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Overview
Mini Biography:
He was a master class in cerebral eloquence and audience command...and... moreTrivia:
Before turning to acting, Browne taught literature and French at Lincoln... moreAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Mark Rydell Remembers Killing John Wayne...And Bette Midler! (From The Hollywood Interview. 17 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
Where Are They Now? Green Room Chatter for November 16, 2007
(From TVSeriesFinale. 16 November 2007, 9:09 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Roscoe Lee Brown | Roscoe BrownUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 6 | 9:00 AM | BET | The Proud Family | Wedding Bell Blues | #2.21 | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- The Telemarketers: 36 Hrs (2009) (V) .... Narrator
- "Side Order of Life" .... Clarence (1 episode, 2007)
- Pilot (2007) TV episode .... Clarence - Epic Movie (2007) (voice) .... Narrator
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Garfield 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA: working title) - "Independent Lens" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
- July '64 (2006) TV episode .... Narrator - Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006) .... Devlin
- "Will & Grace" .... Linus (1 episode, 2004)
- The Newlydreads (2004) TV episode .... Linus - "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 - Tales of a Fly on the Wall (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "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 - Behind the Broken Words (2003)
- Treasure Planet (2002) (voice) .... Mr. Arrow
- "The Shield" .... Bryce Wyms (1 episode, 2002)
- Throwaway (2002) TV episode .... Bryce Wyms - "The Proud Family" .... Clarence (1 episode)
- Wedding Bell Blues (????) TV episode (voice) .... Clarence - Hamlet (2000/II) (TV) .... Polonius
- "Hope Island" .... Judge Patrick Bradley (1 episode, 1999)
- It Takes a Voyage to Learn (1999) TV episode .... Judge Patrick Bradley - "ER" .... Rev. Matthew Lynn (1 episode, 1999)
- Rites of Spring (1999) TV episode .... Rev. Matthew Lynn - "The Wild Thornberrys" .... Komodo Dragon (1 episode, 1999)
- The Dragon and the Professor (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Komodo Dragon - Morgan's Ferry (1999) .... Peabo
- Hard Time: The Premonition (1999) (TV) .... Sebastian Allgood
... aka The Premonition (USA) - Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (voice) .... The Narrator
- Judas Kiss (1998) .... Chief Bleeker
- "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) - "EZ Streets" (1 episode, 1997)
- A Ceremony of Innocence (1997) TV episode (credit only) - The Notorious 7 (1997) (TV) .... Leadbelly
- "Cosby" .... George Lucas, Hilton's Brother (1 episode, 1996)
- The Broken Reflection (1996) TV episode .... George Lucas, Hilton's Brother - Forest Warrior (1996) .... Clovis Madison
- Dear God (1996) .... Idris Abraham
- The Pompatus of Love (1996) .... Leonard Folder
... aka The Pompatus of Love (France: TV title) - "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Mr. Wortham (1 episode, 1996)
- Crosstown (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Wortham - "New York Undercover" .... Dr. Johnson (1 episode, 1996)
... aka "Uptown Undercover"
- Bad Blood (1996) TV episode .... Dr. Johnson - Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996) (V) (voice) .... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
- "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 - Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995) .... Freddy
- Babe (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Babe, the Gallant Pig - "Sweet Justice" .... Judge Powell (1 episode, 1995)
- Muddy Waters (1995) TV episode .... Judge Powell - The Beast (1995)
- "The John Larroquette Show" .... Interviewer (1 episode, 1994)
... aka "Larroquette" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Job (1994) TV episode .... Interviewer - "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 - "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 - Naked in New York (1993) .... Mr. Ried
- Noel (1992) (TV) (voice)
- "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 - The Mambo Kings (1992) .... Fernando Perez
... aka Les mambo kings (France) - You Must Remember This (1992) (TV) .... Buck
... aka Wonderworks: You Must Remember This (USA: series title) - Eddie Presley (1992) .... Doc
- "Baby Talk" .... Roscoe (1 episode, 1991)
- A Star Is Newborn (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Roscoe - Open Window (1991) (TV) .... Neighbor
- Night Angel (1990) .... Narrator
... aka Hellborn (UK: video title) - "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Dennis Cray (1 episode, 1990)
... aka "Father Dowling Investigates" (UK)
- The Passionate Painter Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Dennis Cray - Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Steadman
- Moon 44 (1990) .... Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp.
