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Joe Brooks

Dec 14, 1923 - Dec 05, 2007 (83 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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

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Bewitched
Umpire
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Batman
Fat Man
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Cheyenne
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I Dream of Jeannie
Crane Driver
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The Six Million Dollar Man
Doorman
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Rawhide
Heckler
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The Munsters
The 1st Workman
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77 Sunset Strip
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Gremlins
Dave Meyers (Santa)
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F Troop

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