Arlington Rand Brooks Jr. (September 21, 1918 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television actor.

Early life

Brooks was born in

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. He was the son of Arlington Rand Brooks, a farmer. His mother and he moved to

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when he was four, though he continued to spend summers in Wright City. Brooks continued to make visits to his hometown of Wright City into the 1950s, up to and following the death of his father in 1950. His mother and his grandfather were actors.

Career

Early career

After leaving school, Brooks was given a screen test at

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and received a bit part in '' Love Finds Andy Hardy'' (1938). His big break came when he was cast as Charles Hamilton in ''

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'' (1939), a part which he later admitted he despised; he wanted to play more masculine roles. He was making $100 per week under contract at MGM, but when he was on loan to

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for ''Gone with the Wind'', he was paid $500 per week. After ''Gone With the Wind'', he had relatively small parts in other movies including ''

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,'' then a regular role as Lucky in the

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series of Westerns in the mid-1940s; Brooks succeeded

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in the role. Among the films starring

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as Hopalong, were ''

Hoppy's Holiday ''Hoppy's Holiday'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by J. Benton Cheney, Bennett Cohen and Ande Lamb. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Mary Ware, Andrew Tombes and Leonard Penn. ...

'', '' The Dead Don't Dream'', and ''

Borrowed Trouble ''Borrowed Trouble'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Belden. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Helen Chapman, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish and Cliff Clark. The film was rel ...

''. He received positive notice for his work in ''

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'', with ''Variety'' reporting that he did "an excellent job." In edited, half-hour versions of some of the films, he appeared in 12 of the 52 episodes of the ''Hopalong Cassidy'' television series.

Military service

Brooks served in the

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during

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, eventually reaching the rank of sergeant. He trained at

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in Colorado, in March 1943 and was stationed in Springfield, Missouri, as of May 1943. Brooks was for a time at San Antonio Air Field. He trained for flying, but did some theatre work under General Arnold. He was ill for a time during his service and in 1944 worked in recruitment in Louisiana.

Post-military film and television work

In 1948, he co-starred with

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and

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in the low-budget, black-and-white

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film, ''

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''. Brooks became the first actor to share an on-screen kiss with Monroe, who in a few years was one of the world's biggest movie stars. Filmed in just 10 days, the film was released soon after its completion. ''

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'' called his performance in the 1952 film '' The Steel Fist'' "capable." Television brought new opportunities, again often in Westerns. He played Cpl. Randy Boone in the 1950s

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, ''

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''. Brooks had guest roles in 1950s Western series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He appeared twice on the syndicated adventure series, ''

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'', as well as on

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's ''

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'' courtroom drama series. In 1962, he directed and produced a movie about brave dogs, ''Bearheart'', but the film was entangled in legal troubles due to his business manager's involvement in crimes such as forgery and graft. The film was finally released in 1978, under the title ''Legend of the Northwest''. Brooks was one of the favorite leading men of

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Post-entertainment career

After he left show business, Brooks owned and operated a private ambulance company, Professional Ambulance, in

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. He commented that he "died in more pictures than almost anyone" and that though he was never very big in show business, he was willing to return to it. Brooks sold the ambulance company in 1994, and retired to his ranch in the

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, where he bred champion

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s. He attended a ''Gone with the Wind'' reunion for

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's birthday, along with

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and Fred Crane, in Cadiz, Ohio, in 1992.

Personal life

''Variety'' reported that Brooks married Clover Barrick on April 18, 1945. He married Lois Laurel (d. 2017), daughter of

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, in 1949. Their son Arlington Rand Brooks III was born in September 1949. Their daughter Laurel was born in August 1950 in

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Death

On September 1, 2003, Brooks died in

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Partial filmography

* ''

Hold That Kiss ''Hold That Kiss'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Maureen O'Sullivan and Dennis O'Keefe. An MGM B movie, this was O'Keefe's first lead role and the last film in which Mickey Rooney did not receive ...

