Joe Brooks
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.
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he...
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A Streetcar Named Desire
as Worker (uncredited)A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious...
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The Young Lions
as Minor Role (uncredited)The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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The Bad News Bears
as UmpireAn aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive...
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The Big Bus
as Bus PassengerThe ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from...
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Flaming Star
as Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle...
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Cheyenne Autumn
as Bartender (uncredited)A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
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The Enemy Below
as German SoldierThe crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in...
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East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against...
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I Died a Thousand Times
as Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before...
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Gisborne's HoodSet in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy...
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Bite the Bullet
as uncreditedAt the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles...
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Eye of the Tiger
as JakeBuck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town...
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Wichita
as Townsman (uncredited)Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita...
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Illegal
as Reporter (uncredited)A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to...
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The Fighting Seabees
as Pilot (uncredited)Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the...
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There's Always Tomorrow
as uncreditedWhen a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to...
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Pursuit
as CopWhat begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save...
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Rhubarb
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb....
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Bachelor Flat
as DriverProfessor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female...
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Critic's Choice
as Catcher (uncredited)Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be...
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Kisses for My President
as Photographer (uncredited)A hapless husband takes a back seat to his wife, the first female president of the United States.
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Angel Baby
as Revival Meeting Guest (uncredited)A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter...
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Advance to the Rear
as Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and...
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Bewitched
as UmpireSamantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...
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Batman
as Fat ManWealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...
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Batman
as VisorWealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...
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I Dream of Jeannie
as Crane DriverWhile on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency...
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The Six Million Dollar Man
as DoormanFollow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...
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The Six Million Dollar Man
as JanitorFollow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...
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The Munsters
as The 1st WorkmanA family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...
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Cheyenne
as uncreditedCheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...
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Rawhide
as HecklerThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...
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Rawhide
as SentryThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...
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77 Sunset Strip
as uncreditedStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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F Troop
as uncreditedF Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on...
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