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Date of Birth:
28 July
1892
,
Holgate, Ohio, USA
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Date of Death:
6 July
1973
, Brentwood, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
Joe E. Brown happily claimed that he was the only youngster in show business...
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Trivia:
His sons were both UCLA athletes.
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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
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Alternate Names:
Joe Brown | Joe
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Soundtrack
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
"The Christophers"
(2 episodes, 1955-1964)
-
Basis of Law and Order
(1964)
TV episode
-
Washington as a Young Man
(1955)
TV episode
"The Greatest Show on Earth"
.... Diamond 'Dimey' Vine (1 episode, 1964)
-
You're All Right, Ivy
(1964)
TV episode
.... Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
The Comedy of Terrors
(1963) .... Cemetery Keeper
... aka The Graveside Story
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
(1963) ....
Union Official
... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
"Route 66"
.... Sam Butler (1 episode, 1962)
-
Journey to Nineveh
(1962)
TV episode
.... Sam Butler
"The Ann Sothern Show"
.... Mitchell Carson (1 episode, 1960)
-
Olive's Dream Man
(1960)
TV episode
.... Mitchell Carson
Some Like It Hot
(1959) ....
Osgood Fielding III
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956) .... Stationmaster
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
"General Electric Summer Originals"
(1 episode, 1956)
-
The Joe E. Brown Show
(1956)
TV episode
"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
"Screen Directors Playhouse"
.... Arthur Vail (1 episode, 1955)
-
The Silent Partner
(1955)
TV episode
.... Arthur Vail
"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
"The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater"
(1 episode, 1955)
-
The Practical Joker
(1955)
TV episode
"The Buick Circus Hour"
(1952)
TV series
.... The Old Clown (unknown episodes)
Toast to Our Brother
(1951)
Show Boat
(1951) ....
Cap'n Andy Hawks
The Tender Years
(1948) .... Rev. Will Norris
Pin Up Girl
(1944) .... Eddie Hall
Casanova in Burlesque
(1944) .... Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
Chatterbox
(1943) .... Rex Vane
The Daring Young Man
(1942) .... Jonathan Peckinpaw and Grandma Peckinpaw
Joan of Ozark
(1942) .... Cliff Little
... aka The Queen of Spies (UK)
Shut My Big Mouth
(1942) .... Wellington Holmes
So You Won't Talk
(1940) .... Whiskers/'Brute' Hanson
Beware Spooks!
(1939) .... Roy L. Gifford
$1000 a Touchdown
(1939) .... Marlowe Mansfield Booth
Flirting with Fate
(1938) .... Dan Dixon
The Gladiator
(1938) ....
Hugo Kipp
Wide Open Faces
(1938) .... Wilbur Meeks
Fit for a King
(1937) .... Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
Riding on Air
(1937) .... Elmer Lane
... aka All Is Confusion (UK)
When's Your Birthday?
(1937) .... Dustin Willoughby
Polo Joe
(1936) .... Joe Bolton
Earthworm Tractors
(1936) .... Alexander Botts
... aka A Natural Born Salesman (UK)
Sons o' Guns
(1936) .... Jimmy Canfield
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1935) ....
Flute, the Bellows-mender
Bright Lights
(1935) .... Joe Wilson
... aka Funny Face (UK)
Alibi Ike
(1935) .... Frank X. Farrell
6 Day Bike Rider
(1934) .... Wilfred Simpson
A Very Honorable Guy
(1934) .... Feet Samuels
... aka A Very Honourable Man (UK)
The Circus Clown
(1934) .... Happy Howard/Chuck Howard
Son of a Sailor
(1933) .... 'Handsome' Callahan
Elmer, the Great
(1933) .... Elmer Kane
You Said a Mouthful
(1932) .... Joe Holt (a shipping clerk)
The Tenderfoot
(1932) .... Calvin Jones
Fireman, Save My Child
(1932) .... 'Smokey' Joe Grant
Local Boy Makes Good
(1931) .... John Augustus Miller
Broadminded
(1931) ....
Ossie Simpson
Sit Tight
(1931) .... Herbert 'Jojo' Mullins
Going Wild
(1930) .... Rollo Smith
The Lottery Bride
(1930) .... Hoke Curtis
Maybe It's Love
(1930) .... Yates
... aka Eleven Men and a Girl (USA: TV title)
Top Speed
(1930) .... Elmer Peters
Hold Everything
(1930) .... Gink Schiner
Song of the West
(1930) .... Hasty
Sally
(1929) .... Grand Duke 'Connie' Constantine
Painted Faces
(1929) .... Hermann/Beppo
On with the Show!
