Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

1914-10-13 – 1986-08-20 (age 71) New York City, New York, U.S.
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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

The Graduate
The Graduate

1967

as Mr. McGuire

The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain

1971

as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Captain Theodore Wilkinson

Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge

1985

as Duane Bendix

Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

as Howard Beardsley

Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

as Mr. Weeks

The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb

1980

as American Ambassador

In This Our Life
In This Our Life

1942

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Lawman
Lawman

1971

as Luther Harris

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

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

Conquest of Space
Conquest of Space

1955

as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt

Marooned
Marooned

1969

as Network Commentator

The Big Bus
The Big Bus

1976

as Mr. Ames

All Through the Night
All Through the Night

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Other Side of the Mountain
Executive Action
Executive Action

1973

as Smythe

The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet

1974

as Dist. Atty Scanlon

The Male Animal
The Male Animal

1942

as Reporter (uncredited)

Black Sunday
Black Sunday

1977

as Fowler