Joe Brooks

Born: 1923-12-14

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.


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as Dave Meyers (Santa)
Released: 1984-06-08

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)
Released: 1951-09-19

A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious...

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East of Eden

as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Released: 1955-04-10

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against...

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The Young Lions

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1958-04-02

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

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Flaming Star

as Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
Released: 1960-12-20

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)
Released: 1964-10-15

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

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Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Gisborne's Hood
Released: 1964-06-24

In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock...

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The Bad News Bears

as Umpire
Released: 1976-04-06

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive...

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Bite the Bullet

as uncredited
Released: 1975-09-26

At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles...

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Wichita

as Townsman (uncredited)
Released: 1955-07-03

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita...

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The Big Bus

as Bus Passenger
Released: 1976-06-23

The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from...

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Angel Baby

as Revival Meeting Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1961-05-14

A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter...

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Eye of the Tiger

as Jake
Released: 1986-07-07

Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town...

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The Fighting Seabees

as Pilot (uncredited)
Released: 1944-01-27

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the...

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Bachelor Flat

as Driver
Released: 1962-01-12

Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female...

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Illegal

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1955-10-09

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to...

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I Died a Thousand Times

as Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Released: 1955-11-09

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before...

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There's Always Tomorrow

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-08

When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to...

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Critic's Choice

as Catcher (uncredited)
Released: 1963-02-24

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be...

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Pursuit

as Cop
Released: 1972-12-12

What begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save...

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Rhubarb

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1951-08-29

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb....

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Advance to the Rear

as Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Released: 1964-06-10

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and...

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Kisses for My President

as Photographer (uncredited)
Released: 1964-08-21

A hapless husband takes a back seat to his wife, the first female president of the United States.

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Bewitched

as Umpire
First aired: 1964-09-17

Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...

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Batman

as Fat Man
First aired: 1966-01-12

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...

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Batman

as Visor
First aired: 1966-01-12

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Doorman
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Janitor
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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The Munsters

as The 1st Workman
First aired: 1964-09-24

A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...

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I Dream of Jeannie

as Crane Driver
First aired: 1965-09-18

While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency...

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77 Sunset Strip

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-10

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...

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Cheyenne

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Rawhide

as Heckler
First aired: 1959-01-09

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...

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Rawhide

as Sentry
First aired: 1959-01-09

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...

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F Troop

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-14

F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on...

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