A good friend of the Roy Rogers family. He first met Roy and Dale Evans at a charity luncheon in Beverly Hills, where they were the only people dressed in Western outfits. Cheryl Rogers-Barnett recalls that she and her friends "just adored him, and who wouldn't? He's a terrific actor but an even better human being".
He played Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick Lucky Jenkins in 12 movies.
He retired to run a private paramedic service.
His ex-wife, Lois Laurel, is the daughter of comedian Stan Laurel .
In 1964, Brooks invested all his money in, and directed, Legend of the Northwest (1978) (aka Bearheart of the Great Northwest), starring Fritz Feld, Marshall Reed, and Anna Lee. It was never released and ruined him financially. It seemed to have finalized his breach with Hollywood and his first wife.
Rand Brooks most famous genre for acting was Westerns.
Served in the US Army during World War II.