Peter Brocco (1903–1992) |
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Prolific, sharp-featured American character actor of somewhat skeletal and dishevelled appearance, accentuated later in his career by thinning hair and a scraggly goatee. A former theology student, Brocco began his career playing leading roles in stock theatre. He subsequently honed his craft touring France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, before ...
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Born:in Reading, Pennsylvania, USADied:(age 89) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (299 credits)
1986
Easy Street
(TV Series)
Arnold Withrow
Arnold Withrow
- Pride Goeth Before a Cheap Hotel
(1986)
... Arnold Withrow
1979-1984
Trapper John, M.D.
(TV Series)
Dr. Willens / Elderly Man / Gus / ...
Dr. Willens / Elderly Man / Gus / ...
- My Son the Doctor
(1984)
... Dr. Willens
- What a Difference a Day Makes
(1983)
... Elderly Man
- Angel of Mercy
(1982)
... Gus
- Taxi in the Rain
(1979)
... Rosen
1982
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
The Servant
The Servant
- A Very Strange Affair/the Sailor
(1982)
... The Servant
1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
(TV Series)
Dr. Erhart Brandt
Dr. Erhart Brandt
- Pilot: Part 1
(1980)
... Dr. Erhart Brandt
1979-1980
Quincy M.E.
(TV Series)
Mr. Brown / Advisor
Mr. Brown / Advisor
- Honor Thy Elders
(1980)
... Mr. Brown (uncredited)
- By the Death of a Child
(1979)
... Advisor
1975-1979
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Roscoe / Meyer Ziegler / Hodges
Roscoe / Meyer Ziegler / Hodges
- Paradise Cove
(1979)
... Roscoe (uncredited)
- White on White and Nearly Perfect
(1978)
... Meyer Ziegler
- Gearjammers, Part 1
(1975)
... Hodges
1973-1977
Insight
(TV Series)
Benny / George
Benny / George
- Arnstein's Miracle
(1977)
... Benny
- Attention Must Be Paid
(1973)
... George
1976
Lincoln
(TV Mini Series)
Sec. William Dennison
Sec. William Dennison
- The Last Days
(1976)
... Sec. William Dennison
1969-1975
Mannix
(TV Series)
Don Vincent Demorra / C.W. Taggart / Derelict
Don Vincent Demorra / C.W. Taggart / Derelict
- Man in a Trap
(1975)
... Don Vincent Demorra
- To Save a Dead Man
(1971)
... C.W. Taggart
- The Sound of Darkness
(1969)
... Derelict
1973-1974
Toma
(TV Series)
Old Man / Vic Trinian
Old Man / Vic Trinian
- A Funeral for Max Berlin
(1974)
... Old Man
- The Cain Connection
(1973)
... Vic Trinian
1971-1974
Ironside
(TV Series)
Doctor / Father Miles
Doctor / Father Miles
- Class of '40
(1974)
... Doctor
- The Priest Killer
(1971)
... Father Miles
1970-1973
Adam-12
(TV Series)
Andre Pochek / Father Janos / John Thomas
Andre Pochek / Father Janos / John Thomas
- Southwest Division
(1973)
... Andre Pochek
- The Vendetta
(1972)
... Father Janos
- Log 44: Attempted Bribery
(1970)
... John Thomas
1972
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Augustus Freylinghauser, Jr. (segment "Love and the Woman in White")
Augustus Freylinghauser, Jr. (segment "Love and the Woman in White")
- Love and the Caller/Love and the Secret Life/Love and the Swinging Philosophy/Love and the Woman in White
(1972)
... Augustus Freylinghauser, Jr. (segment "Love and the Woman in White")
1972
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(TV Series)
Father Smith
Father Smith
- A Quality of Fear
(1972)
... Father Smith
