
Walter Brooke
Born
October 13, 1914
Died
August 20, 1986 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
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.
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Known For

Jagged Edge
Duane Bendix
1985

Beyond Reason
Dr. Grovenor
1985

Automan
Theodore Behrens · (1 episode)
1983

The A-Team
General Bullen · (1 episode)
1983

White Water Rebels
Leonard Phelps
1983

St. Elsewhere
Dr. Lunden · (1 episode)
1982

Cagney & Lacey
Judge · (2 episodes)
1982

Cassie & Co.
(1 episode)
1982

Nero Wolfe
(1 episode)
1981

Falcon Crest
Carter St. John · (2 episodes)
1981

Advice to the Lovelorn
Walter Sheehan
1981

Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
1981

Scruples
Dr. Rutgers
1981

Separate Ways
Lawrence Stevens
1981

The Nude Bomb
American Ambassador
1980

Make Me an Offer
Glenn Harris
1980

Visions of Christmas Past
1979

Knots Landing
Henry · (1 episode)
1979

Beggarman, Thief
American Intelligence Agent
1979

Mirror, Mirror
Dr. Samuel Shaw
1979

Hart to Hart
(1 episode)
1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
U.S. President · (1 episode)
1979

North Dallas Forty
Doctor
1979
In Search of Historic Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea
1979

Mrs. Columbo
(1 episode)
1979

The New Adventures of Heidi
Cousin Tobias
1978

Vega$
(1 episode)
1978

Dallas
Cole Young · (1 episode)
1978

The Incredible Hulk
(3 episodes)
1977

The Pinballs
Mr. Mason
1977

Big Hawaii
Giles Webber · (1 episode)
1977

Lou Grant
Reggie Washburn · (1 episode)
1977

Black Sunday
Fowler
1977

Fun with Dick and Jane
Mr. Weeks
1977

Fury of the Dragon
Frank P. Scanlon
1976

Quincy, M.E.
(2 episodes)
1976

Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Max Gilliam · (1 episode)
1976

Quincy, M.E.
Councilman Becker · (1 episode)
1976

Quincy, M.E.
Judd Kenyon · (1 episode)
1976

Charlie's Angels
Twilliger · (1 episode)
1976

Charlie's Angels
Mr. Kellerman · (1 episode)
1976

Street Killing
The Major
1976

The Big Bus
Mr. Ames
1976

Time Travelers
Dr. Stafford
1976

St. Ives
Mickey
1976

The Other Side of the Mountain
Dean
1975

Starsky & Hutch
(1 episode)
1975

Framed
Sen. Tatum
1975

Bronk
(1 episode)
1975

S.W.A.T.
(1 episode)
1975
Archer
(1 episode)
1975

Stowaway to the Moon
Whitehead
1975

The Rockford Files
Clyde Russell · (1 episode)
1974

The Rockford Files
Mr. Gertmanian · (1 episode)
1974

The Rockford Files
NIA Agent Bill Simonds · (1 episode)
1974

The Rockford Files
Dr. Bosca · (2 episodes)
1974

Little House on the Prairie
(2 episodes)
1974

Petrocelli
Arthur Martin · (1 episode)
1974

Run, Joe, Run
(1 episode)
1974

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974

Harrad Summer
Sam Grove
1974

The Chadwick Family
Dr. Simon
1974

Winter Kill
Ben
1974

The Green Hornet
Dist. Atty Scanlon
1974

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Mr. Denver
1974
The Cowboys
Reager · (12 episodes)
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
General Harland Tate · (1 episode)
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
General Wiley · (1 episode)
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Tellman · (1 episode)
1974

Executive Action
Smythe
1973

Kojak
Judge Lavery · (1 episode)
1973

The Magician
Orin Connover · (1 episode)
1973

The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
John Wilcox · (1 episode)
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
George Webster · (1 episode)
1972

M*A*S*H
General Weiskopf · (1 episode)
1972

The Waltons
Mr. Clarence Johnson · (3 episodes)
1972

Banacek
Walter Peterson · (1 episode)
1972

The Rookies
(1 episode)
1972

Emergency!
James Barnes · (1 episode)
1972

The Sixth Sense
(1 episode)
1972

The Astronaut
Tom Everett
1972

McMillan & Wife
D. A. Chapman · (1 episode)
1971

McMillan & Wife
Martin Sandowski · (1 episode)
1971

A Tattered Web
Lt. Preston
1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Mr. Patrick · (1 episode)
1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Yates · (1 episode)
1971

