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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 14, 1923
Died
December 5, 2007
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- John Joseph Brooks Jr.
Joe Brooks
0.2 Popularity
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
6.0
Jake
Eye of the Tiger
1986
7.1
Dave Meyers (Santa)
Gremlins
1984
5.2
Bus Passenger
The Big Bus
1976
6.9
Umpire
The Bad News Bears
1976
6.4
Bite the Bullet
1975
7.3
Doorman
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
7.3
Janitor
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
5.2
Cop
Pursuit
1972
6.1
Bartender (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
1966
7.3
Fat Man
Batman
1966
Credits
Eye of the Tiger
as Jake
1986
6.0
Gremlins
as Dave Meyers (Santa)
1984
7.1
The Big Bus
as Bus Passenger
1976
5.2
The Bad News Bears
as Umpire
1976
6.9
Bite the Bullet
1975
6.4
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Doorman
1974
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Janitor
1974
7.3
Pursuit
as Cop
1972
5.2
The Rare Breed
as Bartender (uncredited)
1966
6.1
Batman
as Fat Man
1966
7.3
Batman
as Visor
1966
7.3
I Dream of Jeannie
as Crane Driver
1965
7.8
F Troop
1965
6.2
Cheyenne Autumn
as Bartender (uncredited)
1964
6.7
The Munsters
as The 1st Workman
1964
7.9
Bewitched
as Umpire
1964
7.9
Kisses for My President
as Photographer (uncredited)
1964
7.0
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Gisborne's Hood
1964
6.1
Advance to the Rear
as Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
1964
5.0
Critic's Choice
as Catcher (uncredited)
1963
5.6
Bachelor Flat
as Driver
1961
4.9
Angel Baby
as Revival Meeting Guest (uncredited)
1961
6.0
Flaming Star
as Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
1960
6.5
Rawhide
as Heckler
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Sentry
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
The Young Lions
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1958
6.8
The Enemy Below
as German Soldier
1957
7.0
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
7.1
I Died a Thousand Times
as Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
1955
6.1
Illegal
as Reporter (uncredited)
1955
6.4
Cheyenne
1955
6.0
Wichita
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
6.4
Tall Man Riding
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
5.6
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1955
7.5
Carson City
as Miner (uncredited)
1952
6.1
A Streetcar Named Desire
as Worker (uncredited)
1951
7.6
Rhubarb
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1951
5.3
Strangers on a Train
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
1951
7.7
The Fighting Seabees
as Pilot (uncredited)
1944
6.2