Russ Brown
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1892
- Died
- October 19, 1964
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Cardinal 1963
as Dr. Heller
Advise & Consent 1962
as Night Watchman Mike
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
as George Lemon
It Happened to Jane 1959
as Uncle Otis
Damn Yankees 1958
as Benny Van Buren
South Pacific 1958
as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
Millionaire Playboy 1940
as Mr. Bob Norman
Air Parade 1938
as Mr Brittlebottle
- Boy, Oh Boy
Boy, Oh Boy 1936
as Jimmy Higgins
Sweet Surrender 1935
as Jerry Burke
The Love Captive 1934
as Larry Chapman
Let's Talk It Over 1934
as Bill
Moulin Rouge 1934
as Joe
A Laugh or Two 1928
as Self
Credits from TMDB.