Victor Brooks (actor)

Victor Brooks
Born	Victor Ronald Brooks 11 November 1918 London  United Kingdom
Died	19 January 2000 (aged 81) Surrey  United Kingdom
Years active	1956–1994

Victor Brooks (November 11, 1918 – January 19, 2000) was a prolific English film and television actor.^[1] He specialized in character roles, police officers in particular.^[2] His best known roles in film were 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.^[4] He also appeared in the television series Raffles, in the recurring role of the Albany porter.^[5][6][7][8]

Filmography

Film

• The Hostage (1956) - Inspector Clifford
• These Dangerous Years (1957)
• No Time for Tears (1957) - Mr. Harris
• The Scamp (1957) - Inspector Birch
• The Birthday Present (1957) - 2nd Reception Officer (uncredited)
• The One That Got Away (1957) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Innocent Sinners (1958) - Inspector Russell (uncredited)
• The Moonraker (1958) - Blacksmith
• The Long Knife (1958) - Supt Leigh
• The Man Upstairs (1958) - Sergeant Collins
• Further Up the Creek (1958) - Policeman (uncredited)
• Whirlpool (1959) - Bootsmann
• No Trees in the Street (1959) - Bookie's Clerk
• Life in Danger (1959) - Tom Baldwin
• Cover Girl Killer (1959) - Inspector Brunner
• The Price of Silence (1959) - Supt. Wilson
• Jackpot (1960) - Sgt. Jacks
• The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) - Constable
• The Challenge (1960) - Foreman
• In the Nick (1960) - Screw Smith
• The Brides of Dracula (1960) - Hans
• Follow That Horse! (1960) - Blake
• Offbeat (1961) - Inspector Adams
• Seven Keys (1961) - Discharging Officer (uncredited)
• No My Darling Daughter (1961) - Policeman
• Play It Cool (1962) - Twist Commissioner (uncredited)
• Crooks Anonymous (1962) - Police Officer
• The Road to Hong Kong (1962) - Leader's Man (uncredited)
• The Inspector (1962) - Sgt. Groninger
• The Day of the Triffids (1962) - Poiret
• The Brain (1962) - Farmer at Crash Site (uncredited)
• The Wild and the Willing (1962) - Fire Chief
• Billy Budd (1962) - Amos Leonard - First Mate, Rights of Man
• The Fast Lady (1963) - Policeman
• The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963) - George Donaghue
• Doctor in Distress (1963) - Police Constable (uncredited)
• 80,000 Suspects (1963) - Health Inspector Collins (uncredited)
• Downfall (1964) - Inspector Royd
• Witchcraft (1964) - Inspector Baldwin
• The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964) - Sgt. Henry
• Goldfinger (1964) - Blacking
• Devils of Darkness (1965) - Inspector Hardwick
• The Murder Game (1965) - Rev Francis Hood
• Arthur! Arthur! (1969) - Bit Part (uncredited)
• Burke & Hare (1972) - Butler
• Give Us Tomorrow (1978) - Superintendent Ogilvie
• The Dallas Connection (1994) - Charlie (Last appearance)

Television

• Sergeant Cork (1963-1964) - Yates / Sgt. Dempsey
• Dixon of Dock Green (1964-1967) - Gaoler / Sgt. Cox / Sgt. Barrett
• Gideon's Way (1965) - Supt. Ridgeway
• Z Cars (1967-1969) - Sgt. Potter / Sergeant
• Raffles (1977) - Albany Porter

References

1. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/31540
2. "Victor Brooks". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
3. "Victor Brooks". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
4. "Victor Brooks". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
5. "Victor Brooks, Artist - Bio & Facts". Bio & Facts. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
6. "Victor Brooks". BFI. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
7. "Victor Brooks". www.aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
8. T, Ian (2013-04-10). "Forgotten Actors: Victor Brooks". Forgotten Actors. Retrieved 2016-03-08.

External links

• Victor Brooks at the Internet Movie Database