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Victor Brooks (actor)

February 17, 2023

Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 2000) was a prolific English film and television actor.[1] He specialised in character roles, police inspectors in particular, in British thrillers such as Cover Girl Killer (1959), Witchcraft (1964), and Devils of Darkness (1965).[1] In 1961, he narrated the fifteen minute instructional Short, 'The Warden, His Duties and Training'.[2] He also appeared in eight of the thirty-two episodes of 1964's 'Open House', playing himself, and The Host. [3][4]

Victor Brooks
Born
Victor Ronald Brooks

(1918-11-11)11 November 1918
London, (Woolwich), England
Died19 January 2000(2000-01-19) (aged 81)
Dorset, England, UK
Years active1956–1994

His best known films are probably Goldfinger (1964), The Brides of Dracula (1960) and Billy Budd (1962).[3] On television, he was noted for playing a pipe-smoking authority figure in crime series like Dixon of Dock Green, Gideon's Way, Detective, Z Cars and Crown Court.[3] He also appeared in the television series Raffles, in the recurring role of the Albany porter.[1][5][6]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c "Victor Brooks". BFI.
  2. ^ "The Warden... His Duties and Training (1961)". BFI.
  3. ^ a b c "Victor Brooks". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Victor Brooks". aveleyman.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ^ T, Ian (10 April 2013). "Forgotten Actors: Victor Brooks". Forgotten Actors. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

External links

  • Victor Brooks at IMDb



 

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