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Walter Brooke

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.

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Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge

1985

as Duane Bendix

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

1985

as Dr. Grovenor

Automan

Automan

1983

as Theodore Behrens

The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

as General Bullen

White Water Rebels

White Water Rebels

1983

as Leonard Phelps

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981

as Carter St. John

Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

as Walter Sheehan

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981

Scruples

Scruples

1981

as Dr. Rutgers

Separate Ways

Separate Ways

1981

as Lawrence Stevens

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

1981

The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

1980

as American Ambassador

Make Me an Offer

Make Me an Offer

1980

as Glenn Harris

Visions of Christmas Past

Visions of Christmas Past

1979

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979

as Henry

Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

1979

as American Intelligence Agent

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror

1979

as Dr. Samuel Shaw

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

as U.S. President

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979

as Doctor

In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus

1979

as Joseph of Arimathea

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

1979

The New Adventures of Heidi

The New Adventures of Heidi

1978

as Cousin Tobias

Vega$

Vega$

1978

Dallas

Dallas

1978

as Cole Young

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977

The Pinballs

The Pinballs

1977

as Mr. Mason

Big Hawaii

Big Hawaii

1977

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977

as Reggie Washburn

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977

as Fowler

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

as Mr. Weeks

Fury of the Dragon

Fury of the Dragon

1976

as Frank P. Scanlon

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

as Dr. Max Gilliam

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Twilliger

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Mr. Kellerman

Street Killing

Street Killing

1976

as The Major

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

as Mr. Ames

Time Travelers

Time Travelers

1976

as Dr. Stafford

St. Ives

St. Ives

1976

as Mickey

The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975

as Dean

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Framed

Framed

1975

as Sen. Tatum

Bronk

Bronk

1975

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

1975

Archer

Archer

1975

Stowaway to the Moon

Stowaway to the Moon

1975

as Whitehead

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Clyde Russell

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Mr. Gertmanian

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as NIA Agent Bill Simonds

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Dr. Bosca

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974

as Arthur Martin

Run, Joe, Run

Run, Joe, Run

1974

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

1974

Harrad Summer

Harrad Summer

1974

as Sam Grove

The Chadwick Family

The Chadwick Family

1974

as Dr. Simon

Winter Kill

Winter Kill

1974

as Ben

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1974

as Dist. Atty Scanlon

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974

as Mr. Denver

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1974

as Reager

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

as General Harland Tate

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

as General Wiley

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

as Dr. Tellman

Executive Action

Executive Action

1973

as Smythe

Kojak

Kojak

1973

as Judge Lavery

The Magician

The Magician

1973

as Orin Connover

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

as John Wilcox

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972

as General Weiskopf

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972

as Mr. Clarence Johnson

Banacek

Banacek

1972

as Walter Peterson

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972

as James Barnes

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972

The Astronaut

The Astronaut

1972

as Tom Everett

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971

as D. A. Chapman

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971

as Martin Sandowski

A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web

1971

as Lt. Preston

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Mr. Patrick

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Dr. Yates

Bearcats!

Bearcats!

1971

as Fairfield

The Man and the City

The Man and the City

1971

The Return of Count Yorga

The Return of Count Yorga

1971

as Bill Nelson

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

1971

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Lawman

Lawman

1971

as Luther Harris

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971

as Rector

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

San Francisco International

San Francisco International

1970

as Clifford Foster Evans

Arnie

Arnie

1970

The Landlord

The Landlord

1970

as William Enders

Zig Zag

Zig Zag

1970

as Adam Mercer

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Captain Theodore Wilkinson

Marooned

Marooned

1969

as Network Commentator

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

as Dr. Roy Staples

Room 222

Room 222

1969

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969

as Jerry Wolfe

Lancer

Lancer

1968

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

as Samuel Hammock

The Outsider

The Outsider

1968

How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

1968

as Haskell Wax

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

as Howard Beardsley

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968

as Col. Arthur Merriam

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

as Mr. McGuire

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Mannix

Mannix

1967

as Captain Wells

Mannix

Mannix

1967

as Mark Mitchell

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

as Carney

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

as Robert Morris

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Dragnet

Dragnet

1967

as Capt. Carl Fuller

The Invaders

The Invaders

1967

as Danvers

The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol

1966

as Capt. Vulcan

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1966

as Frank P. Scanlon

Paradise Bay

Paradise Bay

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Lucas Vale

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

as Prosecutor

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Dave Steigler

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

as The Examiner

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

as Richard Phillips

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

as Ralph Phillips

The Munsters

The Munsters

1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

as Dan Case

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Col. Arthur Merriam

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1963

as Taylor

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963

as Jess Capper

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Jesse Platt

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Wilcox

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Moderator

Grindl

Grindl

1963

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963

as Doc

McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy

1962

as Capt. Harper

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Lt. Paul Kenner

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

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

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1962

as Erickson

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as William Fredericks

Bloodlust!

Bloodlust!

1961

as Dean Gerrard

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Chad Cooper

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Dr. Raymond Gordon

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Tobias Wentworth Finch

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Atworth Perry

New York Confidential

New York Confidential

1959

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958

Bronco

Bronco

1958

The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers

1958

as Mr. Webster

Trackdown

Trackdown

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as District Attorney

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Deputy D.A.

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955

as Edward DeVier

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Capt. Nichols

Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space

1955

as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Mr. Brown

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

1950

C-Man

C-Man

1949

as Joe

Studio One

Studio One

1948

as Jeff

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942

as Sgt. Warwick

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars

1942

as Trooper Walter Leary

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)