Victor Brooks (actor)
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11 November 1918
Victor Brooks | |
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 in The Brides of Dracula (1960) | |
| Born | Victor Ronald Brooks 11 November 1918 Woolwich, London, England |
| Died | 19 January 2000 (aged 81) Dorset, England, UK |
| Years active | 1956–1994 |
Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 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 theatre stage opposite Alec Guinness in the Bridget Boland play Time Out of Mind at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.[7]
