Peter Brocco

Carl Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 credits, notably Spartacus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), during his career spanning over 60 years.

Early years Brocco was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Career Brocco acted on stage with the Walter Hampton Players. he also performed in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor (1938).

Brocco appeared as a criminal type in three episodes of TV's Adventures of Superman. He holds the distinction of having been killed off in two of them, a relative rarity for villains in the series. In the first, The Secret of Superman, he deduces that Kent is Superman, but is killed in a police shootout soon after. In The Clown Who Cried, he falls off a building and Superman is unable to save him. He also appeared as "The Spectre" in The Phantom Ring, where the criminals developed a machine that can make them invisible. Finally, in that episode, he survives, albeit rather banged up by Superman. Brocco was also on two episodes of Combat!, "The Long Walk" in 1964 and "The Flying Machine" in 1966. He appeared as Claymare, an Organian council member, in the Star Trek episode "Errand of Mercy", which established the uneasy treaty of peace between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. In 1969, he played an artist on the TV series Adam-12.

Brocco displayed a comedic talent portraying Peter The Waiter for 8 episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on CBS during its 1955–1956 season.

Brocco played Colonel Matterson, a patient who used a wheelchair and had dementia, in the Academy Award-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). He also appeared as the patient in the hospital, Mr. Egan, in the Happy Days 1974 episode "Hardware Jungle". In 1983 he played Ali MacGraw's father in the epic TV miniseries The Winds of War.

Brocco lived for some 40 years in Laurel Canyon, in a 1920s Spanish style home on Laurel Canyon Blvd. near the Country Store. He had his ceramics studio in the ground floor, a source of income when he was blacklisted for a while during the red scare of the early 1950s.

Death Brocco died from a heart attack in Los Angeles on December 20, 1992, aged 89.

