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The Comedy of Terrors (1963) -- A horror spoof in which a funeral director, who is in arrears on his rent, aggressively pursues customers to bolster his business-and the fact that they haven't died yet doesn't seem to dissuade him.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Joe, disguised as Junior, leads Sugar into believing that he's a single millionaire with a yacht.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
"Attack of the Show!" (2005): :  -- Kevin and Joe Brown talk about what the automotive industry is doing to preserve the environment.
Fit for a King (1937) -- Fit for a King

Overview

Date of Death:
6 July 1973, Brentwood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Joe E. Brown happily claimed that he was the only youngster in show business... more
Trivia:
His sons were both UCLA athletes. more
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
 (From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)

Christopher Lee Knighted
 (From WENN. 30 October 2009, 9:06 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Joe Brown | Joe

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "The Christophers" (2 episodes, 1955-1964)
        - Basis of Law and Order (1964) TV episode
        - Washington as a Young Man (1955) TV episode
  2. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Diamond 'Dimey' Vine (1 episode, 1964)
        - You're All Right, Ivy (1964) TV episode .... Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
  3. The Comedy of Terrors (1963) .... Cemetery Keeper
    ... aka The Graveside Story
  4. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Union Official
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  5. "Route 66" .... Sam Butler (1 episode, 1962)
        - Journey to Nineveh (1962) TV episode .... Sam Butler
  6. "The Ann Sothern Show" .... Mitchell Carson (1 episode, 1960)
        - Olive's Dream Man (1960) TV episode .... Mitchell Carson

  7. Some Like It Hot (1959) .... Osgood Fielding III
  8. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Stationmaster
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
  9. "General Electric Summer Originals" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Joe E. Brown Show (1956) TV episode
  10. "General Electric Theater" .... Earl Hall (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Golden Key (1956) TV episode .... Earl Hall
  11. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Arthur Vail (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Silent Partner (1955) TV episode .... Arthur Vail
  12. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Meet Mr. Justice (1955) TV episode
  13. "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Practical Joker (1955) TV episode
  14. "The Buick Circus Hour" (1952) TV series .... The Old Clown (unknown episodes)
  15. Toast to Our Brother (1951)
  16. Show Boat (1951) .... Cap'n Andy Hawks

  17. The Tender Years (1948) .... Rev. Will Norris
  18. Pin Up Girl (1944) .... Eddie Hall
  19. Casanova in Burlesque (1944) .... Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
  20. Chatterbox (1943) .... Rex Vane
  21. The Daring Young Man (1942) .... Jonathan Peckinpaw and Grandma Peckinpaw
  22. Joan of Ozark (1942) .... Cliff Little
    ... aka The Queen of Spies (UK)
  23. Shut My Big Mouth (1942) .... Wellington Holmes
  24. So You Won't Talk (1940) .... Whiskers/'Brute' Hanson

  25. Beware Spooks! (1939) .... Roy L. Gifford
  26. $1000 a Touchdown (1939) .... Marlowe Mansfield Booth
  27. Flirting with Fate (1938) .... Dan Dixon
  28. The Gladiator (1938) .... Hugo Kipp
  29. Wide Open Faces (1938) .... Wilbur Meeks
  30. Fit for a King (1937) .... Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
  31. Riding on Air (1937) .... Elmer Lane
    ... aka All Is Confusion (UK)
  32. When's Your Birthday? (1937) .... Dustin Willoughby
  33. Polo Joe (1936) .... Joe Bolton
  34. Earthworm Tractors (1936) .... Alexander Botts
    ... aka A Natural Born Salesman (UK)
  35. Sons o' Guns (1936) .... Jimmy Canfield
  36. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) .... Flute, the Bellows-mender
  37. Bright Lights (1935) .... Joe Wilson
    ... aka Funny Face (UK)
  38. Alibi Ike (1935) .... Frank X. Farrell
  39. 6 Day Bike Rider (1934) .... Wilfred Simpson
  40. A Very Honorable Guy (1934) .... Feet Samuels
    ... aka A Very Honourable Man (UK)
  41. The Circus Clown (1934) .... Happy Howard/Chuck Howard
  42. Son of a Sailor (1933) .... 'Handsome' Callahan
  43. Elmer, the Great (1933) .... Elmer Kane
  44. You Said a Mouthful (1932) .... Joe Holt (a shipping clerk)
  45. The Tenderfoot (1932) .... Calvin Jones
  46. Fireman, Save My Child (1932) .... 'Smokey' Joe Grant
  47. Local Boy Makes Good (1931) .... John Augustus Miller
  48. Broadminded (1931) .... Ossie Simpson
  49. Sit Tight (1931) .... Herbert 'Jojo' Mullins
  50. Going Wild (1930) .... Rollo Smith
  51. The Lottery Bride (1930) .... Hoke Curtis
  52. Maybe It's Love (1930) .... Yates
    ... aka Eleven Men and a Girl (USA: TV title)
  53. Top Speed (1930) .... Elmer Peters
  54. Hold Everything (1930) .... Gink Schiner
  55. Song of the West (1930) .... Hasty

