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Joe E. Brown

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 26, 1891 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthHolgate, Ohio, USA
Career Span1927 – 1973
Known Credits90 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Joe E. Brown

Also known as:Joseph Evans BrownJoe Brown
Total Works

90

80 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe E. Brown , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Some Like It Hot
8.1
Some Like It Hot
1959•movie
as Osgood Fielding III
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
as Union Official
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
as Stationmaster
The Comedy of Terrors
6.5
as Cemetery Keeper

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 90 titles featuring Joe E. Brown

Some Like It Hot
8.1
Some Like It Hot
1959•movie

as Osgood Fielding III

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

as Union Official

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

as Stationmaster

The Comedy of Terrors
6.5

as Cemetery Keeper

Show Boat
6.2
Show Boat
1951•movie

as Cap'n Andy Hawks

That's Entertainment!
7.4

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4

as Flute

The Stolen Jools
5.6
The Stolen Jools
1931•movie

as Robbery Suspect

Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944•movie

as Self

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Route 66
6.7
1 eps
Route 66
1960•series

as Sam Butler

Pin Up Girl
6.3
Pin Up Girl
1944•movie

as Eddie Hall

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
5 eps

as Self - Co-Host

Elmer, the Great
5.1
Elmer, the Great
1933•movie

as Elmer Kane

Sally
7.0
Sally
1930•movie

as Grand Duke Connie

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

The Lottery Bride
5.2
The Lottery Bride
1930•movie

as Hoke

Hollywood Hobbies
5.6
Hollywood Hobbies
1939•movie

as Self (uncredited)

Earthworm Tractors
5.4
Earthworm Tractors
1936•movie

as Alexander Botts

Bright Lights
5.1
Bright Lights
1935•movie

as Joe Wilson

Broadminded
4.1
Broadminded
1931•movie

as Ossie Simpson

Alibi Ike
6.2
Alibi Ike
1935•movie

as Frank "Ike" Farrell

Maybe It's Love
5.2
Maybe It's Love
1930•movie

as Yates

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
3 eps

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Earl Hall

Fireman, Save My Child
6.4

as 'Smokey' Joe Grant

On With the Show!
6.2
On With the Show!
1929•movie

as Joe Beaton

Sons o' Guns
5.2
Sons o' Guns
1936•movie

as Jimmy Canfield

Painted Faces
5.4
Painted Faces
1929•movie

as Hermann / Beppo

Hollywood Party
6.8
Hollywood Party
1937•movie

as Himself

You Said a Mouthful
5.8

as Joe Holt

Rodeo Dough
6.4
Rodeo Dough
1940•movie

as Joe E. Brown

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Arthur Vail

Going Wild
7.0
Going Wild
1930•movie

as Rollo Smith

Sit Tight
6.6
Sit Tight
1931•movie

as Jojo

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5

as Self (archive footage)

Local Boy Makes Good
6.8

as John Augustus Miller

The Daring Young Man
5.0

as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw

So You Won't Talk?
5.8
So You Won't Talk?
1940•movie

as Whiskers / Brute Hanson

A Dream Comes True
6.2
A Dream Comes True
1935•movie

as Himself (uncredited)

Show-Business at War
7.0

as Self

6 Day Bike Rider
7.0
6 Day Bike Rider
1934•movie

as Wilfred

The Circus Clown
6.7
The Circus Clown
1934•movie

as Happy Howard / Chuckles

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Riding on Air
6.0
Riding on Air
1937•movie

as Elmer Lane

Fit for a King
6.0
Fit for a King
1937•movie

as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

Flirting with Fate
7.7
Flirting with Fate
1938•movie

as Dan Dixon

Wide Open Faces
9.0
Wide Open Faces
1938•movie

as Wilbur Meeks

Top Speed
6.0
Top Speed
1930•movie

as Elmer Peters

$1,000 a Touchdown
3.7
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939•movie

as Marlowe Mansfield Booth

Shut My Big Mouth
8.3
Shut My Big Mouth
1942•movie

as Wellington Holmes

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
7.0

as Self - Golfer (uncredited)

Cilla
8.0
1 eps
Cilla
1968•series

as Self

The Tenderfoot
7.5
The Tenderfoot
1932•movie

as Calvin Jones

A Very Honorable Guy
6.0

as 'Feet' Samuels

Beware Spooks!
8.5
Beware Spooks!
1939•movie

as Roy L. Gifford

Son of a Sailor
6.0
Son of a Sailor
1933•movie

as Handsome

When's Your Birthday?
5.5

as Dustin Willoughby

Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Newsreel
7.0
Hollywood Newsreel
1934•movie

as Himself

The Tender Years
8.0
The Tender Years
1948•movie

as Will Norris

Hold Everything
8.0
Hold Everything
1930•movie

as Gink Schiner

It's Showtime
7.5
It's Showtime
1976•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

as (archive footage)

Joan of Ozark
8.0
Joan of Ozark
1942•movie

as Cliff Little

Polo Joe
7.0
Polo Joe
1936•movie

as Joe Bolton

Song of the West
9.0
Song of the West
1930•movie

as Hasty

The Circus Kid
9.0
The Circus Kid
1928•movie

as King Kruger

Casanova in Burlesque
10.0

as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

The Gladiator
9.0
The Gladiator
1938•movie

as Hugo Kipp

Chatterbox
10.0
Chatterbox
1943•movie

as Rex Vane

Memo for Joe
8.0
Memo for Joe
1944•movie

as Self

Molly and Me
10.0
Molly and Me
1929•movie
My Lady's Past
7.0
My Lady's Past
1929•movie

as Sam Young

Take Me Home
10.0
Take Me Home
1928•movie

as Bunny

Hit of the Show
10.0
Hit of the Show
1928•movie

as Twisty

Crooks Can't Win
10.0
Crooks Can't Win
1928•movie

as Jimmy Wells

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

as Self

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

as Joe E. Brown

Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
1936•movie

as Self

Twinkle, Twinkle
Twinkle, Twinkle
1927•movie

as P.T. Robinson