Selected filmography

Roar of the Dragon (1932) as Wireless Operator Devil and the Deep (1932) as Wireless Operator Stand By All Networks (1942) as Cab Driver The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) as Clerk Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) as Brick Robey The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) as Emil The Swordsman (1948) as Groom The Argyle Secrets (1948) as Scanlon The Vicious Circle (1948) as Dr. Georges Samosch The Saxon Charm (1948) as Cyril Leatham The Gallant Blade (1948) as Sergeant Jacques, Cadeau's Servant The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) as Hotel Desk Clerk The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Bit Part Appointment with Murder (1948) as Giuseppe Donatti Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) as Rolfe The Undercover Man (1949) as Johnny Search for Danger (1949) as Morris Jason Susanna Pass (1949) as Coroner Carter The Lady Gambles (1949) as Horse Player Flaming Fury (1949) as E.V. Wessman Jolson Sings Again (1949) as Headwaiter Post Office Investigator (1949) as Bruno Antista Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) as Prospective Home Buyer, Father of Triplets The Reckless Moment (1949) as Pete, Bartender Tension (1949) as Balew House by the River (1950) as Harry – Coroner Key to the City (1950) as Waiter Gunmen of Abilene (1950) as Henry Turner Guilty of Treason (1950) as Judge Vilmos Oltey Black Hand (1950) as Roberto Columbo Champagne for Caesar (1950) as Fortune Teller The Gunfighter (1950) as Card Player Peggy (1950) as Bob Winters The Breaking Point (1950) as Macho Three Secrets (1950) as Stephani The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) as Tom the Wino Belle Le Grand (1951) as Tyler Flame of Stamboul (1951) as Sadik Raschin Francis Goes to the Races (1951) as Dr. Marberry The Great Caruso (1951) as Father Bronzetti The Fat Man (1951) as Racetrack Bookkeeper Sirocco (1951) as The Barber Hollywood Story (1951) as Charles Rodale The Tall Target (1951) as Fernandina His Kind of Woman (1951) as Thompson's First Henchman Chain of Circumstance (1951) as Clerk Drums in the Deep South (1951) as Union Corporal Roadblock (1951) as Bank Heist Man The Whip Hand (1951) as Nate Garr Too Young to Kiss (1951) as Waiter Radar Men from the Moon (1952) as Krog Harem Girl (1952) as Ameen Mutiny (1952) as Sykes, Gunner The Narrow Margin (1952) as Vincent Yost Young Man with Ideas (1952) as Butler Actor's and Sin (1952) as Mr. Herbert (segment "Actor's Blood") Cripple Creek (1952) as Cashier Ed Holiday for Sinners (1952) as Father Big Jim McLain (1952) as Dr. Carter The Ring (1952) as Barney Williams The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) as Johann Woman in the Dark (1952) as Nick Petzik The Bandits of Corsica (1953) as Angelo The Story of Three Loves (1953) as Bartender (segment "Mademoiselle") Invaders from Mars (1953) as Brainard, Wilson's Aide Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) as Adolph Wade The Desert Song (1953) as Old Refugee El Alamein (1953) as Selim Duffy of San Quentin (1954) as Nealy Tobor the Great (1954) as Dr. Gustav Rogue Cop (1954) as George 'Wrinkles' Fallon The Atomic Kid (1954) as Comrade Mosley The Silver Chalice (1954) as Stall Keeper The Racers (1955) as Gatti Wyoming Renegades (1955) as Dawson I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) as Doctor Diane (1956) as Court Painter Hot Blood (1956) as Doctor Robert Turchino Stranger at My Door (1956) as Saddler He Laughed Last (1956) as Al Fusary Black Patch (1957) as Harper Perry Mason (1959) (Season 2, Episode 16: "The Case of the Fraudulent Photo") - Theophile Duclerc Twilight Zone (1959) as Mr. Marshak in the episode “The Four of Us Are Dying” Compulsion (1959) as Albert, Steiner's Chauffeur Elmer Gantry (1960) as Benny, Photographer Spartacus (1960) as Ramon Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) as Salesman at Florist Shop Underworld U.S.A. (1961) as Vic Farrar Fear No More (1961) as Steve Cresca A Public Affair (1962) as Leonard Lohman The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Doctor Appleby Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Headwaiter The Interns (1962) as Arnold Auer The Balcony (1963) as Judge The Pleasure Seekers (1964) as Arturo Dark Intruder (1965) as Chi Zang Our Man Flint (1966) as Dr. Wu The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) as Reverend Hawthorne Star Trek: The Original Series (1967) as Claymare in the episode "Errand of Mercy" Enter Laughing (1967) as Lawyer Peabody Games (1967) as Count, Party Guest In Enemy Country (1968) as Prisoner at Factory Yard Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1969) as Dr. Heidegger Some Kind of a Nut (1969) as Mr. Suzumi Hail, Hero! (1969) as Old Man #1 The Comic (1969) as Minister Gaily, Gaily (1969) as Swami A Time for Dying (1969) as Seth Johnny Got His Gun (1971) as Ancient Prelate What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) as Old Man Fuzz (1972) as Man with Garbage Papillon (1973) as Doctor The Killing Kind (1973) as Louise's Father Homebodies (1974) as Mr. Blakely One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Colonel Matterson Raid on Entebbe (1976) as Mr. Scharf The One and Only (1978) as Autograph Hound Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) as Old Robber Fighting Back (1982) as Donato Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) as Hubert Howes Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as Mr. Mute (Segment #2) Money to Burn (1983) as Harry Throw Momma from the Train (1987) as Old Man The War of the Roses (1989) as Elderly Mourner Other People's Money (1991) as Garfield's Office Valet

Television Year Title Role Notes1959 The Twilight Zone Mr. Marshak S1E13 "The Four Of Us Are Dying”1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Figaro Season 2 Episode 5: "Blood Bargain"1967 Star Trek Claymare S1:E26, "Errand of Mercy"1967 The Monkees Mr. Swezey S2:E4, "Monkee Mayor"1972 Adam-12 Father Janos S5:E9, “Vendetta”