Don Brockett

Don Brockett

Born: January 30, 1930
Died: May 2, 1990
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Don Brockett (January 30, 1930 – May 2, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, producer, and director from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was known for his portrayal of Chef Brockett on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. He had small parts in many major films including Flashdance, Fletch Lives, The Silence of the Lambs, and Bob Roberts.

Don Brockett played a zombie in the 1985 George A. Romero film Day of the Dead.

Movies for Don Brockett...

Houseguest
Title: Houseguest
Character: Happy Marcelli
Released: January 6, 1995
Type: Movie
In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.
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Hoffa
Title: Hoffa
Character: Police Captain
Released: December 25, 1992
Type: Movie
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
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Bob Roberts
Title: Bob Roberts
Character: Chairman
Released: September 4, 1992
Type: Movie
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
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Passed Away
Title: Passed Away
Character: Froggie
Released: April 24, 1992
Type: Movie
Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats.
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Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Title: Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Character: Judge Mulligan
Released: January 19, 1992
Type: Movie
In the second dramatic case for lawyer Harmon Cobb, he defends an incarcerated woman who is wrongly imprisoned and refused release from a mental institution.
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Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
Title: Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
Character: Police Chief 'Buzz Saw' Ryan
Released: May 2, 1991
Type: Movie
A police detective teams up with his buddy's daughter to investigate cult-ritual mutilations.
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The Silence of the Lambs
Title: The Silence of the Lambs
Character: Friendly Psychopath
Released: February 14, 1991
Type: Movie
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
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Night of the Living Dead
Title: Night of the Living Dead
Character: Zombie (uncredited)
Released: October 19, 1990
Type: Movie
In this remake of the classic 1968 film, a group of people are trapped inside a farmhouse as legions of the walking dead try to get inside and use them for food.
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Criminal Justice
Title: Criminal Justice
Character: Judge Mulino
Released: September 8, 1990
Type: Movie
A knife-scarred victim must identify her assailant beyond a reasonable doubt. Meanwhile the accused is offered a deal if he pleads guilty. Is he as innocent as the victim? Is the justice system guiltier than both?
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Simple Justice
Title: Simple Justice
Character: George
Released: December 1, 1989
Type: Movie
When an unknown assailant viciously murders the participants in a bank robbery and murder case, it could be a case of vigilante justice - that is, if the two cases are connected. That's for the police to decide - and it's a puzzle that becomes more mysterious with each new clue.
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Fletch Lives
Title: Fletch Lives
Character: Sheriff
Released: March 17, 1989
Type: Movie
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.
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Lady Beware
Title: Lady Beware
Character: Locksmith
Released: August 14, 1987
Type: Movie
Young and good looking Katya, a window dresser for a big department store in Pittsburgh, begins a love story with a journalist, Mac Odell. She is however stalked by Jack, a married man who has a fixation with her.
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Day of the Dead
Title: Day of the Dead
Character: Featured Zombie
Released: July 3, 1985
Type: Movie
A small group of scientists and soldiers take refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating dead that walks the Earth above.
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Rappin'
Title: Rappin'
Character: Store Manager
Released: May 10, 1985
Type: Movie
An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
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Heart of Steel
Title: Heart of Steel
Character: Bill
Released: December 4, 1983
Type: Movie
A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.
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Flashdance
Title: Flashdance
Character: Pete
Released: April 14, 1983
Type: Movie
Alex Owens, a teen juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.