Peter Brocco
Date of birth: 1903-01-15
Place of birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Carl Peter Brocco
Biography
Carl Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 credits, notably Spartacus (1960) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), during his career spanning over 60 years.
Movie Credits
Spartacus
1960-10-13
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A
The Ring
1952-09-26
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.
Tales of Frankenstein
1958-01-01
In this pilot for a series that was never picked up, Dr. Frankenstein has just finished rebuilding h
House by the River
1950-03-23
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Lo
Rogue Cop
1954-09-17
A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.
Flaming Fury
1949-07-28
A Los Angeles fire captain (Roy Roberts) sends an arson-squad rookie (George Cooper) undercover.
Our Man Flint
1966-01-16
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the wea
James Thurber’s The Night the Ghost Got In
1976-01-01
A scared kid starts all kinds of trouble. Kids' "horror" film based on the story by James Thurber.
The Pleasure Seekers
1964-12-25
A trio of gorgeous American tourists hope to find love while vacationing in Spain. Secretary Maggie
His Kind of Woman
1951-08-15
Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952-11-04
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who take
Diane
1956-01-12
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress i
Three Secrets
1950-10-20
A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California
The Whip Hand
1951-10-01
A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.
Susanna Pass
1949-04-29
The bad guys dynamite a fish hatchery. They're trying to put the hatchery out of business so they ca
Johnny Got His Gun
1971-08-04
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life
The Undercover Man
1949-03-21
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime bo
The One and Only
1978-02-03
Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out m
Appointment with Murder
1948-11-24
The second Falcon film to feature actor/magician John Calvert sees the Falcon dealing with art thiev
The Killing Kind
1974-03-20
A twisted ex-convict moves into his mother's boardinghouse.
Search for Danger
1949-04-15
The murders of a suspected thief and a rival private eye draw the attention of The Falcon.
He Laughed Last
1956-08-12
A 1920s chorus girl inherits a slain gangster's empire.
Fighting Back
1982-05-21
An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
A Bell for Adano
1967-11-11
A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintrod
Money to Burn
1983-01-01
A school counselor and two misfit students decide to plan a bank robbery.
Tension
1949-11-25
Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, wh
Drums in the Deep South
1951-09-01
Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an
Homebodies
1974-09-01
When a quiet group of pensioners learn that their homes are to be torn down to make way for a block
The Silver Chalice
1954-12-20
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the fa
Elmer Gantry
1960-07-07
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside e
The Bandits of Corsica
1953-02-27
Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.
The Saxon Charm
1948-09-28
In order to get his way, New York producer Matt Saxon manipulates and controls everyone around him b
A Time for Dying
1969-09-15
Passing through a town, a farm boy aspiring to be a bounty hunter rescues a woman who has been trick
Woman in the Dark
1952-11-15
A pastry-shop girl (Penny Edwards) sees a priest's (Ross Elliott) and a lawyer's (Rick Vallin) broth
Post Office Investigator
1949-09-01
A mailman leads PO-men to a pistol-packing stamp thief and her gang.
The Reckless Moment
1949-12-09
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measure
Stranger at My Door
1956-04-06
Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding ha
Then Came Bronson
1969-03-24
Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide of his best friend, and
Duffy of San Quentin
1954-03-16
San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.
Dark Intruder
1965-07-25
Police call in occult expert to help solve series of murders.
Cripple Creek
1952-06-30
It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws
Mutiny
1952-03-05
Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fet
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949-10-20
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the
The Three Stooges in Orbit
1962-07-04
The fate of the planet in the hands of Larry, Moe and Curly Joe? That's exactly the situation the tr
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946-12-24
Geoffrey Holden (Lloyd Corrigan) is an elderly con-man who is a lovable old man when providing his b
The Lady Gambles
1949-05-20
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the ti
Other People's Money
1991-10-18
When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of th
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983-06-24
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the
Man on a Bus
1955-05-01
Six people who have emigrated to Israel from different countries are all on a bus traveling through
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960-11-10
Nick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but
Enter Laughing
1967-02-25
A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman.
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
1969-01-01
Dr. Heidegger invites four of his respected friends to try out the elixir of youth.
