Walter Brooke
Acting
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Walter Brooke
Jagged Edge
1985
Lawman
1971
Filmography
Acting (60)
1985
Jagged Edgeas Duane Bendix
6.2
1983
White Water Rebelsas Leonard Phelps
9.0
1982
Beyond Reasonas Dr. Grovenor
7.0
1981
Advice to the Lovelornas Walter Sheehan
5.0
1981
Scruplesas Dr. Rutgers
10.0
1981
Separate Waysas Lawrence Stevens
4.7
1980
The Nude Bombas American Ambassador
5.3
1980
Make Me an Offeras Glenn Harris
4.8
1979
Mirror, Mirroras Dr. Samuel Shaw
8.0
1979
North Dallas Fortyas Doctor
6.7
1979
In Search of Historic Jesusas Joseph of Arimathea
4.8
1978
The New Adventures of Heidias Cousin Tobias
5.0
1977
The Pinballsas Mr. Mason
8.0
1977
Black Sundayas Fowler
6.7
1977
Fun with Dick and Janeas Mr. Weeks
6.6
1976
Fury of the Dragonas Frank P. Scanlon
5.5
1976
Street Killingas The Major
10.0
1976
The Big Busas Mr. Ames
5.3
1976
Time Travelersas Dr. Stafford
6.3
1976
St. Ivesas Mickey
5.8
1975
6.3
1975
Framedas Sen. Tatum
6.6
1975
Stowaway to the Moonas Whitehead
6.0
1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrestas Michael Doran
6.5
1974
Harrad Summeras Sam Grove
10.0
1974
The Chadwick Familyas Dr. Simon
6.5
1974
Winter Killas Ben
7.2
1974
The Green Hornetas Dist. Atty Scanlon
6.7
1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Meas Mr. Denver
6.5
1973
Executive Actionas Smythe
6.5
1972
The Astronautas Tom Everett
5.9
1971
A Tattered Webas Lt. Preston
5.6
1971
The Return of Count Yorgaas Bill Nelson
5.3
1971
The Mephisto Waltzas Party Guest (uncredited)
6.0
1971
The Andromeda Strainas Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
7.1
1971
Lawmanas Luther Harris
6.5
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Crossas Rector
8.0
1970
San Francisco Internationalas Clifford Foster Evans
4.3
1970
The Landlordas William Enders
6.0
1970
Zig Zagas Adam Mercer
7.7
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
7.2
1969
Maroonedas Network Commentator
6.0
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Huntingas Jerry Wolfe
6.0
1968
How Sweet It Is!as Haskell Wax
6.9
1968
Yours, Mine and Oursas Howard Beardsley
6.9
1968
Sergeant Rykeras Col. Arthur Merriam
6.3
1967
The Graduateas Mr. McGuire
7.6
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimmas The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
5.9
1961
Bloodlust!as Dean Gerrard
4.4
1958
The Party Crashersas Mr. Webster
5.3
1955
Conquest of Spaceas Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
5.6
1949
C-Manas Joe
5.3
1942
Desperate Journeyas Sgt. Warwick
6.1
1942
In This Our Lifeas Cab Driver (uncredited)
6.9
1942
Murder in the Big Houseas Reporter (uncredited)
6.8
1942
The Male Animalas Reporter (uncredited)
4.5
1942
Bullet Scarsas Trooper Walter Leary
6.5
1942
All Through the Nightas Reporter (uncredited)
6.7
1941
They Died with Their Boots Onas Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
6.7