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name: "Dean R. Brooks"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dean-r-brooks"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 July 1916"
died: "30 May 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:52.841503+00:00"
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# Dean R. Brooks

Actor. Born 20 July 1916 in Colony, Kansas, USA. Died 30 May 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 July 1916, Colony, Kansas, USA
- **Died:** 30 May 2013
- **Also known as:** Dean Brooks, Dean Kent Brooks

## Biography

Dean Kent Brooks was an American physician and actor. He served as superintendent of Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, from 1955 to 1982. He graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School in 1942.

In 1975, Brooks granted permission for the filming of *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* at the hospital and portrayed the character Dr. John Spivey in the film. He was credited on screen as Dean R. Brooks owing to his nickname 'Deaner'.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), Fi1m 86, as Dr. John Spivey — [page](https://film.one/film/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.md)

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