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Russ Brown is a Actor American born on 30 may 1892 at Philadelphia (USA)

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Birth name Russel Brown
Nationality USA
Birth 30 may 1892 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 19 october 1964 (at 72 years) at Englewood (USA)

Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) was an American Tony Award winning actor of stage and film. Brown, a veteran award-winning stage actor for decades, is best remembered by audiences as Captain Brackett in South Pacific (which he repeated in the movie version) and for his performances as 'Benny Van Buren' in the stage/film version of Damn Yankees in 1958, and the following year as park caretaker George Lemon in the classic courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Murder (1959). For his stage performance in "Damn Yankees!", he earned Broadway's Tony Award in 1956, as did actor Ray Walston, actress Gwen Verdon and her choreographer husband Bob Fosse, among others, all for the same Tony Award-winning musical.

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Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
(3 films)
Saul Bass
Saul Bass
(2 films)
Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt
(2 films)
Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack
(2 films)
Lyle Wheeler
Lyle Wheeler
(3 films)
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Filmography of Russ Brown (9 films)

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The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1963)
, 2h55
Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Tom Tryon, Raf Vallone, Jill Haworth, John Saxon, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley
Roles Dr. Heller
Rating66% 3.34693.34693.34693.34693.3469
A newly ordained Irish Catholic priest, Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon) returns home to Boston in 1917. He discovers that his parents are upset about daughter Mona (Carol Lynley) having become engaged to marry a Jewish boy, Benny Rampell (John Saxon). Mona seeks Stephen's counsel as a priest.
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)
, 2h19
Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Politic
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney
Roles Night Watchman Mike
Rating76% 3.845323.845323.845323.845323.84532
The President of the United States (Franchot Tone) nominates Robert A. Leffingwell (Henry Fonda) as Secretary of State. The second-term President, who unbeknownst to the public is ill, has chosen Leffingwell because he does not believe that Vice President Harley Hudson (Lew Ayres)—someone he and others generally tolerate or ignore—could successfully continue the administration's foreign policy should he die.
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
, 2h40
Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, George C. Scott, Eve Arden
Roles George Lemon
Rating79% 3.9986753.9986753.9986753.9986753.998675
In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, small-town lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart), a former district attorney who lost his re-election bid, spends most of his time fishing, playing the piano and hanging out with his alcoholic friend and colleague Parnell McCarthy (Arthur O'Connell) and sardonic secretary Maida Rutledge (Eve Arden).
It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane (1959)
, 1h37
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Jack Carter, Steve Forrest, Gina Gillespie
Roles Uncle Otis
Rating64% 3.245473.245473.245473.245473.24547
In May 1959, in the town of Cape Anne, Maine, a foul-up by the Eastern & Portland Railroad (E&P) results in the death of 300 lobsters shipped by Jane Osgood (Day), an attractive, widowed businesswoman with two children. She gets her lawyer and friend, George Denham (Lemmon), to go after the E&P to pay damages after her customer, the Marshalltown Country Club, refuses all future orders.
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1958)
, 1h51
Directed by George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Théâtre, Baseball films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown, Shannon Bolin, James Komack
Roles Benny Van Buren
Rating69% 3.495653.495653.495653.495653.49565
Joe Boyd is a middle-aged fan of the unsuccessful Washington Senators baseball team. His obsession with baseball is driving a wedge between him and wife Meg—a problem shared by many other wives of Senators supporters. Meg leads them in lamenting their husbands' fixation with the sport ("Six Months Out of Every Year").
South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
, 2h51
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres War, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Ray Walston
Roles Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
Rating67% 3.3960653.3960653.3960653.3960653.396065
En 1943, sur une île du Pacifique, Nellie, une infirmière américaine, s'éprend d'un planteur français, Emile de Becque, qui a quitté son pays parce qu'il était accusé de meurtre. Mais elle accepte mal le fait qu'il ait déjà deux enfants, nés de son union avec une Polynésienne. Pendant ce temps, le lieutenant Cable tombe amoureux de la jeune Liat, fille d'une commerçante, mais refuse de l'épouser en raison de sa couleur de peau. Une mission à haut risque viendra bouleverser le destin de ces deux couples.
Millionaire Playboy
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
, 1h4
Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Russ Brown, Joe Penner, Fritz Feld, Tom Kennedy, Granville Bates, Arthur Q. Bryan
Roles Mr. Bob Norman
Rating47% 2.3608452.3608452.3608452.3608452.360845
Joe Zany (Joe Penner) a hapless young socialite attempts to overcome an embarrassing romantic problem. It seems every time he kisses a girl, he gets a horrible case of hiccups. Anxious to cure him, his father spends a small fortune to take his son to a special headshrinker who in turn sends Joe to a beautiful spa, owned by Lois Marlowe (Linda Hayes}, filled with gorgeous young women.