Bearcats!
Fairfield · (1 episode)
1971
The Man and the City
(1 episode)
1971

The Return of Count Yorga
Bill Nelson
1971

The Mephisto Waltz
Party Guest (uncredited)
1971

The Andromeda Strain
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
1971

Lawman
Luther Harris
1971

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Rector
1971

Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971

San Francisco International
Clifford Foster Evans
1970

Dan August
Earl Jackson · (1 episode)
1970

Arnie
(1 episode)
1970

The Landlord
William Enders
1970

Zig Zag
Adam Mercer
1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
1970

Marooned
Network Commentator
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Roy Staples · (1 episode)
1969

Room 222
(1 episode)
1969

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Jerry Wolfe
1969

Lancer
(1 episode)
1968

The Outcasts
(1 episode)
1968

Hawaii Five-O
Samuel Hammock · (1 episode)
1968

The Outsider
(1 episode)
1968

How Sweet It Is!
Haskell Wax
1968

Yours, Mine and Ours
Howard Beardsley
1968

Sergeant Ryker
Col. Arthur Merriam
1968

The Graduate
Mr. McGuire
1967

Mannix
(2 episodes)
1967

Mannix
Captain Wells · (1 episode)
1967

Mannix
Mark Mitchell · (1 episode)
1967

The Danny Thomas Hour
(1 episode)
1967

The High Chaparral
Carney · (1 episode)
1967

The High Chaparral
Robert Morris · (1 episode)
1967

Judd for the Defense
(2 episodes)
1967

Ironside
(1 episode)
1967

Dragnet
Capt. Carl Fuller · (1 episode)
1967

The Invaders
Danvers · (1 episode)
1967

The Rat Patrol
Capt. Vulcan · (1 episode)
1966

The Green Hornet
Frank P. Scanlon · (26 episodes)
1966
Paradise Bay
(199 episodes)
1965

The F.B.I.
Lucas Vale · (1 episode)
1965

The Wild Wild West
Prosecutor · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Dave Steigler · (1 episode)
1965

Run for Your Life
The Examiner · (1 episode)
1965

Run for Your Life
Ralph Phillips · (1 episode)
1965

Run for Your Life
Richard Phillips · (1 episode)
1965

The Munsters
(1 episode)
1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Dan Case · (1 episode)
1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Col. Arthur Merriam · (2 episodes)
1963

The Great Adventure
Taylor · (1 episode)
1963

Mr. Novak
Jess Capper · (2 episodes)
1963

The Fugitive
Jesse Platt · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Wilcox · (1 episode)
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Moderator · (2 episodes)
1963
Grindl
(1 episode)
1963

Arrest and Trial
Doc · (1 episode)
1963

McHale's Navy
Capt. Harper · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Lt. Paul Kenner · (1 episode)
1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
1962
The Beachcomber
Erickson · (1 episode)
1962

Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961

Bus Stop
(1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
William Fredericks · (1 episode)
1961

Bloodlust!
Dean Gerrard
1961

Hawaiian Eye
(1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Chad Cooper · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Dr. Raymond Gordon · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Tobias Wentworth Finch · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Atworth Perry · (1 episode)
1959

New York Confidential
(1 episode)
1959

The Donna Reed Show
(1 episode)
1958

Bronco
(1 episode)
1958

The Party Crashers
Mr. Webster
1958

Trackdown
(1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
District Attorney · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Deputy D.A. · (1 episode)
1957

Cheyenne
Edward DeVier · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Capt. Nichols · (1 episode)
1955

Conquest of Space
Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
1955

Letter to Loretta
Mr. Brown · (1 episode)
1953

Tales of Tomorrow
(1 episode)
1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
(1 episode)
1950

C-Man
Joe
1949

Studio One
Jeff · (1 episode)
1948

Studio One
Detective · (1 episode)
1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
(2 episodes)
1948

Desperate Journey
Sgt. Warwick
1942

In This Our Life
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942

Murder in the Big House
Reporter (uncredited)
1942

The Male Animal
Reporter (uncredited)
1942

Bullet Scars
Trooper Walter Leary
1942

All Through the Night
Reporter (uncredited)
1942

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