... aka Intruder - Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV) .... Omar DeLacy
- Stuck with Each Other (1989) (TV) .... Calhearn
- "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 - "Ring Raiders" (1989) TV series .... Max Miles
- Oliver & Company (1988) (voice) .... Francis
- "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) - "Highway to Heaven" .... Dr. Hudsbeth (1 episode, 1988)
- Country Doctor (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Hudsbeth - Christmas (1988) (TV) .... Ghost of Christmas Past
... aka John Grin's Christmas - "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) - "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 - "227" .... Albert Henry (1 episode, 1987)
- Men's Club (1987) TV episode .... Albert Henry - The Nativity (1987) (V) (voice)
... aka The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - The Nativity (USA: series title) - "Head of the Class" .... Mr. Thomas (1 episode, 1986)
- Teacher's Teacher (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) .... Archer Lincoln
- Legal Eagles (1986) .... Judge Dawkins
- "Foofur" (1986) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
- "Space" (1985) TV mini-series .... Farquar
... aka "James A. Michener's Space" - For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) .... Gloster Current
... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title) - "Magnum, P.I." .... Carlton (1 episode, 1983)
- Of Sound Mind (1983) TV episode .... Carlton - "CBS Children's Mystery Theatre" .... Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase (1 episode, 1981)
- The Haunting of Harrington House (1981) TV episode .... Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase - "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) - Nothing Personal (1980) .... Paxton
- "Hart to Hart" (1 episode, 1980)
- Sixth Sense (1980) TV episode - "Benson" .... Howard Walker (1 episode, 1980)
- Just Friends (1980) TV episode .... Howard Walker - "Miss Winslow and Son" .... Harold Neistadter (1 episode, 1979)
- Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode .... Harold Neistadter - "Once Upon a Classic" .... Merlin (1 episode, 1978)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV episode .... Merlin - "Maude" .... Mr. Butterfield (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
- Mr. Butterfield's Return (1978) TV episode .... Mr. Butterfield
- Victoria's Boyfriend (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Butterfield - Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) .... Dr. Cresus
- "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 - "Starsky and Hutch" .... Quatraine (1 episode, 1977)
- Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island (1977) TV episode .... Quatraine - Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) .... James Forrest
... aka Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
... aka Nuclear Countdown
... aka Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany) - Logan's Run (1976) .... Box
- "McCoy" .... Gideon Gibbs (1 episode, 1975)
- Double Take (1975) TV episode .... Gideon Gibbs - "Barney Miller" .... Charlie Jeffers (1 episode, 1975)
- Escape Artist (1975) TV episode .... Charlie Jeffers - The Big Rip-Off (1975) (TV) .... Silky Gideon Gibbs
- "Planet of the Apes" .... Hurton (1 episode, 1974)
- Tomorrow's Tide (1974) TV episode .... Hurton - Uptown Saturday Night (1974) .... Congressman Lincoln
- 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 - "Good Times" .... Reverand Sam (1 episode, 1974)
- God's Business Is Good Business (1974) TV episode .... Reverand Sam - Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) .... Dr. Lamine Sonko
- The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) .... Gazenga
- "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 - "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Yale Courtland Dancy (1 episode, 1973)
- A Trout in the Milk (1973) TV episode .... Yale Courtland Dancy - "Sanford and Son" .... Osgood Wilcox (1 episode, 1972)
- Jealousy (1972) TV episode .... Osgood Wilcox - "Bonanza" .... Joshua (1 episode, 1972)
... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
- He Was Only Seven (1972) TV episode .... Joshua - Cisco Pike (1972) .... Music Store Owner
- The Cowboys (1972) .... Jebediah Nightlinger
- Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV) .... Frederick Douglass
... aka John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title) - "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 - The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... L.B. Jones
- Topaz (1969) .... Philippe Dubois
- "The Outcasts" .... Gideon (1 episode, 1969)
- Gideon (1969) TV episode .... Gideon - Me and My Brother (1969) .... Photographer
- Up Tight! (1968) .... Clarence
- "The Invaders" .... Arnold Andrew Warren (1 episode, 1968)
- The Vise (1968) TV episode .... Arnold Andrew Warren - "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 - "Insight" .... The Stranger (1 episode, 1968)
- Watts Made Out of Thread (1968) TV episode .... The Stranger - The Comedians (1967) .... Petit Pierre
... aka Les comédiens (France) - "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1967)
- Benito Cereno (1967) TV episode - Black Like Me (1964) .... Christopher
- Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964)
... aka Bertolt Brecht: Practice Pieces (USA) - Terror in the City (1964) .... Preacher
... aka Pie in the Sky - "Espionage" .... Mbana (1 episode, 1963)
- The Whistling Shrimp (1963) TV episode .... Mbana - "East Side/West Side" .... Architect (1 episode, 1963)
- Go Fight City Hall (1963) TV episode .... Architect - The Connection (1962) (as Roscoe Brown) .... J. J. Burden
Thanks:
- "Side Order of Life" (in loving memory) (1 episode, 2007)
- Pilot (2007) TV episode (in loving memory) - Once in the Life (2000) (thanks)
Self:
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
- Smiley Face (2007) (voice) .... Himself
- Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
- 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- The Papp Project (2001) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000) (TV)
- Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994) (voice) .... Narrator
- 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Is Everybody Happy But Me? (1981) (TV) .... Himself (segments)
- The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself
- The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- Unknown Powers (1978) .... Host
- "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 - Ra (1972) .... Narrator
... aka The Ra Expeditions (USA) - The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys' (1972) .... Himself
- Chronicles: Family Diaries I (1970) .... Himself
- The Comedians in Africa (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "That Was the Week That Was" (1964) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
- The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Memorial Tribute
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"Spider-Man"
- Secret Wars, Chapter 2: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull (1997) TV episode (archive sound) .... Kingpin/Wilson Fisk -
"Disneyland"
- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Gazenga
- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Gazenga - Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV) .... Hurton
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Petit Pierre
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