Joe Brooks
Acting
Born: 1923-12-14 in 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
Bewitched
Umpire
Batman
Fat Man
Batman
Visor
Rawhide
Heckler
Rawhide
Sentry
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doorman
The Six Million Dollar Man
Janitor
I Dream of Jeannie
Crane Driver
Cheyenne
The Munsters
The 1st Workman
Gremlins
Dave Meyers (Santa)
77 Sunset Strip
F Troop
Strangers on a Train
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Worker (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
The Dakotas
Seth (uncredited)
The Dakotas
Townsman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Gisborne's Hood (uncredited)
The Enemy Below
German Soldier (uncredited)
The Young Lions
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
Bartender (uncredited)
The Bad News Bears
Umpire
Flaming Star
Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
The Big Bus
Bus Passenger
Bite the Bullet
The Rare Breed
Bartender (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
Carson City
Miner (uncredited)
Advance to the Rear
Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Wichita
Townsman (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
Townsman (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Pilot (uncredited)
Eye of the Tiger
Jake
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Villager (uncredited)
Rhubarb
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Pursuit
Cop
Illegal
Reporter (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)