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"Spider-Man" (1994): Season 1: Episode 6 -- Oscorp plans to knock down The Villeroy Towers despite protests from residents. TURBO JET (Harold Parino) tries to save their homes by stealing, but is confronted by SPIDER-MAN (Neil Patrick Harris).
"Spider-Man" (1994): Season 1: Episode 12 -- Spider-Man breaks rule numero uno: Never reveal your identity. He spills the beans to MJ, just after his contact with some nutty mind-control twins, and just before MJ is killed. Hmm. Nothing seems quite right after the chat with those trippy twins?.
Oliver & Company (1988) -- Clip: Game intro, post
"CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" (1981): :  -- Capt. Roscoe Brown (Ret.), member of the Tuskegee Airmen, reflects on the historical value of being one of the U.S.'s first black military airmen and the inauguration of President-elect Obama.
Naked in New York (1993) -- Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne...

Overview

Date of Death:
11 April 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
He was a master class in cerebral eloquence and audience command...and... more
Trivia:
Before turning to acting, Browne taught literature and French at Lincoln... more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Roscoe Lee Brown | Roscoe Brown

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Telemarketers: 36 Hrs (2009) (V) .... Narrator
  2. "Side Order of Life" .... Clarence (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pilot (2007) TV episode .... Clarence
  3. Epic Movie (2007) (voice) .... Narrator
  4. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Garfield 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA: working title)
  5. "Independent Lens" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
        - July '64 (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
  6. Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006) .... Devlin
  7. "Will & Grace" .... Linus (1 episode, 2004)
        - The Newlydreads (2004) TV episode .... Linus
  8. "Static Shock" .... Dr. Anokye / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
        - Out of Africa (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Anoyke
        - Static in Africa (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Anokye
  9. Tales of a Fly on the Wall (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  10. "Law & Order" .... Aaron Miller / ... (2 episodes, 1992-2003)
    ... aka "Law & Order Prime" (USA: informal title)
        - Identity (2003) TV episode .... Aaron Miller
        - Consultation (1992) TV episode .... Sir Idris Balewa
  11. Behind the Broken Words (2003)
  12. Treasure Planet (2002) (voice) .... Mr. Arrow
  13. "The Shield" .... Bryce Wyms (1 episode, 2002)
        - Throwaway (2002) TV episode .... Bryce Wyms
  14. "The Proud Family" .... Clarence (1 episode)
        - Wedding Bell Blues (????) TV episode (voice) .... Clarence
  15. Hamlet (2000/II) (TV) .... Polonius

  16. "Hope Island" .... Judge Patrick Bradley (1 episode, 1999)
        - It Takes a Voyage to Learn (1999) TV episode .... Judge Patrick Bradley
  17. "ER" .... Rev. Matthew Lynn (1 episode, 1999)
        - Rites of Spring (1999) TV episode .... Rev. Matthew Lynn
  18. "The Wild Thornberrys" .... Komodo Dragon (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Dragon and the Professor (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Komodo Dragon
  19. Morgan's Ferry (1999) .... Peabo
  20. Hard Time: The Premonition (1999) (TV) .... Sebastian Allgood
    ... aka The Premonition (USA)
  21. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (voice) .... The Narrator
  22. Judas Kiss (1998) .... Chief Bleeker
  23. "Spider-Man" .... Kingpin / ... (33 episodes, 1995-1998)
        - Spider Wars, Chapter 1: I Really, Really Hate Clones (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Spider Wars, Chapter 2: Farewell Spider-Man (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 5: The Price of Heroism (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 4: The Six Fight Again (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 3: Secrets of the Six (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
          (28 more)
  24. "EZ Streets" (1 episode, 1997)
        - A Ceremony of Innocence (1997) TV episode (credit only)
  25. The Notorious 7 (1997) (TV) .... Leadbelly
  26. "Cosby" .... George Lucas, Hilton's Brother (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Broken Reflection (1996) TV episode .... George Lucas, Hilton's Brother
  27. Forest Warrior (1996) .... Clovis Madison
  28. Dear God (1996) .... Idris Abraham
  29. The Pompatus of Love (1996) .... Leonard Folder
    ... aka The Pompatus of Love (France: TV title)
  30. "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Mr. Wortham (1 episode, 1996)
        - Crosstown (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Wortham
  31. "New York Undercover" .... Dr. Johnson (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka "Uptown Undercover"
        - Bad Blood (1996) TV episode .... Dr. Johnson
  32. Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996) (V) (voice) .... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
  33. "Freakazoid!" .... Great Mystic Gnome (1 episode, 1995)
        - And Fan Boy Is His Name/Lawn Gnomes Chapter IV: Fun in the Sun/Freak's French Lesson (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Great Mystic Gnome
  34. Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995) .... Freddy
  35. Babe (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Babe, the Gallant Pig
  36. "Sweet Justice" .... Judge Powell (1 episode, 1995)
        - Muddy Waters (1995) TV episode .... Judge Powell
  37. The Beast (1995)
  38. "The John Larroquette Show" .... Interviewer (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "Larroquette" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - The Job (1994) TV episode .... Interviewer
  39. "Batman" .... Dr. Wataki (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "Batman: The Animated Series" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" (USA: new title)
        - Time Out of Joint (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Wataki
  40. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Dr. Raleigh Young (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
    ... aka "SeaQuest 2032" (USA: new title)
        - Greed for a Pirate's Dream (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Raleigh Young
        - The Devil's Window (1993) TV episode .... Dr. Raleigh Young
  41. Naked in New York (1993) .... Mr. Ried
  42. Noel (1992) (TV) (voice)
  43. "A Different World" .... Dr. Barnabus Foster (4 episodes, 1988-1992)
        - Do the Write Thing (1992) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - Almost Working Girl (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - All's Fair (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - Speech Therapy (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
  44. The Mambo Kings (1992) .... Fernando Perez
    ... aka Les mambo kings (France)
  45. You Must Remember This (1992) (TV) .... Buck
    ... aka Wonderworks: You Must Remember This (USA: series title)
  46. Eddie Presley (1992) .... Doc
  47. "Baby Talk" .... Roscoe (1 episode, 1991)
        - A Star Is Newborn (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Roscoe
  48. Open Window (1991) (TV) .... Neighbor
  49. Night Angel (1990) .... Narrator
    ... aka Hellborn (UK: video title)
  50. "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Dennis Cray (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka "Father Dowling Investigates" (UK)
        - The Passionate Painter Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Dennis Cray
  51. Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Steadman
  52. Moon 44 (1990) .... Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp.
    ... aka Intruder

