Joe Brooks

About

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

BewitchedSeries • 1964BatmanSeries • 1966I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974CheyenneSeries • 1955RawhideSeries • 1959The MunstersSeries • 1964GremlinsMovie • 198477 Sunset StripSeries • 1958F TroopSeries • 1965East of EdenMovie • 1955Vanishing PointMovie • 1971The DakotasSeries • 1963Strangers on a TrainMovie • 1951A Streetcar Named DesireMovie • 1951The Enemy BelowMovie • 1957Robin and the 7 HoodsMovie • 1964The Rare BreedMovie • 1966The Bad News BearsMovie • 1976Julius CaesarMovie • 1953The Young LionsMovie • 1958Flaming StarMovie • 1960Bite the BulletMovie • 1975Cheyenne AutumnMovie • 1964