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Roscoe Lee Browne (1925–2007)

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He was a master class in cerebral eloquence and audience command...and although his dominant playing card in the realm of acting was quite serious and stately, nobody cut a more delightfully dry edge in sitcoms than this gentleman, whose calm yet blistering put-downs often eluded his lesser intelligent victims... See full bio »

Born:

in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Greg Kinnear, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Anna Maria Horsford, Kathleen Marshall, Laurie Metcalf and Jon Seda in Dear God Still of Roscoe Lee Browne and Robert Mandan in Soap Still of Robert Carradine, Roscoe Lee Browne, Alfred Barker Jr., Sean Kelly and A Martinez in The Cowboys Roscoe Lee Browne provides the voice for Arrow Still of Greg Kinnear, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Anna Maria Horsford, Kathleen Marshall, Laurie Metcalf, Isadora O'Boto, Felix Pire and Jon Seda in Dear God
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2009 The Telemarketers: 36 Hrs (video)
Narrator
 
2007 Side Order of Life (TV series)
Clarence
– Pilot (2007) … Clarence
 
2007 Epic Movie
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– July '64 (2006) … Narrator
 
2006 Sweet Deadly Dreams
Devlin
 
2004 Will & Grace (TV series)
Linus
– The Newlydreads (2004) … Linus
 
2003-2004 Static Shock (TV series)
Dr. Anokye / Dr. Anoyke
– Out of Africa (2004) … Dr. Anoyke (voice)
– Static in Africa (2003) … Dr. Anokye (voice)
 
2004 Tales of a Fly on the Wall (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992-2003 Law & Order (TV series)
Aaron Miller / Sir Idris Balewa
– Identity (2003) … Aaron Miller
– Consultation (1992) … Sir Idris Balewa
 
2003 Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs (video)
Narrator (voice) (as Roscoe Lee Brown)
 
2003 Behind the Broken Words
 
2002 Treasure Planet
Mr. Arrow (voice)
 
2002 The Shield (TV series)
Bryce Wyms
– Throwaway (2002) … Bryce Wyms
 
2001 Morgan's Ferry
Peabo
 
2001 The Proud Family (TV series)
Clarence
– Wedding Bell Blues … Clarence (voice)
 
2000/II Hamlet (TV movie)
Polonius
 
1999 Hope Island (TV series)
Judge Patrick Bradley
– It Takes a Voyage to Learn (1999) … Judge Patrick Bradley
 
1999 ER (TV series)
Rev. Matthew Lynn
– Rites of Spring (1999) … Rev. Matthew Lynn
 
1999 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Komodo Dragon
– The Dragon and the Professor (1999) … Komodo Dragon (voice)
 
1999 Hard Time: The Premonition (TV movie)
Sebastian
 
1998 Babe: Pig in the City
The Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Judas Kiss
Chief Bleeker
 
1995-1998 Spider-Man (TV series)
Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
– Spider Wars, Chapter 1: I Really, Really Hate Clones (1998) … Kingpin (voice) / Wilson Fisk (voice)
– Spider Wars, Chapter 2: Farewell Spider-Man (1998) … Kingpin (voice) / Wilson Fisk (voice)
– Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 5: The Price of Heroism (1997) … Kingpin (voice) / Wilson Fisk (voice)
– Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 4: The Six Fight Again (1997) … Kingpin (voice) / Wilson Fisk (voice)
– Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 3: Secrets of the Six (1997) … Kingpin (voice) / Wilson Fisk (voice)
See all 33 episodes »
 
1997 EZ Streets (TV series)
– A Ceremony of Innocence (1997) (credit only)
 
1997 The Notorious 7 (TV movie)
Leadbelly
 
1996 Cosby (TV series)
George Lucas, Hilton's Brother
– The Broken Reflection (1996) … George Lucas, Hilton's Brother
 
1996 Forest Warrior
Clovis Madison
 
1996 Dear God
Idris Abraham
 
1996 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Mr. Wortham
– Crosstown (1996) … Mr. Wortham
 
1996 New York Undercover (TV series)
Dr. Johnson
– Bad Blood (1996) … Dr. Johnson
 
1996 Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (video)
The Kingpin (voice) / Wilson Fisk (voice)
 
1995 The Pompatus of Love
Leonard Folder
 
1995 Freakazoid! (TV series)
Great Mystic Gnome
– And Fan Boy Is His Name/Lawn Gnomes Chapter IV: Fun in the Sun/Freak's French Lesson (1995) … Great Mystic Gnome (voice)
 
1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons
Freddy
 
1995 Babe
Narrator (voice)
 
1995 Sweet Justice (TV series)
Judge Powell
– Muddy Waters (1995) … Judge Powell
 
1995 The Beast (short)
 
1994 The John Larroquette Show (TV series)
Interviewer
– The Job (1994) … Interviewer
 
1994 Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (video)
Kingpin
 
1994 Batman (TV series)
Dr. Wataki
– Time Out of Joint (1994) … Dr. Wataki (voice)
 
1993-1994 SeaQuest 2032 (TV series)
Dr. Raleigh Young
– Greed for a Pirate's Dream (1994) … Dr. Raleigh Young
– The Devil's Window (1993) … Dr. Raleigh Young
 
