Tom Brown
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1915-01-06
- Died
- 1990-06-03
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Thomas Edward Brown · Thomas Brown · Том Браун
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Edward Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor.
Brown was born Thomas Edward Brown, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and his wife, Marie Francis Brown, in New York City. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division. He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
Perry Mason
1957
as Assistant District Attorney Jarvis
Lassie
1954
Dragnet
1951
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Fred Blaine
The High Chaparral
1967
as Cap
The Lone Ranger
1949
as De Witt Faversham
Gunsmoke
1955
as Major / Ed O'Connor
Peter Gunn
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sheriff Pete Rayle
Public Defender
1954
December Bride
1954
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Lock-Up
1959
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Theodore Roosevelt
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Cimarron Strip
1967
Pete and Gladys
1960
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Lieut. Rovacs
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Conway
Official Detective
1957
The Whistler
1954
Mister Roberts
1965
West Point
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Captain Barney O'Keefe
World of Giants
1959
as Deputy Commissioner Wade
Code 3
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Billy Casparis
Movies (70)
Hello, Annapolis
1942
as Bill Arden
Central Airport
1933
as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
Rose Bowl
1936
as Paddy O'Riley
Destination Unknown
1933
as Johnny
Ex-Champ
1939
as Bob Hill
Queen High
1930
as Jimmy
Judge Priest
1934
as Jerome Priest
Ringside
1949
as Joe O'Hara
Merrily We Live
1938
as Kane Kilbourne
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Phil
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Homer Ten Eyck
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Bill Gregory
Cutter's Trail
1970
as Orville Mason
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Albert Boylan Jr.
Swing That Cheer
1938
as Bob Potter
Hell's Highway
1932
as John 'Johnny' Ellis
Naked Gun
1956
as Sonny Glenn
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Bruce Foster
Anne of Green Gables
1934
as Gilbert Blythe
Slippy McGee
1948
as Father Shanley
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as King Wagner
The Payoff
1942
as Guy Norris
Manhunt in Space
1954
as Paul Ray
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Morton 'Click' Haley
Niagara Falls
1941
as Tom Wilson
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Sonny Drew
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Black Sheep
1935
as Fred Curtis
In Old Chicago
1938
as Bob O'Leary
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956
as Wild Bill Hickok
This Side of Heaven
1934
as Seth Turner
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
as Tommy Shaw
Maytime
1937
as Kip Stuart
Fireman Save My Child
1954
as Capt. Bill Peters
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Roger (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie
1935
as Bill Enright
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Eddie Rimplegar
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Payson, Defense Attorney
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
as Tommy Bradley
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Jimmy Hanagan
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Don Terry
Two Alone
1934
as Adam
The Choppers
1961
as Tom Hart
Youth on Parade
1942
as Bingo Brown
And Sudden Death
1936
as Jackie Winslow
The Storm
1938
as Jim Roberts
Her Husband Lies
1937
as Chick Thomas
The Witching Hour
1934
as Clay Thorne
Hello, Sucker
1941
as Bob Wade
Gentle Julia
1936
as Noble Dill
The Quiet Gun
1957
as John Reilly
That Man's Here Again
1937
as Jimmy Whalen
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Tom Brown
Fast Companions
1932
as Marty Black
The Lady Lies
1929
as Bob Rossiter
The Wrongdoers
1925
as Little Jimmy
Operation Haylift
1950
as Tom Masters
Duke of Chicago
1949
as Jimmy Brody
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Edward "Eddie" George Patterson
Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Chick Patterson
Goodbye Broadway
1938
as Chuck Bradford
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
as Joe Phillips
Laughter in Hell
1933
as Barton
Margie
1940
as Bret
Big Town Czar
1939
as Danny Daley
Freckles
1935
as Freckles
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as Johnny Sandham
I'd Give My Life
1936
as Nickie Elkins
About Tom Brown
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Edward Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor. Brown was born Thomas Edward Brown, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and his wife, Marie Francis Brown, in New York City. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old. As an actor, he is probably best rem… With 100 credits spanning from 1925 to 1970, Tom Brown has appeared in 70 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tom Brown Movies
- Hello, Annapolis (1942) — as Bill Arden
- Central Airport (1933) — as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
- Rose Bowl (1936) — as Paddy O'Riley
- Destination Unknown (1933) — as Johnny
- Ex-Champ (1939) — as Bob Hill
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