Tyler Brooke
Tyler Brooke was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California by committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Before he became an entertainer, Brooke was a bank clerk and an attorney.
He began on the stage at the Globe Theatre, New York City in 1912. He went to Los Angeles in 1925 with No, No, Nanette as a comedian and was captured for screen. He worked for Hal Roach for a year and a half before going into other films.
In 1929, he sued Oliver Hardy for $109,570 damages, alleging that Hardy struck him across the arm with a billiard cue, fracturing it and preventing him working for 12 weeks.
Partial filmography
Frozen Hearts Wandering Papas - Onion, a Bridge EngineerMadame Mystery - Hungry ArtistAlong Came Auntie - The Under-SheriffCrazy Like a Fox On the Front Page - Young HornbyStage Madness - H.H. BraggTwo-Time Mama - Mr. Dazzle aka The DevilThe Honorable Mr. Buggs Rich But Honest - Barney ZoomCradle Snatchers - OsteopathFazil - Jacques DubreuzeNone but the Brave - Hotel ClerkThe Bees' Buzz - Tyler Smith - Peggy's SuitorDynamite - The Life of the PartyLilies of the Field - Bert MillerThe Furies - SmithThe Divorcee - HankMonte Carlo - ArmandMadam Satan - RomeoPlayboy of Paris - CadeauxNew Moon - Gossipy Passenger on Ship Sweepstakes - Master of Ceremonies The Magnificent Lie - Pierre LeCoeurA Dangerous Affair - HarveyMillion Dollar Legs - Olympics Announcer Love Me Tonight - Composer Trouble in Paradise - Commercial Singer Hallelujah, I'm a Bum - Mayor's SecretaryChild of Manhattan - Dulcey Don't Bet on Love - Minor Role Morning Glory - Charles Van DuesenMy Lips Betray - Radio Announcer Blind Date - EmoryBelle of the Nineties - ComedianThe Merry Widow - Escort Imitation of Life - Tipsy Man at Party 365 Nights in Hollywood - Casting Director Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Night Life of the Gods - Store Manager Times Square Lady - Casa Nova Bandmaster Call of the Wild - Jim, Man on Stage with Show Girls Here Comes the Band - DentistIt's in the Air - Hotel Clerk Next Time We Love - Author Poor Little Rich Girl - Dan WardSuzy - Raoul To Mary – with Love - GuestIn His Steps - Two in a Crowd - Charles Brock All American Chump - Andrews This Is My Affair - SpecialtyYou Can't Have Everything - Hotel Clerk In Old Chicago - Speciality SingerBluebeard's Eighth Wife - ClerkAlexander's Ragtime Band - Assistant Stage Manager Tom Sawyer, Detective - Store Clerk Pacific Liner - Ship Steward The Story of Alexander Graham Bell - Mr. Calhoun The Wizard of Oz - Emerald City citizen Little Old New York - SingerOne Night in the Tropics - First Man Polled by Jim Street of Memories - Barbershop Manager Tin Pan Alley - Bert MelvilleKitty Foyle - Husband in Prologue Lydia - Vaudeville Singer Two Latins from Manhattan - Hotel Clerk I Married an Angel - Lucien Lucky Legs - Jenkins The McGuerins from Brooklyn - Spa Desk Clerk She Has What It Takes - Stage Manager