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David Allen Brooks

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A geneticist takes his assistants to his old family home to locate the deadly product of his late mother's revolutionary research into rapid human evolution - his monstrous tentacled baby brother - before a mad scientist gets to him first.
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David Allen Brooks was born on 9 January 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Manhunter (1986), Cast Away (2000) and Crusade (1999).
BornJanuary 9, 1947
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    Known for

    William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)
    Manhunter
    7.2
    • Mr. Leeds(as David A. Brooks)
    • 1986
    Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    Cast Away
    7.8
    • Dick Peterson
    • 2000
    Tracy Scoggins, Gary Cole, Daniel Dae Kim, Carrie Dobro, and Peter Woodward in Crusade (1999)
    Crusade
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Max Eilerson
    Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)
    The Doors
    7.2
    • Roadie
    • 1991

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    Actor

    • Victor Garber, Kerr Smith, Eamonn Walker, and Rebecca Mader in Justice (2006)
      Justice
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Mr. Diggs
      • 2006
    • Numb3rs (2005)
      Numb3rs
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Substitute
      • 2005
    • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
      CSI: Miami
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Ed Miller
      • 2004
    • Cliché (2003)
      Cliché
      5.3
      Short
      • Mayor Smythe
      • 2003
    • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
      ER
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dr. Gunn
      • 2002–2003
    • Kate Jackson and Chad Allen in A Mother's Testimony (2001)
      A Mother's Testimony
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Jack
      • 2001
    • Dodgeball (2001)
      Dodgeball
      5.7
      Short
      • Mr. Edstrom
      • 2001
    • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
      Cast Away
      7.8
      • Dick Peterson
      • 2000
    • Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000)
      Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
      3.6
      Video
      • Agent Manners
      • 2000
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Keith Dennison
      • 1999
    • Tracy Scoggins, Gary Cole, Daniel Dae Kim, Carrie Dobro, and Peter Woodward in Crusade (1999)
      Crusade
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Max Eilerson
      • 1999
    • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
      Walker, Texas Ranger
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Peter
      • Drug Dealer #1
      • 1997–1999
    • Daniel Benzali, Lori Loughlin, and Louis Mandylor in Suckers (1999)
      Suckers
      6.4
      • Chad (as David A. Brooks)
      • 1999
    • Melrose Place (1992)
      Melrose Place
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Lawyer Baker (as David A. Brooks)
      • 1997
    • Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
      JAG
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Army Ranger (as David A. Brooks)
      • 1997

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      • David A. Brooks
    • Born
      • January 9, 1947
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Nissan Murano, 2004.
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      Before becoming an actor, he taught school on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona, moving on to teach in private and public schools in California.

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