Russ Brown (actor)
Russell Brown (May 30, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964 in 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.
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| Born | Russel Brown May 30, 1892 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1964 (aged 72) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1934–1964 |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1934 | Moulin Rouge | Joe | |
| 1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Bill | |
| 1934 | The Love Captive | Larry Chapman | |
| 1935 | Sweet Surrender | Jerry Burke | |
| 1940 | Millionaire Playboy | Mr. Bob Norman | |
| 1958 | South Pacific | Capt. Brackett, USN | |
| 1958 | Damn Yankees | Benny Van Buren | |
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane | Uncle Otis | |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | George Lemon | |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Night Watchman (Mike) | |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Dr. Heller |
External links
- Russ Brown at the Internet Broadway Database
- Russ Brown on IMDb
- Russ Brown at Find a Grave
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