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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-07-26 (133 years old)

Place of Birth

Holgate, Ohio, USA

Joe E. Brown

Biography:

Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems.

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Known For

Acting

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)

2001

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s as Self (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)

1976

It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968

Cilla as Self

1964

The Comedy of Terrors as Cemetery Keeper

1963

The Greatest Show on Earth as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1960

Route 66 as Sam Butler

1959

Some Like It Hot as Osgood Fielding III

1957

1956

1955

The Silent Partner as Arthur Vail

1953

1952

1951

Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks
Toast to Our Brother as Fraternity Alumnus

1950

1949

1948

The Tender Years as Will Norris

1944

Pin Up Girl as Eddie Hall
Casanova in Burlesque as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
Memo for Joe as Self

1943

Chatterbox as Rex Vane

1942

Joan of Ozark as Cliff Little
The Daring Young Man as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
Shut My Big Mouth as Wellington Holmes
Soaring Stars as Himself

1941

Polo with the Stars as Self - Polo Player

1940

Rodeo Dough as Joe E. Brown
So You Won't Talk? as Whiskers / Brute Hanson

1939

Beware Spooks! as Roy L. Gifford
Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown as Marlowe Mansfield Booth

1938

Flirting with Fate as Dan Dixon
Wide Open Faces as Wilbur Meeks
The Gladiator as Hugo Kipp

1937

Riding on Air as Elmer Lane
Hollywood Party as Himself
When's Your Birthday? as Dustin Willoughby
Fit for a King as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

1936

Earthworm Tractors as Alexander Botts
Sons o' Guns as Jimmy Canfield
Polo Joe as Joe Bolton

1935

Bright Lights as Joe Wilson
Alibi Ike as Frank "Ike" Farrell
A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)

1934

6 Day Bike Rider as Wilfred
The Circus Clown as Happy Howard / Chuckles
A Very Honorable Guy as 'Feet' Samuels

1933

Elmer, the Great as Elmer Kane
Son of a Sailor as Handsome

1932

Fireman, Save My Child as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
The Tenderfoot as Calvin Jones

1931

Sit Tight as Jojo
Broadminded as Ossie Simpson
Local Boy Makes Good as John Augustus Miller
The Stolen Jools as Robbery Suspect

1930

Going Wild as Rollo Smith
Sally as Grand Duke Connie
Top Speed as Elmer Peters
Hold Everything as Gink Schiner

1929

On With the Show! as Joe Beaton
Painted Faces as Hermann / Beppo
My Lady's Past as Sam Young

1928

The Circus Kid as King Kruger
Take Me Home as Bunny

1927

Twinkle, Twinkle as P.T. Robinson