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Phil Brown(1916-2006)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Phil Brown in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Phil Brown was the son of a doctor whose work took the family all around the country. After majoring in dramatics at Stanford University, Brown played some of his earliest stage roles as part of New York's Group Theatre. When it folded, he and other Group Theatre vets headed to Hollywood, where Brown worked in motion pictures and helped found the fabled Actors' Laboratory. His association with the Lab came back to haunt him later in the decade, when its members fell under the scrutiny of the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Brown was eventually compelled to relocate with his family to England, UK. Overseas he was able to resume acting on stage, TV and films; he also directed for the stage and TV. He returned to the U.S. in the 1990s and made the rounds of autograph shows.
BornApril 30, 1916
DiedFebruary 9, 2006(89)
BornApril 30, 1916
DiedFebruary 9, 2006(89)
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Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Uncle Owen
  • 1977
Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)
State Fair
7.0
  • Harry Ware
  • 1945
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • State Senator
  • 1978
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
7.1
  • Virginia Senator
  • 1976

Credits

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Actor



  • Allan Hagan and Richard Hatch in Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999)
    Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
    7.0
    Short
    • Council Elder
    • 1999
  • Protima Bedi, Faith Brook, D.W. Moffett, and Jenny Seagrove in Miss Beatty's Children (1992)
    Miss Beatty's Children
    5.9
    • McBride
    • 1992
  • Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)
    Chaplin
    7.5
    • Projectionist
    • 1992
  • John Thaw in Bomber Harris (1989)
    Bomber Harris
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Lord Beaverbrook
    • 1989
  • The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)
    The Fortunate Pilgrim
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Supervisor F
    • O
    • 1988
  • Game, Set, and Match (1988)
    Game, Set, and Match
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Lange Koby
    • 1988
  • Dyan Cannon, Harry Hamlin, and Ian Charleson in Master of the Game (1984)
    Master of the Game
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Governer
    • 1984
  • Down in the Valley
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Pa Parsons
    • 1983
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Frank Karelsen
    • 1983
  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Lord Beaverbrook
    • 1981
  • Sam Waterston in Oppenheimer (1980)
    Oppenheimer
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Lewis Strauss
    • 1980
  • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
    The Professionals
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Callahan
    • 1980
  • The Martian Chronicles (1980)
    The Martian Chronicles
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • F. Milton Willis
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • State Senator
    • 1978

Director



  • Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)
    Emergency-Ward 10
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1964
  • Donald Pleasence and Betsy Blair in Love Story (1963)
    Love Story
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Michael Quinn and Donald Wolfit in Ghost Squad (1961)
    Ghost Squad
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1963
  • Wendy Richard in Harpers West One (1961)
    Harpers West One
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1963
  • Call Oxbridge 2000
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Probation Officer (1959)
    Probation Officer
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Philip Brown)
    • 1962
  • Deadline Midnight
    3.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Drama 61-67 (1961)
    Drama 61-67
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Theatre 70
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Suspense
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Philip Brown)
    • 1958
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1958
  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954)
    Colonel March of Scotland Yard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Philip Brown)
    • 1954–1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952

Producer



  • Donald Pleasence and Betsy Blair in Love Story (1963)
    Love Story
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Drama 61-67 (1961)
    Drama 61-67
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1962
  • Theatre 70
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Suspense
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Philip Brown
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • April 30, 1916
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • February 9, 2006
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Brown1940 - February 9, 2006 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He directed Donald Ogden Stewart's play, "The Kidders," at the St. Martin's Theatre in London, England with Faith Brook, Richard Caldicot, Lyndon Brook, and Dermot Walsh in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    Blacklisted in 1952; exiled to London 1953-1993.
  • Quotes
    [on his role in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) ][Owen] was a straight-forward curmudgeon - which I am anyway, so it was easy for me to play. I've been a curmudgeon for a long time.

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