Joe Brooks
Joe Brooks is an actor, born 1923. Their work on CrossBinge spans TV and films, including Batman, with ratings and cross-media recommendations.
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…
Films (17)
- Gremlins (1984)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Strangers on a Train (1951)
- East of Eden (1955)
- The Young Lions (1958)
- Wichita (1955)
- Bite the Bullet (1975)
- Flaming Star (1960)
- The Big Bus (1976)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- The Rare Breed (1966)
- The Enemy Below (1957)
- The Bad News Bears (1976)
- Eye of the Tiger (1986)
- Angel Baby (1961)
- Carson City (1952)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944)