1972
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Dr. Shockman (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
Dr. Shockman (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
- Deliveries in the Rear/Stop Killing Me/Dead Weight
(1972)
... Dr. Shockman (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Judge / Pincus
Judge / Pincus
- The Posse That Wouldn't Quit
(1971)
... Judge (uncredited)
- Alias Smith and Jones
(1971)
... Pincus
1970-1971
The Bold Ones: The Senator
(TV Series)
Senator Bevan
Senator Bevan
- A Single Blow of a Sword
(1971)
... Senator Bevan
- The Day the Lion Died
(1970)
... Senator Bevan
1970-1971
The Odd Couple
(TV Series)
Max Turner / Mr. Whitehill
Max Turner / Mr. Whitehill
- A Taste of Money
(1971)
... Max Turner
- Oscar, the Model
(1970)
... Mr. Whitehill
1970
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series)
Father Bernard / Dr. Valari
Father Bernard / Dr. Valari
- The Amateur
(1970)
... Father Bernard
- The Martyr
(1970)
... Dr. Valari
1969-1970
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
(TV Series)
Bishop Martinez / Earl Howell
Bishop Martinez / Earl Howell
- A Thing Not of God
(1970)
... Bishop Martinez
- Draw a Straight Man
(1969)
... Earl Howell
1968-1969
It Takes a Thief
(TV Series)
Franz Stanus / Vlado Miloslav
Franz Stanus / Vlado Miloslav
- To Lure a Man
(1969)
... Franz Stanus
- Birds of a Feather
(1968)
... Vlado Miloslav
1969
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(TV Series)
Hancock
Hancock
- The Education of Longfellow Deeds
(1969)
... Hancock
1965-1969
Bewitched
(TV Series)
Mr. Lovelace / Mr. Bodkin
Mr. Lovelace / Mr. Bodkin
- Marriage Witch's Style
(1969)
... Mr. Lovelace
- Eye of the Beholder
(1965)
... Mr. Bodkin
1969
The Big Valley
(TV Series)
Judge / Judge Lawson
Judge / Judge Lawson
- Lightfoot
(1969)
... Judge
- The Secret
(1969)
... Judge Lawson
1966-1968
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Allison / Grocer
Allison / Grocer
- The Mercenary
(1968)
... Allison
- The Plague Merchant
(1966)
... Grocer
1967-1968
Garrison's Gorillas
(TV Series)
Flophouse Manager / Kronman
Flophouse Manager / Kronman
- The Plot to Kill
(1968)
... Flophouse Manager
- Now I Lay Me Down to Die
(1967)
... Kronman
1966-1967
The Time Tunnel
(TV Series)
Retainer / Kashi - Blind Man
Retainer / Kashi - Blind Man
- Idol of Death
(1967)
... Retainer
- Night of the Long Knives
(1966)
... Kashi - Blind Man
1966-1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Dr. A.C. Nillson / Dr. Segal
Dr. A.C. Nillson / Dr. Segal
- The Deadly Smorgasbord Affair
(1967)
... Dr. A.C. Nillson
- The Dippy Blonde Affair
(1966)
... Dr. Segal
1966
Run for Your Life
(TV Series)
Joey Cana / Doctor
Joey Cana / Doctor
- The Committee for the 25th
(1966)
... Joey Cana
- Don't Count on Tomorrow
(1966)
... Doctor
1964-1966
The Fugitive
(TV Series)
Dry Cleaning Man / Hotel Desk Clerk / Otis
Dry Cleaning Man / Hotel Desk Clerk / Otis
- A Clean and Quiet Town
(1966)
... Dry Cleaning Man
- World's End
(1964)
... Hotel Desk Clerk
- Where the Action Is
(1964)
... Otis (uncredited)
1964-1966
Combat!
(TV Series)
Claude / Lambert
Claude / Lambert
- The Flying Machine
(1966)
... Claude
- The Long Walk
(1964)
... Lambert
1965-1966
I Dream of Jeannie
(TV Series)
Clerk / Turhan
Clerk / Turhan
- Never Try to Outsmart a Jeannie
(1966)
... Clerk
- My Hero?
