Foster Brooks
May 11, 1912 (112 years old) in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Foster Brooks was one of eight sons and the son of a lawman. Getting his start in radio, Brooks was a newscaster and disc jockey in Louisville and Buffalo before making the move to television Brooks moved to L.A. in the 50s and began acting in television as well on stage as a stand-up comedian. He well known for his appearances on the Dean Martin Show and his character acting. Brooks died in California in 2001 at the age of 89.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · Johnny Cash: A Concert Behind Prison Walls as Foster Brooks
- 1998 · The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
- 1996 · Cosby as
- 1990 · The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Doc (Townsman)
- 1990 · What a Dummy as Jackie Clark
- 1988 · The Munsters Today as Igor
- 1988 · The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self
- 1986 · GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice)
- 1985 · Small Wonder as Roland Cardwell
- 1985 · CBS Storybreak as (voice)
- 1984 · Challenge of the GoBots as
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Simon Thane
- 1984 · Cannonball Run II as Fisherman #1
- 1984 · Oddballs as Hardy Bassett
- 1984 · Mike Hammer as Manny, The Great Mandrell
- 1983 · All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Himself
- 1983 · Smorgasbord as The Pilot
- 1982 · Madame's Place as Self
- 1982 · The Book Of Lists as
- 1981 · Today's F.B.I. as Rainey
- 1980 · The Steve Allen Comedy Hour as
- 1979 · The Villain as Bank Clerk
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 1978 · Mork & Mindy as Miles Sternhagen
- 1977 · Happy Birthday, Las Vegas as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Carriage Driver
- 1976 · Super Seal as
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as Drunk Gambler
- 1975 · Switch as Dale Abee
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Police Woman as Darryl Everson
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1972 · The New Bill Cosby Show as
- 1971 · The Partners as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Will Jackson
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as David Benton Miller
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Man
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Citizen
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Mr. Allen
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Harry Sachs
- 1968 · Adam-12 as George Selfridge
- 1968 · It Takes a Thief as Drunk
- 1968 · It Takes a Thief as Judge
- 1967 · The High Chaparral as Drunk
- 1967 · The Flying Nun as Passenger
- 1967 · Mr. Terrific as 1st Man
- 1966 · The Monkees as Conventioneer
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Englishman
- 1965 · Laredo as
- 1965 · Green Acres as Major
- 1965 · Green Acres as Charlie Williams
- 1965 · Green Acres as Drunk
- 1965 · Green Acres as Farmer #1
- 1964 · The Munsters as The Admiral
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Stranger
- 1964 · Bewitched as Robert Andrews
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Fiddlin Sam Dingle
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Man
- 1962 · The Jetsons as (voice)
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · Bonanza as Judge Rogers
- 1959 · Bonanza as Judge
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Ed
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Sporting Gentleman
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self