Name
Joe Brooks
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-12-14
Deathday
2007-12-05 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Born in Los Angeles, Joe Brooks became an actor after graduating high school. He did some work as an extra, and his first speaking part was in the John Wayne WW II actioner The Fighting Seabees (1944). His acting career was interrupted by wartime service in the South Pacific. Returning to California after the war, he got back into acting again. He spent most of his career in bit parts and extra work until he was called to audition for the pilot for the western comedy series F Troop (1965). When told he would be testing for the part of the lookout, Brooks got the idea to play him as extremely nearsighted, making him virtually useless as a sentry. The pilot sold and Brooks was cast in the series as the "sight-impaired" lookout, Trooper Vanderbilt.
Known For
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In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against o...
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A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can...
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A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-t...
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Pacer Burton, a young man of mixed Kiowa and white heritage, is caught between two worlds ...
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The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resul...
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The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII....
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An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competit...
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The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Bru...
- 1963 Critic's Choice as Catcher (uncredited)
- 1964 Cheyenne Autumn as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1976 The Bad News Bears as Umpire
- 1964 Kisses for My President as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1955 I Died a Thousand Times as Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
- 1964 Advance to the Rear as Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
- 1956 There's Always Tomorrow
- 1955 Illegal as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1960 Flaming Star as Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
- 1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods as Gisborne's Hood (uncredited)
- 1955 East of Eden as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
- 1958 The Young Lions as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1961 Angel Baby as Revival Meeting Guest (uncredited)
- 1944 The Fighting Seabees as Pilot (uncredited)
- 1986 Eye of the Tiger as Jake
- 1972 Pursuit as Cop
- 1951 A Streetcar Named Desire as Worker (uncredited)
- 1961 Bachelor Flat as Driver
- 1976 The Big Bus as Bus Passenger
- 1951 Rhubarb as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1955 Wichita as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1984 Gremlins as Santa
- 1975 Bite the Bullet
- 1957 The Enemy Below as German Soldier (uncredited)
- 1951 Strangers on a Train as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
- 1966 The Rare Breed as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1952 Carson City as Miner (uncredited)
- 1955 Tall Man Riding as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon as Villager (uncredited)
- 1953 Julius Caesar as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode )
- 1965 F Troop ( 65 episodes )
- 1965 I Dream of Jeannie ( 1 episode ) as Crane Driver
- 1966 Batman ( 2 episodes ) as Fat Man
- 1964 The Munsters ( 1 episode ) as The 1st Workman
- 1964 Bewitched ( 1 episode ) as Umpire
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Heckler
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Sentry
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1 episode ) as Doorman
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1 episode ) as Janitor
- 1966 Batman ( 2 episodes ) as Visor
- 1963 The Dakotas ( 1 episode ) as Seth (uncredited)
- 1963 The Dakotas ( 1 episode ) as Townsman (uncredited)
