Russ Brown
Birthday
1892/05/30
Day of death
1964/10/19 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
Acting
(1959) Anatomy of a Murder
as George Lemon
(1958) Damn Yankees
as Benny Van Buren
(1962) Advise & Consent
as Night Watchman Mike
(1935) Sweet Surrender
as ---
(1963) The Cardinal
as Dr. Heller
(1934) Moulin Rouge
as Joe
(1940) Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Bob Norman
(1928) A Laugh or Two
as Self
(1959) It Happened to Jane
as Uncle Otis
(1958) South Pacific
as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
(1938) Air Parade
as Mr Brittlebottle
(1934) Let's Talk It Over
as Bill
(1987) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1936) Boy, Oh Boy
as Jimmy Higgins
(1961) The Dick Powell Show
as Isaiah
(1963) Vacation Playhouse
as Captain Gibson