Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Acting
Born 1914-10-13 - Died 1986-08-20New 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.

Movies (60)

The Graduate
7.6

The Graduate

1967Movie7.6
The Andromeda Strain
7.1

The Andromeda Strain

1971Movie7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970Movie7.2
The Big Bus
5.3

The Big Bus

1976Movie5.3
The Mephisto Waltz
6.0

The Mephisto Waltz

1971Movie6.0
Yours, Mine and Ours
6.9

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968Movie6.9
Black Sunday
6.7

Black Sunday

1977Movie6.7
Jagged Edge
6.2

Jagged Edge

1985Movie6.2
How Sweet It Is!
6.9

How Sweet It Is!

1968Movie6.9
St. Ives
5.8

St. Ives

1976Movie5.8
They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941Movie6.7
Lawman
6.5

Lawman

1971Movie6.5
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977Movie6.6
Framed
6.6

Framed

1975Movie6.6
Beyond Reason
7.0

Beyond Reason

1982Movie7.0
The Nude Bomb
5.3

The Nude Bomb

1980Movie5.3
Marooned
6.0

Marooned

1969Movie6.0
Time Travelers
6.3

Time Travelers

1976Movie6.3
Bullet Scars
6.5

Bullet Scars

1942Movie6.5
Executive Action
6.5

Executive Action

1973Movie6.5
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962Movie5.9
All Through the Night
6.7

All Through the Night

1942Movie6.7
North Dallas Forty
6.7

North Dallas Forty

1979Movie6.7
The Other Side of the Mountain
6.3

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975Movie6.3
The Return of Count Yorga
5.3

The Return of Count Yorga

1971Movie5.3
Advice to the Lovelorn
5.0

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981Movie5.0
Sergeant Ryker
6.3

Sergeant Ryker

1968Movie6.3
In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942Movie6.9
The Male Animal
4.5

The Male Animal

1942Movie4.5
The New Adventures of Heidi
5.0

The New Adventures of Heidi

1978Movie5.0
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
6.0

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969Movie6.0
Conquest of Space
5.6

Conquest of Space

1955Movie5.6
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
6.5

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

1974Movie6.5
Desperate Journey
6.1

Desperate Journey

1942Movie6.1
Separate Ways
4.7

Separate Ways

1981Movie4.7
The Green Hornet
6.7

The Green Hornet

1974Movie6.7
Zig Zag
7.7

Zig Zag

1970Movie7.7
Make Me an Offer
4.8

Make Me an Offer

1980Movie4.8
Murder in the Big House
6.8

Murder in the Big House

1942Movie6.8
The Landlord
6.0

The Landlord

1970Movie6.0
Winter Kill
7.2

Winter Kill

1974Movie7.2
A Tattered Web
5.6

A Tattered Web

1971Movie5.6
Scruples
10.0

Scruples

1981Movie10.0
The Astronaut
5.9

The Astronaut

1972Movie5.9
Street Killing
10.0

Street Killing

1976Movie10.0
Mirror, Mirror
8.0

Mirror, Mirror

1979Movie8.0
Bloodlust!
4.4

Bloodlust!

1961Movie4.4
Fury of the Dragon
5.5

Fury of the Dragon

1976Movie5.5
Stowaway to the Moon
6.0

Stowaway to the Moon

1975Movie6.0
C-Man
5.3

C-Man

1949Movie5.3
Harrad Summer
10.0

Harrad Summer

1974Movie10.0
San Francisco International
4.3

San Francisco International

1970Movie4.3
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
6.5

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974Movie6.5
Visions of Christmas Past

Visions of Christmas Past

1979Movie
In Search of Historic Jesus
4.8

In Search of Historic Jesus

1979Movie4.8
The Chadwick Family
6.5

The Chadwick Family

1974Movie6.5
White Water Rebels
9.0

White Water Rebels

1983Movie9.0
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
8.0

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971Movie8.0
The Party Crashers
5.3

The Party Crashers

1958Movie5.3
The Pinballs
8.0

The Pinballs

1977Movie8.0

TV Shows (97)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Dallas
6.9

Dallas

1978Series6.9
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
The A-Team
7.5

