Claudio Brook
Encyclopedia
Claudio Brook was a Mexican
actor. Born in Mexico City
, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film
and television
appearances in his 38 years. He won two Ariel Award
s. He died from stomach cancer
in 1995.
For his work in motion pictures, Brook was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias
.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
actor. Born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
appearances in his 38 years. He won two Ariel Award
Ariel Award
The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
s. He died from stomach cancer
Stomach cancer
Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
in 1995.
For his work in motion pictures, Brook was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias
Plaza de las Estrellas
Plaza de las Estrellas is a shopping center located in Mexico City. It was built in 1982. It is best known as the site of the Paseo de las Luminarias, the Mexican equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1958 | Los Hijos del divorcio | Fiscal | |
| El Último rebelde | aka The Last Rebel (USA) | ||
| 1959 | The Wonderful Country | Ruelle | uncredited |
| Las Señoritas Vivanco | William | ||
| Vagabundo y millonario | |||
| El Derecho a la vida | Cura | ||
| 1960 | La joven | Rev. Fleetwood | aka The Young One The Young One La joven is a 1960 film by the Spanish director Luis Buñuel. Produced in Mexico and shot in English with American actors, La Joven is Buñuel's second and last American film... |
| ¡Yo sabia demasiado! | |||
| El Último mexicano | |||
| El Gran pillo | |||
| Neutrón, el enmascarado negro | |||
| 1961 | Las Cosas prohibidas | ||
| Viridiana Viridiana Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican motion picture, directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Mexican Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on Halma, a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós.... |
uncredited | ||
| Rosa blanca | |||
| 1962 | Los Autómatas de la muerte | ||
| The Exterminating Angel | Julio, Mayordomo; Steward | aka El Ángel exterminador | |
| Geronimo | |||
| Neutrón el enmascarado negro | |||
| 1963 | Agente XU 777 | aka Entrega immediata (Mexico) | |
| Santo en el museo de la cera | Dr. Karol | ||
| Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte | |||
| Cuando los hijos se pierden | |||
| 1965 | Viva Maria! Viva Maria! Viva Maria! is a 1965 comedy-adventure film starring Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau as two women named Maria who meet and become revolutionaries in the early 20th century. It also starred George Hamilton as Florès, a revolutionary leader. It was co-written and directed by Louis Malle, and... |
The Great Rodolfo | |
| Un Hombre peligroso | |||
| The Glory Guys | Rev. Poole | ||
| Guadalajara en verano | Professor Fernando Luna | ||
| Simón del desierto Simón del desierto Simon of the Desert is a 1965 film directed by Luis Buñuel. It is loosely based on the story of the ascetic 5th-century Syrian saint Simeon Stylites, who lived for 39 years on top of a column.... |
Simón | aka Simon of the Desert | |
| 1966 | La Grande Vadrouille La Grande Vadrouille La Grande Vadrouille is a 1966 Franco-British comedy film about how the crew of a Royal Air Force B-17 shot down over Paris must then make their way through German-occupied France with the main help of two French citizens with very different mindsets.For over forty... |
Peter Cunningham | |
| La Mano que aprieta La Mano que aprieta La Mano que aprieta is a 1952 Argentine film.... |
Professor Davenport | ||
| Du rififi à Paname | Mike Coppolano | ||
| 1967 | La Blonde de Pékin | Garland/Gandler | |
| Troppo per vivere... poco per morire | Robert Foster | ||
| 1968 | Coplan sauve sa peau | Francis Coplan | |
| 1969 | Jesús, nuestro Señor | Jesús | |
| La Femme écarlate | John Bert | ||
| Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte | Baron Ambras | ||
| La Voie lactée | L'évêque/Bishop | ||
| 1971 | El Jardín de tía Isabel | ||
| 1972 | Triangulo | Doctor Pedro Millan | |
| The Assassination of Trotsky The Assassination of Trotsky The Assassination of Trotsky is a 1972 British film directed by Joseph Losey with a screenplay by Nicholas Mosley. It starred Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky, as well as Romy Schneider and Alain Delon.-Plot:... |
Roberto | ||
| 1973 | The Mansion of Madness | Dr. Maillard/Raoul Fragonard | as Claude Brook |
| El Castillo de la pureza | Gabriel Lima | aka Castle of Purity (USA) | |
| Interval | Armando Vertiz | aka Intervalo (Mexico) | |
| Jory Jory Jory is a western movie featuring Robby Benson. It was based upon a novel by Milton R. Bass, who also co-wrote the screenplay.... |
Ethan Walden | ||