  53. Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV) .... Omar DeLacy
  54. Stuck with Each Other (1989) (TV) .... Calhearn
  55. "The Real Ghost Busters" .... Additional Cast / ... (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
        - Partners in Slime (1989) TV episode (voice) (as Roscoe Lee Brown) .... Additional Cast
        - The Brooklyn Triangle (1988) TV episode (voice) .... Edward 'Big Ed' Zeddemore
  56. "Ring Raiders" (1989) TV series .... Max Miles
  57. Oliver & Company (1988) (voice) .... Francis
  58. "Falcon Crest" .... Rosemont (10 episodes, 1988)
        - Last Dance (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - As Tears Go By (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - Telling Tales (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - The Key to Angela (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - Flying Blind (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
          (5 more)
  59. "Highway to Heaven" .... Dr. Hudsbeth (1 episode, 1988)
        - Country Doctor (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Hudsbeth
  60. Christmas (1988) (TV) .... Ghost of Christmas Past
    ... aka John Grin's Christmas
  61. "Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light" .... Merklyn / ... (13 episodes, 1987)
    ... aka "Visionaries" (USA: short title)
        - Sorcery Squared (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Dawn of the Sun Imps (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Honor Among Theives (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Trail of the Three Wizards (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Horn of Unicorn, Claw of Dragon (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
          (8 more)
  62. "The Cosby Show" .... Dr. Barnabus Foster (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
        - Shakespeare (1987) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - The Card Game (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
  63. "227" .... Albert Henry (1 episode, 1987)
        - Men's Club (1987) TV episode .... Albert Henry
  64. The Nativity (1987) (V) (voice)
    ... aka The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - The Nativity (USA: series title)
  65. "Head of the Class" .... Mr. Thomas (1 episode, 1986)
        - Teacher's Teacher (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas
  66. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) .... Archer Lincoln
  67. Legal Eagles (1986) .... Judge Dawkins
  68. "Foofur" (1986) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
  69. "Space" (1985) TV mini-series .... Farquar
    ... aka "James A. Michener's Space"
  70. For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) .... Gloster Current
    ... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title)
  71. "Magnum, P.I." .... Carlton (1 episode, 1983)
        - Of Sound Mind (1983) TV episode .... Carlton
  72. "CBS Children's Mystery Theatre" .... Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Haunting of Harrington House (1981) TV episode .... Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase
  73. "Soap" .... Saunders (14 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - Episode #4.16 (1981) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.10 (1981) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.9 (1981) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.7 (1980) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.6 (1980) TV episode .... Saunders
          (9 more)
  74. Nothing Personal (1980) .... Paxton
  75. "Hart to Hart" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Sixth Sense (1980) TV episode
  76. "Benson" .... Howard Walker (1 episode, 1980)
        - Just Friends (1980) TV episode .... Howard Walker

