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)
Naked Gun
as Sonny Glenn
(1956)
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
as Wild Bill Hickok
(1954)
Fireman Save My Child
as Capt. Bill Peters
(1954)
Manhunt in Space
as Paul Ray
(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
(1943)
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
(1942)
Hello, Annapolis
as Bill Arden
(1942)
The Payoff
as Guy Norris
(1942)
Youth on Parade
as Bingo Brown
(1942)
There's One Born Every Minute
as Jimmy Hanagan
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Chick Patterson
(1942)
Let's Get Tough
as Phil
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Tom Wilson
(1941)
Hello, Sucker
as Bob Wade
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Edward "Eddie" George Patterson
(1941)
(1940)
Margie
as Bret
(1940)
Sandy Is a Lady
as Joe Phillips
(1940)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Tommy Shaw
(1940)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
as Johnny Sandham
(1939)
Sergeant Madden
as Albert Boylan Jr.
(1939)
These Glamour Girls
as Homer Ten Eyck
(1939)
Ex-Champ
as Bob Hill
(1939)
Big Town Czar
as Danny Daley
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Bob O'Leary
(1938)
Merrily We Live
as Kane Kilbourne
(1938)
The Storm
as Jim Roberts
(1938)
Goodbye Broadway
as Chuck Bradford
(1938)
Swing That Cheer
as Bob Potter
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Sonny Drew
(1937)
Maytime
as Kip Stuart
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.
(1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Don Terry
(1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Tommy Bradley
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Chick Thomas
(1937)
That Man's Here Again
as Jimmy Whalen
(1936)
Gentle Julia
as Noble Dill
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Jackie Winslow
(1936)
I'd Give My Life
as Nickie Elkins
(1936)
Rose Bowl
as Paddy O'Riley
(1935)
Annapolis Farewell
as Morton 'Click' Haley
(1935)
Black Sheep
as Fred Curtis
(1935)
Freckles
as Freckles
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as King Wagner
(1935)
Sweepstake Annie
as Bill Enright
(1934)
Judge Priest
as Jerome Priest
(1934)
Two Alone
as Adam
(1934)
This Side of Heaven
as Seth Turner
(1934)
Anne of Green Gables
as Gilbert Blythe
(1934)
The Witching Hour
as Clay Thorne
(1933)
Central Airport
as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
(1933)
Destination Unknown
as Johnny
(1933)
Laughter in Hell
as Barton
(1933)
Three-Cornered Moon
as Eddie Rimplegar
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Bruce Foster
(1932)
Fast Companions
as Marty Black
(1932)
Hell's Highway
as John 'Johnny' Ellis
(1932)
Tom Brown of Culver
as Tom Brown
(1929)
The Lady Lies
as Bob Rossiter
(1925)
The Wrongdoers
as Little Jimmy