John Brown


Biography

John Brown was widely known for his acting on the big screen. Brown marked his early career with roles in "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (1945) with Jack Benny, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (CBS, 1950-58) and "Strangers On a Train" (1951) with Farley Granger. Brown began to focus on film after appearing in the western "Three Desperate Men" (1951) with Preston Foster, "Ha...

Biography

John Brown was widely known for his acting on the big screen. Brown marked his early career with roles in "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (1945) with Jack Benny, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (CBS, 1950-58) and "Strangers On a Train" (1951) with Farley Granger. Brown began to focus on film after appearing in the western "Three Desperate Men" (1951) with Preston Foster, "Hans Christian Andersen" (1952) with Danny Kaye and the Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch biopic "Crazylegs" (1953). He also appeared in "The Bigamist" (1953). Later in his career, Brown acted in the drama "The Wild One" (1953) with Marlon Brando. Brown passed away in May 1957 at the age of 53.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Honor of His House (1918)
Assistant Director
One More American (1918)
Assistant Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Traffic (2001)
Assistant director of EPIC
Warrendale (1968)
The Devil's Bride (1968)
Receptionist
Master Spy (1964)
John Baxter
The Traitors (1963)
Mason
The Wild One (1954)
Bill Hannegan
Crazylegs (1954)
Professor Keller
Robot Monster (1953)
Robot voice
Man Crazy (1953)
Webster T. Duncan
The Bigamist (1953)
Dr. Wallace
The Sniper (1952)
Wise
Somebody Loves Me (1952)
Auto salesman
Something for the Birds (1952)
Lund
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Schoolmaster
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Mr. George Barley
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Prof. Collins
Three Desperate Men (1951)
[Coroner] Fairweather
The Life of Riley (1949)
"Digger" O'Dell, "the friendly undertaker"
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Lew
Casanova Brown (1944)
Fire chief

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Stills
The Rider in the Night (1968)
Camera
The Prince of Avenue A (1920)
Camera
The Girl in Number 29 (1920)
Camera
Riders of Vengeance (1919)
Camera
The Outcasts of Poker Flats (1919)
Camera
Roped (1919)
Camera
Which Woman? (1918)
Camera
The Soap Girl (1918)
Camera
Danger Within (1918)
Camera
The Magic Eye (1918)
Camera
The Gown of Destiny (1917)
Camera

Music (Feature Film)

Jivin' in Be-Bop (1947)
Composer

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Sculptor

Animation (Feature Film)

Thunderbirds Are Go (1968)
Supervisor sculptor

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Chicago (2003)
Driver

Life Events

Bibliography