Russ Brown

Known for ActingBorn 1892-05-30Died 1964-10-19Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Air Parade

Let's Talk It Over

Vacation Playhouse

Anatomy of a Murder

A Laugh or Two

Advise & Consent

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Boy, Oh Boy

Sweet Surrender

Moulin Rouge

The Love Captive

The Cardinal

Damn Yankees

It Happened to Jane

South Pacific

The Dick Powell Show

Millionaire Playboy