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Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Known for: Acting

Born 26/07/1891
Died 1973-07-06
Place of birth Holgate, Ohio, USA

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 added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe E. Brown , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Series ★ 7,5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

1957

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

Route 66 Series ★ 6,7

Route 66

Sam Butler

1960

The Colgate Comedy Hour Series ★ 6,9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

1950

This Is Your Life Series ★ 6,5

This Is Your Life

Self

1952

Some Like It Hot Film ★ 8,1

Some Like It Hot

Osgood Fielding III

1959

Around the World in 80 Days Film ★ 6,7

Around the World in 80 Days

Stationmaster

1956

Screen Director's Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Screen Director's Playhouse

Arthur Vail

1955

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Film ★ 7,0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Union Official

1963

Series ★ 7,5

The Greatest Show on Earth

Diamond 'Dimey' Vine

1963

Cilla Series ★ 8,0

Cilla

Self

1968

That's Entertainment! Film ★ 7,3

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Earl Hall

1953

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored Film ★ 5,5

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

2013

Show Boat Film ★ 6,2

Show Boat

Cap'n Andy Hawks

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Hollywood Party Film ★ 6,8

Hollywood Party

Himself

1937

Series ★ 7,7

The Ed Wynn Show

Self

1949

Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Newsreel

Himself

1934

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Flute

1935

Beware Spooks! Film ★ 8,5

Beware Spooks!

Roy L. Gifford

1939

So You Won't Talk? Film ★ 5,8

So You Won't Talk?

Whiskers / Brute Hanson

1940

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Film ★ 6,3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

It's Showtime Film ★ 7,5

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

1976

Breakdowns of 1936 Film

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

1936

Film

Soaring Stars

Himself

1942

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Film

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

1976

The Lottery Bride Film ★ 5,3

The Lottery Bride

Hoke

1930

The Comedy of Terrors Film ★ 6,5

The Comedy of Terrors

Cemetery Keeper

1964

The Stolen Jools Film ★ 5,6

The Stolen Jools

Robbery Suspect

1931

Hollywood Canteen Film ★ 7,3

Hollywood Canteen

Self

1944

Going Hollywood: The '30s Film ★ 9,0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Self (archive footage)

1984

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot Film ★ 7,0

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Self

2001

6 Day Bike Rider Film ★ 7,0

6 Day Bike Rider

Wilfred

1934

Shut My Big Mouth Film ★ 8,3

Shut My Big Mouth

Wellington Holmes

1942

Casanova in Burlesque Film ★ 10,0

Casanova in Burlesque

Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

1944

Pin Up Girl Film ★ 6,3

Pin Up Girl

Eddie Hall

1944

Earthworm Tractors Film ★ 5,4

Earthworm Tractors

Alexander Botts

1936

Show-Business at War Film ★ 7,0

Show-Business at War

Self

1943

Showbiz Goes to War Film ★ 10,0

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

1982

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Film ★ 7,0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Series

The Christophers

1953

Fit for a King Film ★ 6,0

Fit for a King

Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

1937

When's Your Birthday? Film ★ 5,5

When's Your Birthday?

Dustin Willoughby

1937

The Tender Years Film ★ 8,0

The Tender Years

Will Norris

1948

Son of a Sailor Film ★ 6,0

Son of a Sailor

Handsome

1933

Riding on Air Film ★ 6,0

Riding on Air

Elmer Lane

1937

Take Me Home Film ★ 10,0

Take Me Home

Bunny

1928

Molly and Me Film ★ 10,0

Molly and Me

1929

A Dream Comes True Film ★ 6,3

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)

1935

Hollywood Hobbies Film ★ 5,6

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

1939

Maybe It's Love Film ★ 5,2

Maybe It's Love

Yates

1930

Polo Joe Film ★ 7,0

Polo Joe

Joe Bolton

1936

On With the Show! Film ★ 6,2

On With the Show!

Joe Beaton

1929

Hit of the Show Film ★ 10,0

Hit of the Show

Twisty

1928

Sons o' Guns Film ★ 5,2

Sons o' Guns

Jimmy Canfield

1936

You Said a Mouthful Film ★ 5,8

You Said a Mouthful

Joe Holt

1932

The Circus Clown Film ★ 6,7

The Circus Clown

Happy Howard / Chuckles

1934

Crooks Can't Win Film ★ 10,0

Crooks Can't Win

Jimmy Wells

1928

Wide Open Faces Film ★ 9,0

Wide Open Faces

Wilbur Meeks

1938

Bright Lights Film ★ 5,1

Bright Lights

Joe Wilson

1935

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 Film

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Self

1934

A Very Honorable Guy Film ★ 6,0

A Very Honorable Guy

'Feet' Samuels

1934

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) Film ★ 6,0

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Self

1931

Elmer, the Great Film ★ 5,1

Elmer, the Great

Elmer Kane

1933

Film ★ 8,0

Joan of Ozark

Cliff Little

1942

Going Wild Film ★ 7,0

Going Wild

Rollo Smith

1930

The Daring Young Man Film ★ 5,0

The Daring Young Man

Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw

1942

Local Boy Makes Good Film ★ 6,8

Local Boy Makes Good

John Augustus Miller

1931

Fireman, Save My Child Film ★ 6,4

Fireman, Save My Child

'Smokey' Joe Grant

1932

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee Film ★ 4,5

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

1930

The Gladiator Film ★ 9,0

The Gladiator

Hugo Kipp

1938

Broadminded Film ★ 4,1

Broadminded

Ossie Simpson

1931

Alibi Ike Film ★ 6,2

Alibi Ike

Frank "Ike" Farrell

1935

Sally Film ★ 7,0

Sally

Grand Duke Connie

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 Film

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self

1930

Memo for Joe Film ★ 8,0

Memo for Joe

Self

1944

Rodeo Dough Film ★ 6,4

Rodeo Dough

Joe E. Brown

1940

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' Film ★ 7,0

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

Self - Golfer (uncredited)

1931

The Tenderfoot Film ★ 7,5

The Tenderfoot

Calvin Jones

1932

Top Speed Film ★ 6,5

Top Speed

Elmer Peters

1930

$1,000 a Touchdown Film ★ 3,7

$1,000 a Touchdown

Marlowe Mansfield Booth

1939

Chatterbox Film ★ 10,0

Chatterbox

Rex Vane

1943

Flirting with Fate Film ★ 7,7

Flirting with Fate

Dan Dixon

1938

Sit Tight Film ★ 6,6

Sit Tight

Jojo

1931

Hold Everything Film ★ 8,0

Hold Everything

Gink Schiner

1930

Painted Faces Film ★ 5,4

Painted Faces

Hermann / Beppo

1929

Song of the West Film ★ 9,0

Song of the West

Hasty

1930

The Circus Kid Film ★ 9,0

The Circus Kid

King Kruger

1928

Film ★ 5,3

Polo with the Stars

Self - Polo Player

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 Film

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Joe E. Brown

1930

Film

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' Film ★ 8,0

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'

1931

My Lady's Past Film ★ 7,0

My Lady's Past

Sam Young

1929

Film ★ 7,5

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

Himself

1933

Film

Toast to Our Brother

Fraternity Alumnus

1951

Twinkle, Twinkle Film

Twinkle, Twinkle

P.T. Robinson

1927

Film ★ 10,0

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians

Narrator

1952