Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 14, 1923
Died
Dec 05, 2007
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
40 titles
Joe Brooks
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
Jake
Gremlins
Dave Meyers (Santa)
The Big Bus
Bus Passenger
The Bad News Bears
Umpire
Bite the Bullet
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doorman
Pursuit
Cop
The Rare Breed
Bartender (uncredited)
Batman
Fat Man
I Dream of Jeannie
Crane Driver
F Troop
Cheyenne Autumn
Bartender (uncredited)
The Munsters
The 1st Workman
Bewitched
Umpire
Kisses for My President
Photographer (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Gisborne's Hood (uncredited)
Advance to the Rear
Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Catcher (uncredited)
The Dakotas
Seth (uncredited)
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Villager (uncredited)
Bachelor Flat
Driver
Angel Baby
Revival Meeting Guest (uncredited)
Flaming Star
Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
Rawhide
Heckler
77 Sunset Strip
The Young Lions
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Enemy Below
German Soldier (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
I Died a Thousand Times
Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Illegal
Reporter (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Wichita
Townsman (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
Townsman (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
Carson City
Miner (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Worker (uncredited)
Rhubarb
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Pilot (uncredited)