Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Acting
Born Oct 13, 1914
From New York City, New York, U.S.
Died Aug 20, 1986

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

Filmography — Acting

The Graduate
7.6
1967

The Graduate

Mr. McGuire

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Captain Theodore Wilkinson

The Andromeda Strain
7.0
1971

The Andromeda Strain

Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

The Nude Bomb
5.3
1980

The Nude Bomb

American Ambassador

Jagged Edge
6.3
1985

Jagged Edge

Duane Bendix

Yours, Mine and Ours
6.9
1968

Yours, Mine and Ours

Howard Beardsley

Black Sunday
6.7
1977

Black Sunday

Fowler

Lawman
6.5
1971

Lawman

Luther Harris

Marooned
5.9
1969

Marooned

Network Commentator

The Big Bus
5.3
1976

The Big Bus

Mr. Ames

Fun with Dick and Jane
6.5
1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

Mr. Weeks

Framed
6.5
1975

Framed

Sen. Tatum

St. Ives
5.7
1976

St. Ives

Mickey

Executive Action
6.4
1973

Executive Action

Smythe

The Mephisto Waltz
5.9
1971

The Mephisto Waltz

Party Guest (uncredited)

All Through the Night
6.7
1942

All Through the Night

Reporter (uncredited)

In This Our Life
6.8
1942

In This Our Life

Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Landlord
5.8
1970

The Landlord

William Enders

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6
1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

How Sweet It Is!
7.4
1968

How Sweet It Is!

Haskell Wax

The Male Animal
3.9
1942

The Male Animal

Reporter (uncredited)

North Dallas Forty
6.6
1979

North Dallas Forty

Doctor

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.8
1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Bullet Scars
6.2
1942

Bullet Scars

Trooper Walter Leary

Sergeant Ryker
6.0
1968

Sergeant Ryker

Col. Arthur Merriam

Beggarman, Thief
4.0
1979

Beggarman, Thief

American Intelligence Agent

Time Travelers
6.2
1976

Time Travelers

Dr. Stafford

The Other Side of the Mountain
6.3
1975

The Other Side of the Mountain

Dean

Zig Zag
7.5
1970

Zig Zag

Adam Mercer

Scruples
1981

Scruples

Dr. Rutgers

A Tattered Web
5.0
1971

A Tattered Web

Lt. Preston

C-Man
5.2
1949

C-Man

Joe

Separate Ways
4.1
1981

Separate Ways

Lawrence Stevens

Winter Kill
7.2
1974

Winter Kill

Ben

The Green Hornet
6.8
1974

The Green Hornet

Dist. Atty Scanlon

The New Adventures of Heidi
4.0
1978

The New Adventures of Heidi

Cousin Tobias

The Chadwick Family
6.0
1974

The Chadwick Family

Dr. Simon

Conquest of Space
5.5
1955

Conquest of Space

Gen. Samuel T. Merritt

Street Killing
1976

Street Killing

The Major

The Return of Count Yorga
5.3
1971

The Return of Count Yorga

Bill Nelson

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
5.0
1969

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Jerry Wolfe

Bloodlust!
4.3
1961

Bloodlust!

Dean Gerrard

The Astronaut
5.7
1972

The Astronaut

Tom Everett

Fury of the Dragon
5.2
1976

Fury of the Dragon

Frank P. Scanlon

Desperate Journey
6.1
1942

Desperate Journey

Sgt. Warwick

Stowaway to the Moon
5.8
1975

Stowaway to the Moon

Whitehead

Murder in the Big House
6.5
1942

Murder in the Big House

Reporter (uncredited)

Beyond Reason
1982

Beyond Reason

Dr. Grovenor

Visions of Christmas Past
1979

Visions of Christmas Past

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Rector

Advice to the Lovelorn
5.0
1981

Advice to the Lovelorn

Walter Sheehan

Make Me an Offer
3.3
1980

Make Me an Offer

Glenn Harris

Harrad Summer
1974

Harrad Summer

Sam Grove

San Francisco International
3.7
1970

San Francisco International

Clifford Foster Evans

In Search of Historic Jesus
4.3
1979

In Search of Historic Jesus

Joseph of Arimathea

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

Michael Doran

White Water Rebels
1983

White Water Rebels

Leonard Phelps

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
6.0
1974

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

Mr. Denver

Mirror, Mirror
1979

Mirror, Mirror

Dr. Samuel Shaw

The Party Crashers
4.7
1958

The Party Crashers

Mr. Webster

The Pinballs
1977

The Pinballs

Mr. Mason