Acting
Joe Brooks
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.
Filmography
Eye of the Tiger
Film · 1986
Gremlins
Film · 1984
The Bad News Bears
Film · 1976
The Big Bus
Film · 1976
Bite the Bullet
Film · 1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
Series · 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Series · 1974
Pursuit
Film · 1972
The Rare Breed
Film · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
F Troop
Series · 1965
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Film · 1964
Kisses for My President
Film · 1964
Advance to the Rear
Film · 1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Film · 1964
The Munsters
Series · 1964
Bewitched
Series · 1964
Critic's Choice
Film · 1963
The Dakotas
Series · 1963
The Dakotas
Series · 1963
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Film · 1962
Angel Baby
Film · 1961
Bachelor Flat
Film · 1961
Flaming Star
Film · 1960
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
The Young Lions
Film · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
The Enemy Below
Film · 1957
There's Always Tomorrow
Film · 1956
I Died a Thousand Times
Film · 1955
Illegal
Film · 1955
East of Eden
Film · 1955
Wichita
Film · 1955
Tall Man Riding
Film · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Julius Caesar
Film · 1953
Carson City
Film · 1952
A Streetcar Named Desire
Film · 1951
Rhubarb
Film · 1951
Strangers on a Train
Film · 1951
The Fighting Seabees
Film · 1944