Joe E. Brown
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1891-07-26
- Died
- 1973-07-06
- Place of birth
- Holgate, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph Evans Brown · Joe Brown
Biography
Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems.
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Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Route 66
1960
as Sam Butler
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Arthur Vail
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
Cilla
1968
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Earl Hall
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
The Christophers
1953
Movies (87)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Osgood Fielding III
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Stationmaster
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Union Official
Show Boat
1951
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Sit Tight
1931
as Jojo
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Flute
Soaring Stars
1942
as Himself
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
as Cemetery Keeper
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
as Self
Broadminded
1931
as Ossie Simpson
Fireman, Save My Child
1932
as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Robbery Suspect
Alibi Ike
1935
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Wellington Holmes
So You Won't Talk?
1940
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
Top Speed
1930
as Elmer Peters
Sons o' Guns
1936
as Jimmy Canfield
A Very Honorable Guy
1934
as 'Feet' Samuels
Chatterbox
1943
as Rex Vane
Hollywood Party
1937
as Himself
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Fit for a King
1937
as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Joe E. Brown
Bright Lights
1935
as Joe Wilson
Hollywood Newsreel
1934
as Himself
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Wide Open Faces
1938
as Wilbur Meeks
The Tenderfoot
1932
as Calvin Jones
Pin Up Girl
1944
as Eddie Hall
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as Alexander Botts
On With the Show!
1929
as Joe Beaton
Painted Faces
1929
as Hermann / Beppo
Beware Spooks!
1939
as Roy L. Gifford
Sally
1930
as Grand Duke Connie
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Casanova in Burlesque
1944
as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
Hold Everything
1930
as Gink Schiner
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Handsome
6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as Wilfred
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
1933
as Himself
You Said a Mouthful
1932
as Joe Holt
Polo Joe
1936
as Joe Bolton
Elmer, the Great
1933
as Elmer Kane
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
The Lottery Bride
1930
as Hoke
Joan of Ozark
1942
as Cliff Little
Riding on Air
1937
as Elmer Lane
Toast to Our Brother
1951
as Fraternity Alumnus
My Lady's Past
1929
as Sam Young
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self
Song of the West
1930
as Hasty
Going Wild
1930
as Rollo Smith
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Dustin Willoughby
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Marlowe Mansfield Booth
Local Boy Makes Good
1931
as John Augustus Miller
The Circus Clown
1934
as Happy Howard / Chuckles
The Tender Years
1948
as Will Norris
Polo with the Stars
1941
as Self - Polo Player
Maybe It's Love
1930
as Yates
The Gladiator
1938
as Hugo Kipp
Take Me Home
1928
as Bunny
Memo for Joe
1944
as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931
as Self
Flirting with Fate
1938
as Dan Dixon
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930
as Joe E. Brown
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934
as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
The Circus Kid
1928
as King Kruger
Molly and Me
1929
Crooks Can't Win
1928
as Jimmy Wells
Twinkle, Twinkle
1927
as P.T. Robinson
Hit of the Show
1928
as Twisty
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1952
as Narrator
About Joe E. Brown
Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himsel… With 100 credits spanning from 1927 to 2013, Joe E. Brown has appeared in 87 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Osgood Fielding III
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Stationmaster
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Union Official
- Show Boat (1951) — as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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