--- name: "Walter Brooke" canonical: "https://film.one/person/walter-brooke" roles: ["Actor"] born: "13 October 1914" died: "20 August 1986" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 84 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T04:57:15.189543+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Walter Brooke Actor. Born 13 October 1914 in New York City, New York, U.S.. Died 20 August 1986. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 13 October 1914, New York City, New York, U.S. - **Died:** 20 August 1986 - **Active:** 1967–1982 - **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1980s 81 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Brooke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565697, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111754/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94402 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Graduate*](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Walter Brooke was an American actor whose screen career ran from the early 1940s to the mid-1980s. He is best known for playing Mr. McGuire in *The Graduate* (1967). Brooke appeared regularly on television as District Attorney Frank Scanlon in *The Green Hornet* and took guest roles in series including *The Waltons*, *Mannix* and *The Incredible Hulk*. His stage work included several Broadway productions in the 1940s and 1950s. He served as a director of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and as an officer of Actors' Equity. Brooke died in Los Angeles on 20 August 1986. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, as Judge — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md) - *The Graduate* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Mr. McGuire — [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) ## Complete filmography (157) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Jagged Edge* (1985), as Duane Bendix - *Automan* (1983), series, as Theodore Behrens - *The A-Team* (1983), series, as General Bullen - *White Water Rebels* (1983), as Leonard Phelps - *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Dr. Lunden — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md) - *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, as Judge — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md) - *Cassie & Co.* (1982), series, Actor - *Beyond Reason* (1982), as Dr. Grovenor - *Nero Wolfe* (1981), series, as George Briggs - *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Carter St. John - *Advice to the Lovelorn* (1981), as Walter Sheehan - *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor - *Scruples* (1981), as Dr. Rutgers - *Separate Ways* (1981), as Lawrence Stevens - *The Nude Bomb* (1980), as American Ambassador - *Make Me an Offer* (1980), as Glenn Harris - *Visions of Christmas Past* (1979), Actor - *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Henry - *Beggarman, Thief* (1979), series, as American Intelligence Agent - *Mirror, Mirror* (1979), as Dr. Samuel Shaw - *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor - *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), series, as U.S. President - *North Dallas Forty* (1979), as Doctor - *In Search of Historic Jesus* (1979), as Joseph of Arimathea - *Mrs. Columbo* (1979), series, Actor - *The New Adventures of Heidi* (1978), as Cousin Tobias - *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor - *Dallas* (1978), series, as Cole Young - *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, Actor - *The Pinballs* (1977), as Mr. Mason - *Big Hawaii* (1977), series, as Giles Webber - *Lou Grant* (1977), series, as Reggie Washburn - *Black Sunday* (1977), as Fowler - *Fun with Dick and Jane* (1977), as Mr. Weeks - *Fury of the Dragon* (1976), as Frank P. Scanlon - *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Dr. Max Gilliam, Councilman Becker, Judd Kenyon - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Twilliger, Mr. Kellerman - *Street Killing* (1976), as The Major - *The Big Bus* (1976), as Mr. Ames - *Time Travelers* (1976), as Dr. Stafford - *St. Ives* (1976), as Mickey - *The Other Side of the Mountain* (1975), as Dean - *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, Actor - *Framed* (1975), as Sen. Tatum - *Bronk* (1975), series, Actor - *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor - *Archer* (1975), series, Actor - *Stowaway to the Moon* (1975), as Whitehead - *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Clyde Russell, Mr. Gertmanian, NIA Agent Bill Simonds, Dr. Bosca — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Sandler - *Petrocelli* (1974), series, as Arthur Martin - *Run, Joe, Run* (1974), series, Actor - *Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest* (1974), as Michael Doran - *Harrad Summer* (1974), as Sam Grove - *The Chadwick Family* (1974), as Dr. Simon - *Winter Kill* (1974), as Ben - *The Green Hornet* (1974), as Dist. Atty Scanlon - *The Stranger Who Looks Like Me* (1974), as Mr. Denver - *The Cowboys* (1974), series, as Reager - *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as General Harland Tate, General Wiley, Dr. Tellman - *Executive Action* (1973), as Smythe - *Kojak* (1973), series, as Judge Lavery — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) - *The Magician* (1973), series, as Orin Connover - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as John Wilcox, George Webster - *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as General Weiskopf — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) - *The Waltons* (1972), series, as Mr. Clarence Johnson - *Banacek* (1972), series, as Walter Peterson - *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor - *Emergency!