Walter Brooke
Known for ActingBorn 1914-10-13 — died 1986-08-20New York City, New York, U.S.
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.
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Brooke died from emphysema on August 20, 1986, aged 71.
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Known for
The Graduate
1967 · as Mr. McGuire
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968 · as Howard Beardsley
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · as Captain Theodore Wilkinson
The Andromeda Strain
1971 · as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · as Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Jagged Edge
1985 · as Duane Bendix
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 · as Mr. Weeks
The Big Bus
1976 · as Mr. Ames
Lawman
1971 · as Luther Harris
Black Sunday
1977 · as Fowler
Marooned
1969 · as Network Commentator
The Nude Bomb
1980 · as American Ambassador
Scruples
1981 · as Dr. Rutgers
St. Ives
1976 · as Mickey
Time Travelers
1976 · as Dr. Stafford
In This Our Life
1942 · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Executive Action
1973 · as Smythe
The Landlord
1970 · as William Enders