Foster Brooks
- Acting
- May 11, 1912 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- December 20, 2001
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · Self
- Cosby
- The Giant of Thunder Mountain · Doc (Townsman)
- What a Dummy · Jackie Clark
- The Munsters Today · Igor
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour · Self
- GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords · Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (Voice)
- Small Wonder · Roland Cardwell
- CBS Storybreak · Voice
- Challenge of the GoBots
- Murder, She Wrote · Simon Thane
- Cannonball Run II · Fisherman #1
- Oddballs · Hardy Bassett
- Mike Hammer · Manny, The Great Mandrell
- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra · Self
- Smorgasbord · The Pilot
- Madame's Place · Self
- Today's F.B.I. · Rainey
- The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
- The Villain · Bank Clerk
- $weepstake$ · Edgar
- Mork & Mindy · Miles Sternhagen
- A Concert: Behind Prison Walls · Self
- Fantasy Island · Frank 'Spider' Randall
- Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
- Quincy, M.E. · Carriage Driver
- Super Seal
- Joys · Self
- Starsky & Hutch · Drunk Gambler
- Switch · Dale Abee
- Dinah! · Self
- Police Woman · Darryl Everson
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · Self
- The New Bill Cosby Show
- The Partners · Willy Cooper
- The Late Liz · Howard Borman
- The Mod Squad · Will Jackson
- Here's Lucy · David Benton Miller
- Adam-12 · Man, Citizen
- It Takes a Thief · Drunk, Judge
- The High Chaparral · Drunk
- The Flying Nun · Passenger
- Mr. Terrific · 1st Man
- The Monkees · Conventioneer
- I Dream of Jeannie · Englishman
- Laredo
- Green Acres · Major, Charlie Williams
- Daniel Boone · Stranger
- The Munsters · The Admiral
- Bewitched · Robert Andrews
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Fiddlin Sam Dingle, Man
- The Jetsons · Voice
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Bonanza · Judge Rogers, Judge
- Gunsmoke · Ed, Sporting Gentleman
- The Bob Hope Show · Self