  77. "Miss Winslow and Son" .... Harold Neistadter (1 episode, 1979)
        - Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode .... Harold Neistadter
  78. "Once Upon a Classic" .... Merlin (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV episode .... Merlin
  79. "Maude" .... Mr. Butterfield (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - Mr. Butterfield's Return (1978) TV episode .... Mr. Butterfield
        - Victoria's Boyfriend (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Butterfield
  80. Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) .... Dr. Cresus
  81. "King" .... Philip Harrison (3 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Philip Harrison
        - Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Philip Harrison
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Philip Harrison
  82. "Starsky and Hutch" .... Quatraine (1 episode, 1977)
        - Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island (1977) TV episode .... Quatraine
  83. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) .... James Forrest
    ... aka Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
    ... aka Nuclear Countdown
    ... aka Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
  84. Logan's Run (1976) .... Box
  85. "McCoy" .... Gideon Gibbs (1 episode, 1975)
        - Double Take (1975) TV episode .... Gideon Gibbs
  86. "Barney Miller" .... Charlie Jeffers (1 episode, 1975)
        - Escape Artist (1975) TV episode .... Charlie Jeffers
  87. The Big Rip-Off (1975) (TV) .... Silky Gideon Gibbs
  88. "Planet of the Apes" .... Hurton (1 episode, 1974)
        - Tomorrow's Tide (1974) TV episode .... Hurton
  89. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) .... Congressman Lincoln
  90. Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV) (as Roscoe Lee Brown) .... Mr. Secretary
    ... aka Short Stories of Love
    ... aka Short Story
    ... aka Three Faces of Love
  91. "Good Times" .... Reverand Sam (1 episode, 1974)
        - God's Business Is Good Business (1974) TV episode .... Reverand Sam
  92. Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) .... Dr. Lamine Sonko
  93. The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) .... Gazenga
  94. "All in the Family" .... Hugh Victor Thompson III / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Archie in the Hospital (1973) TV episode .... Jean Duval
        - The Elevator Story (1972) TV episode .... Hugh Victor Thompson III
  95. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Yale Courtland Dancy (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Trout in the Milk (1973) TV episode .... Yale Courtland Dancy
  96. "Sanford and Son" .... Osgood Wilcox (1 episode, 1972)
        - Jealousy (1972) TV episode .... Osgood Wilcox
  97. "Bonanza" .... Joshua (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - He Was Only Seven (1972) TV episode .... Joshua
  98. Cisco Pike (1972) .... Music Store Owner
  99. The Cowboys (1972) .... Jebediah Nightlinger
  100. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV) .... Frederick Douglass
    ... aka John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title)
  101. "The Name of the Game" .... Dean Marshall / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Dean Marshall
        - The Third Choice (1969) TV episode .... Wamumba
  102. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... L.B. Jones

  103. Topaz (1969) .... Philippe Dubois
  104. "The Outcasts" .... Gideon (1 episode, 1969)
        - Gideon (1969) TV episode .... Gideon
  105. Me and My Brother (1969) .... Photographer
  106. Up Tight! (1968) .... Clarence
  107. "The Invaders" .... Arnold Andrew Warren (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Vise (1968) TV episode .... Arnold Andrew Warren
  108. "Mannix" .... Dr. Andrew Josephus (2 episodes, 1968)
        - Deadfall: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Andrew Josephus
        - Deadfall: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Andrew Josephus
  109. "Insight" .... The Stranger (1 episode, 1968)
        - Watts Made Out of Thread (1968) TV episode .... The Stranger
  110. The Comedians (1967) .... Petit Pierre
    ... aka Les comédiens (France)
  111. "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Benito Cereno (1967) TV episode
  112. Black Like Me (1964) .... Christopher
  113. Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964)
    ... aka Bertolt Brecht: Practice Pieces (USA)
  114. Terror in the City (1964) .... Preacher
    ... aka Pie in the Sky
  115. "Espionage" .... Mbana (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Whistling Shrimp (1963) TV episode .... Mbana
  116. "East Side/West Side" .... Architect (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Fight City Hall (1963) TV episode .... Architect
  117. The Connection (1962) (as Roscoe Brown) .... J. J. Burden
Thanks:
  1. "Side Order of Life" (in loving memory) (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pilot (2007) TV episode (in loving memory)
  2. Once in the Life (2000) (thanks)
Self:
  1. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)

  2. Smiley Face (2007) (voice) .... Himself
  3. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
  5. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  6. The Papp Project (2001) .... Himself
  7. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000) (TV)

  9. Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
  10. Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994) (voice) .... Narrator

  11. 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  12. Is Everybody Happy But Me? (1981) (TV) .... Himself (segments)

  13. The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  14. The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Unknown Powers (1978) .... Host
  16. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Episode #4.12 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.14 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.6 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  17. Ra (1972) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Ra Expeditions (USA)
  18. The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys' (1972) .... Himself
  19. Chronicles: Family Diaries I (1970) .... Himself

  20. The Comedians in Africa (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
  21. "That Was the Week That Was" (1964) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
  1. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Memorial Tribute
  2. "Spider-Man"
        - Secret Wars, Chapter 2: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull (1997) TV episode (archive sound) .... Kingpin/Wilson Fisk
  3. "Disneyland"
        - The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Gazenga
        - The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Gazenga
  4. Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV) .... Hurton
  5. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Petit Pierre


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Other Works:
Appeared on Broadway August Wilson's play "Two Trains Running" (1992) more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Family | Action more

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