
Russ Brown
Acting
Born 1892-05-30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for

Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Movie

South Pacific
1958 · Movie

Let's Talk It Over
1934 · Movie

Air Parade
1938 · Movie

The Cardinal
1963 · Movie

Advise & Consent
1962 · Movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Movie

It Happened to Jane
1959 · Movie

Moulin Rouge
1934 · Movie

A Laugh or Two
1928 · Movie

Damn Yankees
1958 · Movie

Sweet Surrender
1935 · Movie

The Love Captive
1934 · Movie

Millionaire Playboy
1940 · Movie