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Joe Brooks
American actor (1923-2007) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
John Joseph Brooks Jr. was an American character actor, best known for portraying Trooper Vanderbilt, the near-sighted soldier, in F Troop.
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Eye of the TigerFilm, Jake1984
GremlinsFilm, Santa1975
Bite the BulletFilm1974
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Doorman1972
PursuitFilm, Cop1966
BatmanSeries, Fat Man1965
F TroopSeries
I Dream of JeannieSeries, 1965Crane Driver1964
BewitchedSeries, Umpire
The MunstersSeries, 1964The 1st Workman
Advance to the RearFilm, 1964Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)1963
The DakotasSeries, Seth (uncredited)
Critic's ChoiceFilm, 1963Catcher (uncredited)1962
Five Weeks in a BalloonFilm, Villager (uncredited)1960
Flaming StarFilm, Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)1959
RawhideSeries, Heckler1958
77 Sunset StripSeries
The Young LionsFilm, 1958Minor Role (uncredited)1957
The Enemy BelowFilm, German Soldier (uncredited)1955
CheyenneSeries
East of EdenFilm, 1955Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)1953
Julius CaesarFilm, Citizen of Rome (uncredited)1951
A Streetcar Named DesireFilm, Worker (uncredited)1944
The Fighting SeabeesFilm, Pilot (uncredited)1923Born14 December 1923People around Joe
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Strangers on a Train 1951
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
East of Eden 1955
The Enemy Below 1957
There's Always Tomorrow 1956
Filmography 30
46 credits on file
Television 10
About this person
He was born and died in Los Angeles, and began his acting career after graduating from high school; he had his first speaking part in the 1944 John Wayne film, The Fighting Seabees. During World War II, Brooks put his acting career on hold and served his country fighting in the South Pacific. He then returned to California and continued to act, mainly as an extra and in bit parts until he was called to audition for the role of Vanderbilt. His career spanned some 22 movies and numerous television appearances over 40 years. His other credits include the films East Of Eden (1955), Tall Man Riding (1955), The Young Lions (1958), Born Reckless (1958), Flaming Star (1960), Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), Batman(1968),Pursuit (1972), The Bad News Bears (1976), Gremlins (1984), and Eye of the Tiger (1986), and the TV shows Rawhide, The Six Million Dollar Man, Bewitched, The Munsters, and Cheyenne.
