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Russ Brown
Acting
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!", h…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Cardinal
as Dr. Heller
Advise & Consent
as Night Watchman Mike
Anatomy of a Murder
as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
It Happened to Jane
as Uncle Otis
South Pacific
as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
Damn Yankees
as Benny Van Buren
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Bob Norman
Air Parade
as Mr Brittlebottle
Boy, Oh Boy
as Jimmy Higgins
