
Person
Joe E. Brown
Acting · 1891–1973 · Holgate, Ohio, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe E. Brown , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host

What's My Line?
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self

Route 66
Sam Butler

The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self

This Is Your Life
Self

Some Like It Hot
Osgood Fielding III

Cilla
Self

Screen Director's Playhouse
Arthur Vail
The Greatest Show on Earth
Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
Filmography
- 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It HotSelf
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30sSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
- 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- 1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968CillaSelf
- 1964The Comedy of TerrorsCemetery Keeper
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldUnion Official
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthDiamond 'Dimey' Vine
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
- 1960Route 66Sam Butler
- 1959Some Like It HotOsgood Fielding III
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysStationmaster
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseArthur Vail
- 1953The Christophers
- 1953General Electric TheaterEarl Hall
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1952Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood ComediansNarrator
- 1951Toast to Our BrotherFraternity Alumnus
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951Show BoatCap'n Andy Hawks
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949The Ed Wynn ShowSelf
- 1948The Tender YearsWill Norris
- 1944Hollywood CanteenSelf
- 1944Memo for JoeSelf
- 1944Pin Up GirlEddie Hall
- 1944Casanova in BurlesqueJoseph M. Kelly Jr.
- 1943Show-Business at WarSelf
- 1943ChatterboxRex Vane
- 1942The Daring Young ManJonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
- 1942Joan of OzarkCliff Little
- 1942Soaring StarsHimself
- 1942Shut My Big MouthWellington Holmes
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
- 1941Polo with the StarsSelf - Polo Player
- 1940Rodeo DoughJoe E. Brown
- 1940So You Won't Talk?Whiskers / Brute Hanson
- 1939Beware Spooks!Roy L. Gifford
- 1939$1,000 a TouchdownMarlowe Mansfield Booth
- 1939Hollywood HobbiesSelf (uncredited)
- 1938Flirting with FateDan Dixon
- 1938The GladiatorHugo Kipp
- 1938Wide Open FacesWilbur Meeks
- 1937Fit for a KingVirgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
- 1937Riding on AirElmer Lane
- 1937Hollywood PartyHimself
- 1937When's Your Birthday?Dustin Willoughby
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936Self
- 1936Polo JoeJoe Bolton
- 1936Earthworm TractorsAlexander Botts
- 1936Sons o' GunsJimmy Canfield
- 1935A Dream Comes TrueHimself (uncredited)
- 1935A Midsummer Night's DreamFlute
- 1935Bright LightsJoe Wilson
- 1935Alibi IkeFrank "Ike" Farrell
- 1935Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
- 19346 Day Bike RiderWilfred
- 1934The Circus ClownHappy Howard / Chuckles
- 1934A Very Honorable Guy'Feet' Samuels
- 1934Hollywood NewsreelHimself
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-4Self
- 1933Son of a SailorHandsome
- 1933How to Break 90 #1: The GripHimself
- 1933Elmer, the GreatElmer Kane
- 1932You Said a MouthfulJoe Holt
- 1932The TenderfootCalvin Jones
- 1932Fireman, Save My Child'Smokey' Joe Grant
- 1931Local Boy Makes GoodJohn Augustus Miller
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'Self - Golfer (uncredited)
- 1931BroadmindedOssie Simpson
- 1931Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)Self
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
- 1931The Stolen JoolsRobbery Suspect
- 1931Sit TightJojo
- 1930Going WildRollo Smith
- 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5Joe E. Brown
- 1930Maybe It's LoveYates
- 1930The Lottery BrideHoke
- 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1Self
- 1930Top SpeedElmer Peters
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf
- 1930Hold EverythingGink Schiner
- 1930Song of the WestHasty
- 1930SallyGrand Duke Connie
- 1929Painted FacesHermann / Beppo
- 1929On With the Show!Joe Beaton
- 1929My Lady's PastSam Young
- 1929Molly and Me
- 1928Take Me HomeBunny
- 1928The Circus KidKing Kruger
- 1928Hit of the ShowTwisty
- 1928Crooks Can't WinJimmy Wells
- 1927Twinkle, TwinkleP.T. Robinson
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