Biography
Walter Brooke (October 23, 1914 β 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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Filmography
all 149
TV Shows 91
Movies 58
D.A. Frank Scanlon
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes (1989)
Movie
Duane Bendix
Jagged Edge (1985)
Movie
1
Theodore Behrens
Automan (1983)
TV
General Bullen
The A-Team (1983)
TV
3.29
St. Elsewhere (1982)
TV
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Falcon Crest (1981)
TV
Walter Sheehan
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
Movie
Simon & Simon (1981)
TV
6
Dr. Rutgers
Scruples (1981)
Movie
Lawrence Stevens
Separate Ways (1981)
Movie
Nero Wolfe (1981)
TV
Glenn Harris
Make Me an Offer (1980)
Movie
Visions of Christmas Past (1979)
Movie
Knots Landing (1979)
TV
5.33
American Intelligence Agent
Beggarman, Thief (1979)
Movie
Dr. Samuel Shaw
Mirror, Mirror (1979)
Movie
Hart to Hart (1979)
TV
6.32
U.S. President
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
TV
6
Doctor
North Dallas Forty (1979)
Movie
8
Joseph of Arimathea
In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
Movie
Mrs. Columbo (1979)
TV
Cousin Tobias
The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)
Movie
Vega$ (1978)
TV
Cole Young
Dallas (1978)
TV
4.2
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
TV
7.2
Mr. Mason
The Pinballs (1977)
Movie
Big Hawaii (1977)
TV
Fowler
Black Sunday (1977)
Movie
6
Mr. Weeks
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Movie
Dr. Grovenor
Beyond Reason (1977)
Movie
Frank P. Scanlon
Fury of the Dragon (1976)
Movie
Dr. Max Gilliam
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Twilliger / Mr. Kellerman
Charlie's Angels (1976)
TV
6.33
Mr. Ames
The Big Bus (1976)
Movie
3.38
Dr. Stafford
Time Travelers (1976)
Movie
6
Mickey
St. Ives (1976)
Movie
Dean
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
Movie
6
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Sen. Tatum
Framed (1975)
Movie
Bronk (1975)
TV
S.W.A.T. (1975)
TV
6
Archer (1975)
TV
Whitehead
Stowaway to the Moon (1975)
Movie
Dr. Bosca / Mr. Gertmanian / NIA Agent Bill Simonds / Clyde Russell
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Arthur Martin
Petrocelli (1974)
TV
4.5
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV
6
Run, Joe, Run (1974)
TV
Michael 'Mike' Doran
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest (1974)
Movie
Sam Grove
Harrad Summer (1974)
Movie
Dr. Simon
The Chadwick Family (1974)
Movie
Ben
Winter Kill (1974)
Movie
Dist. Atty Scanlon
The Green Hornet (1974)
Movie
Mr. Denver
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)
Movie
Reager
The Cowboys (1974)
TV
General Harland Tate / General Wiley / Dr. Tellman
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
TV
6.86
Smythe
Executive Action (1973)
Movie
Judge Lavery
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Orin Connover
The Magician (1973)
TV
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV
6.86
M*A*S*H (1972)
TV
5.65
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
Walter Peterson
Banacek (1972)
TV
4
The Rookies (1972)
TV
James Barnes
Emergency! (1972)
TV
8.33
The Sixth Sense (1972)
TV
Tom Everett
The Astronaut (1972)
Movie
D. A. Chapman
McMillan and Wife (1971)
TV
1
Lt. Preston
A Tattered Web (1971)
Movie
Mr. Patrick
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
TV
The Man and the City (1971)
TV
Bill Nelson
The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
Movie
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Movie
6.55
Luther Harris
Lawman (1971)
Movie
Rector
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
Movie
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
TV
Clifford Foster Evans / Wilson
San Francisco International Airport (1970)
TV
Clifford Foster Evans
San Francisco International (1970)
Movie
Arnie (1970)
TV
William Enders
The Landlord (1970)
Movie
Adam Mercer
Zig Zag (1970)
Movie
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
Network Commentator
Marooned (1969)
Movie
Dr. Roy Staples
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Room 222 (1969)
TV
6
Jerry Wolfe
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
Movie
Lancer (1968)
TV
The Outcasts (1968)
TV
Samuel Hammock
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
The Outsider (1968)
TV
Haskell Wax
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
Movie
Howard Beardsley
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Movie
Col. Arthur Merriam
Sergeant Ryker (1968)
Movie
Mr. McGuire
The Graduate (1967)
Movie
5.19
Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Carney / Robert Morris
The High Chaparral (1967)
TV
6
Dan Miles / John Gage
Judd for the Defense (1967)
TV
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Capt. Carl Fuller
Dragnet (1967)
TV
Danvers
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Capt. Vulcan
The Rat Patrol (1966)
TV
7.75
D.A. Frank Scanlon
The Green Hornet (1966)
TV
Walter Montgomery
Paradise Bay (1965)
TV
Lucas Vale
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Prosecutor
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Dave Steigler
The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Ralph Phillips / The Examiner / Richard Phillips
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
The Munsters (1964)
TV
6.11
Dan Case
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
TV
6
Col. Arthur Merriam
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Taylor
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
Jess Capper
Mr. Novak (1963)
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
TV
Moderator / Jesse Platt / Wilcox
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Doc
Arrest and Trial (1963)
TV
Grindl (1963)
TV
Lt. Paul Kenner
The Virginian (1962)
TV
The Mayor (segment 'The Cobbler and the Elves')
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Movie
Erickson
The Beachcomber (1962)
TV
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Bus Stop (1961)
TV
William Fredericks
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Dean Gerrard
Bloodlust! (1961)
Movie
4.67
Turner / Chief of Police / Doctor
Insight (1960)
TV
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
TV
Chad Cooper
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Tobias Wentworth Finch / Atworth Perry
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
New York Confidential (1959)
TV
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
TV
6
Bronco (1958)
TV
Mr. Webster
The Party Crashers (1958)
Movie
Trackdown (1957)
TV
District Attorney / Deputy D.A.
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Edward DeVier
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
Capt. Nichols
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
Conquest of Space (1955)
Movie
Mr. Brown
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
TV
Actor
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
TV
Joe
C-Man (1949)
Movie
Jeff
Studio One (1948)
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Sgt. Warwick
Desperate Journey (1942)
Movie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
Movie
6
Reporter (uncredited)
The Male Animal (1942)
Movie
Trooper Walter Leary
Bullet Scars (1942)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
All Through the Night (1942)
Movie
Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.13
Based on 1.01 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1941
1963
1971
1965
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-10-23
Deathday1986-08-20 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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