Scott Free
1976-10-13
A professional gambler finds himself on the run from the mob, the federal government, and a band of
A Public Affair
1962-03-03
Expository internal affairs drama which brings to light the often unprincipled tactics used in negat
The Family Kovack
1974-04-05
A tightly-knit family headed by a beleaguered Chicago widow rallies behind the eldest son when he is
Roar of the Dragon
1932-07-08
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage
The Story of Three Loves
1953-03-26
Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Sirocco
1951-06-13
A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.
Gunmen of Abilene
1950-02-06
Abilene gunmen are bent on terrorizing the town of Blue Valley and massacring its inhabitants. They
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975-11-19
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon f
The Gallant Blade
1948-10-12
Larry Parks in a Cinecolor swashbuckler.
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949-03-02
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track dow
The War of the Roses
1989-12-08
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life wo
Another Part of the Forest
1972-10-02
A television adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about the Hubbards, a rich Southern family of gree
The Gunfighter
1950-05-26
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953-02-17
Dangerous climate changes are ravaging Earth and the U.S. government requests an investigation by ma
Some Kind of a Nut
1969-09-14
A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982-11-10
While conducting a research experiment intended to bring about an alternative to modern surgery, exh
Peggy
1950-07-01
Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. T
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952-10-27
The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy rac
Invaders from Mars
1953-04-09
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
Leben des Galilei
1947-10-19
Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money
Black Patch
1957-09-15
A New Mexico Town Marshal, Clay Morgan, known as 'Black Patch' since he had lost an eye in the Civil
Throw Momma from the Train
1987-12-11
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his student
Radar Men from the Moon
1952-01-09
Commando Cody, 'Sky Marshal of the Universe', works with American scientists Joan Gilbert and Ted Ri
The Narrow Margin
1952-05-03
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago
Roadblock
1951-09-17
An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.
Fear No More
1961-11-01
Accused of killing a woman on a train, Sharon Carlin runs home to find another corpse there too!
The Ratings Game
1984-12-15
A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
Laguna Heat
1987-11-15
Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquili
Champagne for Caesar
1950-05-11
When jobless genius Beauregard Bottomley interviews with Burnbridge Waters for a position at Waters'
The Balcony
1963-03-21
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweepi
Underworld U.S.A.
1961-02-22
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
El Alaméin
1953-12-03
A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950-10-06
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels t
The Breaking Point
1950-10-06
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
Young Man with Ideas
1952-05-02
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
Hollywood Story
1951-06-01
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the uns
Too Young to Kiss
1951-11-22
Eric Wainwright, a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for their
The Tall Target
1951-08-17
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train rid
Night Partners
1983-10-11
Elizabeth and Lauren are two Bakersfield housewives who volunteer to help the local police by workin
The Argyle Secrets
1948-05-07
A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of Amer
Raid on Entebbe
1976-12-26
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Fron
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966-05-25
When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander
Actors and Sin
1952-06-18
Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigge
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979-06-15
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, ali
No Place to Run
1972-09-19
An adopted boy's parents are killed, and to keep him from returning to the state's custody, he and h
Games
1967-09-17
A mysterious woman in black moves in with married Manhattan thrill-seekers and helps one trick the o
Fuzz
1972-07-14
Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
Hot Blood
1956-03-07
Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962-07-25
Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor fath
Papillon
1973-12-16
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful pris
Joe Santa Claus
1951-12-20
Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Cl
The Comic
1969-11-19
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his fune
The Red Room Riddle
1983-02-05
Two young boys, Todd & Bill, go snooping into an alleged haunted house as a club initiation. One of
Black Hand
1950-03-12
In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
Devil and the Deep
1932-08-12
Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy
The Priest Killer
1971-09-14
A police chief, confined to a wheelchair, and a former cop, who is now a priest, team up to discover
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983-08-05
"Likely Stories" was one Pay-TV's first original comedy programs. The one-hour shows were a mixed-ba
Iron and Horse
1975-10-13
Set in the 1930s, a schoolteacher prone to visions and daydreams agrees to give a ride to a young co