Russ Brown

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.

Filmography

All 17Movies 15TV 2

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

The Cardinal

Dr. Heller

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Vacation Playhouse

Captain Gibson

Advise & Consent

Night Watchman Mike

The Dick Powell Show

Isaiah

Anatomy of a Murder

Deputy Sheriff George Lemon

It Happened to Jane

Uncle Otis

Damn Yankees

Benny Van Buren

South Pacific

Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN

Millionaire Playboy

Mr. Bob Norman

Air Parade

Mr Brittlebottle

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Boy, Oh Boy

Jimmy Higgins

Sweet Surrender

1935

The Love Captive

Larry Chapman

Let's Talk It Over

Bill

Moulin Rouge

Joe

A Laugh or Two

Self