Walter Brooke

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 13, 1914

died

August 20, 1986

place of birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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

Filmography

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The Graduate
7.6

The Graduate

1967as Mr. McGuire
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
The Andromeda Strain
7.1

The Andromeda Strain

1971as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Jagged Edge
6.3

Jagged Edge

1985as Duane Bendix
The Big Bus
5.3

The Big Bus

1976as Mr. Ames
Yours, Mine and Ours
6.9

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968as Howard Beardsley
Marooned
6.0

Marooned

1969as Network Commentator
St. Ives
5.7

St. Ives

1976as Mickey
Lawman
6.5

Lawman

1971as Luther Harris
The Nude Bomb
5.3

The Nude Bomb

1980as American Ambassador
They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977as Mr. Weeks
Black Sunday
6.7

Black Sunday

1977as Fowler
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Executive Action
6.5

Executive Action

1973as Smythe
Separate Ways
4.7

Separate Ways

1981as Lawrence Stevens
A Tattered Web
5.4

A Tattered Web

1971as Lt. Preston
Zig Zag
7.7

Zig Zag

1970as Adam Mercer
The Green Hornet
6.7

The Green Hornet

1974as Dist. Atty Scanlon
The Mephisto Waltz
6.0

The Mephisto Waltz

1971as Party Guest (uncredited)
All Through the Night
6.7

All Through the Night

1942as Reporter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
6.5

Bullet Scars

1942as Trooper Walter Leary
The Male Animal
4.5

The Male Animal

1942as Reporter (uncredited)
The Pinballs
8.0

The Pinballs

1977as Mr. Mason
The Landlord
5.9

The Landlord

1970as William Enders
The Other Side of the Mountain
6.3

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975as Dean
Beyond Reason
9.0

Beyond Reason

1982as Dr. Grovenor
How Sweet It Is!
7.2

How Sweet It Is!

1968as Haskell Wax
Murder in the Big House
6.8

Murder in the Big House

1942as Reporter (uncredited)
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
6.5

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974as Mr. Denver
In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Framed
6.6

Framed

1975as Sen. Tatum
Winter Kill
7.2

Winter Kill

1974as Ben
The Return of Count Yorga
5.4

The Return of Count Yorga

1971as Bill Nelson
Conquest of Space
5.6

Conquest of Space

1955as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
Stowaway to the Moon
6.0

Stowaway to the Moon

1975as Whitehead
Street Killing
10.0

Street Killing

1976as The Major
Mirror, Mirror
8.0

Mirror, Mirror

1979as Dr. Samuel Shaw
C-Man
5.3

C-Man

1949as Joe
The New Adventures of Heidi
5.0

The New Adventures of Heidi

1978as Cousin Tobias
Sergeant Ryker
6.3

Sergeant Ryker

1968as Col. Arthur Merriam
North Dallas Forty
6.7

North Dallas Forty

1979as Doctor
White Water Rebels
9.0

White Water Rebels

1983as Leonard Phelps
Advice to the Lovelorn
5.0

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981as Walter Sheehan
Desperate Journey
6.1

Desperate Journey

1942as Sgt. Warwick
Beggarman, Thief
5.7

Beggarman, Thief

1979as American Intelligence Agent
The Astronaut
5.9

The Astronaut

1972as Tom Everett
Scruples
10.0

Scruples

1981as Dr. Rutgers
In Search of Historic Jesus
5.5

In Search of Historic Jesus

1979as Joseph of Arimathea
Fury of the Dragon
5.5

Fury of the Dragon

1976as Frank P. Scanlon