Birthday:
May 11, 1912
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Oddballs | Hardy Bassett | 1984 |
| The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Doc (Townsman) | 1990 |
| The Villain | Bank Clerk | 1979 |
| Happy Birthday, Las Vegas | 1977 | |
| All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Himself | 1983 |
| Smorgasbord | The Pilot | 1983 |
| Joys | Self | 1976 |
| GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Stoneheart / Fossil Lord (voice) | 1986 |
| Cannonball Run II | Fisherman #1 | 1984 |
| The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self - Roastee (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Johnny Cash | A Concert Behind Prison Walls | Self | 2003 |
| Super Seal | 1976 | |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Here's Lucy | David Benton Miller | 1968 |
| Challenge of the GoBots | 1984 | |
| Gunsmoke | Ed | 1955 |
| Adam-12 | Man | 1968 |
| Laredo | 1965 | |
| The Monkees | Conventioneer | 1966 |
| Daniel Boone | Stranger | 1964 |
| Switch | Dale Abee | 1975 |
| The High Chaparral | Drunk | 1967 |
| The Partners | 1971 | |
| The New Bill Cosby Show | 1972 | |
| Sweepstakes | 1979 | |
| The Book Of Lists | 1982 | |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | 1973 |
| Mr. Terrific | 1st Man | 1967 |
| Bonanza | Judge Rogers | 1959 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| Adam-12 | Citizen | 1968 |
| Gunsmoke | Sporting Gentleman | 1955 |
| Adam-12 | Mr. Allen | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Harry Sachs | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | George Selfridge | 1968 |
| Bewitched | Robert Andrews | 1964 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | 1980 | |
| Today's F.B.I. | Rainey | 1981 |
| The Munsters | The Admiral | 1964 |
| CBS Storybreak | (voice) | 1985 |
| Quincy, M.E. | Carriage Driver | 1976 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Simon Thane | 1984 |
| What a Dummy | Jackie Clark | 1990 |
| The Munsters Today | Igor | 1988 |
| Mork & Mindy | Miles Sternhagen | 1978 |
| The Jetsons | (voice) | 1962 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Englishman | 1965 |
| Mike Hammer | Manny, The Great Mandrell | 1984 |
| Small Wonder | Roland Cardwell | 1985 |
| Cosby | 1996 | |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | 1988 |
| Starsky & Hutch | Drunk Gambler | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Darryl Everson | 1974 |
| The Mod Squad | Will Jackson | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Drunk | 1968 |
| The Flying Nun | Passenger | 1967 |
| It Takes a Thief | Judge | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| Green Acres | Major | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Drunk | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Farmer #1 | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Charlie Williams | 1965 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Fiddlin Sam Dingle | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Man | 1962 |
| Bonanza | Judge | 1959 |
| Madame's Place | Self | 1982 |
| Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show | 1966 | |
| Fantasy Island | Frank 'Spider' Randall | 1978 |
