
Walter Brooke
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1914-10-13
- Died
- 1986-08-20
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, U.S.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (97)

Perry Mason
1957
as District Attorney / Deputy D.A.

Bonanza
1959
as Tobias Wentworth Finch / Atworth Perry

Falcon Crest
1981
as Carter St. John

Dallas
1978
as Cole Young

Mannix
1967
as Captain Wells / Mark Mitchell / Bill Kraike

The Fugitive
1963
as Jesse Platt / Wilcox / Moderator

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Samuel Hammock

M*A*S*H
1972
as General Weiskopf

Ironside
1967

Knots Landing
1979
as Henry

The A-Team
1983
as General Bullen

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Sandler

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Twilliger / Mr. Kellerman

Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Max Gilliam / Councilman Becker / Judd Kenyon

The Waltons
1972
as Mr. Clarence Johnson

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Chad Cooper / Dr. Raymond Gordon

The Virginian
1962
as Lt. Paul Kenner

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as General Harland Tate / General Wiley / Dr. Tellman

The Rockford Files
1974
as Clyde Russell / Mr. Gertmanian / NIA Agent Bill Simonds / Dr. Bosca

Dr. Kildare
1961
as William Fredericks

Emergency!
1972
as James Barnes

Simon & Simon
1981

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Dr. Lunden

Ben Casey
1961

Cheyenne
1955
as Edward DeVier

Starsky & Hutch
1975

Hart to Hart
1979

The F.B.I.
1965
as Lucas Vale

Studio One
1948
as Jeff / Detective

The Donna Reed Show
1958

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Prosecutor

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Run for Your Life
1965
as The Examiner / Richard Phillips / Ralph Phillips

Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Judge

The Big Valley
1965
as Dave Steigler

The Invaders
1967
as Danvers

Lou Grant
1977
as Reggie Washburn

The Rookies
1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Roy Staples

Kojak
1973
as Judge Lavery

Hawaiian Eye
1959

The High Chaparral
1967
as Carney / Robert Morris

Gunsmoke
1955
as Capt. Nichols

The Munsters
1964

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as John Wilcox / George Webster

Vega$
1978

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dan Case

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as U.S. President

Room 222
1969

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Col. Arthur Merriam

Dragnet
1967
as Capt. Carl Fuller

Trackdown
1957
as Doc Walters

Lancer
1968

McMillan & Wife
1971
as D. A. Chapman / Martin Sandowski

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Mr. Patrick / Dr. Yates

Judd, for the Defense
1967

McHale's Navy
1962
as Capt. Harper

Bronco
1958
Movies (61)

The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McGuire

Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Captain Theodore Wilkinson

The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Jagged Edge
1985
as Duane Bendix

Black Sunday
1977
as Fowler

Lawman
1971
as Luther Harris

The Landlord
1970
as William Enders

The Green Hornet
1974
as Dist. Atty Scanlon

Marooned
1969
as Network Commentator

The Big Bus
1976
as Mr. Ames

St. Ives
1976
as Mickey

Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Mr. Weeks

Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Howard Beardsley

The Nude Bomb
1980
as American Ambassador

Time Travelers
1976
as Dr. Stafford

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

Framed
1975
as Sen. Tatum

Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Col. Arthur Merriam

The Mephisto Waltz
1971
as Party Guest (uncredited)

All Through the Night
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)

Mirror, Mirror
1979
as Dr. Samuel Shaw

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

In This Our Life
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Executive Action
1973
as Smythe

Scruples
1981
as Dr. Rutgers

The Astronaut
1972
as Tom Everett

Fury of the Dragon
1976
as Frank P. Scanlon

The Male Animal
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)

North Dallas Forty
1979
as Doctor

Desperate Journey
1942
as Sgt. Warwick

How Sweet It Is!
1968
as Haskell Wax

Murder in the Big House
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)

Make Me an Offer
1980
as Glenn Harris

Bullet Scars
1942
as Trooper Walter Leary

Harrad Summer
1974
as Sam Grove

Conquest of Space
1955
as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt

Bloodlust!
1961
as Dean Gerrard

Separate Ways
1981
as Lawrence Stevens

Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Walter Sheehan

Winter Kill
1974
as Ben

Street Killing
1976
as The Major

The New Adventures of Heidi
1978
as Cousin Tobias

A Tattered Web
1971
as Lt. Preston

Beggarman, Thief
1979
as American Intelligence Agent

Zig Zag
1970
as Adam Mercer

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Rector

The Other Side of the Mountain
1975
as Dean

Beyond Reason
1982
as Dr. Grovenor

The Return of Count Yorga
1971
as Bill Nelson

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Jerry Wolfe

Stowaway to the Moon
1975
as Whitehead

C-Man
1949
as Joe

San Francisco International
1970
as Clifford Foster Evans

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
as Michael Doran

Visions of Christmas Past
1979

In Search of Historic Jesus
1979
as Joseph of Arimathea

The Party Crashers
1958
as Mr. Webster

The Chadwick Family
1974
as Dr. Simon

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
1974
as Mr. Denver

White Water Rebels
1983
as Leonard Phelps

The Pinballs
1977
as Mr. Mason
About 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… With 158 credits spanning from 1941 to 1985, Walter Brooke has appeared in 61 films and 97 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Brooke Movies
- The Graduate (1967) — as Mr. McGuire
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) — as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
- Jagged Edge (1985) — as Duane Bendix
- Black Sunday (1977) — as Fowler
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