Filmography
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Known For
Some Like It Hot Osgood Fielding III (1959) -
Show Boat Cap'n Andy Hawks (1951) -
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Union Official (1963) -
Known For
Around the World in 80 Days Fort Kearney Station Master (1956) -
Actor
The Greatest Show on Earth Diamond 'Dimey' Vine (1964) -
The Comedy of Terrors Cemetery Keeper (1963) -
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Union Official (1963)
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Route 66 Sam Butler (1962) -
Westinghouse Preview Theatre Harry Canover (1961) -
A Day in Old Milwaukee Narrator (1960) -
The Ann Sothern Show Mitchell Carson (1960) -
Some Like It Hot Osgood Fielding III (1959)
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Around the World in 80 Days Fort Kearney Station Master (1956)
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General Electric Summer Originals Joe Brown (1956) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Earl Hall (1956) -
![The People's Choice]( "The People's Choice")
The People's Choice Charles Hollister (1956) -
![Screen Directors Playhouse]( "Screen Directors Playhouse")
Screen Directors Playhouse Arthur Vail (1955) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse (1955) -
![The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater]( "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater")
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![The Buick Circus Hour]( "The Buick Circus Hour")
The Buick Circus Hour The Clown (1952) -
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball Joe E. Brown (1952)
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Toast to Our Brother (1951)
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![Show Boat]( "Show Boat")
Show Boat Cap'n Andy Hawks (1951) -
![The Tender Years]( "The Tender Years")
The Tender Years Rev. Will Norris (1948) -
![Hollywood Canteen]( "Hollywood Canteen")
Hollywood Canteen Joe E. Brown (1944) -
![Pin Up Girl]( "Pin Up Girl")
Pin Up Girl Eddie Hall (1944) -
![Casanova in Burlesque]( "Casanova in Burlesque")
Casanova in Burlesque Joseph M. Kelly Jr. (1944) -
![Chatterbox]( "Chatterbox")
Chatterbox Rex Vane (1943) -
![The Daring Young Man]( "The Daring Young Man")
The Daring Young Man Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw (1942) -
![Joan of Ozark]( "Joan of Ozark")
Joan of Ozark Cliff Little (1942) -
![Shut My Big Mouth]( "Shut My Big Mouth")
Shut My Big Mouth Wellington Holmes (1942) -
![Rodeo Dough]( "Rodeo Dough")
Rodeo Dough Joe E. Brown (1940) -
![So You Won't Talk]( "So You Won't Talk")
So You Won't Talk Whiskers / 'Brute' Hanson (1940) -
![Beware Spooks!]( "Beware Spooks!")
Beware Spooks! Roy L. Gifford (1939) -
![$1000 a Touchdown]( "$1000 a Touchdown")
$1000 a Touchdown Marlowe Mansfield Booth (1939) -
![Flirting with Fate]( "Flirting with Fate")
Flirting with Fate Dan Dixon (1938) -
![The Gladiator]( "The Gladiator")
The Gladiator Hugo Kipp (1938) -
![Wide Open Faces]( "Wide Open Faces")
Wide Open Faces Wilbur Meeks (1938) -
![Fit for a King]( "Fit for a King")
Fit for a King Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones (1937) -
![Riding on Air]( "Riding on Air")
Riding on Air Elmer Lane (1937) -
![When's Your Birthday?]( "When's Your Birthday?")
When's Your Birthday? Dustin Willoughby (1937) -
![Polo Joe]( "Polo Joe")
Polo Joe Joe Bolton (1936) -
![Earthworm Tractors]( "Earthworm Tractors")
Earthworm Tractors Alexander Botts (1936) -
![Sons o' Guns]( "Sons o' Guns")
Sons o' Guns Jimmy Canfield (1936) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Flute - the Bellows-Mender (1935) -
![Bright Lights]( "Bright Lights")
Bright Lights Joe Wilson (1935) -
![Alibi Ike]( "Alibi Ike")
Alibi Ike Frank X. Farrell (1935) -
![6 Day Bike Rider]( "6 Day Bike Rider")
6 Day Bike Rider Wilfred Simpson (1934) -
![The Circus Clown]( "The Circus Clown")
The Circus Clown Happy Howard / Chuckles Howard (1934) -
![A Very Honorable Guy]( "A Very Honorable Guy")
A Very Honorable Guy 'Feet' Samuels (1934) -
![Son of a Sailor]( "Son of a Sailor")
Son of a Sailor 'Handsome' Callahan (1933) -
![Elmer, the Great]( "Elmer, the Great")
Elmer, the Great Elmer Kane (1933) -
![You Said a Mouthful]( "You Said a Mouthful")
You Said a Mouthful Joe Holt (1932) -
![The Tenderfoot]( "The Tenderfoot")
The Tenderfoot Calvin Jones (1932) -
![Fireman, Save My Child!]( "Fireman, Save My Child!")
