Walter Brooke


Walter Brooke was an American actor. Brooke is best known for playing Mr. McGuire in the 1967 hit film The Graduate, where his character famously said "Plastics".

Early years

Brooke was born in New York City in 1914.

Career

Brooke portrayed district attorney Frank Scanlon in the television series The Green Hornet. He also played Clarence Johnson in The Waltons, Walter Montgomery in Paradise Bay, Billy Herbert in One Man's Family, and Judge Howe in .
He played several naval officers a few times in the series McHale's Navy and an unnamed district attorney in two episodes of Perry Mason: "The Case of the Floating Stones" in 1963, and "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith" in 1965. He appeared on stage in the 1957 production of Hide and Seek at the Shubert Theatre in Washington, DC.
Brooke's Broadway credits include Hide and Seek, Seagulls Over Sorrento, Twilight Walk, Two Blind Mice, The Barber Had Two Sons, and Romeo and Juliet.
Brooke was active in the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, serving as a director at both the local and national levels, and he served as an officer in Actor's Equity.

Death

Brooke died from emphysema in Los Angeles on August 20, 1986, aged 71. He was survived by his wife, Yvonne Brooke, and their two children, a son and a daughter.

Filmography

MASH - General Wisekoph - 1979
The Waltons - Mr. Johnson
1978