Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

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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🎬 Movies Featuring Walter Brooke

Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge (1985)

as Duane Bendix
Scruples

Scruples (1981)

as Dr. Rutgers
Separate Ways

Separate Ways (1981)

as Lawrence Stevens
The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb (1980)

as American Ambassador
Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief (1979)

as American Intelligence Agent
Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror (1979)

as Dr. Samuel Shaw
Fury of the Dragon

Fury of the Dragon (1976)

as Frank P. Scanlon
Framed

Framed (1975)

as Sen. Tatum
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet (1974)

as Dist. Atty Scanlon
The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Lawman

Lawman (1971)

as Luther Harris
The Landlord

The Landlord (1970)

as William Enders
Zig Zag

Zig Zag (1970)

as Adam Mercer
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Marooned

Marooned (1969)

as Network Commentator
Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker (1968)

as Col. Arthur Merriam
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

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

Bloodlust! (1961)

as Dean Gerrard
Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space (1955)

as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
In This Our Life

In This Our Life (1942)

as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House (1942)

as Reporter (uncredited)
The Male Animal

The Male Animal (1942)

as Reporter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars (1942)

as Trooper Walter Leary
All Through the Night

All Through the Night (1942)

as Reporter (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)