Dean R. Brooks
Birth Name:
Dean Kent Brooks
Birth Place:
Everett, Washington, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Established a fund for the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care
- In 1942, he graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School
- Is best known for allowing hospital patients wear their own clothes rather than uniforms
- Worked as a licensed psychiatrist before becoming involved with film
- Served in the Navy as a medical officer during World War II
- While filming "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," he diagnosed actor William Redfield with Leukemia
- While attending college, he played trombone in various big band clubs