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Victor Brooks was a prolific English film and television actor. He specialised in character roles, police inspectors in particular, in British thrillers such as Cover Girl Killer (1959), Witchcraft (1964), and Devils of Darkness (1965). His best known films are probably Goldfinger (1964), The Brides of Dracula (1960) and Billy Budd (1962). On television, he was noted for playing a pipe-smoking authority figure in crime series like Dixon of Dock Green, Gideon's Way, Detective, Z Cars and Crown Court. He also appeared in the television series Raffles, in the recurring role of the Albany porter.
Birth Name
Victor Ronald Brooks
Born
Monday, 11 November 1918
Died
Wednesday, 19 January 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Inspector Baldwin | 2014 |
| The Apprentice | Himself - Founder: Youthville USA (as Victor) | 2004 |
| The Dallas Connection | Charlie | 1994 |
| Hilary | Butler | 1984 |
| Saturday Night Thriller | Holmes | 1982 |
| Scarf Jack | Groves | 1981 |
| Thomas and Sarah | Phelps | 1979 |
| Give Us Tomorrow | Superintendent Ogilvie | 1978 |
| The Losers | MC | 1978 |
| The Law Centre | Det. Sgt. Bryans | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Inspector Baldwin | 2014 |
| The Apprentice | Himself - Founder: Youthville USA (as Victor) | 2004 |
| The Dallas Connection | Charlie | 1994 |
| Hilary | Butler | 1984 |
| Saturday Night Thriller | Holmes | 1982 |
| Scarf Jack | Groves | 1981 |
| Thomas and Sarah | Phelps | 1979 |
| Give Us Tomorrow | Superintendent Ogilvie | 1978 |
| The Losers | MC | 1978 |
| The Law Centre | Det. Sgt. Bryans | 1978 |
| The Famous Five | Police Inspector | 1978 |
| Wilde Alliance | Prison Officer | 1978 |
| The Cedar Tree | Det. Sgt. Webster / Clifton | 1976 |
| Raffles | Albany Porter | 1975 |
| The Hanged Man | Night Watchman | 1975 |
| Dial M for Murder | Butts Orderly | 1974 |
| The Brontës of Haworth | Tom Spring | 1973 |
| A Pin to See the Peepshow | Police Inspector | 1973 |
| The Zoo Robbery | Police Inspector | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Inspector Lane / Det. Chief Supt. Lane | 1972 |
| War & Peace | Dron | 1972 |
| New Scotland Yard | Chief Superintendent Hodgson | 1972 |
| Burke & Hare | Butler | 1972 |
| Justice | Ambulance Man | 1971 |
| The More We Are Together | Wally Dunk | 1971 |
| Rules, Rules, Rules | The policeman | 1970 |
| Arthur? Arthur! | Bit Part | 1969 |
| Department S | The Policeman | 1969 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Police Sergeant | 1968 |
| The Champions | Collins | 1968 |
| Man in a Suitcase | Logan | 1967 |
| The Deadly Affair | Cab Driver | 1966 |
| The Murder Game | Rev Francis Hood | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Wainwright | 1965 |
| You Must Be Joking! | Commissionaire | 1965 |
| Devils of Darkness | Inspector Hardwick | 1965 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Supt. Ridgeway | 1964 |
| Secret Agent | Jules | 1964 |
| Goldfinger | Blacking | 1964 |
| Sherlock Holmes | Inspector Bradstreet / Cowper | 1964 |
| The Eyes of Annie Jones | Sgt. Henry | 1964 |
| The Girl-Getters | Club Manager | 1964 |
| Detective | Det. Insp. Greenwood | 1964 |
| Witchcraft | Inspector Baldwin | 1964 |
| Downfall | Inspector Royd | 1964 |
| 80,000 Suspects | Health Inspector Collins | 1963 |
| Doctor in Distress | Police Constable | 1963 |
| Gutter Girls | George Donaghue | 1963 |
| Invasion of the Triffids | Poiret | 1963 |
| The Fast Lady | Policeman | 1963 |
| The Plane Makers | Mr. Webb | 1963 |
| Young and Willing | Fire Chief | 1962 |
| Billy Budd | Amos Leonard - First Mate, Rights of Man | 1962 |
| The Brain | Farmer at Crash Site | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Sgt. Tanner | 1962 |
| Play It Cool | Twist Commissioner / Twist Commissionaire | 1962 |
| Lisa | Sgt. Groninger / Sergeant Groninger | 1962 |
| Crooks Anonymous | Police Officer | 1962 |
| The Road to Hong Kong | Leader's Man | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Harding | 1961 |
| No, My Darling Daughter | Policeman | 1961 |
| The Flying Doctor | Morgan | 1961 |
| Victim | Detective | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Chief Inspector | 1961 |
| Seven Keys | Discharging Officer | 1961 |
| The Devil Inside | Inspector Adams | 1961 |
| Follow That Horse! | Blake | 1960 |
| The Brides of Dracula | Hans | 1960 |
| In the Nick | Screw Smith | 1960 |
| The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Constable | 1960 |
| Let's Get Married | Policeman | 1960 |
| Suspense | Clegg, executioner | 1960 |
| It Takes a Thief | Foreman | 1960 |
| Jackpot | Sgt. Jacks | 1960 |
| Cover Girl Killer | Inspector Brunner / Brunner | 1959 |
| The Four Just Men | The Sergeant | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Sgt. Dowden / Police Sergeant | 1959 |
| Life in Danger | Tom Baldwin | 1959 |
| The Price of Silence | Supt. Wilson | 1959 |
| Sapphire | Police Sergeant / Police Sgt. | 1959 |
| The 39 Steps | Policeman at Accident | 1959 |
| Too Many Crooks | Court usher | 1959 |
| Whirlpool | Riverman / Bootsmann | 1959 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Inspector Royd | 1959 |
| No Trees in the Street | Bookie's Clerk | 1959 |
| Tom Thumb | 1st Soldier | 1958 |
| Further Up the Creek | Policeman | 1958 |
| The Man Upstairs | Sergeant Collins | 1958 |
| A Night to Remember | Bridge Officer [Californian] | 1958 |
| The Moonraker | Blacksmith | 1958 |
| Innocent Sinners | Inspector Russell | 1958 |
| The Long Knife | Superintendent Leigh | 1958 |
| The One That Got Away | Police Sergeant | 1957 |
| The Birthday Present | 2nd Reception Officer | 1957 |
| Strange Affection | Inspector Birch | 1957 |
| No Time for Tears | Mr. Harris | 1957 |
| Dangerous Youth | Lorry Driver | 1957 |
| Motive for Murder | Det. Insp. Wrigley | 1957 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Hal Barlow / Jim Gorton / Jim Gordon | 1957 |
| The Hostage | Inspector Clifford | 1956 |
| The Iron Petticoat | Russian Guard on Plane | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Tanner | 1956 |
| Sailor of Fortune | Flias | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Defendant / William | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Rodgers | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Sgt. Cox / Sgt. Barrett / Gaoler | 1955 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Lindt / Jem Grundy | 1953 |
