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Peter Brocco(1903-1992)

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Peter Brocco
A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
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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 returning to the U.S. in 1947, eventually joining the Federal Theater Group. On films from as early as 1932, he was at his most effective portraying eccentrics, scientists, small-time crooks, alcoholics, or nervous, downtrodden little men. His particular forte lay in the genre of science-fiction, where he graced the small screen on numerous occasions as assorted victims (The Outer Limits (1963), The Time Tunnel (1966), The Invaders (1967)) or aliens (Lost in Space (1965), Star Trek (1966), The Twilight Zone (1959)). His occasional film appearances include a dementia patent in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and a rare starring role in the black comedy Homebodies (1974), late in his career. As a liberal-minded individual, Brocco was briefly blacklisted during the McCarthy era, but this did not prove detrimental to his career in the long run.
BornJanuary 16, 1903
DiedDecember 20, 1992(89)
BornJanuary 16, 1903
DiedDecember 20, 1992(89)
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Peter Brocco in Hollywood Story (1951)
Jack Nicholson, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, and Nathan George in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Peter Brocco and Charles McGraw in Roadblock (1951)
Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, John Abbott, Peter Brocco, John Colicos, and Victor Lundin in Star Trek (1966)
William Shatner, John Abbott, Peter Brocco, and David Hillary Hughes in Star Trek (1966)
Peter Brocco and Peter Graves in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Peter Brocco and Marianna Hill in The Outer Limits (1963)
Lane Bradford, Peter Brocco, Paul Burke, and Ed Hinton in Adventures of Superman (1952)
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Louise Fletcher, and Peter Brocco in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Jack Nicholson, Peter Brocco, Dwight Marfield, Will Sampson, and Delos V. Smith Jr. in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Jack Nicholson, Peter Brocco, Josip Elic, Nathan George, and Will Sampson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Peter Brocco, Frances Fuller, William Hansen, Ruth McDevitt, Paula Trueman, and Ian Wolfe in Homebodies (1974)

Known for

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus
7.9
  • Ramon
  • 1960
Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train
6.3
  • Old Man
  • 1987
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.7
  • Col. Matterson
  • 1975
Our Man Flint (1966)
Our Man Flint
6.4
  • Dr. Wu
  • 1966

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  • Danny DeVito in Other People's Money (1991)
    Other People's Money
  • Max Monroe (1990)
    Max Monroe
  • The War of the Roses (1989)
    The War of the Roses
  • Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
    Throw Momma from the Train
  • Laguna Heat (1987)
    Laguna Heat
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
  • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
    Easy Street
  • Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
    Remington Steele
  • The Ratings Game (1984)
    The Ratings Game
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    • ...
  • Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (1983)
    Likely Stories, Vol. 4
  • Money to Burn (1983)
    Money to Burn
  • Night Partners (1983)
    Night Partners
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
    Twilight Zone: The Movie

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    • January 16, 1903
    • Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
    • December 20, 1992
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • 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 "Master George Page"), Lex Barker (as "ensemble"), Ruth Belmore (as "Ensemble"), Carrie Bridewell (as "Ensemble"), Peter Brocco (as "Dr. Cains"), Buddy Buehler(as "Robin"), Edith Campbell (as "Ensemble"), Albert Carroll (as "Slender"), Clara Cubitt (as "Ensemble"), Philip Dakin (as "Bardolph"), Jessie Graham (as "Ensemble"), Solon Harger (as "A Young Man"), Edward Harvey (as "Sir Hugh Evans"), Clifford Heckinger (as "Rugby"), Charles Henry (as "Simple"), Ada Humphries (as "Ensemble"), Henry Kline (as "Ensemble"), Polly Klock (as "Ensemble"), Louis Lytton (as "Sir John Falstaff"), Charlotte Maye (as "A Young Woman"), Henry Mowray (as "Master Frank Ford"), Mae Noble (as "Ensemble"), LeRoi Operti (as "Pistol"), Frank Parish (as "A Servant"), Ann Pendleton (as "Anne Page"), William Post Jr. (as "Master Fenton"), Effie Shannon (as "Dame Quickly"), Horace Sinclair (as "Shallow"), Joan Storm (as "Mistress Alice Ford"), Marguerite Tebeau (as "Ensemble"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Ensemble"), Maury Tuckerman (as "Nym"), Estelle Winwood (as "Mistress Margaret Page"). Produced by Robert Henderson and Estelle Winwood.

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    • Frequently appeared in many films with Danny DeVito.

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