(1929) .... Joe Beaton
My Lady's Past
(1929) .... Sam Young
Molly and Me
(1929) .... Jim Wilson
Take Me Home
(1928) .... Bunny
The Circus Kid
(1928) .... King Kruger
Hit of the Show
(1928) .... Twisty
Crooks Can't Win
(1928) .... Jimmy Wells
Soundtrack:
1950s
1940s
1930s
Show Boat
(1951) (performer: "Cakewalk")
Hollywood Canteen
(1944) (performer: "You Can Always Tell a Yank")
Casanova in Burlesque
(1944) (performer: "Casanova Joe")
The Gladiator
(1938) (performer: "On To Victory")
Sons o' Guns
(1936) (performer: "For a Buck and a Quarter a Day" (1936) (uncredited), "Over Here" (uncredited))
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)
Alibi Ike
(1935) ("The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1867) (uncredited))
A Very Honorable Guy
(1934) ("By a Waterfall" (uncredited))
... aka A Very Honourable Man (UK)
Ladies They Talk About
(1933) ("If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (1926))
... aka Women in Prison
Local Boy Makes Good
(1931) ("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902) (uncredited))
Top Speed
(1930) (performer: "If You Were a Traveling Salesman and I Were a Chambermaid", "Knock Knees")
Song of the West
(1930) (performer: "The Bride Was Dressed in White")
Self:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
-
USO - Wherever They Go!
(1961)
TV episode
.... Himself
"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
"I've Got a Secret"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
-
Episode dated 9 January 1957
(1957)
TV episode
.... Himself
"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)
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Kovacs
(1956)
TV episode
.... Himself - Guest
"Shower of Stars"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
-
Bombshells
(1956)
TV episode
.... Himself
Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood
(1956) .... Himself
"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
"This Is Your Life"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
-
Joe E. Brown
(1954)
TV episode
.... Himself
"What's My Line?"
.... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1953)
-
Episode dated 11 January 1953
(1953)
TV episode
.... Mystery Guest
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
(1952) .... Himself
"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
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
(1952) .... Himself/Narrator
"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
"The Ed Wynn Show"
.... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1950)
-
Episode #1.26
(1950)
TV episode
.... Himself - Comic Actor
Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series
(1947) .... Himself
Universal Newsreel
(1945/IX) .... Himself
Hollywood Canteen
(1944) .... Himself
Memo for Joe
(1944) .... Himself
Show Business at War
(1943) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6
(1942) .... Himself
Soaring Stars
(1942) (uncredited) .... Himself
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
(1941) .... Himself - premiere attendee
Polo with the Stars
(1941) (uncredited) .... Himself - Polo Player
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play
(1941) .... Himself
... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title)
Rodeo Dough
(1940) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations
(1940) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9
(1939) .... Himself, Horse Owner
Hollywood Hobbies
(1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4
(1938) .... Himself
Hollywood Party
(1937) (as Joe) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
(1935) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 7
(1935) .... Himself
A Dream Comes True
(1935) (also archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself
Hollywood Newsreel
(1934) (uncredited) .... Himself
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
(1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots
(1932/II) .... Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
(1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
The Slippery Pearls
(1931) .... Himself
... aka The Stolen Jools
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
(1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Trouble Shots (USA: short title)
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
(1930) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
(1930) .... Himself
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(1930) .... Himself
... aka Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner (USA: short title)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 6
(1930) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Diálogos de cine
(2008) (TV) .... Osgood Fielding III
¿De qué te ríes?
(2006) (TV) .... Osgood Fielding III
Entertaining the Troops
(1994) .... Himself
The Great Standups
(1984) (TV) .... Himself
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983) (uncredited) .... Himself
It's Showtime
(1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
"M*A*S*H"
-
Deluge
(1976)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Himself
"Hollywood and the Stars"
-
Hollywood Goes to War
(1964)
TV episode
.... Himself
Hollywood Without Make-Up
(1963) .... Himself
Cassino to Korea
(1950) .... Himself - USO Show
Circus Band
(1945) .... Clown Aerialist
Additional Details
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".
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Publicity Listings:
3 Portrayals | 2 Print Biographies
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