Russ Brown
Known For
Acting
Born
1892-05-30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1964-10-19
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 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.
Most Known For
The Dick Powell Show
as Isaiah
Vacation Playhouse
as Captain Gibson
Anatomy of a Murder
as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Air Parade
as Mr Brittlebottle
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Bob Norman
Advise & Consent
as Night Watchman Mike
The Cardinal
as Dr. Heller
South Pacific
as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
It Happened to Jane
as Uncle Otis
Damn Yankees
as Benny Van Buren
Let's Talk It Over
as Bill
Moulin Rouge
as Joe
The Love Captive
as Larry Chapman
Sweet Surrender
Boy, Oh Boy
as Jimmy Higgins
A Laugh or Two
as Self