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 Graduate
(1967)
Mr. McGuire
The Andromeda Strain
(1971)
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Duane Bendix
Fun with Dick and Jane
(1977)
Mr. Weeks
St. Ives
(1976)
Mickey
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Howard Beardsley
Lawman
(1971)
Luther Harris
All Through the Night
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Black Sunday
(1977)
Fowler
In This Our Life
(1942)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Marooned
(1969)
Network Commentator
The Big Bus
(1976)
Mr. Ames
Full Filmography
Acting
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
(1942)
Trooper Walter Leary
Desperate Journey
(1942)
Sgt. Warwick
In This Our Life
(1942)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Howard Beardsley
Sergeant Ryker
(1968)
Col. Arthur Merriam
Marooned
(1969)
Network Commentator
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
(1969)
Jerry Wolfe
The Landlord
(1970)
William Enders
Zig Zag
(1970)
Adam Mercer
San Francisco International
(1970)
Clifford Foster Evans
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Lawman
(1971)
Luther Harris
The Return of Count Yorga
(1971)
Bill Nelson
The Andromeda Strain
(1971)
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary
A Tattered Web
(1971)
Lt. Preston
The Mephisto Waltz
(1971)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
(1971)
Rector
The Astronaut
(1972)
Tom Everett
Executive Action
(1973)
Smythe
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
(1974)
Mr. Denver
The Green Hornet
(1974)
Dist. Atty Scanlon
Harrad Summer
(1974)
Sam Grove
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
(1974)
The Chadwick Family
(1974)
Dr. Simon
Winter Kill
(1974)
Ben
Stowaway to the Moon
(1975)
Whitehead
Framed
(1975)
Sen. Tatum
The Other Side of the Mountain
(1975)
Dean
Time Travelers
(1976)
Dr. Stafford
St. Ives
(1976)
Mickey
Fury of the Dragon
(1976)
Frank P. Scanlon
The Big Bus
(1976)
Mr. Ames
Black Sunday
(1977)
Fowler
The Pinballs
(1977)
Mr. Mason
Beyond Reason
(1977)
Dr. Grovenor
Fun with Dick and Jane
(1977)
Mr. Weeks
The New Adventures of Heidi
(1978)
Cousin Tobias
Beggarman, Thief
(1979)
American Intelligence Agent
In Search of Historic Jesus
(1979)
Joseph of Arimathea
Visions of Christmas Past
(1979)
Mirror, Mirror
(1979)
Dr. Samuel Shaw
North Dallas Forty
(1979)
Doctor
The Nude Bomb
(1980)
American Ambassador
Make Me an Offer
(1980)
Glenn Harris
Advice to the Lovelorn
(1981)
Walter Sheehan
Separate Ways
(1981)
Lawrence Stevens
Scruples
(1981)
Dr. Rutgers
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Duane Bendix