Walter Brooke

Highest Rated: 92% The Landlord (1970)

Lowest Rated: 17% The Nude Bomb (The Return of Maxwell Smart) (1980)

Birthday: Oct 13, 1914

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

It's hard to believe that American actor Walter Brooke, who always looked about 45 years old, actually made his first film in 1942 when he was all of 27. Confined for the most part to B productions after his film debut in Bullet Scars (1942), Brooke's film roles improved as he grew into his familiar businesslike demeanor, as in his plot-motivating character in Conquest of Space (1953). Character actors never seem to be out of work, and Brooke was no exception. A full two decades after his film bow, he was still getting good parts in films like The Graduate (1967) (as Mr. Maguire) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). In between film assignments, Brooke kept busy on television. Among his many guest-starring spots (including the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain"), Walter Brooke played Bill Herbert for two years on the early serial One Man's Family (1950-52); he was a regular two other soap operas, Three Steps to Heaven (1953) and Paradise Bay (1965); and he was seen as District Attorney Scanlon on the adventure series The Green Hornet (1966), costarring with Van Williams and a young Bruce Lee.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
81%	Jagged Edge	Duane Bendix	—	1985
No Score Yet	Separate Ways	Lawrence	—	1982
17%	The Nude Bomb (The Return of Maxwell Smart)	American Ambassador	—	1980
No Score Yet	Make Me an Offer	Glenn Harris	—	1980
84%	North Dallas Forty	Doctor	—	1979
No Score Yet	In Search of Historic Jesus	Joseph	—	1979
No Score Yet	Joseph and His Brothers	Actor	—	1979
No Score Yet	Beyond Reason	Actor	—	1978
70%	Black Sunday	Fowler	—	1977
50%	Fun with Dick and Jane	Mr. Weeks	—	1977
44%	St. Ives	Mickey	—	1976
64%	The Big Bus	Mr. Ames	—	1976
No Score Yet	The Other Side of the Mountain	Dean	—	1975
No Score Yet	Framed	Senator	—	1975
No Score Yet	Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest	Actor	—	1974
No Score Yet	Harrad Summer	Sam Grove	—	1974
No Score Yet	Stowaway to the Moon	Whitehead	—	1974
67%	Executive Action	Smythe	—	1973
No Score Yet	One Little Indian	The Doctor	—	1973
70%	Lawman	Luther Harris	—	1971
67%	The Andromeda Strain	Corpse in water (uncredited)	—	1971
67%	The Return of Count Yorga (The Abominable Count Yorga)	Bill Nelson	—	1971
55%	Tora! Tora! Tora!	Capt. Wilkinson	—	1970
92%	The Landlord	Mr. Enders	—	1970
86%	Marooned	Radin, Network Commentator	—	1969
54%	Yours, Mine and Ours	Howard Beardsley	—	1968
No Score Yet	Sergeant Ryker	Col. Arthur Merriam	—	1968
No Score Yet	How Sweet It Is!	Haskell Wax	—	1968
87%	The Graduate	Mr. Maguire	—	1967
No Score Yet	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	The Mayor	—	1962
No Score Yet	Bloodlust	Actor	—	1961
No Score Yet	The Party Crashers	Mr. Webster	—	1958
50%	Conquest of Space	Gen. Samuel T. Merritt	—	1955
No Score Yet	C-Man	Joe	—	1949
No Score Yet	The Iron Major	Lt. Stone	—	1943
No Score Yet	The Gay Sisters	Reporter	—	1942
90%	Yankee Doodle Dandy	Reporter	—	1942
No Score Yet	In This Our Life	Cab driver	—	1942
No Score Yet	The Male Animal	Reporter	—	1942
67%	Desperate Journey	Flight Sgt. Warwick	—	1942
82%	They Died With Their Boots On	Rosser	—	1941

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Cagney & Lacey 1982-1988	Judge	1985
No Score Yet	Quincy, M.E. 1976-1983	Dr. Gilliam Councilman Becker Dr. Forbes Judd Kenyon Harry Chase	1983 1980 1979 1978
No Score Yet	Little House on the Prairie 1974-1983	Sandler Judge Simpson	1982 1976
No Score Yet	The Incredible Hulk 1978-1982	Mark Roberts	1980 1979
No Score Yet	Charlie's Angels 1976-1981	Kellerman Twilliger	1979
No Score Yet	MAS*H 1972-1983	Gen. Lyle Weiskopf	1979
No Score Yet	The Rockford Files 1974-1980	Clyde Sondman Dr. Bosca Gertmanian	1979 1978 1977 1974
No Score Yet	The Waltons 1972-1981	Johnson Mr. Johnson	1978 1976 1975 1973
No Score Yet	The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1970-1977	Judge	1976 1975
No Score Yet	The Streets of San Francisco 1972-1977	Hunt George Webster	1976 1973
No Score Yet	Kojak 1973-1978	Judge Lavery	1975
No Score Yet	Starsky & Hutch 1975-1979	Actor	1975
No Score Yet	Ironside 1967-1975	Roth	1970
No Score Yet	Bonanza 1959-1973	Perry Fillmore Corry Finch	1970 1968 1964
No Score Yet	The High Chaparral 1967-1971	Morris Carney	1969 1968
No Score Yet	The Green Hornet 1966-1967	Frank Scanlon	1967 1966
83%	The Munsters 1964-1966	John Stewart	1965
No Score Yet	Perry Mason 1957-1966	District Attorney Deputy DA	1965 1963
No Score Yet	The Fugitive 1963-1967	Moderator Jesse Platt Wilcox	1965 1964 1963
82%	The Twilight Zone 1959-1964	Chad Cooper Dr. Raymond Gordon	1963 1961
No Score Yet	Gunsmoke 1955-1975	Nichols	1959

Quotes from Walter Brooke's Characters

Mr. Maguire:	There is a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Benjamin Braddock:	Yes, I will.
Mr. Maguire:	Okay. Enough said. That's a deal.

Mr. Maguire:

Plastics.

Mr. Maguire:	Ben.
Benjamin Braddock:	Will you excuse me? (turning around) Mr. Maguire.
Benjamin Braddock:	Will you excuse me? [turning around] Mr. Maguire.
Mr. Maguire:	(shaking his head and smiling) Ben.
Mr. Maguire:	[shaking his head and smiling] Ben.
Benjamin Braddock:	Mr. Maguire.

Mr. Maguire:	I want to say one word to you, Benjamin. Just one word.
Benjamin Braddock:	Yes, sir.
Mr. Maguire:	Are you listening?
Benjamin Braddock:	Yes, I am.
Mr. Maguire:	Plastics.

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Walter Brooke

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

TV

Quotes from Walter Brooke's Characters