Foster Brooks

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Bonanza

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Adam-12

Adam-12

All Movies (12)

• The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1998 · as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
• The Giant of Thunder Mountain1990 · as Doc (Townsman)
• GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986 · as Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice)
• Cannonball Run II1984 · as Fisherman #1
• Oddballs1984 · as Hardy Bassett
• All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra1983 · as Self
• Smorgasbord1983 · as The Pilot
• The Villain1979 · as Bank Clerk
• A Concert: Behind Prison Walls1978 · as Self
• Happy Birthday, Las Vegas1977
• Super Seal1976
• Joys1976 · as Self

All TV Shows (57)

• Cosby1996
• What a Dummy1990 · as Jackie Clark
• The Munsters Today1988 · as Igor
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1988 · as Self
• Small Wonder1985 · as Roland Cardwell
• CBS Storybreak1985 · as (voice)
• Challenge of the GoBots1984
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Simon Thane
• Mike Hammer1984 · as Manny, The Great Mandrell
• Madame's Place1982 · as Self
• Today's F.B.I.1981 · as Rainey
• The Steve Allen Comedy Hour1980
• $weepstake$1979 · as Edgar
• Mork & Mindy1978 · as Miles Sternhagen
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Frank 'Spider' Randall
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Carriage Driver
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Drunk Gambler
• Switch1975 · as Dale Abee
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Police Woman1974 · as Darryl Everson
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
• The New Bill Cosby Show1972
• The Partners1971 · as Willy Cooper
• The Mod Squad1968 · as Will Jackson
• Here's Lucy1968 · as David Benton Miller
• Adam-121968 · as Man
• Adam-121968 · as Citizen
• Adam-121968 · as Mr. Allen
• Adam-121968 · as Harry Sachs
• Adam-121968 · as George Selfridge
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Drunk
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Judge
• The High Chaparral1967 · as Drunk
• The Flying Nun1967 · as Passenger
• Mr. Terrific1967 · as 1st Man
• The Monkees1966 · as Conventioneer
• I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Englishman
• Laredo1965
• Green Acres1965 · as Major
• Green Acres1965 · as Drunk
• Green Acres1965 · as Farmer #1
• Green Acres1965 · as Charlie Williams
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Stranger
• The Munsters1964 · as The Admiral
• Bewitched1964 · as Robert Andrews
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Fiddlin Sam Dingle
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Man
• The Jetsons1962 · as (voice)
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest
• Bonanza1959 · as Judge Rogers
• Bonanza1959 · as Judge
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Ed
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Sporting Gentleman
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self