  56. Sally (1929) .... Grand Duke 'Connie' Constantine
  57. Painted Faces (1929) .... Hermann/Beppo
  58. On with the Show! (1929) .... Joe Beaton
  59. My Lady's Past (1929) .... Sam Young
  60. Molly and Me (1929) .... Jim Wilson
  61. Take Me Home (1928) .... Bunny
  62. The Circus Kid (1928) .... King Kruger
  63. Hit of the Show (1928) .... Twisty
  64. Crooks Can't Win (1928) .... Jimmy Wells
Soundtrack:
  1. Show Boat (1951) (performer: "Cakewalk")

  2. Hollywood Canteen (1944) (performer: "You Can Always Tell a Yank")
  3. Casanova in Burlesque (1944) (performer: "Casanova Joe")

  4. The Gladiator (1938) (performer: "On To Victory")
  5. Sons o' Guns (1936) (performer: "For a Buck and a Quarter a Day" (1936) (uncredited), "Over Here" (uncredited))
  6. Bright Lights (1935) (performer: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter", "Love Must Have Sunny Weather", "You're an Eyeful of Heaven", "Nobody Cares If I'm Blue")
    ... aka Funny Face (UK)
  7. Alibi Ike (1935) ("The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1867) (uncredited))
  8. A Very Honorable Guy (1934) ("By a Waterfall" (uncredited))
    ... aka A Very Honourable Man (UK)
  9. Ladies They Talk About (1933) ("If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (1926))
    ... aka Women in Prison
  10. Local Boy Makes Good (1931) ("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902) (uncredited))
  11. Top Speed (1930) (performer: "If You Were a Traveling Salesman and I Were a Chambermaid", "Knock Knees")
  12. Song of the West (1930) (performer: "The Bride Was Dressed in White")
Self:
  1. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.45 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode #2.16 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  3. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 9 January 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Tonight!" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
    ... aka The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title)
        - Kovacs (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  5. "Shower of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - Bombshells (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) .... Himself
  7. "The Name's the Same" .... Celebrity Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
        - Episode dated 19 July 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
        - Episode dated 24 December 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Contestant
  8. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Joe E. Brown (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 11 January 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  10. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) .... Himself
  11. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #2.33 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
  12. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself/Narrator
  13. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.24 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.26 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor

  15. Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) .... Himself
  16. Universal Newsreel (1945/IX) .... Himself
  17. Hollywood Canteen (1944) .... Himself
  18. Memo for Joe (1944) .... Himself
  19. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
  20. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (1942) .... Himself
  21. Soaring Stars (1942) (uncredited) .... Himself
  22. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) .... Himself - premiere attendee
  23. Polo with the Stars (1941) (uncredited) .... Himself - Polo Player
  24. Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title)
  25. Rodeo Dough (1940) .... Himself
  26. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (1940) .... Himself

  27. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (1939) .... Himself, Horse Owner
  28. Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
  29. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (1938) .... Himself
  30. Hollywood Party (1937) (as Joe) .... Himself
  31. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935) .... Himself
  32. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 7 (1935) .... Himself
  33. A Dream Comes True (1935) (also archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself
  34. Hollywood Newsreel (1934) (uncredited) .... Himself
  35. How to Break 90 #1: The Grip (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
  36. Screen Snapshots (1932/II) .... Himself
  37. How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
  38. The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Himself
    ... aka The Stolen Jools
  39. How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Trouble Shots (USA: short title)
  40. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930) .... Himself
  41. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930) .... Himself
  42. An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) .... Himself
    ... aka Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner (USA: short title)
  43. The Voice of Hollywood No. 6 (1930) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) .... Osgood Fielding III
  2. ¿De qué te ríes? (2006) (TV) .... Osgood Fielding III
  3. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
  4. The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
  7. "M*A*S*H"
        - Deluge (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  8. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
  10. Cassino to Korea (1950) .... Himself - USO Show
  11. Circus Band (1945) .... Clown Aerialist


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Other Works:
Stage: He was one of the replacements for original star Frank Fay as Elwood P. Dowd in the first Broadway production of "Harvey". more
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3 Portrayals | 2 Print Biographies more

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