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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brooke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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60 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.

Mr. McGuire

Captain Theodore Wilkinson

Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Duane Bendix

Howard Beardsley

Mr. Weeks

The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

American Ambassador

Luther Harris

Doctor

Smythe

Fowler

Mr. Ames

Reporter (uncredited)

Dist. Atty Scanlon

Network Commentator

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mickey

Gen. Samuel T. Merritt

Bill Nelson

Sgt. Warwick

Dr. Stafford

Haskell Wax

William Enders

Sen. Tatum

Frank P. Scanlon

Reporter (uncredited)

Walter Sheehan

Jerry Wolfe

Col. Arthur Merriam

Michael Doran

Cousin Tobias

Tom Everett

Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Denver

Dr. Rutgers

Glenn Harris

Ben

Whitehead

Dr. Simon

Dr. Samuel Shaw

Clifford Foster Evans

Dean Gerrard