Acting credits
50
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Foster Brooks
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
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Movies: 11Series: 39
TMDB ID: 164776
IMDb ID: nm0111983
Known for: Acting
Born: May 11, 1912
Died: December 20, 2001
Age: 89
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 1998
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q3248491
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Foster Brooks.
5.0
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1998 Movie
6.0
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Doc (Townsman)
1990 Movie
6.2
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice)
1986 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
as Fisherman #1
1984 Movie
3.3
Oddballs
as Hardy Bassett
1984 Movie
6.0
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
as Self
1983 Movie
5.8
Smorgasbord
as The Pilot
1983 Movie
5.7
The Villain
as Bank Clerk
1979 Movie
8.7
A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
as Self
1978 Movie
Super Seal
1976 Movie
4.0
Joys
as Self
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Foster Brooks.
6.1
Cosby
1 eps
1996 Series
5.6
The Munsters Today
as Igor • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.9
Small Wonder
as Roland Cardwell • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.0
CBS Storybreak
as (voice) • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.2
Challenge of the GoBots
5 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Simon Thane • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.5
Mike Hammer
as Manny, The Great Mandrell • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Madame's Place
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.0
Mork & Mindy
as Miles Sternhagen • 3 eps
1978 Series
6.4
Fantasy Island
as Frank 'Spider' Randall • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Carriage Driver • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as Drunk Gambler • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Switch
as Dale Abee • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 2 eps
1974 Series
6.2
Police Woman
as Darryl Everson • 1 eps
1974 Series
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self • 6 eps
1973 Series
5.0
The Partners
as Willy Cooper • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.2
The Mod Squad
as Will Jackson • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Here's Lucy
as David Benton Miller • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Adam-12
as Man • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.2
It Takes a Thief
as Drunk • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.6
The High Chaparral
as Drunk • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.3
The Flying Nun
as Passenger • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.5
Mr. Terrific
as 1st Man • 1 eps
1967 Series