Joe E. Brown
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 26, 1891
- Died
- July 6, 1973
- Birthplace
- 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
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot 2001
as Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Comedy of Terrors 1964
as Cemetery Keeper
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Union Official
Some Like It Hot 1959
as Osgood Fielding III
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Stationmaster
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians 1952
as Narrator
- Toast to Our Brother
Toast to Our Brother 1951
as Fraternity Alumnus
Show Boat 1951
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
The Tender Years 1948
as Will Norris
Hollywood Canteen 1944
as Self
Memo for Joe 1944
as Self
Pin Up Girl 1944
as Eddie Hall
Casanova in Burlesque 1944
as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
Show-Business at War 1943
as Self
Chatterbox 1943
as Rex Vane
The Daring Young Man 1942
as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
Joan of Ozark 1942
as Cliff Little
- Soaring Stars
Soaring Stars 1942
as Himself
Shut My Big Mouth 1942
as Wellington Holmes
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941
Actor
- Polo with the Stars
Polo with the Stars 1941
as Self - Polo Player
Rodeo Dough 1940
as Joe E. Brown
So You Won't Talk? 1940
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
Beware Spooks! 1939
as Roy L. Gifford
$1,000 a Touchdown 1939
as Marlowe Mansfield Booth
Hollywood Hobbies 1939
as Self (uncredited)
Flirting with Fate 1938
as Dan Dixon
The Gladiator 1938
as Hugo Kipp
Wide Open Faces 1938
as Wilbur Meeks
Fit for a King 1937
as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
Riding on Air 1937
as Elmer Lane
Hollywood Party 1937
as Himself
When's Your Birthday? 1937
as Dustin Willoughby
Breakdowns of 1936 1936
as Self
Polo Joe 1936
as Joe Bolton
Earthworm Tractors 1936
as Alexander Botts
Sons o' Guns 1936
as Jimmy Canfield
A Dream Comes True 1935
as Himself (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935
as Flute
Bright Lights 1935
as Joe Wilson
Alibi Ike 1935
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
- Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 1935
Actor
6 Day Bike Rider 1934
as Wilfred
The Circus Clown 1934
as Happy Howard / Chuckles
A Very Honorable Guy 1934
as 'Feet' Samuels
Hollywood Newsreel 1934
as Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 1934
as Self
Son of a Sailor 1933
as Handsome
- How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip 1933
as Himself
Elmer, the Great 1933
as Elmer Kane
You Said a Mouthful 1932
as Joe Holt
The Tenderfoot 1932
as Calvin Jones
Fireman, Save My Child 1932
as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
Local Boy Makes Good 1931
as John Augustus Miller
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' 1931
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Broadminded 1931
as Ossie Simpson
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) 1931
as Self
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' 1931
Actor
The Stolen Jools 1931
as Robbery Suspect
Sit Tight 1931
as Jojo
Going Wild 1930
as Rollo Smith
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 1930
as Joe E. Brown
Maybe It's Love 1930
as Yates
The Lottery Bride 1930
as Hoke
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 1930
as Self
Top Speed 1930
as Elmer Peters
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee 1930
as Self
Hold Everything 1930
as Gink Schiner
Song of the West 1930
as Hasty
Sally 1930
as Grand Duke Connie
Painted Faces 1929
as Hermann / Beppo
On With the Show! 1929
as Joe Beaton
My Lady's Past 1929
as Sam Young
Molly and Me 1929
Actor
Take Me Home 1928
as Bunny
The Circus Kid 1928
as King Kruger
Hit of the Show 1928
as Twisty
Crooks Can't Win 1928
as Jimmy Wells
Twinkle, Twinkle 1927
as P.T. Robinson
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