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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 21, 1918
Died
September 1, 2003
Place of Birth
Wright City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Arlington Rand Brooks Jr.
Rand Brooks
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Arlington Rand Brooks Jr. (September 21, 1918 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television actor. Brooks was born in Wright City, Missouri. He was the son of Arlington Rand Brooks, a farmer. His mother and he moved to Los Angeles when he was four, though he continued to spend summers in Wright City. Brooks continued to make visits to his hometown of Wright City into the 1950s, up to and following the death of his father in 1950. His mother and his grandfather were actors. After leaving school, Brooks got a screen test at MGM and was given a bit part in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938). His big fame came with his part as Charles Hamilton in Gone with the Wind (1939), a role which he later admitted he despised; he wanted to play more macho parts. He made $100 per week under contract at MGM, but when he was on loan to Selznick International Pictures for Gone with the Wind, he made $500 per week. After Gone With the Wind, he had relatively small parts in other movies including Babes in Arms, then a regular role as Lucky in the Hopalong Cassidy series of Westerns in the mid-1940s; Brooks succeeded Russell Hayden in the role. Among the films, which starred William Boyd as Hopalong, were Hoppy's Holiday, The Dead Don't Dream, and Borrowed Trouble. He received positive notice for his work in Fool's Gold, with Variety reporting that he did "an excellent job." In edited, half-hour versions of some of the films, he appeared in 12 of the 52 episodes of the Hopalong Cassidy television series. In 1948, he co-starred with Adele Jergens and Marilyn Monroe in the low-budget, black-and-white Columbia Pictures film, Ladies of the Chorus. Brooks became the first actor to share an on-screen kiss with Monroe, who in a few years was one of the world's biggest movie stars. Filmed in just 10 days, the film was released soon after its completion. Variety called his performance in the 1952 film The Steel Fist "capable." Television brought new opportunities, again often in Westerns. He played Cpl. Randy Boone in the 1950s television series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Brooks had guest roles in 1950s Western series, including Mackenzie's Raiders, The Lone Ranger, Maverick, Gunsmoke, and Bonanza. He appeared twice on the syndicated adventure series, Rescue 8, as well as on CBS's Perry Mason courtroom drama series. In 1962, he directed and produced a movie about brave dogs, Bearheart, but the film was entangled in legal troubles due to his business manager's involvement in crimes such as forgery and graft. The film was finally released in 1978, under the title Legend of the Northwest. After he left show business, Brooks ran a private ambulance company in Glendale, California. He commented that he "died in more pictures than almost anyone" and that though he was never very big in show business, he was willing to return to it. Brooks sold the ambulance company in 1994, and retired to his ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley, where he bred champion Andalusian horses. He attended a Gone with the Wind reunion for Clark Gable's birthday, along with Ann Rutherford and Fred Crane, in Cadiz, Ohio, in 1992. On September 1, 2003, Brooks died in Santa Ynez, California.
Known For
7.3
Cpl. Boone
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991
2.3
Edward Kelly (voice)
The Sex Symbol
1974
8.1
Jerry - Wine Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Columbo
1971
7.0
Mr. Edwards
Adam-12
1968
7.0
Bus Driver
Adam-12
1968
7.0
Mr. Marshall
Adam-12
1968
6.1
Missle Control Officer (uncredited)
In Like Flint
1967
7.2
Conway
The Green Hornet
1966
7.9
The Man
The Munsters
1964
7.2
Finance Officer
12 O'Clock High
1964
Credits
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
as Cpl. Boone
1991
7.3
The Sex Symbol
as Edward Kelly (voice)
1974
2.3
Columbo
as Jerry - Wine Lab Assistant (uncredited)
1971
8.1
Adam-12
as Mr. Edwards
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Bus Driver
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Mr. Marshall
1968
7.0
In Like Flint
as Missle Control Officer (uncredited)
1967
6.1
The Green Hornet
as Conway
1966
7.2
The Munsters
as The Man
1964
7.9
12 O'Clock High
as Finance Officer
1964
7.2
Petticoat Junction
as Ernest Belden
1963
5.7
Combat!
