Joe E. Brown
Acting
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.
Born: July 26, 1891
Place of Birth: Holgate, Ohio, USA
Known For
Showbiz Goes to War
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Cilla
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
Wide Open Faces
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
Shut My Big Mouth
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
Some Like It Hot
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Hollywood Canteen
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Cemetery Keeper
as Union Official
as Self - Co-Host
as Self
as Sam Butler
as Osgood Fielding III
as Stationmaster
as Arthur Vail
as Earl Hall
as Self
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
as Self
as Self
as Will Norris
as Self
as Self
as Eddie Hall
as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
as Self
as Rex Vane
as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
as Wellington Holmes
as Joe E. Brown
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
as Roy L. Gifford
as Marlowe Mansfield Booth
as Self (uncredited)
as Dan Dixon
as Hugo Kipp
as Wilbur Meeks
as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
as Elmer Lane
as Himself
as Dustin Willoughby
as Self
as Joe Bolton
as Alexander Botts
as Jimmy Canfield
as Himself (uncredited)
as Flute
as Joe Wilson
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
as Wilfred
as Happy Howard / Chuckles
as 'Feet' Samuels
as Self
as Handsome
as Elmer Kane
as Joe Holt
as Calvin Jones
as 'Smokey' Joe Grant
as John Augustus Miller
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
as Ossie Simpson
as Robbery Suspect
as Jojo
as Rollo Smith
as Joe E. Brown
as Yates
as Hoke
as Elmer Peters
as Gink Schiner
as Hasty
as Grand Duke Connie
as Hermann / Beppo
as Joe Beaton
as Sam Young
as Bunny
as King Kruger
as Twisty
as P.T. Robinson