Russ Brown
Attore
30 maggio 1892 — 19 ottobre 1964 (72 anni)
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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 choreographer husband Bob Fosse, among others, all for the same Tony Award-winning musical.
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 - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Mr. Lemon (clip From Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)) |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Dr. Heller |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse · as Captain Gibson |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent · as Night Watchman Mike |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Isaiah |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones · as Thomas Jones |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder · as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon |
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane · as Uncle Otis |
| 1958 | Damn Yankees · as Benny Van Buren |
| 1958 | South Pacific · as Capt. J.m. Brackett, UsnSu Plex |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse · as Cast |
| 1940 | Millionaire Playboy · as Mr. Bob Norman |
| 1937 | Off the Horses · as Race Track Tout |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge · as Joe |
| 1988 | James Stewart's Wonderful Life · as Self (archive Footage) |