Walter Brooke
Oct 13, 1914 - Aug 20, 1986 (71 years old) in New York City, New York, U.S.
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
Dallas
Cole Young
The High Chaparral
Carney
Bonanza
Tobias Wentworth Finch
Knots Landing
Henry
The Waltons
Mr. Clarence Johnson
The Rockford Files
Clyde Russell
The Big Valley
Dave Steigler
Perry Mason
District Attorney
M*A*S*H
General Weiskopf
Credits
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Jagged Edge 1985Duane Bendix★ 6.3 -
Beyond Reason 1985Dr. Grovenor★ NR -
Automan 1983Theodore Behrens★ 7.8 -
The A-Team 1983General Bullen★ 7.5 -
White Water Rebels 1983Leonard Phelps★ NR -
St. Elsewhere 1982Dr. Lunden★ 5.5 -
Cagney & Lacey 1982Judge★ 6.9 -
Cassie & Co. 1982★ 4.5 -
Nero Wolfe 1981★ 7.4 -
Falcon Crest 1981Carter St. John★ 5.5 -
Walter Sheehan★ 5 -
Simon & Simon 1981★ 6.7 -
Scruples 1981Dr. Rutgers★ NR -
Separate Ways 1981Lawrence Stevens★ 4.5 -
The Nude Bomb 1980American Ambassador★ 5.4 -
Make Me an Offer 1980Glenn Harris★ 4.5 -
★ NR -
Knots Landing 1979Henry★ 6.8 -
Beggarman, Thief 1979American Intelligence Agent★ 6 -
Mirror, Mirror 1979Dr. Samuel Shaw★ NR -
Hart to Hart 1979★ 6.8 -
U.S. President★ 7 -
North Dallas Forty 1979Doctor★ 6.7 -
Joseph of Arimathea★ 4.3 -
Mrs. Columbo 1979★ 6.1 -
Cousin Tobias★ 4 -
Vega$ 1978★ 7 -
Dallas 1978Cole Young★ 6.8 -
The Incredible Hulk 1977★ 7.2 -
The Pinballs 1977Mr. Mason★ NR -
Big Hawaii 1977Giles Webber★ 5 -
Lou Grant 1977Reggie Washburn★ 7.3 -
Black Sunday 1977Fowler★ 6.7 -
Mr. Weeks★ 6.5 -
Fury of the Dragon 1976Frank P. Scanlon★ 5.2 -
Quincy, M.E. 1976★ 7.5 -
Charlie's Angels 1976Twilliger★ 6.7 -
Street Killing 1976The Major★ NR -
The Big Bus 1976Mr. Ames★ 5.2 -
Time Travelers 1976Dr. Stafford★ 6.2 -
St. Ives 1976Mickey★ 5.7 -
Dean★ 6.3 -
Starsky & Hutch 1975★ 7.2 -
Framed 1975Sen. Tatum★ 6.6 -
Bronk 1975★ 6.2 -
S.W.A.T. 1975★ 7 -
Archer 1975★ 7.5
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Stowaway to the Moon 1975Whitehead★ 5.8 -
The Rockford Files 1974Clyde Russell★ 7.5 -
★ 7.9 -
Petrocelli 1974Arthur Martin★ 7 -
Run, Joe, Run 1974★ 6.3 -
★ NR -
Harrad Summer 1974Sam Grove★ NR -
The Chadwick Family 1974Dr. Simon★ 6 -
Winter Kill 1974Ben★ 7.4 -
The Green Hornet 1974Dist. Atty Scanlon★ 6.8 -
Mr. Denver★ 6 -
The Cowboys 1974Reager★ 5
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General Harland Tate★ 7.2 -
Executive Action 1973Smythe★ 6.4 -
Kojak 1973Judge Lavery★ 7 -
The Magician 1973Orin Connover★ 6.7 -
★ 6.9 -
M*A*S*H 1972General Weiskopf★ 7.9 -
The Waltons 1972Mr. Clarence Johnson★ 7.1 -
Banacek 1972Walter Peterson★ 8.6 -
The Rookies 1972★ 6.8 -
Emergency! 1972James Barnes★ 7.8 -
The Sixth Sense 1972★ 6.3 -
The Astronaut 1972Tom Everett★ 5.7 -
McMillan & Wife 1971D. A. Chapman★ 6.9 -
A Tattered Web 1971Lt. Preston★ 5.6 -
Mr. Patrick★ 6.3 -
Bearcats! 1971Fairfield★ 6.2 -
The Man and the City 1971★ 5
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Bill Nelson★ 5.4 -
