Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

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.

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Filmography

1985

Beyond Reason
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Grovenor
Movie - Released: 9/26/1985
Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge
as Duane Bendix
Movie - Released: 10/4/1985

1983

White Water Rebels
White Water Rebels
as Leonard Phelps
Movie - Released: 1/8/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as General Bullen
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Automan
Automan
as Theodore Behrens
TV - Released: 12/15/1983

1982

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
TV - Released: 3/25/1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Dr. Lunden
TV - Released: 10/26/1982

1981

Scruples
Scruples
as Dr. Rutgers
Movie - Released: 5/22/1981
Advice to the Lovelorn
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Walter Sheehan
Movie - Released: 11/30/1981
Separate Ways
Separate Ways
as Lawrence Stevens
Movie - Released: 5/1/1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Carter St. John
TV - Released: 12/4/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
TV - Released: 12/24/1981

1980

Make Me an Offer
Make Me an Offer
as Glenn Harris
Movie - Released: 1/11/1980
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb
as American Ambassador
Movie - Released: 5/9/1980

1979

North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 8/3/1979
Visions of Christmas Past
Visions of Christmas Past
Movie - Released: 12/28/1979
Movie
In Search of Historic Jesus
as Joseph of Arimathea
Movie - Released: 8/1/1979
Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror
as Dr. Samuel Shaw
Movie - Released: 10/10/1979
Beggarman, Thief
Beggarman, Thief
as American Intelligence Agent
Movie - Released: 11/26/1979
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo
TV - Released: 2/26/1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as U.S. President
TV - Released: 9/20/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Henry
TV - Released: 12/27/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1978

The New Adventures of Heidi
The New Adventures of Heidi
as Cousin Tobias
Movie - Released: 12/13/1978
Dallas
Dallas
as Cole Young
TV - Released: 4/2/1978
Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978

1977

Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Mr. Weeks
Movie - Released: 3/18/1977
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
as Fowler
Movie - Released: 4/1/1977
The Pinballs
The Pinballs
as Mr. Mason
Movie - Released: 10/26/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
TV - Released: 11/4/1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
as Reggie Washburn
TV - Released: 9/20/1977
Big Hawaii
Big Hawaii
as Giles Webber
TV - Released: 9/21/1977

1976

Fury of the Dragon
Fury of the Dragon
as Frank P. Scanlon
Movie - Released: 10/14/1976
Time Travelers
Time Travelers
as Dr. Stafford
Movie - Released: 3/19/1976
The Big Bus
The Big Bus
as Mr. Ames
Movie - Released: 6/23/1976
St. Ives
St. Ives
as Mickey
Movie - Released: 2/24/1976
Street Killing
Street Killing
as The Major
Movie - Released: 9/12/1976
La revanche du dragon
La revanche du dragon
as Dist. atty. Scanlon
Movie - Released: 8/11/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Twilliger
TV - Released: 9/22/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Max Gilliam
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Mr. Kellerman
TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

Framed
Framed
as Sen. Tatum
Movie - Released: 8/1/1975
Stowaway to the Moon
Stowaway to the Moon
as Whitehead
Movie - Released: 1/10/1975
The Other Side of the Mountain
The Other Side of the Mountain
as Dean
Movie - Released: 11/14/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
TV - Released: 9/10/1975
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
TV - Released: 2/24/1975
TV
Archer
TV - Released: 1/30/1975
Bronk
Bronk
TV - Released: 4/17/1975

1974

The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
as Dist. Atty Scanlon
Movie - Released: 3/21/1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Movie - Released: 8/20/1974
Harrad Summer
Harrad Summer
as Sam Grove
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974
The Chadwick Family
The Chadwick Family
as Dr. Simon
Movie - Released: 4/17/1974
Winter Kill
Winter Kill
as Ben
Movie - Released: 4/15/1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
as Mr. Denver
Movie - Released: 3/6/1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
TV - Released: 9/11/1974
Run, Joe, Run
Run, Joe, Run
TV - Released: 9/7/1974
TV
The Cowboys
as Reager
TV - Released: 2/6/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Clyde Russell
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
as Arthur Martin
TV - Released: 9/11/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as General Harland Tate
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as General Wiley
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Tellman
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Mr. Gertmanian
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as NIA Agent Bill Simonds
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Dr. Bosca
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Executive Action
Executive Action
as Smythe
Movie - Released: 11/7/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Judge Lavery
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
The Magician
The Magician
as Orin Connover
TV - Released: 10/2/1973

1972

The Astronaut
The Astronaut
as Tom Everett
Movie - Released: 1/8/1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as General Weiskopf
TV - Released: 9/17/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
as Mr. Clarence Johnson
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
TV - Released: 1/15/1972
Banacek
Banacek
as Walter Peterson
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
as James Barnes
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as John Wilcox
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as George Webster
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