'' (1938) – Guitar Player in Band (uncredited) * '' Love Finds Andy Hardy'' (1938) – Young Man on Bandstand (uncredited) * '' Dramatic School'' (1938) – Pasquel Jr. * '' The Old Maid'' (1939) – Jim * ''

'' (1939) – Jeff Steele * ''

Thunder Afloat ''Thunder Afloat'' is a 1939 World War I naval film starring Wallace Beery and Chester Morris. The movie was directed by George B. Seitz. The submarine sequences were shot with the cooperation of the U. S. Navy at Annapolis, Maryland and arou ...

'' (1939) – Listener (uncredited) * ''

Dancing Co-Ed ''Dancing Co-Ed'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner in the title role, Richard Carlson as an inquisitive college reporter, and bandleader Artie Shaw as himself. Plot When a dancer's par ...

'' (1939) – Steve (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) – Crying Soldier (uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) – Charles Hamilton * '' Laddie'' (1940) – Peter Dover * ''

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'' (1940) – Peter Dover * ''

And One Was Beautiful ''And One Was Beautiful'' is a 1940 American romantic drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, and Jean Muir. It is based on the story of the same name by Alice Duer Miller. Two sisters are attracted ...

'' (1940) – Joe Havens * '' Florian'' (1940) – Victor * '' Girl from Avenue A'' (1940) – Steve * ''

Life with Henry ''Life with Henry'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. It was released ...

'' (1940) – Daniel Gordon (uncredited) * ''

The Son of Monte Cristo ''The Son of Monte Cristo'' is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from United Artists, produced by Edward Small, directed by Rowland V. Lee, that stars Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders. The Small pro ...

'' (1940) – Hans Mirbach * ''

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'' (1940) – Karl Schermer * ''

Cheers for Miss Bishop ''Cheers for Miss Bishop'' is a 1941 American drama film based on the novel ''Miss Bishop'' by Bess Streeter Aldrich. It was directed by Tay Garnett, produced by Richard A. Rowland and released through United Artists. Martha Scott stars in the ...

'' (1941) – 'Buzz' Wheelwright * ''

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'' (1941) – Jerry Baldwin * ''

The People vs. Dr. Kildare ''The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Bonita Granville, and Laraine Day. It was part of the series of Doctor Kildare films produced by Metro-Goldwyn- ...

'' (1941) – Dr. George Young (uncredited) * ''

Lady Scarface ''Lady Scarface'' is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, and Mildred Coles. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Plot The scar-faced gangster Slade is on the l ...

'' (1941) – James 'Jimmy' Powell * ''Niagara Falls'' (1941) – Honeymooner * '' Cowboy Serenade'' (1942) – Jim Agnew * ''

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson. The film is also known as ''Unforgotten Crime'' (American TV title) and ''Find Jimm ...

'' (1942) * ''

Fingers at the Window ''Fingers at the Window'' is a 1942 mystery film directed by Charles Lederer and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot An axe murderer in Chicago kills six people. The police, led by Inspector Gallagher with psychiatrist Dr. Immelman consulting, ...

'' (1942) – Young Reporter (uncredited) * '' The Sombrero Kid'' (1942) – Philip Martin * ''

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'' (1943) – Co-Pilot (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) – Jimmy Baker * ''

Lady in the Dark ''Lady in the Dark'' is a musical with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book and direction by Moss Hart. It was produced by Sam Harris. The protagonist, Liza Elliott, is the unhappy editor of a fashion magazine who is undergoing p ...

'' (1944) – Ben (uncredited) * ''

Resisting Enemy Interrogation ''Resisting Enemy Interrogation'' is a 1944 United States Army docudrama training film, directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Harold Medford and Owen Crump. The cast includes Arthur Kennedy, Mel Tormé, Lloyd Nolan, Craig Stevens an ...

'' (1944) – Pilot (uncredited) * ''

The Harvey Girls ''The Harvey Girls'' is a 1946 Technicolor American musical film produced by Arthur Freed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Samuel Hopkins Adams, about Fred Harvey's Harvey House waitresses. Directe ...