1993 Naked in New York
Mr. Ried
 
1992 Noel (TV movie) (voice)
 
1988-1992 A Different World (TV series)
Dr. Barnabus Foster
– Do the Write Thing (1992) … Dr. Barnabus Foster
– Almost Working Girl (1991) … Dr. Barnabus Foster
– All's Fair (1988) … Dr. Barnabus Foster
– Speech Therapy (1988) … Dr. Barnabus Foster
 
1992 Eddie Presley
Doc
 
1992 The Mambo Kings
Fernando Perez
 
1992 You Must Remember This (TV movie)
Buck
 
1991 Baby Talk (TV series)
Roscoe
– A Star Is Newborn (1991) … Roscoe (voice)
 
1991 The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series)
Additional Voices
– Quest (1991) … Additional Voices (voice) (as Roscoe Lee Brown)
 
1991 Open Window (TV short)
Neighbor
 
1990 Swamp Thing (TV series)
Duchamp
– Spirit of the Swamp (1990) … Duchamp
 
1990 Night Angel
Narrator
 
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Dennis Cray
– The Passionate Painter Mystery (1990) … Dennis Cray
 
1990 Columbo (TV series)
Dr. Steadman
– Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) … Dr. Steadman
 
1990 Moon 44
Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp.
 
1989 Lady in the Corner (TV movie)
Omar DeLacy
 
1989 Stuck with Each Other (TV movie)
Calhearn
 
1989 Ring Raiders (TV series)
Max Miles
– A Pilot's Faith (1989) … Max Miles (voice)
– All the Right Stuff (1989) … Max Miles (voice)
– Scorch's Revenge (1989) … Max Miles (voice)
– The Best Man for the Job Is a Woman (1989) … Max Miles (voice)
– Ring of Fire (1989) … Max Miles (voice)
 
1988-1989 The Real Ghost Busters (TV series)
Edward 'Big Ed' Zeddemore
– Partners in Slime (1989) (voice / as Roscoe Lee Brown)
– The Brooklyn Triangle (1988) … Edward 'Big Ed' Zeddemore (voice) (uncredited)
 
1988 Oliver & Company
Francis (voice)
 
1988 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Rosemont
– Last Dance (1988) … Rosemont
– As Tears Go By (1988) … Rosemont
– Telling Tales (1988) … Rosemont
– The Key to Angela (1988) … Rosemont
– Flying Blind (1988) … Rosemont
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1988 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Dr. Hudsbeth
– Country Doctor (1988) … Dr. Hudsbeth
 
1987 Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (TV series)
Merklyn / Reekon
– Sorcery Squared (1987) … Merklyn/Reekon (voice)
– Dawn of the Sun Imps (1987) … Merklyn/Reekon (voice)
– Honor Among Thieves (1987) … Merklyn/Reekon (voice)
– The Trail of Three Wizards (1987) … Merklyn/Reekon (voice)
– Horn of Unicorn, Claw of Dragon (1987) … Merklyn/Reekon (voice)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1986-1987 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Dr. Barnabus Foster
– Shakespeare (1987) … Dr. Barnabus Foster
– The Card Game (1986) … Dr. Barnabus Foster
 
1987 227 (TV series)
Albert Henry
– Men's Club (1987) … Albert Henry
 
1987 The Nativity (video short) (voice)
 
1987 Moments Without Proper Names
 
1986 John Grin's Christmas (TV movie)
Ghost of Christmas Past
 
1986 Head of the Class (TV series)
Mr. Thomas
– Teacher's Teacher (1986) … Mr. Thomas
 
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash
Archer Lincoln
 
1986 Foofur (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1986 Legal Eagles
Judge Dawkins
 
1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)
– Death Goes to the Movies (1986)
 
1985 Space (TV mini-series)
Farquar
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Gloster Current
– For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) … Gloster Current
 
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Carlton
– Of Sound Mind (1983) … Carlton
 
1981 CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase
– The Haunting of Harrington House (1981) … Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase
 
1980-1981 Soap (TV series)
Saunders
– Episode #4.16 (1981) … Saunders
– Episode #4.10 (1981) … Saunders
– Episode #4.9 (1981) … Saunders
– Episode #4.7 (1980) … Saunders
– Episode #4.6 (1980) … Saunders
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1980 Nothing Personal
Paxton
 
1980 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– Sixth Sense (1980)
 
1980 Benson (TV series)
Howard Walker
– Just Friends (1980) … Howard Walker
 
1979 Miss Winslow and Son (TV series)
Harold Neistadter
– Post Partum Blues (1979) … Harold Neistadter
– Susan Steps Out (1979) … Harold Neistadter
– The Pediatricians (1979) … Harold Neistadter
– My Mother the Helper (1979) … Harold Neistadter
– A Visit from Aunt Victoria (1979) … Harold Neistadter
See all 6 episodes »
 
