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
Acting Career
- 1954
Dixieland Droopy
As: Narrator / Pee Wee Runt (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953
The Wild One
As: Bill Hannegan
- 1953
Man Crazy
As: Mr. Duncan
- 1953
Crazylegs
As: Keller
- 1953
Jennifer
As: Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1953
Robot Monster
As: Ro-Man / Great Guidance (voice)
- 1952
Hans Christian Andersen
As: Schoolmaster
- 1951
I Love Lucy
As: Mr. Murdoch
- 1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
As: George Barley, boarder
- 1951
Strangers on a Train
As: Prof. Collins
1951Symphony in Slang
As: The Hipster / Noah Webster (voice) (uncredited)
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Harry Morton
1949The Life of Riley
As: Digger O'Dell
- 1946
The Stranger
As: Passport Photographer (uncredited)
1945The Horn Blows at Midnight
As: Lou the waiter (uncredited)
1934A Peach of a Pair
As: John