7.8
TV
Acting
Foster Brooks
- Born
- Died
- (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Credits
- 58 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.8
TV
7.8
TV
Bewitched
7.3
TV
The Jetsons
7.5
TV
Bonanza
7.9
TV
The Munsters
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
5.4
Movie
Cannonball Run II
7.3
TV
Starsky & Hutch
5.8
Movie
The Villain
7.1
TV
Mork & Mindy
7.0
TV
Small Wonder
6.9
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.5
TV
Fantasy Island
7.5
TV
Quincy, M.E.
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
7.2
TV
Green Acres
6.5
TV
The Monkees
7.1
TV
Adam-12
Acting credits 58
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Film | Self - Roastee (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Cosby TV | (1 ep) |
| 1990 | The Giant of Thunder Mountain Film | Doc (Townsman) |
| 1990 | What a Dummy TV | Jackie Clark (1 ep) |
| 1988 | The Munsters Today TV | Igor (1 ep) |
| 1988 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Film | Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice) |
| 1985 | Small Wonder TV | Roland Cardwell (1 ep) |
| 1985 | CBS Storybreak TV | (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots TV | (5 ep) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Simon Thane (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II Film | Fisherman #1 |
| 1984 | Oddballs Film | Hardy Bassett |
| 1984 | Mike Hammer TV | Manny, The Great Mandrell (1 ep) |
| 1983 | All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra Film | Self |
| 1983 | Smorgasbord Film | The Pilot |
| 1982 | Madame's Place TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Today's F.B.I. TV | Rainey (1 ep) |
| 1980 | The Steve Allen Comedy Hour TV | (1 ep) |
| 1979 | The Villain Film | Bank Clerk |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ TV | Edgar (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy TV | Miles Sternhagen (3 ep) |
| 1978 | A Concert: Behind Prison Walls Film | Self |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island TV | Frank 'Spider' Randall (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Happy Birthday, Las Vegas Film | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Carriage Driver (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Super Seal Film | |
| 1976 | Joys Film | Self |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch TV | Drunk Gambler (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Switch TV | Dale Abee (2 ep) |
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1974 | Police Woman TV | Darryl Everson (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts TV | Self (6 ep) |
| 1972 | The New Bill Cosby Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Partners TV | Willy Cooper (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Late Liz Film | Howard Borman |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad TV | Will Jackson (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy TV | David Benton Miller (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 TV | Man, Citizen, Mr. Allen, Harry Sachs, George Selfridge (1 ep) |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief TV | Drunk, Judge (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral TV | Drunk (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun TV | Passenger (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Mr. Terrific TV | 1st Man (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Monkees TV | Conventioneer (1 ep) |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie TV | Englishman (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Laredo TV | (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Green Acres TV | Major, Charlie Williams, Drunk, Farmer #1 (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone TV | Stranger (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Munsters TV | The Admiral (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Bewitched TV | Robert Andrews (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (12 ep) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies TV | Fiddlin Sam Dingle, Man (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Jetsons TV | (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self - Co-Host, Self - Guest (6 ep) |
| 1959 | Bonanza TV | Judge Rogers (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke TV | Ed, Sporting Gentleman (1 ep) |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show TV | Self (2 ep) |