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Joe E. Brown
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Joe E. Brown

100 titles on file · died at 81 · Holgate, Ohio, USA · IMDb ↗

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

Filmography · 87

The Mike Douglas Show
TV ★ 2.9

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self - Co-Host

What's My Line?
TV ★ 3.5

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Route 66
TV ★ 3.4

Route 66

1960 · Sam Butler

The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV ★ 3.5

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

This Is Your Life
TV ★ 3.3

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

Screen Director's Playhouse
TV ★ 3.5

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Arthur Vail

Some Like It Hot
Film ★ 4.1

Some Like It Hot

1959 · Osgood Fielding III

Around the World in 80 Days
Film ★ 3.3

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · Stationmaster

Cilla
TV ★ 4.0

Cilla

1968 · Self

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Film ★ 3.5

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963 · Union Official

General Electric Theater
TV ★ 3.4

General Electric Theater

1953 · Earl Hall

Hollywood Party
Film ★ 3.4

Hollywood Party

1937 · Himself

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV ★ 3.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

That's Entertainment!
Film ★ 3.7

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (unc...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film ★ 3.2

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 · Flute

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Film ★ 3.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage)...

So You Won't Talk?
Film ★ 2.9

So You Won't Talk?

1940 · Whiskers / Brute Hanso...

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film ★ 3.2

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Show Boat
Film ★ 3.1

Show Boat

1951 · Cap'n Andy Hawks

The Comedy of Terrors
Film ★ 3.3

The Comedy of Terrors

1964 · Cemetery Keeper

It's Showtime
Film ★ 3.8

It's Showtime

1976 · Self (archive footage)

Beware Spooks!
Film ★ 4.3

Beware Spooks!

1939 · Roy L. Gifford

The Lottery Bride
Film ★ 2.6

The Lottery Bride

1930 · Hoke

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Film ★ 2.8

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Crooks Can't Win
Film ★ 5.0

Crooks Can't Win

1928 · Jimmy Wells

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Film ★ 4.5

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · Self (archive footage)

Casanova in Burlesque
Film ★ 5.0

Casanova in Burlesque

1944 · Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

The Stolen Jools
Film ★ 2.8

The Stolen Jools

1931 · Robbery Suspect

On With the Show!
Film ★ 3.1

On With the Show!

1929 · Joe Beaton

Showbiz Goes to War
Film ★ 5.0

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 · (archive footage)

Hit of the Show
Film ★ 5.0

Hit of the Show

1928 · Twisty

Shut My Big Mouth
Film ★ 4.2

Shut My Big Mouth

1942 · Wellington Holmes

6 Day Bike Rider
Film ★ 3.5

6 Day Bike Rider

1934 · Wilfred

Show-Business at War
Film ★ 3.5

Show-Business at War

1943 · Self

Take Me Home
Film ★ 5.0

Take Me Home

1928 · Bunny

Breakdowns of 1936
Film

Breakdowns of 1936

1936 · Self

Fit for a King
Film ★ 3.0

Fit for a King

1937 · Virgil Ambrose Jeremia...

The Circus Clown
Film ★ 3.3

The Circus Clown

1934 · Happy Howard / Chuckle...

Wide Open Faces
Film ★ 4.5

Wide Open Faces

1938 · Wilbur Meeks

Alibi Ike
Film ★ 3.1

Alibi Ike

1935 · Frank "Ike" Farrell

Pin Up Girl
Film ★ 3.1

Pin Up Girl

1944 · Eddie Hall

Hollywood Canteen
Film ★ 3.7

Hollywood Canteen

1944 · Self

Riding on Air
Film ★ 3.0

Riding on Air

1937 · Elmer Lane

The Tender Years
Film ★ 4.0

The Tender Years

1948 · Will Norris

Elmer, the Great
Film ★ 2.6

Elmer, the Great

1933 · Elmer Kane

You Said a Mouthful
Film ★ 2.9

You Said a Mouthful

1932 · Joe Holt

Son of a Sailor
Film ★ 3.0

Son of a Sailor

1933 · Handsome

Bright Lights
Film ★ 2.6

Bright Lights

1935 · Joe Wilson

A Dream Comes True
Film ★ 3.1

A Dream Comes True

1935 · Himself (uncredited)

Sally
Film ★ 3.5

Sally

1930 · Grand Duke Connie

A Very Honorable Guy
Film ★ 3.0

A Very Honorable Guy

1934 · 'Feet' Samuels

Molly and Me
Film ★ 5.0

Molly and Me

1929

Hollywood Hobbies
Film ★ 2.8

Hollywood Hobbies

1939 · Self (uncredited)

When's Your Birthday?
Film ★ 2.8

When's Your Birthday?

1937 · Dustin Willoughby

Polo Joe
Film ★ 3.5

Polo Joe

1936 · Joe Bolton

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Film ★ 3.5

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

2001 · Self

Going Wild
Film ★ 3.5

Going Wild

1930 · Rollo Smith

$1,000 a Touchdown
Film ★ 1.9

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939 · Marlowe Mansfield Boot...

Rodeo Dough
Film ★ 3.2

Rodeo Dough

1940 · Joe E. Brown

Earthworm Tractors
Film ★ 2.7

Earthworm Tractors

1936 · Alexander Botts

Top Speed
Film ★ 3.3

Top Speed

1930 · Elmer Peters

Sit Tight
Film ★ 3.3

Sit Tight

1931 · Jojo

Maybe It's Love
Film ★ 2.6

Maybe It's Love

1930 · Yates

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Film ★ 3.5

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Film

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930 · Self

Sons o' Guns
Film ★ 2.6

Sons o' Guns

1936 · Jimmy Canfield

The Daring Young Man
Film ★ 2.5

The Daring Young Man

1942 · Jonathan Peckinpaw / G...

Flirting with Fate
Film ★ 3.8

Flirting with Fate

1938 · Dan Dixon

Local Boy Makes Good
Film ★ 3.4

Local Boy Makes Good

1931 · John Augustus Miller

Fireman, Save My Child
Film ★ 3.2

Fireman, Save My Child

1932 · 'Smokey' Joe Grant

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
Film

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930 · Joe E. Brown

Painted Faces
Film ★ 2.7

Painted Faces

1929 · Hermann / Beppo

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Film ★ 3.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

1931 · Self

The Tenderfoot
Film ★ 3.8

The Tenderfoot

1932 · Calvin Jones

The Circus Kid
Film ★ 4.5

The Circus Kid

1928 · King Kruger

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Film

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

1934 · Self

Broadminded
Film ★ 2.1

Broadminded

1931 · Ossie Simpson

Song of the West
Film ★ 4.5

Song of the West

1930 · Hasty

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Film ★ 2.3

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930 · Self

Hold Everything
Film ★ 4.0

Hold Everything

1930 · Gink Schiner

Chatterbox
Film ★ 5.0

Chatterbox

1943 · Rex Vane

Memo for Joe
Film ★ 4.0

Memo for Joe

1944 · Self

The Gladiator
Film ★ 4.5

The Gladiator

1938 · Hugo Kipp

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Film ★ 3.5

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

1931 · Self - Golfer (uncredi...

My Lady's Past
Film ★ 3.5

My Lady's Past

1929 · Sam Young

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
Film ★ 4.0

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'

1931

Twinkle, Twinkle
Film

Twinkle, Twinkle

1927 · P.T. Robinson

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