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
(1944)
Hi, Beautiful
as Roger (uncredited)
(1943)
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
(1942)
The Payoff
as Guy Norris
(1942)
There's One Born Every Minute
as Jimmy Hanagan
(1942)
Let's Get Tough
as Phil
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Chick Patterson
(1942)
Youth on Parade
as Bingo Brown
(1942)
Hello, Annapolis
as Bill Arden
(1941)
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Tom Wilson
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Edward "Eddie" George Patterson
(1941)
Hello, Sucker
as Bob Wade
(1940)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
as Johnny Sandham
(1940)
Margie
as Bret
(1940)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Tommy Shaw
(1940)
Sandy Is a Lady
as Joe Phillips
(1939)
Big Town Czar
as Danny Daley
(1939)
These Glamour Girls
as Homer Ten Eyck
(1939)
Sergeant Madden
as Albert Boylan Jr.
(1939)
Ex-Champ
as Bob Hill
(1938)
Merrily We Live
as Kane Kilbourne
(1938)
Swing That Cheer
as Bob Potter
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Bob O'Leary
(1938)
Goodbye Broadway
as Chuck Bradford
(1938)
The Storm
as Jim Roberts
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Sonny Drew
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Chick Thomas
(1937)
Maytime
as Kip Stuart
(1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Don Terry
(1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Tommy Bradley
(1937)
That Man's Here Again
as Jimmy Whalen
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Jackie Winslow
(1936)
I'd Give My Life
as Nickie Elkins
(1936)
Rose Bowl
as Paddy O'Riley
(1936)
Gentle Julia
as Noble Dill
(1935)
Black Sheep
as Fred Curtis
(1935)
Annapolis Farewell
as Morton 'Click' Haley
(1935)
Sweepstake Annie
as Bill Enright
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as King Wagner
(1935)
Freckles
as Freckles
(1934)
The Witching Hour
as Clay Thorne
(1934)
Judge Priest
as Jerome Priest
(1934)
Anne of Green Gables
as Gilbert Blythe
(1934)
Two Alone
as Adam
(1934)
This Side of Heaven
as Seth Turner
(1933)
Three Cornered Moon
as Eddie Rimplegar
(1933)
Central Airport
as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
(1933)
Destination Unknown
as Johnny
(1933)
Laughter in Hell
as Barton
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Bruce Foster
(1932)
Hell's Highway
as John 'Johnny' Ellis
(1932)
Tom Brown of Culver
as Tom Brown
(1932)
Fast Companions
as Marty Black
(1930)
Queen High
as Jimmy
(1929)
The Lady Lies
as Bob Rossiter
(1925)
The Wrongdoers
as Little Jimmy