* (1972), series, as James Barnes - *The Sixth Sense* (1972), series, Actor - *The Astronaut* (1972), as Tom Everett - *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as D. A. Chapman, Martin Sandowski - *A Tattered Web* (1971), as Lt. Preston - *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Mr. Patrick, Dr. Yates - *Bearcats!* (1971), series, as Fairfield - *The Man and the City* (1971), series, Actor - *The Return of Count Yorga* (1971), as Bill Nelson - *The Mephisto Waltz* (1971), as Party Guest (uncredited) - *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited) - *Lawman* (1971), as Luther Harris - *Sarge: The Badge or the Cross* (1971), as Rector - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor - *San Francisco International* (1970), as Clifford Foster Evans - *Dan August* (1970), series, as Earl Jackson - *Arnie* (1970), series, Actor - *The Landlord* (1970), as William Enders - *Zig Zag* (1970), as Adam Mercer - *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), as Captain Theodore Wilkinson - *Marooned* (1969), as Network Commentator - *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Dr. Roy Staples - *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Samuel Hammock - *Daddy's Gone A-Hunting* (1969), as Jerry Wolfe - *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor - *The Outcasts* (1968), series, Actor - *The Outsider* (1968), series, Actor - *How Sweet It Is!* (1968), as Haskell Wax - *Yours, Mine and Ours* (1968), as Howard Beardsley - *Sergeant Ryker* (1968), as Col. Arthur Merriam - *The Graduate* (1967), as Mr. McGuire — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) - *Mannix* (1967), series, as Captain Wells, Mark Mitchell, Bill Kraike - *The Danny Thomas Hour* (1967), series, Actor - *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, as Carney, Robert Morris - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor - *Dragnet* (1967), series, as Capt. Carl Fuller - *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Danvers - *The Rat Patrol* (1966), series, as Capt. Vulcan - *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Frank P. Scanlon - *Paradise Bay* (1965), series, Actor - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Lucas Vale - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Prosecutor - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Dave Steigler - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as The Examiner, Richard Phillips, Ralph Phillips - *The Munsters* (1964), series, Actor - *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, as Dan Case - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Col. Arthur Merriam - *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Taylor - *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Jess Capper - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Jesse Platt, Wilcox, Moderator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1963), series, Actor - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Doc - *Grindl* (1963), series, Actor - *McHale's Navy* (1962), series, as Capt. Harper - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Lt. Paul Kenner - *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm* (1962), as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves") - *The Beachcomber* (1962), series, as Erickson - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as William Fredericks - *Bloodlust!* (1961), as Dean Gerrard - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Curtis Harrison - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Chad Cooper, Dr. Raymond Gordon — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Tobias Wentworth Finch, Atworth Perry - *New York Confidential* (1959), series, Actor - *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Daniel - *Bronco* (1958), series, Actor - *The Party Crashers* (1958), as Mr. Webster - *Trackdown* (1957), series, as Doc Walters - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as District Attorney, Deputy D.A. - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Edward DeVier - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Capt. Nichols - *Conquest of Space* (1955), as Gen. Samuel T. Merritt - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Mr. Brown - *Tales of Tomorrow* (1951), series, Actor - *Pulitzer Prize Playhouse* (1950), series, Actor - *Armstrong Circle Theatre* (1950), series, as Boland - *C-Man* (1949), as Joe - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Jeff, Detective - *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, Actor - *Desperate Journey* (1942), as Sgt. Warwick - *In This Our Life* (1942), as Cab Driver (uncredited) - *Murder in the Big House* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited) - *The Male Animal* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Bullet Scars* (1942), as Trooper Walter Leary - *All Through the Night* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited) - *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), as Cadet Rosser (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Walter Brooke](https://film.one/media/person/469616/gallery-615c0453194e.jpg) Walter Brooke — Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Walter_Brooke%2C_1953_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Betty Wragge and her husband Walter Brooke, 1953](https://film.one/media/person/469616/gallery-2d898b8ccc97.jpg) Betty Wragge and her husband Walter Brooke, 1953 — Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Betty_Wragge_and_Walter_Brooke%2C_1953.jpg/1280px-Betty_Wragge_and_Walter_Brooke%2C_1953.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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