- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- December 20, 2001
Foster Brooks
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.
Filmography
movieThe Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998 · Self - Roastee (archive footage)
tvCosby
1996
movieThe Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990 · Doc (Townsman)
What a Dummy
1990 · Jackie Clark
tvThe Munsters Today
1988 · Igor
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988 · Self
movieGoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986 · Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice)
tvSmall Wonder
1985 · Roland Cardwell
tvCBS Storybreak
1985 · (voice)
tvChallenge of the GoBots
1984
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Simon Thane
movieCannonball Run II
1984 · Fisherman #1
movieOddballs
1984 · Hardy Bassett
tvMike Hammer
1984 · Manny, The Great Mandrell
movieAll-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983 · Self
movieSmorgasbord
1983 · The Pilot
tvMadame's Place
1982 · Self
Today's F.B.I.
1981 · Rainey
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
1980
movieThe Villain
1979 · Bank Clerk
$weepstake$
1979 · Edgar
tvMork & Mindy
1978 · Miles Sternhagen
movieA Concert: Behind Prison Walls
1978 · Self
tvFantasy Island
1978 · Frank 'Spider' Randall
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976 · Carriage Driver
movieSuper Seal
1976
movieJoys
1976 · Self
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975 · Drunk Gambler
tvSwitch
1975 · Dale Abee
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
tvPolice Woman
1974 · Darryl Everson
tvThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
The New Bill Cosby Show
1972
The Partners
1971 · Willy Cooper
tvThe Mod Squad
1968 · Will Jackson
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · David Benton Miller
tvAdam-12
1968 · Man, Citizen, Mr. Allen, Harry Sachs, George Selfridge
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968 · Judge, Drunk
tvThe High Chaparral
1967 · Drunk
tvThe Flying Nun
1967 · Passenger
tvMr. Terrific
1967 · 1st Man
tvThe Monkees
1966 · Conventioneer
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Englishman
tvLaredo
1965
tvGreen Acres
1965 · Major, Drunk, Charlie Williams, Farmer #1
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Stranger
tvThe Munsters
1964 · The Admiral
tvBewitched
1964 · Robert Andrews
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Fiddlin Sam Dingle, Man
tvThe Jetsons
1962 · (voice)
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host, Self - Guest
tvBonanza
1959 · Judge Rogers
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Ed, Sporting Gentleman
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self