Victor Brooks (actor)

Victor Brooks
in The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Born
Victor Ronald Brooks

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

Victor Brooks (1918–2000) was an English film and television actor.[1]

He was known for his silver screen portrayals of police officers, such as in British thrillers Cover Girl Killer (1959), Witchcraft (1964), and Devils of Darkness (1965).[1] His most notable roles were in The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Budd (1962) and Goldfinger (1964).[2] On television, he co-hosted eight of the 32 episodes of the 1964 magazine programme Open House.[2][3] He was also noted for playing pipe-smoking authority figures in crime series like Dixon of Dock Green, Gideon's Way, Detective, Z Cars and Crown Court.[2] He also appeared in the television series Raffles in the recurring role of the Albany porter.[1][4][5] In 1961, he narrated the 15-minute instructional short The Warden, His Duties and Training,[6]

In July 1970 he appeared on theater stage opposite Alec Guinness in the Bridget Boland play Time Out of Mind at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c "Victor Brooks". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Victor Brooks". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Broadcast – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 18 July 1964.
  4. ^ "Victor Brooks". aveleyman.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ T, Ian (10 April 2013). "Forgotten Actors: Victor Brooks". Forgotten Actors. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ^ "The Warden... His Duties and Training (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ 'Guinness at the Yvonne Arnaud', The Stage, 23rd July 1970, p.15.