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name: "Russ Brown"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 May 1892"
died: "19 October 1964"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-20T03:31:49.478106+00:00"
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# Russ Brown

Actor. Born 30 May 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 19 October 1964.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 May 1892, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 19 October 1964
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Brown_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381105, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0114612/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/866

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Anatomy of a Murder*](https://film.one/film/anatomy-of-a-murder.md) (87)

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## Biography

Russ Brown was an American actor of stage, film and television. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began his career on Broadway in the 1920s and appeared in early sound films including *Moulin Rouge* (1934).

He is best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Benny Van Buren in the 1955 Broadway musical *Damn Yankees*, which he reprised in the 1958 film adaptation. Other notable film roles include Captain Brackett in *South Pacific* (1958), George Lemon in *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), Uncle Otis in *It Happened to Jane* (1959), the night watchman in *Advise & Consent* (1962) and Dr Heller in *The Cardinal* (1963). He also had a recurring television role in *The Law and Mr. Jones* (1960–1962). Brown died in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1964.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), Fi1m 87, as George Lemon — [page](https://film.one/film/anatomy-of-a-murder.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Cardinal* (1963), as Dr. Heller
- *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, as Captain Gibson
- *Advise & Consent* (1962), as Night Watchman Mike
- *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), as George Lemon — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/anatomy-of-a-murder.md)
- *It Happened to Jane* (1959), as Uncle Otis
- *Damn Yankees* (1958), as Benny Van Buren
- *South Pacific* (1958), as Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
- *Millionaire Playboy* (1940), as Mr. Bob Norman
- *Air Parade* (1938), as Mr Brittlebottle
- *Boy, Oh Boy* (1936), as Jimmy Higgins
- *Sweet Surrender* (1935), Actor
- *The Love Captive* (1934), as Larry Chapman
- *Let's Talk It Over* (1934), as Bill
- *Moulin Rouge* (1934), as Joe

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1956: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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