Joe Brooks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 14, 1923
- Died
- December 5, 2007 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Eye of the Tiger
Movie · as Jake
Gremlins
Movie · as Santa
The Bad News Bears
Movie · as Umpire
The Big Bus
Movie · as Bus Passenger
Bite the Bullet
Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Doorman, Janitor · 1 ep
Pursuit
Movie · as Cop
The Rare Breed
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Batman
TV · as Fat Man, Visor · 2 eps
F Troop
TV · 65 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Crane Driver · 1 ep
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
Movie · as Photographer (uncredited)
Advance to the Rear
Movie · as Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Gisborne's Hood (uncredited)
The Munsters
TV · as The 1st Workman · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · as Umpire · 1 ep
Critic's Choice
Movie · as Catcher (uncredited)
The Dakotas
TV · as Seth (uncredited), Townsman (uncredited) · 1 ep
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Movie · as Villager (uncredited)
Angel Baby
Movie · as Revival Meeting Guest (uncredited)
Bachelor Flat
Movie · as Driver
Flaming Star
Movie · as Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
Rawhide
TV · as Heckler, Sentry · 1 ep
The Young Lions
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
The Enemy Below
Movie · as German Soldier (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
Movie
I Died a Thousand Times
Movie · as Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Illegal
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
East of Eden
Movie · as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Wichita
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep
Julius Caesar
Movie · as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
Carson City
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie · as Worker (uncredited)
Rhubarb
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Movie · as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Movie · as Pilot (uncredited)