Walter Brooke
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-10-13 (72 years old)
Deathday
1986-08-20
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Also known As
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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.
Acting
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
1955
as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
1971
as Bill Nelson
1973
as Smythe
1967
as Mr. McGuire
1975
as Sen. Tatum
1949
as Joe
1970
as William Enders
1974
as Dist. Atty Scanlon
1970
as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
1970
as Adam Mercer
1969
as Jerry Wolfe
1979
as Doctor
1962
as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
1972
as Tom Everett
1958
as Mr. Webster
1942
as Sgt. Warwick
1942
as Trooper Walter Leary
1968
as Haskell Wax
1975
as Whitehead
1971
as Rector
1961
as Dean Gerrard
1976
as Frank P. Scanlon
1977
as Mr. Weeks
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
1981
as Dr. Rutgers
1979
as Joseph of Arimathea
1970
as Clifford Foster Evans
1976
as Dr. Stafford
1980
as Glenn Harris
1981
as Walter Sheehan
1979
as Dr. Samuel Shaw
1976
as Mr. Ames
1980
as American Ambassador
1969
as Network Commentator
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
1985
as Dr. Grovenor
1968
as Col. Arthur Merriam
1981
as Lawrence Stevens
1985
as Duane Bendix
1941
as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
1971
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1974
as Sam Grove
1979
as American Intelligence Agent
1978
as Cousin Tobias
1968
as Howard Beardsley
1974
as Dr. Simon
1971
as Luther Harris
1974
as Ben
1971
as Lt. Preston
1971
as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
1977
as Fowler
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1975
1977
as Mr. Mason
1974
as Mr. Denver
1976
as Mickey
1983
as Leonard Phelps
1976
as The Major
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