Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Acting
Born Jul 26, 1891
From Holgate, Ohio, USA
Died Jul 06, 1973

Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe E. Brown , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

Osgood Fielding III
Around the World in 80 Days
6.6

Around the World in 80 Days

Stationmaster
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Union Official
Show Boat
6.2

Show Boat

Cap'n Andy Hawks
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
7.3

Hollywood Canteen

Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Flute
The Comedy of Terrors
6.5

The Comedy of Terrors

Cemetery Keeper
Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

Filmography — Acting

Some Like It Hot
8.1
1959

Some Like It Hot

Osgood Fielding III
Around the World in 80 Days
6.6
1956

Around the World in 80 Days

Stationmaster
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Union Official
Show Boat
6.2
1951

Show Boat

Cap'n Andy Hawks
That's Entertainment!
7.4
1974

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
7.3
1944

Hollywood Canteen

Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5
1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3
1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Flute
The Comedy of Terrors
6.5
1964

The Comedy of Terrors

Cemetery Keeper
Showbiz Goes to War
10.0
1982

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
10.0
1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Self (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
5.6
1931

The Stolen Jools

Robbery Suspect
Pin Up Girl
6.1
1944

Pin Up Girl

Eddie Hall
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.1
1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5
2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
7.0
1943

Show-Business at War

Self
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
6.0
2001

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Self
The Circus Clown
6.0
1934

The Circus Clown

Happy Howard / Chuckles
When's Your Birthday?
4.0
1937

When's Your Birthday?

Dustin Willoughby
A Very Honorable Guy
2.0
1934

A Very Honorable Guy

'Feet' Samuels
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
3.4
1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self
A Dream Comes True
5.5
1935

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)
Sally
6.7
1930

Sally

Grand Duke Connie
Going Wild
6.0
1930

Going Wild

Rollo Smith
Beware Spooks!
7.0
1939

Beware Spooks!

Roy L. Gifford
Earthworm Tractors
5.0
1936

Earthworm Tractors

Alexander Botts
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
6.0
1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
The Tenderfoot
6.0
1932

The Tenderfoot

Calvin Jones
Elmer, the Great
4.9
1933

Elmer, the Great

Elmer Kane
Fireman, Save My Child
5.5
1932

Fireman, Save My Child

'Smokey' Joe Grant
Riding on Air
5.0
1937

Riding on Air

Elmer Lane
Fit for a King
5.0
1937

Fit for a King

Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
On With the Show!
5.2
1929

On With the Show!

Joe Beaton
Hollywood Party
6.3
1937

Hollywood Party

Himself
You Said a Mouthful
5.0
1932

You Said a Mouthful

Joe Holt
Polo Joe
1936

Polo Joe

Joe Bolton
Wide Open Faces
8.5
1938

Wide Open Faces

Wilbur Meeks
Son of a Sailor
5.0
1933

Son of a Sailor

Handsome
Broadminded
3.7
1931

Broadminded

Ossie Simpson
Hollywood Hobbies
5.3
1939

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
8.5
1942

Shut My Big Mouth

Wellington Holmes
Painted Faces
4.8
1929

Painted Faces

Hermann / Beppo
5.0
1941

Polo with the Stars

Self - Polo Player
Memo for Joe
1944

Memo for Joe

Self
It's Showtime
7.0
1976

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)
$1,000 a Touchdown
2.0
1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

Marlowe Mansfield Booth
Chatterbox
1943

Chatterbox

Rex Vane
Rodeo Dough
5.3
1940

Rodeo Dough

Joe E. Brown
Sons o' Guns
4.3
1936

Sons o' Guns

Jimmy Canfield
Top Speed
6.0
1930

Top Speed

Elmer Peters
Take Me Home
1928

Take Me Home

Bunny
So You Won't Talk?
5.0
1940

So You Won't Talk?

Whiskers / Brute Hanson
Bright Lights
4.2
1935

Bright Lights

Joe Wilson
Local Boy Makes Good
6.0
1931

Local Boy Makes Good

John Augustus Miller
Alibi Ike
5.8
1935

Alibi Ike

Frank "Ike" Farrell
Sit Tight
5.5
1931

Sit Tight

Jojo
Breakdowns of 1936
1936

Breakdowns of 1936

Self
The Lottery Bride
4.7
1930

The Lottery Bride

Hoke
Song of the West
1930

Song of the West

Hasty
4.0
1934

Hollywood Newsreel

Himself
1942

Soaring Stars

Himself
My Lady's Past
1929

My Lady's Past

Sam Young
Flirting with Fate
6.5
1938

Flirting with Fate

Dan Dixon
Maybe It's Love
4.2
1930

Maybe It's Love

Yates
Crooks Can't Win
1928

Crooks Can't Win

Jimmy Wells
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
6.0
1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Self
The Tender Years
7.0
1948

The Tender Years

Will Norris
Hold Everything
6.0
1930

Hold Everything

Gink Schiner
1942

Joan of Ozark

Cliff Little
The Gladiator
1938

The Gladiator

Hugo Kipp
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Self
1952

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians

Narrator
Hit of the Show
1928

Hit of the Show

Twisty
1951

Toast to Our Brother

Fraternity Alumnus
The Daring Young Man
4.3
1942

The Daring Young Man

Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw
The Circus Kid
1928

The Circus Kid

King Kruger
6 Day Bike Rider
5.5
1934

6 Day Bike Rider

Wilfred
Casanova in Burlesque
1944

Casanova in Burlesque

Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
6.0
1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

Self - Golfer (uncredited)
1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Molly and Me
1929

Molly and Me
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1935

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Joe E. Brown
1933

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

Himself
Twinkle, Twinkle
1927

Twinkle, Twinkle

P.T. Robinson