The Return of Count Yorga
The Return of Count Yorga
as Bill Nelson
Movie - Released: 8/18/1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Rector
Movie - Released: 2/22/1971
The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/9/1971
Lawman
Lawman
as Luther Harris
Movie - Released: 3/11/1971
A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
as Lt. Preston
Movie - Released: 9/24/1971
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/12/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971
TV
The Man and the City
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Mr. Patrick
TV - Released: 9/16/1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
as D. A. Chapman
TV - Released: 9/29/1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
as Martin Sandowski
TV - Released: 9/29/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Dr. Yates
TV - Released: 9/16/1971
Bearcats!
Bearcats!
as Fairfield
TV - Released: 9/16/1971

1970

The Landlord
The Landlord
as William Enders
Movie - Released: 5/20/1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Movie - Released: 1/26/1970
Zig Zag
Zig Zag
as Adam Mercer
Movie - Released: 5/1/1970
San Francisco International
San Francisco International
as Clifford Foster Evans
Movie - Released: 9/29/1970
Arnie
Arnie
TV - Released: 9/19/1970
Dan August
Dan August
as Earl Jackson
TV - Released: 9/23/1970

1969

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Jerry Wolfe
Movie - Released: 5/13/1969
Marooned
Marooned
as Network Commentator
Movie - Released: 12/11/1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Roy Staples
TV - Released: 9/23/1969
Room 222
Room 222
TV - Released: 9/11/1969

1968

How Sweet It Is!
How Sweet It Is!
as Haskell Wax
Movie - Released: 8/21/1968
Sergeant Ryker
Sergeant Ryker
as Col. Arthur Merriam
Movie - Released: 2/1/1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Howard Beardsley
Movie - Released: 4/24/1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Samuel Hammock
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Outcasts
The Outcasts
TV - Released: 9/23/1968
Lancer
Lancer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Outsider
The Outsider
TV - Released: 9/18/1968

1967

The Graduate
The Graduate
as Mr. McGuire
Movie - Released: 12/21/1967
Mannix
Mannix
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Carney
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Robert Morris
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Danvers
TV - Released: 1/10/1967
Dragnet
Dragnet
as Capt. Carl Fuller
TV - Released: 1/12/1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV - Released: 9/11/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Captain Wells
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Mark Mitchell
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1966

The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol
as Capt. Vulcan
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
as Frank P. Scanlon
TV - Released: 9/9/1966

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Lucas Vale
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as The Examiner
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Dave Steigler
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
TV
Paradise Bay
TV - Released: 9/27/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Ralph Phillips
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Richard Phillips
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
as Prosecutor
TV - Released: 9/17/1965

1964

The Munsters
The Munsters
TV - Released: 9/24/1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Dan Case
TV - Released: 9/14/1964

1963

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Taylor
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Col. Arthur Merriam
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Jesse Platt
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Wilcox
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Moderator
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
TV
Grindl
TV - Released: 9/15/1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak
as Jess Capper
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Doc
TV - Released: 9/15/1963

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Movie - Released: 8/7/1962
TV
The Beachcomber
as Erickson
TV - Released: 2/20/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Lt. Paul Kenner
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
as Capt. Harper
TV - Released: 10/11/1962

1961

Bloodlust!
Bloodlust!
as Dean Gerrard
Movie - Released: 9/13/1961
Bus Stop
Bus Stop
TV - Released: 10/1/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as William Fredericks
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Chad Cooper
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
TV - Released: 10/7/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Dr. Raymond Gordon
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
New York Confidential
New York Confidential
TV - Released: 1/1/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Tobias Wentworth Finch
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Atworth Perry
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

The Party Crashers
The Party Crashers
as Mr. Webster
Movie - Released: 9/1/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
TV - Released: 9/24/1958

1957

Trackdown
Trackdown
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as District Attorney
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Deputy D.A.
TV - Released: 9/21/1957

1955

Conquest of Space
Conquest of Space
as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
Movie - Released: 4/20/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Capt. Nichols
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Edward DeVier
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1953

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Brown
TV - Released: 9/20/1953

1951

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow
TV - Released: 8/3/1951

1950

TV
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1950

1949

C-Man
C-Man
as Joe
Movie - Released: 5/27/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Jeff
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1942

The Male Animal
The Male Animal
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/12/1942
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
as Sgt. Warwick
Movie - Released: 9/26/1942
Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars
as Trooper Walter Leary
Movie - Released: 3/7/1942
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/10/1942
Murder in the Big House
Murder in the Big House
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/11/1942
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/8/1942

1941

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/20/1941