Tyler Brooke

born: 06 June 1886 New York City, New York, United States of America

died: 02 March 1943 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (suicide by carbonmonoxide poisoning, age 56)

American actor who appeared in a number of silent comedies for producer Hal Roach between 1925-1927, often teamed with James Finlayson.  He also worked frequently with both Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in the period just prior to their teaming.  In 1929 he sued Oliver Hardy after an altercation during a game of billiards. Six years previous to his successful suicide attempt dated Dec. 29, 1937, Variety reported that Brooke attempted suicide then "from overdose of sleeping tablets. Police said he has been despondent over ill health."

Real name: Victor Hugo de Biere Height: 5'8"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1925 Moonlight And Noses Ashley 1925 Papa Be Good [unidentified character] 1925 Laughing Ladies Married man 1925 Flaming Flappers [?] [image is from a lobby card] 1926 Your Husband's Past The reformed crook   1926 Wandering Papas Onion, a bridge engineer   1926 Dizzy Daddies Johnnie Walker 1926 Madame Mystery Hungry artist 1926 Don Key (Son Of Burro) Second screenwriter   1926 Never Too Old Junior McPip   1926 Along Came Auntie The under-sheriff 1926 The Merry Widower Rudy 1926 Should Husbands Pay? A married flirt 1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Faculty member 1926 On The Front Page Young Hornby 1927 Two-Time Mama Mr. Dazzle, the Devil 1922 The Honorable Mr. Buggs [?] 1942 The McGuerins From Brooklyn Spa desk clerk Acknowledgements: Craig Calman (Variety quote) This page was last updated on: 14 February 2023