The Mephisto Waltz 1971Party Guest (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Andromeda Strain 1971Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)★ 7 -
Lawman 1971Luther Harris★ 6.5 -
Rector★ NR -
★ 6.9 -
Clifford Foster Evans★ 3.7 -
Dan August 1970Earl Jackson★ 6.8 -
Arnie 1970★ 3 -
The Landlord 1970William Enders★ 5.9 -
Zig Zag 1970Adam Mercer★ 7.5 -
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970Captain Theodore Wilkinson★ 7.1 -
Marooned 1969Network Commentator★ 5.9 -
Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969Dr. Roy Staples★ 6.5 -
Room 222 1969★ 6 -
Jerry Wolfe★ 5 -
Lancer 1968★ 4.7 -
The Outcasts 1968★ 5.3 -
Hawaii Five-O 1968Samuel Hammock★ 7.1 -
The Outsider 1968★ 5.2 -
How Sweet It Is! 1968Haskell Wax★ 7.4 -
Yours, Mine and Ours 1968Howard Beardsley★ 6.8 -
Sergeant Ryker 1968Col. Arthur Merriam★ 6.5 -
The Graduate 1967Mr. McGuire★ 7.6 -
Mannix 1967★ 6.7 -
★ 5 -
The High Chaparral 1967Carney★ 6.5 -
Judd for the Defense 1967★ 7.5 -
Ironside 1967★ 6.8 -
Dragnet 1967Capt. Carl Fuller★ 6.9 -
The Invaders 1967Danvers★ 6.8 -
The Rat Patrol 1966Capt. Vulcan★ 7.2 -
Paradise Bay 1965★ NR
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The F.B.I. 1965Lucas Vale★ 5.5 -
The Wild Wild West 1965Prosecutor★ 7.5 -
The Big Valley 1965Dave Steigler★ 6.1 -
Run for Your Life 1965The Examiner★ 7.2 -
The Munsters 1964★ 7.9 -
Dan Case★ 7.8 -
Col. Arthur Merriam★ 5.3 -
The Great Adventure 1963Taylor★ NR -
Mr. Novak 1963Jess Capper★ 6.5 -
The Fugitive 1963Jesse Platt★ 7.2 -
★ 5
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Grindl 1963★ 5.5
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Arrest and Trial 1963Doc★ 7.7 -
McHale's Navy 1962Capt. Harper★ 6.7 -
The Virginian 1962Lt. Paul Kenner★ 6.5 -
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")★ 5.8 -
The Beachcomber 1962Erickson★ NR
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Ben Casey 1961★ 5.6 -
Bus Stop 1961★ NR -
Dr. Kildare 1961William Fredericks★ 5.5 -
Bloodlust! 1961Dean Gerrard★ 4.3 -
Hawaiian Eye 1959★ 5.2 -
The Twilight Zone 1959Chad Cooper★ 8.4 -
Bonanza 1959Tobias Wentworth Finch★ 7.5 -
★ NR -
The Donna Reed Show 1958★ 6.2 -
Bronco 1958★ 5.2 -
The Party Crashers 1958Mr. Webster★ 4.7 -
Trackdown 1957★ 6.4 -
Perry Mason 1957District Attorney★ 7.7 -
Cheyenne 1955Edward DeVier★ 5.8 -
Gunsmoke 1955Capt. Nichols★ 6.6 -
Conquest of Space 1955Gen. Samuel T. Merritt★ 5.5 -
Letter to Loretta 1953Mr. Brown★ 6.5 -
Tales of Tomorrow 1951★ 6 -
★ NR
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C-Man 1949Joe★ 5.1 -
Studio One 1948Jeff★ 5 -
★ 6.3 -
Desperate Journey 1942Sgt. Warwick★ 5.9 -
In This Our Life 1942Cab Driver (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Reporter (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
The Male Animal 1942Reporter (uncredited)★ 4.1 -
Bullet Scars 1942Trooper Walter Leary★ 6.2 -
Reporter (uncredited)★ 7 -
Cadet Rosser (uncredited)★ 6.6