Russ Brown

Born: 1892-05-30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1964-10-19

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1963

Vacation Playhouse as Captain Gibson
The Cardinal as Dr. Heller

1962

Advise & Consent as Night Watchman Mike

1961

The Dick Powell Show as Isaiah

1959

Anatomy of a Murder as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
It Happened to Jane as Uncle Otis

1958

South Pacific as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
Damn Yankees as Benny Van Buren

1940

Millionaire Playboy as Mr. Bob Norman

1938

Air Parade as Mr Brittlebottle

1936

Boy, Oh Boy as Jimmy Higgins