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John Brown

Personal Info

  • Known ForActing
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1904-04-04
  • Day of Death1957-05-16 (53 years)
  • Place of BirthHull, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also Known As-

John Brown

Biography

Brown had major roles in several popular radio shows: He was "John Doe" in the Texaco Star Theater's version of Fred Allen's Allen's Alley,[2] played Irma's love interest Al in My Friend Irma, both "Gillis" and Digby "Digger" O'Dell in The Life of Riley, (a role he reprised for the first incarnation of the television show), "Broadway" in The Damon Runyon Theatre, and "Thorny" the neighbor on...Read More

Known For

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Stranger

The Stranger

The Wild One

The Wild One

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Robot Monster

Robot Monster

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Symphony in Slang

Symphony in Slang

Acting Career

  • Dixieland Droopy
    1954

    Dixieland Droopy

    As: Narrator / Pee Wee Runt (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Wild One
    1953

    The Wild One

    As: Bill Hannegan

  • Man Crazy
    1953

    Man Crazy

    As: Mr. Duncan

  • Crazylegs
    1953

    Crazylegs

    As: Keller

  • Jennifer
    1953

    Jennifer

    As: Service Station Attendant (uncredited)

  • Robot Monster
    1953

    Robot Monster

    As: Ro-Man / Great Guidance (voice)

  • Hans Christian Andersen
    1952

    Hans Christian Andersen

    As: Schoolmaster

  • I Love Lucy
    1951

    I Love Lucy

    As: Mr. Murdoch

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
    1951

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    As: George Barley, boarder

  • Strangers on a Train
    1951

    Strangers on a Train

    As: Prof. Collins

  • Symphony in Slang
    1951

    Symphony in Slang

    As: The Hipster / Noah Webster (voice) (uncredited)

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
    1950

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    As: Harry Morton

  • The Life of Riley
    1949

    The Life of Riley

    As: Digger O'Dell

  • The Stranger
    1946

    The Stranger

    As: Passport Photographer (uncredited)

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight
    1945

    The Horn Blows at Midnight

    As: Lou the waiter (uncredited)

  • A Peach of a Pair
    1934

    A Peach of a Pair

    As: John

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