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Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 26, 1891
Died Jul 06, 1973 (81)
Birthplace Holgate, Ohio, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 th ... e 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.

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Filmography

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

as Cemetery Keeper

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

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

1963

as Union Official

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959

as Osgood Fielding III

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

as Stationmaster

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1955

as Arthur Vail

Toast to Our Brother

Toast to Our Brother

1951

as Fraternity Alumnus

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

as Cap'n Andy Hawks

The Tender Years

The Tender Years

1948

as Will Norris

Casanova in Burlesque

Casanova in Burlesque

1944

as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

1944

as Eddie Hall

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

1943

as Rex Vane

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

as Wellington Holmes

The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1942

as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw

Joan of Ozark

Joan of Ozark

1942

as Cliff Little

So You Won't Talk?

So You Won't Talk?

1940

as Whiskers / Brute Hanson

Rodeo Dough

Rodeo Dough

1940

as Joe E. Brown

$1,000 a Touchdown

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

as Marlowe Mansfield Booth

Beware Spooks!

Beware Spooks!

1939

as Roy L. Gifford

Flirting with Fate

Flirting with Fate

1938

as Dan Dixon

Wide Open Faces

Wide Open Faces

1938

as Wilbur Meeks

The Gladiator

The Gladiator

1938

as Hugo Kipp

When's Your Birthday?

When's Your Birthday?

1937

as Dustin Willoughby

Riding on Air

Riding on Air

1937

as Elmer Lane

Fit for a King

Fit for a King

1937

as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

Earthworm Tractors

Earthworm Tractors

1936

as Alexander Botts

Polo Joe

Polo Joe

1936

as Joe Bolton

Sons o' Guns

Sons o' Guns

1936

as Jimmy Canfield

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1935

as Joe Wilson

Alibi Ike

Alibi Ike

1935

as Frank "Ike" Farrell

6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider

1934

as Wilfred

The Circus Clown

The Circus Clown

1934

as Happy Howard / Chuckles

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

as 'Feet' Samuels

Son of a Sailor

Son of a Sailor

1933

as Handsome

Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

1933

as Elmer Kane

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

1932

as Joe Holt

The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1932

as Calvin Jones

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

as 'Smokey' Joe Grant

Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

1931

as John Augustus Miller

Broadminded

Broadminded

1931

as Ossie Simpson

Sit Tight

Sit Tight

1931

as Jojo

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931

as Robbery Suspect

Hold Everything

Hold Everything

1930

as Gink Schiner

Going Wild

Going Wild

1930

as Rollo Smith

Top Speed

Top Speed

1930

as Elmer Peters

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

1930

as Yates

Song of the West

Song of the West

1930

as Hasty

The Lottery Bride

The Lottery Bride

1930

as Hoke

Sally

Sally

1930

as Grand Duke Connie

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

as Joe E. Brown

Painted Faces

Painted Faces

1929

as Hermann / Beppo

On With the Show!

On With the Show!

1929

as Joe Beaton

The Circus Kid

The Circus Kid

1928

as King Kruger

Take Me Home

Take Me Home

1928

as Bunny

Twinkle, Twinkle

Twinkle, Twinkle

1927

as P.T. Robinson

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Route 66

as Sam Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Arthur Vail

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Earl Hall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Startime

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

Cilla

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1968

The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1949

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

The Christophers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 1953

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

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