Joe E. Brown
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-07-26
Day of Death
1973-07-06 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Holgate, Ohio, USA
Joe E. Brown
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
Acting
(2013)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1964)
The Comedy of Terrors
as Cemetery Keeper
(1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Union Official
(1959)
Some Like It Hot
as Osgood Fielding III
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Stationmaster
(1955)
The Silent Partner
as Arthur Vail
(1952)
(1951)
Show Boat
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
(1951)
Toast to Our Brother
as Fraternity Alumnus
(1948)
The Tender Years
as Will Norris
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1944)
Pin Up Girl
as Eddie Hall
(1944)
Casanova in Burlesque
as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
(1944)
Memo for Joe
as Self
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
Chatterbox
as Rex Vane
(1942)
Joan of Ozark
as Cliff Little
(1942)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Wellington Holmes
(1942)
The Daring Young Man
as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
(1942)
Soaring Stars
as Himself
(1941)
(1941)
Polo with the Stars
as Self - Polo Player
(1940)
Rodeo Dough
as Joe E. Brown
(1940)
So You Won't Talk?
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
(1939)
Beware Spooks!
as Roy L. Gifford
(1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Marlowe Mansfield Booth
(1939)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
(1938)
Flirting with Fate
as Dan Dixon
(1938)
Wide Open Faces
as Wilbur Meeks
(1938)
The Gladiator
as Hugo Kipp
(1937)
Riding on Air
as Elmer Lane
(1937)
When's Your Birthday?
as Dustin Willoughby
(1937)
Fit for a King
as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
(1937)
Hollywood Party
as Himself
(1936)
Polo Joe
as Joe Bolton
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as Alexander Botts
(1936)
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1936)
Sons o' Guns
as Jimmy Canfield
(1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Flute
(1935)
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
(1935)
Bright Lights
as Joe Wilson
(1935)
Alibi Ike
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
(1934)
6 Day Bike Rider
as Wilfred
(1934)
A Very Honorable Guy
as 'Feet' Samuels
(1934)
The Circus Clown
as Happy Howard / Chuckles
(1934)
Hollywood Newsreel
as Himself
(1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Elmer Kane
(1933)
Son of a Sailor
as Handsome
(1933)
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
as Himself
(1932)
You Said a Mouthful
as Joe Holt
(1932)
Fireman, Save My Child
as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
(1932)
The Tenderfoot
as Calvin Jones
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Robbery Suspect
(1931)
Broadminded
as Ossie Simpson
(1931)
Sit Tight
as Jojo
(1931)
Local Boy Makes Good
as John Augustus Miller
(1931)
(1931)
(1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
(1930)
Sally
as Grand Duke Connie
(1930)
Top Speed
as Elmer Peters
(1930)
Song of the West
as Hasty
(1930)
The Lottery Bride
as Hoke
(1930)
Hold Everything
as Gink Schiner
(1930)
Going Wild
as Rollo Smith
(1930)
(1930)
Maybe It's Love
as Yates
(1930)
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Joe E. Brown
(1930)
(1929)
On With the Show!
as Joe Beaton
(1929)
(1929)
Painted Faces
as Hermann / Beppo
(1929)
My Lady's Past
as Sam Young
(1928)
The Circus Kid
as King Kruger
(1928)
Take Me Home
as Bunny
(1927)
Twinkle, Twinkle
as P.T. Robinson