as G.I. Lieutenant
1962
7.7
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
as Quint Rucker
1962
3.8
The Virginian
as Henry
1962
6.4
My Three Sons
as Frank Walker
1960
6.5
My Three Sons
as Ed Henson
1960
6.5
Comanche Station
as Station Man
1960
6.6
Stump Run
1960
0.0
Hawaiian Eye
as Agent
1959
5.2
Bonanza
as Cowboy
1959
7.5
Tightrope
as Young Man
1959
5.5
The Last Hurrah
as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
1958
7.2
Bat Masterson
as Willard Wynant
1958
6.1
Peter Gunn
1958
6.4
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958
10.0
🎬
Jefferson Drum
as Ray Comstock
1958
4.5
Tombstone Territory
as Ed
1957
6.2
The Real McCoys
as Mr. Foster
1957
5.6
Maverick
as Second at Duel (uncredited)
1957
6.9
Maverick
as Jack Blair
1957
6.9
Perry Mason
as Trainer
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Ted Richert
1957
7.7
M Squad
as Purser
1957
5.2
Wagon Train
as Thomas Pope
1957
6.6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Banker Wilson
1956
6.0
The Man Called X
1956
0.0
Highway Patrol
as Bill Rinker
1955
5.8
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
6.3
Gunsmoke
as Rand
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Man
1955
6.6
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Sheriff Del Mathey
1955
6.8
The Millionaire
as Allan Carter
1955
5.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Baseball Coach (uncredited)
1954
7.8
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Cpl. Boone
1954
6.9
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Cpl. Boone (uncredited)
1954
6.9
Studio 57
1954
0.0
Lassie
as Bulldozer Operator
1954
6.1
Crash of Moons
as Andrews
1954
3.2
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Ranger Andrews
1954
4.5
City Detective
1953
7.0
Born to the Saddle
as John Grant
1953
5.0
The Maverick
as Trooper Barnham
1952
0.0
Behind Southern Lines
as Captain Loomis
1952
0.0
Montana Incident
as Dave Connors
1952
0.0
Man from the Black Hills
as Fake Jimmy Fallon
1952
0.0
Waco
as Al
1952
0.0
The Steel Fist
as Captain Giorg Nicholoff
1952
5.0
The Gunman
as Jud Calvert
1952
1.5
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
6.4
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
Boston Blackie
as Hutch
1951
4.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
5.3
Yukon Manhunt
as Len Kaufman
1951
3.0
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Capt. Loomis
1951
4.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Ed Chandler
1951
4.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Bob Purdy
1951
4.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Ben Webb
1951
4.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Ob Wilkins
1951
4.5
Heart of the Rockies
as Jim Corley
1951
6.0
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Uncle George
1950
6.3
🎬
The Cisco Kid
as Clint Riley
1950
5.9
Bunco Squad
as Robert (uncredited)
1950
5.9
The Gene Autry Show
as Jeff Elwood
1950
4.2
The Gene Autry Show
as Young Deputy
1950
4.2
Riding High
as Henry Early
1950
5.8
The Vanishing Westerner
as Sanderson's First Victim
1950
2.0
Black Midnight
as Daniel Jordan
1949
6.0
The Lone Ranger
as Dick Larrabee
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Deputy Jim Tyler
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Marshal Roy Bell
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Private Phillips
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Private Jack Carey
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Al Sommers
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Express Rider
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Lieutenant Tipton
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Ben
1949
6.8
The Wyoming Bandit
as Jimmy Howard
1949
4.0
Ladies of the Chorus
as Randy Carroll
1948
6.5
Joan of Arc
as Jean d'Arc, Joan's older brother
1948
6.1
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Tom Wyatt
1948
0.0
Strange Gamble
as Lucky Jenkins
1948
4.0
False Paradise
as Lucky Jenkins
1948
4.5
Borrowed Trouble
as Lucky Jenkins
1948
5.9
Sinister Journey
as Lucky Jenkins
1948
4.5
The Dead Don't Dream
as Lucky Jenkins
1948
4.0
Silent Conflict
as Lucky Jenkins
1948
4.0
Kilroy Was Here
as Rodney Meadows
1947
5.0
Hoppy's Holiday
as Lucky Jenkins
1947
3.0
The Marauders
as Lucky Jenkins
1947
4.0
Dangerous Venture
as Lucky Jenkins
1947
4.0
Unexpected Guest
as Lucky Jenkins
1947
4.0
The Devil's Playground
as Lucky Jenkins
1946
5.0
Fool's Gold
as Lucky Jenkins
1946
3.0
The Harvey Girls
as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
1946
6.5
The Great Morgan
as Film Character (uncredited)
1945
5.5
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Pilot
1944
6.6
Lady in the Dark
as Ben (uncredited)
1944
4.3
🎬
Ditch and Live
as T / Sgt. Ryan
1944
0.0
High Explosive
as Jimmy Baker
1943
5.7
Air Force
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1943
6.5
The Sombrero Kid
as Philip Martin
1942
3.0
Fingers at the Window
as Young Reporter (uncredited)
1942
5.5
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
6.0
Cowboy Serenade
as Jim Agnew
1942
5.0
Niagara Falls
as Honeymooner
1941
6.8
Lady Scarface
as James 'Jimmy' Powell
1941
5.1
Life with Henry
as Daniel Gordon (uncredited)
1941
5.0
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Hans Mirbach
1940
5.9
The Girl from Avenue A
as Steve
1940
0.0
Florian
as Victor
1940
1.0
And One Was Beautiful
as Joe Havens
1940
6.2
Northwest Passage
as Eben Towne
1940
6.5
Laddie
as Peter Dover
1940
6.0
🎬
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
as Mechanic (uncredited)
1940
0.0
Gone with the Wind
as Charles Hamilton
1939
7.9
Balalaika
as Crying Soldier (uncredited)
1939
4.4
Babes in Arms
as Jeff Steele
1939
6.4
Dancing Co-Ed
as Steve (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Thunder Afloat
as Listener (uncredited)
1939
5.9
The Old Maid
as Jim
1939
7.0
Dramatic School
as Pasquel Jr.
1938
6.2
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Young Man on Bandstand (uncredited)
1938
6.0