| 1974 | El Santo oficio | Alonso de Peralta | aka The Holy Office |
| Cinco mil dolares de recompensa | Baker | ||
| El Muro del silencio | Señor Olmedo | ||
| La Quema de Judas | |||
| 1975 | The Devil's Rain The Devil's Rain The Devil's Rain is a 1975 low-budget horror film, directed by Robert Fuest. The film is remembered primarily for its ending, in which most of the cast melts. It was one of several B-films in which William Shatner starred in the hiatus between the original Star Trek television series and Star Trek:... |
Preacher | |
| La Bestia acorralada | |||
| Crónica de un subversivo latinoamericano | Colonel Robert Ernest Whitney | aka Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive International: English title |
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| 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse The Return of a Man Called Horse The Return of a Man Called Horse is a 1976 American western film directed by Irvin Kershner involving a conflict over territory between Sioux Indians and white men... |
Chemin De Fer | as Claudio Brooke |
| Foxtrot | Paul | aka The Other Side of Paradise USA: reissue title |
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| 1977 | El Mar | ||
| El Pez que fuma | aka The Smoking Fish International: English title |
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| Flores de papel Paper Flowers (1977 film) Paper Flowers is a 1977 Mexican drama film directed by Gabriel Retes. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ana Luisa Peluffo* Gabriel Retes* Tina Romero* Claudio Brook* Ignacio Retes* Silvia Mariscal... |
aka Paper Flowers International: English title |
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| 1978 | The Bees | Dr. Miller | aka Abejas asesinas (Mexico) |
| Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas Alucarda Alucarda is a 1978 Mexican horror film directed by Mexican horror filmmaker Juan López Moctezuma, starring Tina Romero in the title role... |
Dr. Oszek/Hunchbacked Gypsy | aka Alucarda Alucarda Alucarda is a 1978 Mexican horror film directed by Mexican horror filmmaker Juan López Moctezuma, starring Tina Romero in the title role... (USA: video title) |
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| 1979 | Eagle's Wing | Sanchez | |
| Matar por matar | |||
| Only Once in a Lifetime | Jimenez | ||
| 1981 | Max Dominio | ||
| Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra | aka The Oil Conspiracy International: English title |
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| Pedro Páramo | |||
| 1985 | Deveras me atrapaste | ||
| Memoriales perdidos | Ariel Award Ariel Award The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The... for Best Actor |
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| 1986 | Frida, naturaleza viva | Guillermo Kahlo | |
| Murieron a la mitad del rio | Mr. Robinson | ||
| La Vida de nuestro señor Jesucristo | Jesucristo (Jesus Christ) | aka The Life of Jesus Christ USA | |
| 1988 | Esperanza Esperanza Esperanza may refer to:* Esperanza , also known as John Rose House, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York* Esperanza Fire, a wind driven arson fire that started in a river wash near Cabazon, California... |
Dr. Greene | Ariel Award Ariel Award The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The... for Best Actor in a Minor Role |
| 1989 | Romero Romero (film) Romero is a film depicting the life of assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero, played by Raúl Juliá. Richard Jordan played the role of Romero's close friend and fellow martyred priest Rutilio Grande, and actors Ana Alicia and Harold Gould also appeared in the film.Romero was the first... |
Bishop Flores | |
| Licence to Kill Licence to Kill Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel. It marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in his brief tenure in the lead role of James Bond... |
Montelongo | ||
| 1990 | Revenge | Barone | |
| 1992 | Death and the Compass Death and the Compass Death and the Compass is British director Alex Cox's second Mexican feature , made in 1992. Based on the short story Death and the Compass by Jorge Luis Borges, the film is in English, and stars Peter Boyle as Erik Lönnrot the detective, Miguel Sandoval as Treviranus, his boss, and Christopher... |
TV Announcer | |
| 1993 | Fray Bartolomé de las Casas | aka La Leyenda negra (Mexico) | |
| Cronos Cronos (film) Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring veteran Argentine actor Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman, the first of several films on which del Toro, Luppi and Perlman have collaborated... |
De la Guardia | ||
| Se equivoco la cigueña | |||
| Miroslava | Alex Fimman | ||
| 1995 | Una Papa sin catsup | ||
| Perdóname todo | |||