Fireman, Save My Child! Joe Grant (1932) -
![Local Boy Makes Good]( "Local Boy Makes Good")
Local Boy Makes Good John Augustus Miller (1931) -
![Broadminded]( "Broadminded")
Broadminded Ossie Simpson (1931) -
![The Stolen Jools]( "The Stolen Jools")
The Stolen Jools Robbery Suspect (1931) -
![Sit Tight]( "Sit Tight")
Sit Tight Jojo Mullins (1931) -
![Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5]( "Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5")
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 Joe E. Brown (1930) -
![Going Wild]( "Going Wild")
Going Wild Rollo Smith (1930) -
![Maybe It's Love]( "Maybe It's Love")
Maybe It's Love Speed Hanson (Yates per on-screen credits) (1930) -
![The Lottery Bride]( "The Lottery Bride")
The Lottery Bride Hoke (1930) -
![Top Speed]( "Top Speed")
Top Speed Elmer Peters (1930) -
![Hold Everything]( "Hold Everything")
Hold Everything Gink Schiner (1930) -
![Song of the West]( "Song of the West")
Song of the West Hasty (1930) -
![Sally]( "Sally")
Sally Grand Duke Constantine (1929) -
![Painted Faces]( "Painted Faces")
Painted Faces Hermann / Beppo (1929) -
![On with the Show!]( "On with the Show!")
On with the Show! Ike Beaton (1929) -
![My Lady's Past]( "My Lady's Past")
My Lady's Past Sam Young (1929) -
![Molly and Me]( "Molly and Me")
Molly and Me Jim Wilson (1929) -
![Take Me Home]( "Take Me Home")
Take Me Home Bunny (1928) -
![The Circus Kid]( "The Circus Kid")
The Circus Kid King Kruger (1928) -
![Hit of the Show]( "Hit of the Show")
Hit of the Show Twisty (1928) -
![Crooks Can't Win]( "Crooks Can't Win")
Crooks Can't Win Jimmy Wells (1928) -
ActorTwinkle, Twinkle P.T. Robinson (1927)
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Soundtrack
![Show Boat]( "Show Boat")
Show Boat (1951) -
![Hollywood Canteen]( "Hollywood Canteen")
Hollywood Canteen (1944) -
![Casanova in Burlesque]( "Casanova in Burlesque")
Casanova in Burlesque (1944) -
![Flirting with Fate]( "Flirting with Fate")
Flirting with Fate (1938) -
![The Gladiator]( "The Gladiator")
The Gladiator (1938) -
![Sons o' Guns]( "Sons o' Guns")
Sons o' Guns (1936) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) -
![Bright Lights]( "Bright Lights")
Bright Lights (1935) -
![Alibi Ike]( "Alibi Ike")
Alibi Ike (1935) -
![6 Day Bike Rider]( "6 Day Bike Rider")
6 Day Bike Rider (1934) -
![A Very Honorable Guy]( "A Very Honorable Guy")
A Very Honorable Guy (1934) -
![You Said a Mouthful]( "You Said a Mouthful")
You Said a Mouthful (1932) -
![Local Boy Makes Good]( "Local Boy Makes Good")
Local Boy Makes Good (1931) -
![Going Wild]( "Going Wild")
Going Wild (1930) -
![Top Speed]( "Top Speed")
Top Speed (1930) -
![Song of the West]( "Song of the West")
Song of the West (1930) -
Soundtrack
![Sally]( "Sally")
Sally (1929) -
Archive footage
![The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs]( "The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs")
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![Fall of Japan: In Color]( "Fall of Japan: In Color")
Fall of Japan: In Color (2015) -
![Hollywoods Spaßfabrik - Als die Bilder Lachen lernten]( "Hollywoods Spaßfabrik - Als die Bilder Lachen lernten")
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![30 Rock]( "30 Rock")
30 Rock (2009) -
Diálogos de cine (2008)
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![The Making of 'Some Like It Hot']( "The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'")
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¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
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![Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot]( "Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot")
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![Inside the Dream Factory]( "Inside the Dream Factory")
Inside the Dream Factory (1995) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1994) -
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![Classic Movie Bloopers]( "Classic Movie Bloopers")
Classic Movie Bloopers (1990) -
![Movie Bloopers]( "Movie Bloopers")
Movie Bloopers (1988) -
![Entertaining the Troops]( "Entertaining the Troops")
Entertaining the Troops (1988) -
![Bloopermania]( "Bloopermania")
Bloopermania (1987) -
![Going Hollywood: The '30s]( "Going Hollywood: The '30s")
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) -
The Great Standups (1984)
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![Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage]( "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage")
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![Showbiz Goes to War]( "Showbiz Goes to War")
Showbiz Goes to War (1982) -
![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![It's Showtime]( "It's Showtime")
It's Showtime (1976) -
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H (1976) -
![V.I.P.-Schaukel]( "V.I.P.-Schaukel")
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1975) -
![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
![That's Entertainment!]( "That's Entertainment!")
That's Entertainment! (1974) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
![Crusade in the Pacific]( "Crusade in the Pacific")
Crusade in the Pacific (1951) -
![The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story]( "The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story")
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Horsehide Heroes (1951)
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![Cassino to Korea]( "Cassino to Korea")
Cassino to Korea (1950) -
Circus Band (1945)
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Archive footageMemo for Joe (1944)
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![Breakdowns of 1936]( "Breakdowns of 1936")
Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)
All Filmography
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Awards
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Trivia
An ardent opponent of the Nazi regime, in 1939 Brown testified before the House Immigration Committee in support of a bill that would allow 20,000 German-Jewish refugee children into the United States. He would later adopt two German-Jewish refugee ...
Quotes
[In 1952] I'm not the comedian I once was. A comedian has to be slightly insulting, comedy has to be 70 per cent insults, and I'm always afraid today when I say something funny it may hurt someone. If another comic makes a crack about my mouth, I ...
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Personal Details
Born
Joseph Evans Brown
Holgate, Ohio, USA
Died
(age 81)
Brentwood, California, USA
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