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Birthday: May 30, 1892
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Russ Brown

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
Movie Cast Year
Anatomy of a Murder George Lemon 1959
Damn Yankees Benny Van Buren 1958
Advise & Consent Night Watchman Mike 1962
Sweet Surrender 1935
The Cardinal Dr. Heller 1963
Moulin Rouge Joe 1934
Millionaire Playboy Mr. Bob Norman 1940
A Laugh or Two Self 1928
It Happened to Jane Uncle Otis 1959
South Pacific Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN 1958
Air Parade Mr Brittlebottle 1938
Let's Talk It Over Bill 1934
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988
Boy, Oh Boy Jimmy Higgins 1936
Series Cast Year
The Dick Powell Show Isaiah 1961
Vacation Playhouse Captain Gibson 1963
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