
Russ Brown
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1892-05-30 – 1964-10-19
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known for

Anatomy of a Murder
1959Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Damn Yankees
1958Benny Van Buren
Advise & Consent
1962Night Watchman Mike
Sweet Surrender
1935
The Cardinal
1963Dr. Heller
Moulin Rouge
1934Joe
Millionaire Playboy
1940Mr. Bob Norman
A Laugh or Two
1928Self
It Happened to Jane
1959Uncle Otis
South Pacific
1958Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
Air Parade
1938Mr Brittlebottle
Let's Talk It Over
1934Bill
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987Self (archive footage)Boy, Oh Boy
1936Jimmy Higgins