Joe E. Brown

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 26, 1891

died

July 6, 1973

place of birth

Holgate, Ohio, USA

also known as

Joseph Evans Brown · Joe Brown

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959as Osgood Fielding III
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

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

1963as Union Official
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Stationmaster
Show Boat
6.2

Show Boat

1951as Cap'n Andy Hawks
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935as Flute
Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

1982as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975as Self (archive footage)
The Comedy of Terrors
6.5

The Comedy of Terrors

1964as Cemetery Keeper
Elmer, the Great
5.1

Elmer, the Great

1933as Elmer Kane
It's Showtime
7.5

It's Showtime

1976as Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
7.0

Show-Business at War

1943as Self
Hollywood Canteen
7.3

Hollywood Canteen

1944as Self
Going Wild
7.0

Going Wild

1930as Rollo Smith
Bright Lights
5.1

Bright Lights

1935as Joe Wilson
Top Speed
6.5

Top Speed

1930as Elmer Peters
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
4.5

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930as Self
The Circus Clown
6.5

The Circus Clown

1934as Happy Howard / Chuckles
Fit for a King
6.0

Fit for a King

1937as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
A Very Honorable Guy
6.0

A Very Honorable Guy

1934as 'Feet' Samuels
Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984as Self (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
5.6

The Stolen Jools

1931as Robbery Suspect
Hollywood Party
7.3

Hollywood Party

1937as Himself
Fireman, Save My Child
6.4

Fireman, Save My Child

1932as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
Local Boy Makes Good
6.8

Local Boy Makes Good

1931as John Augustus Miller
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013as Self (archive footage)
The Tenderfoot
7.5

The Tenderfoot

1932as Calvin Jones
Wide Open Faces
9.0

Wide Open Faces

1938as Wilbur Meeks
Shut My Big Mouth
8.3

Shut My Big Mouth

1942as Wellington Holmes
Memo for Joe
8.0

Memo for Joe

1944as Self
Sally
7.0

Sally

1930as Grand Duke Connie
6 Day Bike Rider
7.0

6 Day Bike Rider

1934as Wilfred
A Dream Comes True
6.7

A Dream Comes True

1935as Himself (uncredited)
On With the Show!
6.2

On With the Show!

1929as Joe Beaton
You Said a Mouthful
5.8

You Said a Mouthful

1932as Joe Holt
Pin Up Girl
6.3

Pin Up Girl

1944as Eddie Hall
Earthworm Tractors
5.3

Earthworm Tractors

1936as Alexander Botts
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
7.0

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

2001as Self
The Daring Young Man
5.0

The Daring Young Man

1942as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
Sit Tight
6.6

Sit Tight

1931as Jojo
Maybe It's Love
5.2

Maybe It's Love

1930as Yates
Son of a Sailor
6.0

Son of a Sailor

1933as Handsome
Take Me Home
10.0

Take Me Home

1928as Bunny
Alibi Ike
6.2

Alibi Ike

1935as Frank "Ike" Farrell
Casanova in Burlesque
10.0

Casanova in Burlesque

1944as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
Broadminded
4.1

Broadminded

1931as Ossie Simpson
Rodeo Dough
6.5

Rodeo Dough

1940as Joe E. Brown
Polo Joe
7.0

Polo Joe

1936as Joe Bolton