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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.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 15
self 3
TV Shows 3
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
The Cardinal (1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Advise & Consent (1962)
The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
It Happened to Jane (1959)
Damn Yankees (1958)
South Pacific (1958)
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
Air Parade (1938)
Boy, Oh Boy (1936)
Sweet Surrender (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-05-30
Deathday1964-10-19 (72 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
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