The A-Team

1983Series7.5
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
M*A*S*H
7.9

M*A*S*H

1972Series7.9
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Falcon Crest
5.5

Falcon Crest

1981Series5.5
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
Simon & Simon
6.7

Simon & Simon

1981Series6.7
Charlie's Angels
6.7

Charlie's Angels

1976Series6.7
The Wild Wild West
7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965Series7.5
Little House on the Prairie
8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974Series8.0
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Knots Landing
7.0

Knots Landing

1979Series7.0
Hart to Hart
6.9

Hart to Hart

1979Series6.9
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948Series6.6
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974Series7.3
The Incredible Hulk
7.2

The Incredible Hulk

1977Series7.2
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

1982Series5.7
Cheyenne
6.2

Cheyenne

1955Series6.2
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Cagney & Lacey
6.9

Cagney & Lacey

1982Series6.9
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

1965Series7.1
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969Series6.6
The Munsters
7.9

The Munsters

1964Series7.9
The Big Valley
6.2

The Big Valley

1965Series6.2
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Room 222
6.1

Room 222

1969Series6.1
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979Series7.0
The High Chaparral
6.8

The High Chaparral

1967Series6.8
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Dragnet
7.0

Dragnet

1967Series7.0
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Lou Grant
7.4

Lou Grant

1977Series7.4
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
The Invaders
6.9

The Invaders

1967Series6.9
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964Series7.8
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Hawaiian Eye
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959Series5.6
The Rookies
6.9

The Rookies

1972Series6.9
McHale's Navy
6.7

McHale's Navy

1962Series6.7
Tales of Tomorrow
6.4

Tales of Tomorrow

1951Series6.4
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Series6.5
Vega$
6.9

Vega$

1978Series6.9
Armstrong Circle Theatre
4.5

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950Series4.5
The Green Hornet
7.4

The Green Hornet

1966Series7.4
McMillan & Wife
7.1

McMillan & Wife

1971Series7.1
Petrocelli
7.2

Petrocelli

1974Series7.2
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971Series7.0
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971Series6.5
Lancer
5.6

Lancer

1968Series5.6
Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957Series6.9
Banacek
8.4

Banacek

1972Series8.4
Judd, for the Defense
7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967Series7.7
Mr. Novak
7.3

Mr. Novak

1963Series7.3
The Rat Patrol
7.2

The Rat Patrol

1966Series7.2
Bus Stop
10.0

Bus Stop

1961Series10.0
Cassie & Co.
5.3

Cassie & Co.

1982Series5.3
The Greatest Show on Earth
7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963Series7.5
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
The Magician
6.8

The Magician

1973Series6.8
Paradise Bay
8.0

Paradise Bay

1965Series8.0
The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1968Series6.0
Automan
7.8

Automan

1983Series7.8
Nero Wolfe
7.5

Nero Wolfe

1981Series7.5
Bronk
6.8

Bronk

1975Series6.8
The Great Adventure
10.0

The Great Adventure

1963Series10.0
S.W.A.T.
7.1

S.W.A.T.

1975Series7.1
Mrs. Columbo
6.5

Mrs. Columbo

1979Series6.5
The Sixth Sense
6.3

The Sixth Sense

1972Series6.3
Dan August
7.2

Dan August

1970Series7.2
The Beachcomber
9.0

The Beachcomber

1962Series9.0
Run, Joe, Run
6.7

Run, Joe, Run

1974Series6.7
The Outcasts
6.5

The Outcasts

1968Series6.5
New York Confidential
10.0

New York Confidential

1959Series10.0
The Danny Thomas Hour
6.7

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967Series6.7
Arnie
5.3

Arnie

1970Series5.3
Grindl
6.0

Grindl

1963Series6.0
Big Hawaii
6.0

Big Hawaii

1977Series6.0
Bearcats!
6.8

Bearcats!

1971Series6.8
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6
Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

1979Series
The Man and the City
7.5

The Man and the City

1971Series7.5
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
10.0

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

1950Series10.0
The Cowboys
8.0

The Cowboys

1974Series8.0
Archer
7.7

Archer

1975Series7.7