Biography
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Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) was an American Tony Award-winning actor of stage and film. Brown, a stage actor for decades, is best remembered by audiences as Captain Brackett in South Pacific (which he repeated in the movie version) and for his performances as 'Benny Van Buren' in the stage/film version of Damn Yankees in 1958, and the following year as park caretaker George Lemon in the classic courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Murder (1959). For his stage performance in "Damn Yankees!", he earned Broadway's Tony Award in 1956, as did actor Ray Walston, actress Gwen Verdon and her choreographer husband Bob Fosse, among others, all for the same Tony Award-winning musical.
Filmography
Cast Credits
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1987
The Cardinal
Character: Dr. Heller
MOVIE • 1963
Vacation Playhouse
Character: Captain Gibson
TV • 1963
Advise & Consent
Character: Night Watchman Mike
MOVIE • 1962
The Dick Powell Show
Character: Isaiah
TV • 1961
Anatomy of a Murder
Character: George Lemon
MOVIE • 1959
It Happened to Jane
Character: Uncle Otis
MOVIE • 1959
Damn Yankees
Character: Benny Van Buren
MOVIE • 1958
South Pacific
Character: Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
MOVIE • 1958
Millionaire Playboy
Character: Mr. Bob Norman
MOVIE • 1940
Air Parade
Character: Mr Brittlebottle
MOVIE • 1938
Boy, Oh Boy
Character: Jimmy Higgins
MOVIE • 1936
Sweet Surrender
Character:
MOVIE • 1935
Let's Talk It Over
Character: Bill
MOVIE • 1934
Moulin Rouge
Character: Joe
MOVIE • 1934
A Laugh or Two
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1928