James Gardner Brooks Jr. (August 12, 1942 – December 1, 1999), known as Stephen Brooks, was an American

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Life

Stephen Brooks was born in

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to parents James Gardner Brooks Sr. and Margaret Froehlich. His father, who was an executive for the U.S. Steel Corporation, died in 1958. Brooks was the eldest of three children, having two younger sisters named Christy and Stephanie. He attended high school at

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and attended the

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for two years. Brooks was best known as Special Agent Jim Rhodes in the first two seasons of the television series '' The F.B.I.'' (1965-1967). His guest appearances included roles as Ensign Garrovick in the ''

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'' episode " Obsession" (1967), and as Officer Joe Nash in '' The Invaders'' second-season episode "The Life Seekers" (1968). Brooks also played Dr. Greg Pettit as part of an ensemble cast from the short-lived medical drama, The Interns (1971-1972).

Death

He died of a heart attack, aged 57, in

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* * 1942 births 1999 deaths American male television actors Male actors from Columbus, Ohio 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub