Tom Brown
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-01-06
Day of Death
1990-06-03 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Tom Brown
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Edward Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor.
Brown was born Thomas Edward Brown, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and his wife, Marie Francis Brown, in New York City. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division. He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77.
For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.
Known For
Acting
(1970)
Cutter's Trail
as Orville Mason
(1961)
The Choppers
as Tom Hart
(1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Payson, Defense Attorney
(1957)
The Quiet Gun
as John Reilly
(1956)
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
as Wild Bill Hickok
(1956)
Naked Gun
as Sonny Glenn
(1954)
Manhunt in Space
as Paul Ray
(1954)
Fireman Save My Child
as Capt. Bill Peters
(1950)
Operation Haylift
as Tom Masters
(1949)
Ringside
as Joe O'Hara
(1949)
Duke of Chicago
as Jimmy Brody
(1948)
Slippy McGee
as Father Shanley
(1947)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Bill Gregory
(1944)
Hi, Beautiful
as Roger (uncredited)
(1943)
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
(1942)
Hello, Annapolis
as Bill Arden
(1942)
Let's Get Tough
as Phil
(1942)
Youth on Parade
as Bingo Brown
(1942)
The Payoff
as Guy Norris
(1942)
There's One Born Every Minute
as Jimmy Hanagan
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Chick Patterson
(1941)
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Edward "Eddie" George Patterson
(1941)
Hello, Sucker
as Bob Wade
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Tom Wilson
(1940)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Tommy Shaw
(1940)
Margie
as Bret
(1940)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
as Johnny Sandham
(1940)
Sandy Is a Lady
as Joe Phillips
(1939)
Ex-Champ
as Bob Hill
(1939)
Sergeant Madden
as Albert Boylan Jr.
(1939)
Big Town Czar
as Danny Daley
(1939)
These Glamour Girls
as Homer Ten Eyck
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Bob O'Leary
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Sonny Drew
(1938)
Goodbye Broadway
as Chuck Bradford
(1938)
Merrily We Live
as Kane Kilbourne
(1938)
The Storm
as Jim Roberts
(1938)
Swing That Cheer
as Bob Potter
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.
(1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Tommy Bradley
(1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Don Terry
(1937)
Maytime
as Kip Stuart
(1937)
That Man's Here Again
as Jimmy Whalen
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Chick Thomas
(1936)
I'd Give My Life
as Nickie Elkins
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Jackie Winslow
(1936)
Gentle Julia
as Noble Dill
(1936)
Rose Bowl
as Paddy O'Riley
(1935)
Black Sheep
as Fred Curtis
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as King Wagner
(1935)
Annapolis Farewell
as Morton 'Click' Haley
(1935)
Freckles
as Freckles
(1935)
Sweepstake Annie
as Bill Enright
(1934)
The Witching Hour
as Clay Thorne
(1934)
Two Alone
as Adam
(1934)
This Side of Heaven
as Seth Turner
(1934)
Anne of Green Gables
as Gilbert Blythe
(1934)
Judge Priest
as Jerome Priest
(1933)
Destination Unknown
as Johnny
(1933)
Three Cornered Moon
as Eddie Rimplegar
(1933)
Laughter in Hell
as Barton
(1933)
Central Airport
as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
(1932)
Fast Companions
as Marty Black
(1932)
Tom Brown of Culver
as Tom Brown
(1932)
Hell's Highway
as John 'Johnny' Ellis
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Bruce Foster
(1930)
Queen High
as Jimmy
(1929)
The Lady Lies
as Bob Rossiter
(1925)
The Wrongdoers
as Little Jimmy