Victor Brooks
Acting
Biography
Victor Brooks was a prolific English character actor who enjoyed a career spanning forty years.
Born: November 11, 1918
Place of Birth: Woolwich, London, England, UK
Known For
Life in Danger
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.
Raffles
Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Philip Mackie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one. In Victorian-era London, gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from the persistent Inspector Mackenzie.
The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
Too Many Crooks
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the boys off. So they decide to kidnap his daughter, only to end up with his wife Lucy. Gordon makes out he couldn't be more pleased, spuring Lucy to take charge of the hopeless bunch of villains.
Goldfinger
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.
Billy Budd
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
The Famous Five
The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was broadcast on ITV over two series in 1978 and 1979. It was produced by Southern Television in 26 half-hour episodes.
The Birthday Present
Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence. It is only the beginning of his woes; his employer, Colonel Wilson, is understanding, but he is ultimately forced to sack Simon, who discovers that finding another job under such circumstances is extremely difficult. But Colonel Wilson is determined to help his former employee find a solution.
The Inspector
At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.
Sapphire
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Filmography
as Charlie
as Police Inspector
as Prison Officer
as Albany Porter
as John Nash
as Inspector Lane
as Det. Chief Supt. Lane
as Butler
as Ambulance Man
as Police Sergeant
as Collins
as Cab Driver
as Jackson Kelly
as Supt. Ridgeway
as Blacking
as Sgt. Henry
as Inspector Baldwin
as Inspector Boyd
as Police Constable (uncredited)
as George Donaghue
as Sergeant Dempsey
as Poiret
as Policeman
as Sergeant Tanner
as Twist Commissioner
as Sergeant Groninger
as Inspector Duffield
as Police Officer
as Leader's Man (uncredited)
as Inspector Adams
as Screw Smith
as Hans
as Constable
as Foreman
as Sgt. Jacks
as Police Sgt.
as Inspector Brunner
as Supt. Wilson
as Court Usher (uncredited)
as Bookie's Clerk
as Bootsmann
as Tom Baldwin
as Foreman (uncredited)
as Sergeant Collins
as Inspector Russell
as 2nd Reception Officer (uncredited)
as Inspector Birch
as Mr. Harris
as Detective (uncredited)