1978 Once Upon a Classic (TV series)
Merlin
– A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) … Merlin
 
1978 Meeting of Minds (TV series)
Frederick Douglass
– Douglass/Tz'u-hsi/Beccaria/DeSade: Part 2 (1978) … Frederick Douglass
 
1977-1978 Maude (TV series)
Mr. Butterfield
– Mr. Butterfield's Return (1978) … Mr. Butterfield
– Victoria's Boyfriend (1977) … Mr. Butterfield
 
1978 Dr. Scorpion (TV movie)
Dr. Cresus
 
1978 King (TV mini-series)
Philip Harrison
– Episode #1.3 (1978) … Philip Harrison
– Episode #1.2 (1978) … Philip Harrison
– Episode #1.1 (1978) … Philip Harrison
 
1977 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Quatraine
– Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island (1977) … Quatraine
 
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
James Forrest
 
1976 Logan's Run
Box
 
1975 McCoy (TV series)
Gideon Gibbs
– Double Take (1975) … Gideon Gibbs
 
1975 Barney Miller (TV series)
Charlie Jeffers
– Escape Artist (1975) … Charlie Jeffers
 
1975 The Big Rip-Off (TV movie)
Silky Gideon Gibbs
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Hurton
– Tomorrow's Tide (1974) … Hurton
 
1974 Uptown Saturday Night
Congressman Lincoln
 
1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (TV movie)
Mr. Secretary (as Roscoe Lee Brown)
 
1974 Good Times (TV series)
Reverend Sam
– God's Business Is Good Business (1974) … Reverend Sam
 
1973 Super Fly T.N.T.
Dr. Lamine Sonko
 
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete
Gazenga
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Yale Courtland Dancy
– A Trout in the Milk (1973) … Yale Courtland Dancy
 
1972-1973 All in the Family (TV series)
Hugh Victor Thompson III / Jean Duval
– Archie in the Hospital (1973) … Jean Duval
– The Elevator Story (1972) … Hugh Victor Thompson III
 
1972 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Osgood Wilcox
– Jealousy (1972) … Osgood Wilcox
 
1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Joshua
– He Was Only Seven (1972) … Joshua
 
1972 Cisco Pike
Music Store Owner
 
1972 The Cowboys
Jebediah Nightlinger
 
1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land (TV movie)
Frederick Douglass
 
1969-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Dean Marshall / Wamumba
– The Time Is Now (1970) … Dean Marshall
– The Third Choice (1969) … Wamumba
 
1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones
L.B. Jones
 
1969 Topaz
Philippe Dubois
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Gideon
– Gideon (1969) … Gideon
 
1969 Me and My Brother
Photographer
 
1968 Uptight
Clarence
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Arnold Andrew Warren
– The Vise (1968) … Arnold Andrew Warren
 
1968 Mannix (TV series)
Dr. Andrew Josephus
– Deadfall: Part 2 (1968) … Dr. Andrew Josephus
– Deadfall: Part 1 (1968) … Dr. Andrew Josephus
 
1968 Insight (TV series)
Stranger
– Watts Made Out of Thread (1968) … Stranger
 
1967 The Comedians
Petit Pierre
 
1967 NET Playhouse (TV series)
– Benito Cereno (1967)
 
1964 Black Like Me
Christopher
 
1964 Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (short)
 
1964 Terror in the City
Preacher
 
1963 Espionage (TV series)
Mbana
– The Whistling Shrimp (1963) … Mbana
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Architect
– Go Fight City Hall (1963) … Architect
 
1962 The Connection
J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1988 Oliver & Company (performer: "Why Should I Worry? reprise")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Side Order of Life (TV series) (in loving memory - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2007) (in loving memory)
 
2000 Once in the Life (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2010 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (TV documentary) (voice)
 
2007 The Cowboys: Together Again (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Smiley Face
Himself (voice)
 
2004 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (documentary)
Reader
 
2002 2002 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The Papp Project (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (TV documentary)
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is (2000) … Himself
 
1996 Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1994 Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 Haiti: Harvest of Hope (documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1992 The 46th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play
 
1987 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1981 Is Everybody Happy But Me? (TV documentary)
Himself (segments)
 
1979 The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 Unknown Powers (documentary)
Host
 
1972-1973 Flip (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.12 (1973) … Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1973) … Himself
– Episode #3.6 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Ra Expeditions (documentary)
Narrator
 
1972 The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys' (documentary short)
Himself
 
1970 Chronicles: Family Diaries I (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 The Comedians in Africa (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1964 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
1997 Spider-Man (TV series)
 
1983 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1981 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (TV movie)
Hurton
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Petit Pierre (uncredited)
 

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[replying to a critic's remark that in his role as a camp cook in the western The Cowboys he "spoke too well to be believable"] "I think if I had said 'Yassuh, boss' to John Wayne then the critic would have taken a shine to me." See more »

Trivia:

Ever the wry quipster, he was once told by a director that his speech sounded "white", to which he responded, "We had a white maid". See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus