People
Russ Brown
- Name: Russ Brown
- Birthday: 1892-05-30
- Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Popularity: 1.677
Biography:
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Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) was an American Tony Award-winning actor of stage and film. Brown, a stage actor for decades, is best remembered by audiences as Captain Brackett in South Pacific (which he repeated in the movie version) and for his performances as 'Benny Van Buren' in the stage/film version of Damn Yankees in 1958, and the following year as park caretaker George Lemon in the classic courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Murder (1959). For his stage performance in "Damn Yankees!", he earned Broadway's Tony Award in 1956, as did actor Ray Walston, actress Gwen Verdon and her... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| The Cardinal as Dr. Heller | 1963-12-12 |
| Advise & Consent as Night Watchman Mike | 1962-06-06 |
| Anatomy of a Murder as George Lemon | 1959-07-01 |
| It Happened to Jane as Uncle Otis | 1959-05-24 |
| Damn Yankees as Benny Van Buren | 1958-09-26 |
| South Pacific as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN | 1958-03-18 |
| Millionaire Playboy as Mr. Bob Norman | 1940-03-14 |
| Air Parade as Mr Brittlebottle | 1938-01-14 |
| Sweet Surrender | 1935-12-01 |
| Let's Talk It Over as Bill | 1934-06-01 |
| Moulin Rouge as Joe | 1934-01-10 |
| A Laugh or Two as Self | 1928-02-04 |
