Acting
Russ Brown
Birth Date
May 30, 1892
Death Date
October 19, 1964
(passed away at 72)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 choreographer husband Bob Fosse, among others, all for the same Tony Award-winning musical.
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The Dick Powell Show
Isaiah
1961 • 1 episode
Vacation Playhouse
Captain Gibson
1963 • 1 episode
Anatomy of a Murder
George Lemon
1959
Advise & Consent
Night Watchman Mike
1962
South Pacific
Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
1958
The Cardinal
Dr. Heller
1963
It Happened to Jane
Uncle Otis
1959
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Millionaire Playboy
Mr. Bob Norman
1940
Let's Talk It Over
Bill
1934
Damn Yankees
Benny Van Buren
1958
Moulin Rouge
Joe
1934
Air Parade
Mr Brittlebottle
1938
The Love Captive
Larry Chapman
1934
Sweet Surrender
1935
Boy, Oh Boy
Jimmy Higgins
1936
A Laugh or Two
Self
1928