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Overview
Mini Biography:
Joe E. Brown happily claimed that he was the only youngster in show business... moreTrivia:
His son Don, a member of the air corps, died in World War II in a plane... moreAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Mojo Honours List 2009: The Winners (From digitalspy. 12 June 2009, 1:12 AM, PDT)
H'wood Glory's An Open Book
(From New York Post. 2 November 2008, 1:21 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Joe Brown | JoeUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 17 | 12:30 PM | TCM | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Filmography
Actor:
- "The Christophers" (2 episodes, 1955-1964)
- Basis of Law and Order (1964) TV episode
- Washington as a Young Man (1955) TV episode - "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Diamond 'Dimey' Vine (1 episode, 1964)
- You're All Right, Ivy (1964) TV episode .... Diamond 'Dimey' Vine - The Comedy of Terrors (1963) .... Cemetery Keeper
... aka The Graveside Story - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Union official
... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title) - "Route 66" .... Sam Butler (1 episode, 1962)
- Journey to Nineveh (1962) TV episode .... Sam Butler - "The Ann Sothern Show" .... Mitchell Carson (1 episode, 1960)
- Olive's Dream Man (1960) TV episode .... Mitchell Carson - Some Like It Hot (1959) .... Osgood Fielding III
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Stationmaster
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title) - "General Electric Summer Originals" (1 episode, 1956)
- The Joe E. Brown Show (1956) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" .... Earl Hall (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- The Golden Key (1956) TV episode .... Earl Hall - "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Arthur Vail (1 episode, 1955)
- The Silent Partner (1955) TV episode .... Arthur Vail - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
- Meet Mr. Justice (1955) TV episode - "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Practical Joker (1955) TV episode - "The Buick Circus Hour" (1952) TV series .... The Old Clown (unknown episodes)
- Toast to Our Brother (1951)
- Show Boat (1951) .... Cap'n Andy Hawks
- The Tender Years (1948) .... Rev. Will Norris
- Pin Up Girl (1944) .... Eddie Hall
- Casanova in Burlesque (1944) .... Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
- Chatterbox (1943) .... Rex Vane
- The Daring Young Man (1942) .... Jonathan Peckinpaw and Grandma Peckinpaw
- Joan of Ozark (1942) .... Cliff Little
... aka The Queen of Spies (UK) - Shut My Big Mouth (1942) .... Wellington Holmes
- So You Won't Talk (1940) .... Whiskers/'Brute' Hanson
- Beware Spooks! (1939) .... Roy L. Gifford
- $1000 a Touchdown (1939) .... Marlowe Mansfield Booth
- Flirting with Fate (1938) .... Dan Dixon
- The Gladiator (1938) .... Hugo Kipp
- Wide Open Faces (1938) .... Wilbur Meeks
- Fit for a King (1937) .... Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
- Riding on Air (1937) .... Elmer Lane
... aka All Is Confusion (UK) - When's Your Birthday? (1937) .... Dustin Willoughby
- Polo Joe (1936) .... Joe Bolton
- Earthworm Tractors (1936) .... Alexander Botts
... aka A Natural Born Salesman (UK) - Sons o' Guns (1936) .... Jimmy Canfield
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) .... Flute. the Bellows-mender
- Bright Lights (1935) .... Joe Wilson
... aka Funny Face (UK) - Alibi Ike (1935) .... Frank X. Farrell
- 6 Day Bike Rider (1934) .... Wilfred Simpson
- A Very Honorable Guy (1934) .... Feet Samuels
... aka A Very Honourable Man (UK) - The Circus Clown (1934) .... Happy Howard/Chuck Howard
- Son of a Sailor (1933) .... 'Handsome' Callahan
- Elmer, the Great (1933) .... Elmer Kane
- You Said a Mouthful (1932) .... Joe Holt (a shipping clerk)
- The Tenderfoot (1932) .... Calvin Jones
- Fireman, Save My Child (1932) .... 'Smokey' Joe Grant
- Local Boy Makes Good (1931) .... John Augustus Miller
- Broadminded (1931) .... Ossie Simpson
- Sit Tight (1931) .... Herbert 'Jojo' Mullins
- Going Wild (1930) .... Rollo Smith
- The Lottery Bride (1930) .... Hoke Curtis
- Maybe It's Love (1930) .... Yates
... aka Eleven Men and a Girl (USA: TV title) - Top Speed (1930) .... Elmer Peters
- Hold Everything (1930) .... Gink Schiner
- Song of the West (1930) .... Hasty
- Sally (1929) .... Grand Duke 'Connie' Constantine
- Painted Faces (1929) .... Hermann/Beppo
- On with the Show! (1929) .... Joe Beaton
- My Lady's Past (1929) .... Sam Young
- Molly and Me (1929) .... Jim Wilson
- Take Me Home (1928) .... Bunny
- The Circus Kid (1928) .... King Kruger
- Hit of the Show (1928) .... Twisty
- Crooks Can't Win (1928) .... Jimmy Wells
Soundtrack:
- Show Boat (1951) (performer: "Cakewalk")
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) (performer: "You Can Always Tell a Yank")