(1965)
... Turhan
1965-1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show
(TV Series)
Lionel / Emil
Lionel / Emil
- I Do Not Choose to Run
(1966)
... Lionel
- There's No Sale Like Wholesale
(1965)
... Emil
1965
The Young Marrieds
(TV Series)
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Spencer
- Episode #1.268
(1965)
... Mr. Spencer
- Episode #1.255
(1965)
... Mr. Spencer
- Episode #1.252
(1965)
... Mr. Spencer
- Episode #1.249
(1965)
... Mr. Spencer
- Episode #1.248
(1965)
... Mr. Spencer
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(TV Series)
Xanthos
Xanthos
- The City Beneath the Sea
(1964)
... Xanthos
1957-1962
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Younghusband - Gunsmith / Samuels - Bureau of Territorial Records Rep / Clerk
Younghusband - Gunsmith / Samuels - Bureau of Territorial Records Rep / Clerk
- Cream of the Jest
(1962)
... Younghusband - Gunsmith
- The Prisoner
(1960)
... Samuels - Bureau of Territorial Records Rep
- A Matter of Ethics
(1957)
... Clerk
1960-1962
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Alien / Mr. Marshak
Alien / Mr. Marshak
- Hocus-Pocus and Frisby
(1962)
... Alien (uncredited)
- The Four of Us Are Dying
(1960)
... Mr. Marshak
1961-1962
Thriller
(TV Series)
Padre Herrera / The Assistant Director / Prof. Thibault / ...
Padre Herrera / The Assistant Director / Prof. Thibault / ...
- The Bride Who Died Twice
(1962)
... Padre Herrera
- Guillotine
(1961)
... The Assistant Director
- Prisoner in the Mirror
(1961)
... Prof. Thibault
- Trio for Terror
(1961)
... Major Domo ('A Terribly Strange Bed')
1959-1961
The Lawless Years
(TV Series)
Meyer Rosen / Isaac Gross
Meyer Rosen / Isaac Gross
- Triple Cross
(1961)
... Isaac Gross
- The Sonny Rosen Story II
(1961)
... Meyer Rosen
- The Sonny Rosen Story
(1959)
... Meyer Rosen
1961
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(TV Series)
Cedric Van Horn
Cedric Van Horn
- Take Me to Your Leader
(1961)
... Cedric Van Horn
1959-1960
Five Fingers
(TV Series)
Alberti / Gespard
Alberti / Gespard
- Counterfeit
(1960)
... Alberti
- Thin Ice
(1959)
... Gespard
1959
Peter Gunn
(TV Series)
Prof. Cleeter / Drunk
Prof. Cleeter / Drunk
- Terror on the Campus
(1959)
... Prof. Cleeter
- Let's Kill Timothy
(1959)
... Drunk
1959
Rescue 8
(TV Series)
Manuel / Stephano
Manuel / Stephano
- Fools Gold
(1959)
... Manuel
- A Handful of Vengeance
(1959)
... Stephano
1959
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Theophile Duclerc
Theophile Duclerc
- The Case of the Fraudulent Foto
(1959)
... Theophile Duclerc
1958
Zorro
(TV Series)
Barca
Barca
- Death Stacks the Deck
(1958)
... Barca (uncredited)
- Zorro Fights His Father
(1958)
... Barca
1956-1957
Telephone Time
(TV Series)
Marcos / Mr. Constantin
Marcos / Mr. Constantin
- Alice's Wedding Gown
(1957)
... Marcos
- Escape
(1957)
- The Golden Junkman
(1956)
... Mr. Constantin
1954-1957
The Loretta Young Show
(TV Series)
Mr. Steinhof / Joe Dervin / Jack Perry
Mr. Steinhof / Joe Dervin / Jack Perry
- The Defense
(1957)
- Across the Plaza
(1955)
- You're Driving Me Crazy
(1954)
... Mr. Steinhof
- The Judgment
(1954)
... Joe Dervin
- Nobody's Boy
(1954)
... Jack Perry
1956-1957
I Love Lucy
(TV Series)
Flower Judge / Dominic
Flower Judge / Dominic
- Lucy Raises Tulips
(1957)
... Flower Judge
- Visitor from Italy
(1956)
... Dominic
1955-1957
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Dr. Wessel / Dr. Mete
Dr. Wessel / Dr. Mete
- Vice Squad
(1957)
- The Quick and the Dead
(1956)
... Dr. Wessel
- Miss Susie Slagle's
(1955)
... Dr. Mete
1953-1956
You Are There
(TV Series)
Renoir / Dr. Philippe Pinel / Travelling Man / ...
