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Walter Brooke
Acting
Born: 1914
New York City, New York, U.S.
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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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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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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Automan | 1983 | Theodore Behrens |
| The A-Team | 1983 | General Bullen |
| St. Elsewhere | 1982 | Dr. Lunden |
| Cagney & Lacey | 1982 | Judge |
| Falcon Crest | 1981 | Carter St. John |
| Knots Landing | 1979 | Henry |
| Hart to Hart | 1979 | Contributor |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 1979 | U.S. President |
| Vega$ | 1978 | Contributor |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1977 | Contributor |
| Lou Grant | 1977 | Reggie Washburn |
| Quincy, M.E. | 1976 | Contributor |
| Starsky & Hutch | 1975 | Contributor |
| The Rockford Files | 1974 | Dr. Bosca |
| Petrocelli | 1974 | Arthur Martin |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | 1974 | General Wiley |
| Kojak | 1973 | Judge Lavery |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | George Webster |
| The Waltons | 1972 | Mr. Clarence Johnson |
| Banacek | 1972 | Walter Peterson |
| The Rookies | 1972 | Contributor |
| The Sixth Sense | 1972 | Contributor |
| McMillan & Wife | 1971 | Martin Sandowski |
| Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | 1971 | Mr. Patrick |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | Contributor |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1969 | Dr. Roy Staples |
| Room 222 | 1969 | Contributor |
| Lancer | 1968 | Contributor |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968 | Samuel Hammock |
| The Outsider | 1968 | Contributor |
| Mannix | 1967 | Captain Wells |
| The High Chaparral | 1967 | Carney |
| Judd, for the Defense | 1967 | Contributor |
| Dragnet | 1967 | Capt. Carl Fuller |
| The Invaders | 1967 | Danvers |
| The Green Hornet | 1966 | Frank P. Scanlon |
| Paradise Bay | 1965 | Contributor |
| The F.B.I. | 1965 | Lucas Vale |
| Run for Your Life | 1965 | Ralph Phillips |
| The Munsters | 1964 | Contributor |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1964 | Dan Case |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963 | Col. Arthur Merriam |
| Mr. Novak | 1963 | Jess Capper |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | Doc |
| McHale's Navy | 1962 | Capt. Harper |
| The Virginian | 1962 | Lt. Paul Kenner |
| Ben Casey | 1961 | Contributor |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | William Fredericks |
| Hawaiian Eye | 1959 | Contributor |
| Bonanza | 1959 | Atworth Perry |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1958 | Contributor |
| Bronco | 1958 | Contributor |
| Trackdown | 1957 | Doc Walters |
| Cheyenne | 1955 | Edward DeVier |
| Gunsmoke | 1955 | Capt. Nichols |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | Contributor |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1950 | Boland |
| Studio One | 1948 | Detective |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | Contributor |