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Richard L. Brooks (born December 9, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and director. He played the eccentric bounty hunter Jubal Early in the space-western Firefly and assistant district attorney Paul Robinette in the NBC drama series Law & Order from 1990 to 1993, later appearing as a defense attorney on that same show.
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ), In Cold ...
Richard Brooks is a versatile performer who has appeared in films, TV shows and theater. He is known for his roles in The Crow: City of Angels, Being Mary Jane, The Hidden and more.
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Richard Brooks was an Oscar-winning film writer and director who made classics like Elmer Gantry, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and In Cold Blood. He was born in Philadelphia in 1912, served in the Marines, and died in Beverly Hills in 1992.
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May 14, 2024 · Richard Brooks (born May 18, 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 11, 1992, Beverly Hills, California) was an American screenwriter and director whose best-known movies were adaptations of literary works, notably Blackboard Jungle (1955), Elmer Gantry (1960), and In Cold Blood (1967).
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Learn about Richard Brooks, an Oscar-winning film writer and director who made classics like The Brothers Karamazov, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Elmer Gantry. Find out his birth name, family, trivia, quotes, and more on IMDb.
Richard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry, In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
