carney
- 1967
The High Chaparral
As: Robert Morris
1967Dragnet
As: Capt. Carl Fuller
1967The Invaders
As: Danvers
1966The Rat Patrol
As: Capt. Vulcan
1966The Green Hornet
As: Frank P. Scanlon
1965The F.B.I.
As: Lucas Vale
1965The Wild Wild West
As: Prosecutor
1965The Big Valley
As: Dave Steigler
1965Run for Your Life
As: The Examiner
- 1965
Run for Your Life
As: Richard Phillips
- 1965
Run for Your Life
As: Ralph Phillips
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
As: Dan Case
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
As: Col. Arthur Merriam
1963The Great Adventure
As: Taylor
1963Mr. Novak
As: Jess Capper
1963The Fugitive
As: Jesse Platt
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Wilcox
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Moderator
1963Arrest and Trial
As: Doc
1962McHale's Navy
As: Capt. Harper
1962The Virginian
As: Lt. Paul Kenner
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
As: The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
1961Dr. Kildare
As: William Fredericks
1961Bloodlust!
As: Dean Gerrard
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Chad Cooper
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Dr. Raymond Gordon
1959Bonanza
As: Tobias Wentworth Finch
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Atworth Perry
1958The Party Crashers
As: Mr. Webster
1957Perry Mason
As: District Attorney
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Deputy D.A.
1955Cheyenne
As: Edward DeVier
1955Gunsmoke
As: Capt. Nichols
1955Conquest of Space
As: Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Mr. Brown
1949C-Man
As: Joe
1948Studio One
As: Jeff
- 1948
Studio One
As: Detective
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)