'' (1946) – Townsman at Saloon (uncredited) * '' The Devil's Playground'' (1946) – Lucky Jenkins * ''

The Great Morgan ''The Great Morgan'' is a 1945 American musical-comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is considered one of the more unusual in the MGM canon in that it is a compilation film built around a slight plot line, with a running time ...

'' (1946) – Film Character (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) – Lucky Jenkins * '' Unexpected Guest'' (1947) – Lucky Jenkins * '' Dangerous Venture'' (1947) – Lucky Jenkins * '' The Marauders'' (1947) – Lucky Jenkins * ''

'' (1947) – Lucky Jenkins * ''

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'' (1947) – Rodney Meadows * '' Silent Conflict'' (1948) – Lucky Jenkins * '' The Dead Don't Dream'' (1948) – Lucky Jenkins * '' Sinister Journey'' (1948) – Lucky Jenkins * ''

'' (1948) – Lucky Jenkins * '' False Paradise'' (1948) – Lucky Jenkins * ''

Strange Gamble ''Strange Gamble'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud, written by Doris Schroeder, Bennett Cohen and Ande Lamb, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, James Craven and Robert William ...

'' (1948) – Lucky Jenkins * '' Sundown in Santa Fe'' (1948) – Tom Wyatt * ''

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'' (1948) – Jean d'Arc * ''

'' (1948) – Randy Carroll * '' The Wyoming Bandit'' (1949) – Jimmy Howard * '' Black Midnight'' (1949) – Daniel Jordan * ''

The Vanishing Westerner ''The Vanishing Westerner'' is a 1950 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Philip Ford (film director), Philip Ford, written by Robert Creighton Williams, and starring Monte Hale, Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst, Aline Towne, Roy B ...

'' (1950) – Sanderson's First Victim * '' Riding High'' (1950) – Henry Early * ''

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'' (1950) – Robert (uncredited) * '' Heart of the Rockies'' (1951) – Jim Corley * ''

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'' (1951) – Len Kaufman * '' The Steel Fist'' (1952) – Capt. Giorg Nicholoff * ''

The Cimarron Kid ''The Cimarron Kid'' is a 1952 American western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler and Yvette Duguay. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Bill Doolin (Audie Murphy) is released f ...

'' (1952) – Emmett Dalton (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) – Henchman Al * '' Man from the Black Hills'' (1952) – Fake Jimmy Fallon * '' The Gunman'' (1952) – Jud Calvert * ''

Montana Incident ''Montana Incident'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Whip Wilson, Rand Brooks and Noel Neill.Martin p.170 The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton. Plot Whip and Dave are surveyi ...

'' (1952) – Dave Connors * ''

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'' (1952) – Trooper Barnham * '' Born to the Saddle'' (1953) – John Grant * ''

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'' (1953) – Pvt. Adams (uncredited) * '' To Hell and Back'' (1955) – Lt. Harris (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1957, TV Series) – McClellan * ''The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin'' (1958) * '' The Last Hurrah'' (1958) – Votes Tallyman (uncredited) * ''Stump Run'' (1959) – Wayne Lawson * ''

Comanche Station ''Comanche Station'' is a 1960 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott. The film was the last of Boetticher's late 1950s ''Ranown Cycle''. It was filmed in the Eastern Sierra area of Central Cal ...

'' (1960) – Station Man * ''

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'' (1961) – Townsman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1962) – Quint Rucker * ''

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'' (Nov 1964) – (Tin-Can man) * ''

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'' (1965) – Casting Director (uncredited) * '' Requiem for a Gunfighter'' (1965) – Abe Gentry * ''

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'' (1965, TV Series) – G.I. Lieutenant * ''Leather Narcissus'' (1967) * ''

In Like Flint ''In Like Flint'' is a 1967 American spy fi comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, the sequel to the parody spy film '' Our Man Flint'' (1966). It posits an international feminist conspiracy to depose the ruling American patriarchy with a f ...

'' (1967) – Missile Control Officer (uncredited) * ''Double Indemnity'' (1973, TV Movie) – Conductor (uncredited) * ''The Sex Symbol'' (1974, TV Movie) – Edward Kelly (final film role)

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