Joe E. Brown
Birthday
1891/07/26
Day of death
1973/07/06 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Holgate, Ohio, USA
Also know as
Joseph Evans Brown, Joe Brown
Biography
Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually...Read more
Acting
(1959) Some Like It Hot
as Osgood Fielding III
(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days
as Stationmaster
(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Union Official
(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
(1964) The Comedy of Terrors
as Cemetery Keeper
(1944) Pin Up Girl
as Eddie Hall
(1936) Earthworm Tractors
as Alexander Botts
(1944) Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1951) Show Boat
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
(1930) Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Joe E. Brown
(1935) A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Flute
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1932) Fireman, Save My Child
as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
(1942) Joan of Ozark
as Cliff Little
(1933) Elmer, the Great
as Elmer Kane
(1935) Bright Lights
as Joe Wilson
(1930) Going Wild
as Rollo Smith
(1935) Alibi Ike
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
(1931) Sit Tight
as Jojo
(1934) 6 Day Bike Rider
as Wilfred
(1934) The Circus Clown
as Happy Howard / Chuckles
(1929) On With the Show!
as Joe Beaton
(1930) Sally
as Grand Duke Connie
(1932) The Tenderfoot
as Calvin Jones
(1936) Sons o' Guns
as Jimmy Canfield
(1930) Maybe It's Love
as Yates
(1930) The Lottery Bride
as Hoke
(1934) A Very Honorable Guy
as 'Feet' Samuels
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1931) Broadminded
as Ossie Simpson
(1929) Painted Faces
as Hermann / Beppo
(1939) Beware Spooks!
as Roy L. Gifford
(1933) Son of a Sailor
as Handsome
(1937) Riding on Air
as Elmer Lane
(1937) When's Your Birthday?
as Dustin Willoughby
(1937) Hollywood Party
as Himself
(1937) Fit for a King
as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
(1938) Flirting with Fate
as Dan Dixon
(1936) Polo Joe
as Joe Bolton
(1938) Wide Open Faces
as Wilbur Meeks
(1939) Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
(1930) Song of the West
as Hasty
(1932) You Said a Mouthful
as Joe Holt
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
(1928) The Circus Kid
as King Kruger
(2013) Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
(1930) Top Speed
as Elmer Peters
(1931) Local Boy Makes Good
as John Augustus Miller
(1952) Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
as Narrator
(1930) An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
(1942) The Daring Young Man
as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
(1944) Casanova in Burlesque
as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1939) $1,000 a Touchdown
as Marlowe Mansfield Booth
(1940) Rodeo Dough
as Joe E. Brown
(1942) Shut My Big Mouth
as Wellington Holmes
(1940) So You Won't Talk?
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
(1934) Hollywood Newsreel
as Himself
(1938) The Gladiator
as Hugo Kipp
(1942) Soaring Stars
as Himself
(1936) Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1955) The Silent Partner
as Arthur Vail
(1931) The Stolen Jools
as Robbery Suspect
(1931) Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
as Self
(1941) Polo with the Stars
as Self - Polo Player
(1931) How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
as ---
(1927) Twinkle, Twinkle
as P.T. Robinson
(1948) The Tender Years
as Will Norris
(1943) Chatterbox
as Rex Vane
(1930) Hold Everything
as Gink Schiner
(1935) A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
(1933) How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
as Himself
(1944) Memo for Joe
as Self
(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as ---
(1929) My Lady's Past
as Sam Young
(1929) Molly and Me
as ---
(1976) It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1951) Toast to Our Brother
as Fraternity Alumnus
(2001) Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
as Self
(1928) Take Me Home
as Bunny
(1968) Cilla
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1949) The Ed Wynn Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1963) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1960) Route 66
as Sam Butler
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1953) The Christophers
as ---
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Arthur Vail
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Earl Hall