- Casanova in Burlesque (1944) (performer: "Casanova Joe")
- The Gladiator (1938) (performer: "On To Victory")
- Sons o' Guns (1936) (performer: "For a Buck and a Quarter a Day", "Over Here" (uncredited))
- Bright Lights (1935) (performer: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter", "Love Must Have Sunny Weather", "You're an Eyeful of Heaven", "Nobody Cares If I'm Blue")
... aka Funny Face (UK) - Alibi Ike (1935) ("The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1867) (uncredited))
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) ("If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (1926))
... aka Women in Prison - Top Speed (1930) (performer: "If You Were a Traveling Salesman and I Were a Chambermaid", "Knock Knees")
- Song of the West (1930) (performer: "The Bride Was Dressed in White")
Self:
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.45 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #2.16 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 9 January 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Tonight!" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Knickerbocker Beer Show" (USA: summer title)
... aka "The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show" (USA: second season title)
... aka "The Steve Allen Show" (USA: second season title)
... aka "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "Tonight" (USA: syndication title)
- Kovacs (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "Shower of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Chrysler Shower of Stars"
- Bombshells (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) .... Himself
- "The Name's the Same" .... Celebrity Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
- Episode dated 19 July 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
- Episode dated 24 December 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Contestant - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Joe E. Brown (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 11 January 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) .... Himself
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #2.33 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian - Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself/Narrator
- "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.24 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.26 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor - Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) .... Himself
- Universal Newsreel (1945/IX) .... Himself
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) .... Himself
- Memo for Joe (1944) .... Himself
- Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10 - Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (1942) .... Himself
- Soaring Stars (1942) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) .... Himself - premiere attendee
- Polo with the Stars (1941) (uncredited) .... Himself - Polo Player
- Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) .... Himself
... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title) - Rodeo Dough (1940) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (1940) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (1939) .... Himself, Horse Owner
- Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (1938) .... Himself
- Hollywood Party (1937) (as Joe) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 7 (1935) .... Himself
- A Dream Comes True (1935) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- Hollywood Newsreel (1934) (uncredited) .... Himself
- How to Break 90 #1: The Grip (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots (1932/II) .... Himself
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Himself
... aka The Stolen Jools - How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Trouble Shots (USA: short title) - Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930) .... Himself
- An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) .... Himself
... aka Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner (USA: short title) - The Voice of Hollywood No. 6 (1930) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) .... Osgood Fielding III
- ¿De qué te ríes? (2006) (TV) .... Osgood Fielding III
- Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
- The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"M*A*S*H"
- Deluge (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself -
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
- Cassino to Korea (1950) .... Himself - USO Show
- Circus Band (1945) .... Clown Aerialist
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Stage: He was one of the replacements for original star Frank Fay as Elwood P. Dowd in the first Broadway production of "Harvey". morePublicity Listings:
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