Brooks entered show business by acting in such Ed Wood cult classics as Plan 9 from Outer Space, Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls, The Sinister Urge and Jail Bait.

He made a cameo appearance as the pianist for the Sound The Surrender music video by heavy metal band, Darkest Hour.

[3] When The Sinister Urge episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 was released on DVD, Brooks filmed a special introduction.

Brooks teamed up again with filmmaker Jonathan M. Parisen on two films, Toilet Gator and Space Vampires from the Planet Blood, and a television show, Blast Corrigan: Rocketship To Earth.

Brooks, who suffered from prostate cancer, died of complications from sepsis on December 6, 2017, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, at age 86.