Acting
Walter Brooke
Born October 13, 1914 · New York City, New York, U.S.
Died August 20, 1986 · aged 71
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. Br…
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The Graduate · 1967The Graduate
★ 7.61967
MovieDramaRomance
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
★ 7.21970
MovieWarHistory
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
The Andromeda Strain · 1971The Andromeda Strain
★ 7.01971
MovieScience FictionThriller
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form, unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.
Jagged Edge · 1985Jagged Edge
★ 6.31985
MovieThriller
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
Fun with Dick and Jane · 1977Fun with Dick and Jane
★ 6.61977
MovieComedyCrime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Yours, Mine and Ours · 1968Yours, Mine and Ours
★ 6.91968
MovieComedy
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
In This Our Life · 1942In This Our Life
★ 6.91942
MovieDramaRomance
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Executive Action · 1973Executive Action
★ 6.51973
MovieThriller
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
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In This Our Life · 1942In This Our Life
★ 6.91942
MovieDramaRomance
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Nude Bomb · 1980The Nude Bomb
★ 5.31980
MovieActionComedy
When KAOS develops a bomb that can dissolve all clothing, Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil the evil plot.
American Ambassador
All Through the Night · 1942All Through the Night
★ 6.71942
MovieComedyAction
Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.
Reporter (uncredited)
Bonanza · 1959Bonanza
★ 7.51959
SeriesWesternAction & Adventure
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
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