Renoir / Dr. Philippe Pinel / Travelling Man / ...
- The First Moscow Purge Trial
(1956)
- The Recovery of the Mona Lisa (December 10, 1913)
(1956)
... Renoir
- Dr. Pinel Unchains the Insane (May 24, 1793)
(1956)
... Dr. Philippe Pinel
- Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin (May 27, 1793)
(1955)
... Travelling Man
1952-1956
Adventures of Superman
(TV Series)
The Spectre / Crackers / Dr. H.L. Ort
The Spectre / Crackers / Dr. H.L. Ort
- The Phantom Ring
(1956)
... The Spectre
- The Clown Who Cried
(1954)
... Crackers
- The Secret of Superman
(1952)
... Dr. H.L. Ort
1955-1956
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(TV Series)
Peter the Waiter
Peter the Waiter
- George Needs Glasses
(1956)
... Peter the Waiter
- Gracie Pawns Her Ring
(1955)
... Peter the Waiter
- Company for Christmas
(1955)
... Peter the Waiter
- Ronnie's Elopement
(1955)
... Peter the Waiter
- George Becomes a Dictator
(1955)
... Peter the Waiter
1956
It's a Great Life
(TV Series)
William Zachary
William Zachary
- The Lady and the Painting
(1956)
... William Zachary
1955
Four Star Playhouse
(TV Series)
Martin
Martin
- The Devil to Pay
(1955)
... Martin
- The Executioner
(1955)
... (uncredited)
1955
Cavalcade of America
(TV Series)
Harold Johnson
Harold Johnson
- A Chain of Hearts
(1955)
... Harold Johnson (uncredited)
1955
TV Reader's Digest
(TV Series)
Bethier / Jacques
Bethier / Jacques
- Old Master Detective
(1955)
- The Baron and His Uranium Killing
(1955)
... Bethier
- France's Greatest Detective
(1955)
... Jacques
1955
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
(TV Series)
Dr. Varney
Dr. Varney
- Atomic Peril
(1955)
... Dr. Varney
- Enemies of the Universe
(1955)
... Dr. Varney
1955
The Man Behind the Badge
(TV Series)
Ben / August Paoli
Ben / August Paoli
- The Case of the Pot of Gold
(1955)
... Ben
- The Case of the Unknown Man
(1955)
... August Paoli
1950-1955
Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Bones
Bones
- The 99th Day
(1955)
- Mission to Algiers
(1953)
- The Co-Signer
(1952)
- Neutral Corner
(1951)
... Bones
- Operation Mona Lisa
(1950)
1954-1955
Captain Midnight
(TV Series)
Landru / Loutrelle
Landru / Loutrelle
- The Mark of Death
(1955)
... Landru
- Murder by Radiation
(1954)
... Loutrelle
1953
The Red Skelton Hour
(TV Series)
Fingers Malone
Fingers Malone
- Freddie Becomes a Star-Gazer
(1953)
... Fingers Malone
1952
Dangerous Assignment
(TV Series)
Oscar / Peddler
Oscar / Peddler
- The Manger Story
(1952)
... Oscar
- The Death in the Morgue Story
(1952)
... Peddler
1951
Gruen Guild Theater
(TV Series)
Mr. Grimes
Mr. Grimes
- Joe Santa Claus
(1951)
... Mr. Grimes
- Hit and Run
(1951)
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Stage: Appeared (as "Dr. Cains") in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" on Broaday. Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Robert Henderson. Empire Theatre: 14 Apr 1938-Apr 1938 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast: Judith Alden (as "Ensemble"), Ainsworth Arnold (as "Mine Host of the Garter"), J.W. Austin (as "... See more »Height:
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