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 Andromeda Strain
(1971)
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary
The Graduate
(1967)
Mr. McGuire
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Duane Bendix
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Howard Beardsley
Lawman
(1971)
Luther Harris
Black Sunday
(1977)
Fowler
The Big Bus
(1976)
Mr. Ames
Marooned
(1969)
Network Commentator
St. Ives
(1976)
Mickey
Fun with Dick and Jane
(1977)
Mr. Weeks
The Nude Bomb
(1980)
American Ambassador
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
In This Our Life
(1942)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Bloodlust!
(1961)
Dean Gerrard
Full Filmography
Acting
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
(1942)
Trooper Walter Leary
In This Our Life
(1942)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Desperate Journey
(1942)
Sgt. Warwick
All Through the Night
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
C-Man
(1949)
Joe
Conquest of Space
(1955)
Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
The Party Crashers
(1958)
Mr. Webster
Bloodlust!
(1961)
Dean Gerrard
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
The Graduate
(1967)
Mr. McGuire
How Sweet It Is!
(1968)
Haskell Wax
Sergeant Ryker
(1968)
Col. Arthur Merriam
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Howard Beardsley
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
(1969)
Jerry Wolfe
Marooned
(1969)
Network Commentator
The Landlord
(1970)
William Enders
Zig Zag
(1970)
Adam Mercer
San Francisco International
(1970)
Clifford Foster Evans
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
The Return of Count Yorga
(1971)
Bill Nelson
The Mephisto Waltz
(1971)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lawman
(1971)
Luther Harris
A Tattered Web
(1971)
Lt. Preston
The Andromeda Strain
(1971)
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
(1971)
Rector
The Astronaut
(1972)
Tom Everett
Executive Action
(1973)
Smythe
Harrad Summer
(1974)
Sam Grove
The Chadwick Family
(1974)
Dr. Simon
Winter Kill
(1974)
Ben
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
(1974)
Mr. Denver
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
(1974)
The Green Hornet
(1974)
Dist. Atty Scanlon
Framed
(1975)
Sen. Tatum
Stowaway to the Moon
(1975)
Whitehead
The Other Side of the Mountain
(1975)
Dean
The Big Bus
(1976)
Mr. Ames
Time Travelers
(1976)
Dr. Stafford
St. Ives
(1976)
Mickey
Fury of the Dragon
(1976)
Frank P. Scanlon
Fun with Dick and Jane
(1977)
Mr. Weeks
Beyond Reason
(1977)
Dr. Grovenor
Black Sunday
(1977)
Fowler
The Pinballs
(1977)
Mr. Mason
The New Adventures of Heidi
(1978)
Cousin Tobias
In Search of Historic Jesus
(1979)
Joseph of Arimathea
Beggarman, Thief
(1979)
American Intelligence Agent
North Dallas Forty
(1979)
Doctor
Mirror, Mirror
(1979)
Dr. Samuel Shaw
Visions of Christmas Past
(1979)
Make Me an Offer
(1980)
Glenn Harris
The Nude Bomb
(1980)
American Ambassador
Advice to the Lovelorn
(1981)
Walter Sheehan
Separate Ways
(1981)
Lawrence Stevens
Scruples
(1981)
Dr. Rutgers
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Duane Bendix