Portrait of Foster Brooks

Foster Brooks

Acting

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.

Born: May 11, 1912

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Filmography

1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

1996
1990
1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

as Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice)

1985
Small Wonder

as Roland Cardwell

1985
CBS Storybreak

as (voice)

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Simon Thane

1984
Cannonball Run II

as Fisherman #1

1984
Oddballs

as Hardy Bassett

1984
Mike Hammer

as Manny, The Great Mandrell

1983
Smorgasbord

as The Pilot

1982
1979
The Villain

as Bank Clerk

1978
Mork & Mindy

as Miles Sternhagen

1978
Fantasy Island

as Frank 'Spider' Randall

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Carriage Driver

1976
Joys

as Self

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Drunk Gambler

1975
Switch

as Dale Abee

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
Police Woman

as Darryl Everson

1971
The Partners

as Willy Cooper

1968
The Mod Squad

as Will Jackson

1968
Here's Lucy

as David Benton Miller

1968
Adam-12

as Man

1968
Adam-12

as Citizen

1968
Adam-12

as Mr. Allen

1968
Adam-12

as Harry Sachs

1968
Adam-12

as George Selfridge

1968
1968
1967
1967
The Flying Nun

as Passenger

1967
Mr. Terrific

as 1st Man

1966
The Monkees

as Conventioneer

1965
I Dream of Jeannie

as Englishman

1965
1965
Green Acres

as Major

1965
Green Acres

as Charlie Williams

1965
Green Acres

as Drunk

1965
Green Acres

as Farmer #1

1964
The Munsters

as The Admiral

1964
Daniel Boone

as Stranger

1964
Bewitched

as Robert Andrews

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Fiddlin Sam Dingle

1962
The Jetsons

as (voice)

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1959
Bonanza

as Judge Rogers

1959
Bonanza

as Judge

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Sporting Gentleman