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John Brown

John Brown

Actor

Born April 4, 1904 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died May 16, 1957

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Brown had major roles in several popular radio shows: He was "John Doe" in the Texaco Star Theater's version of Fred Allen's Allen's Alley,[2] played Irma's love interest Al in My Friend Irma, both "Gillis" and Digby "Digger" O'Dell in The Life of Riley, (a role he reprised for the first incarnation of the television show), "Broadway" in The Damon Runyon Theatre, and "Thorny" the neighbor on the radio version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Perhaps his most memorable piece of work is the ‘Broadway’ role; once heard, many find it impossible to think of the narrator of Damon Runyon’s stories as anyone else. It was a measure of Brown’s talent that this quintessentially American character was portrayed by an Englishman.

Brown appeared in some notable films: as the inebriated professor in Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951, uncredited), and The Wild One (1953); he supplied the voice of "Ro-Man" in the 1953 cult science fiction B-film Robot Monster.

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Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers Poster

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers Documentary1956Narrator

Dixieland Droopy Poster

Dixieland Droopy Short Film1954Narrator

The Farm of Tomorrow Poster

The Farm of Tomorrow Short Film1954Tomato Narrator

A Unicorn in the Garden Poster

A Unicorn in the Garden Short Film1953Narrator

Crazylegs Poster

Crazylegs Feature Film1953Keller

Jennifer Poster

Jennifer Feature Film1953Service Station Attendant

Man Crazy Poster

Man Crazy Feature Film1953Mr. Duncan

Robot Monster Poster

Robot Monster Feature Film1953Ro-Man

T.V. of Tomorrow Poster

T.V. of Tomorrow Short Film1953Narrator - Las Vegas Special

That's My Pup! Poster

That's My Pup! Short Film1953Spike

The Bigamist Poster

The Bigamist Feature Film1953Dr. Wallace

The Wild One Poster

The Wild One Feature Film1953Bill Hannegan

Biff Baker, U.S.A. Poster

Biff Baker, U.S.A. TV Series1952Mueller

Hans Christian Andersen Poster

Hans Christian Andersen Feature Film1952Schoolmaster

Somebody Loves Me Poster

Somebody Loves Me Feature Film1952Auto Salesman

Something for the Birds Poster

Something for the Birds Feature Film1952Mr. Lund

The Sniper Poster

The Sniper Feature Film1952Wise

Your Jeweler's Showcase Poster

Your Jeweler's Showcase TV Series19521 episode, 1952

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951Mr. Murdoch

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series19511 episode, 1952

Strangers on a Train Poster

Strangers on a Train Feature Film1951Prof. Collins

Symphony in Slang Poster

Symphony in Slang Short Film1951The Hipster

The Amos 'n Andy Show Poster

The Amos 'n Andy Show TV Series1951The Loan Shark

The Day the Earth Stood Still Poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still Feature Film1951George Barley

The Lemon Drop Kid Poster

The Lemon Drop Kid Feature Film1951Minor Role

Three Desperate Men Poster

Three Desperate Men Feature Film1951Fairwether

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Poster

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show TV Series1950Harry Morton

The Life of Riley Poster

The Life of Riley TV Series1949Digger O'Dell

The Life of Riley Poster

The Life of Riley Feature Film1949Digby 'Digger' ODell

Make Mine Freedom Poster

Make Mine Freedom Short Film1948People

Speaking of Animals: Tain't So Short Film1948Fox

A Knight for a Day Poster

A Knight for a Day Short Film1946Narrator

Casey at the Bat Poster

Casey at the Bat Short Film1946Umpire

Make Mine Music Poster

Make Mine Music Feature Film1946Umpire

The Stranger Poster

The Stranger Feature Film1946Passport Photographer

It's in the Bag! Poster

It's in the Bag! Feature Film1945Joe - Nightclub Doorman

The Horn Blows at Midnight Poster

The Horn Blows at Midnight Feature Film1945Lew Poplinski - Waiter

Casanova Brown Poster

Casanova Brown Feature Film1944Fire Chief

A Peach of a Pair Poster

A Peach of a Pair Short Film1934John

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