Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-03-22

Day of Death

1992-04-11 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Desdemona, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Jim L. Brown

James L. Brown

James Bowen Brown

James B. Brown

J.B. Brown

James E. Brown

James Brown

Biography

James Brown (March 22, 1920 - April 11, 1992) was an American film and TV actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. In 1976, he hosted a revival of Rin Tin Tin reruns, which extended until the 1980s.

Known For

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Targets

Targets

Powderkeg

Powderkeg

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

Whiffs

Whiffs

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

A Star Is Born

Acting

Town Tamer

1965

Town Tamer

as

Davis

Objective, Burma!

1945

Objective, Burma!

as

SSgt. Treacy

Air Force

1943

Air Force

as

Pilot Tex Rader

Missing Women

1951

Missing Women

as

Sgt. Mike Pernell

Going My Way

1944

Going My Way

as

Ted Haines Jr.

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

Sands of Iwo Jima

as

PFC Charlie Bass

The Fireball

1950

The Fireball

as

Allen

Chain Lightning

1950

Chain Lightning

as

Maj. Hinkle

When the Clock Strikes

1961

When the Clock Strikes

as

Sam Morgan

Springfield Rifle

1952

Springfield Rifle

as

Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)

Inside the Mafia

1959

Inside the Mafia

as

Capt. Doug Blair

Young and Willing

1943

Young and Willing

as

Tony Dennison

The Younger Brothers

1949

The Younger Brothers

as

Bob Younger

Black Spurs

1965

Black Spurs

as

Sheriff

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

The Wild Blue Yonder

as

Sgt. Pop Davis

The Charge at Feather River

1953

The Charge at Feather River

as

Pvt. Connors

20,000 Eyes

1961

20,000 Eyes

as

Jerry Manning

Anna Lucasta

1949

Anna Lucasta

as

Buster

The Fabulous Texan

1947

The Fabulous Texan

as

Shep Clayton

Gun Street

1961

Gun Street

as

Sheriff Chuck Morton

Five Guns to Tombstone

1961

Five Guns to Tombstone

as

Billy Wade

Police Dog Story

1961

Police Dog Story

as

Norm Edwards

Gun Fight

1961

Gun Fight

as

Wayne Santley

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

as

Avery Moore

Space Probe Taurus

1965

Space Probe Taurus

as

Col. Hank Stevens

Brimstone

1949

Brimstone

as

Bud Courteen

Hazard House

1954

Hazard House

as

Jim

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

as

Police Sergeant

The Swap

1979

The Swap

as

Lt. Benson

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

Thunder Over the Plains

as

Conrad

Wake Island

1942

Wake Island

as

Wounded Marine (uncredited)

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Woman They Almost Lynched

as

Frank James

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

1949

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

as

Tony Cresnovitch

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

as

Avery Moore

Crazylegs

1953

Crazylegs

as

Bill

The Rebels

1979

The Rebels

as

Masters

Miracle on Ice

1981

Miracle on Ice

as

Reporter #1

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950

Between Midnight and Dawn

as

Officer Haynes (uncredited)

The Forest Rangers

1942

The Forest Rangers

as

George Tracy

The Good Fellows

1943

The Good Fellows

as

Tom Drayton

The Pride of St. Louis

1952

The Pride of St. Louis

as

Moose

Targets

1968

Targets

as

Robert Thompson Sr.

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

The Groom Wore Spurs

as

Steve Hall

The Sea Hornet

1951

The Sea Hornet

as

Pete Hunter

The Gallant Legion

1948

The Gallant Legion

as

Tom Banner

Montana

1950

Montana

as

Tex Coyne

Powderkeg

1971

Powderkeg

as

Sheriff Lynch

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

1958

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

as

Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters

The Man Behind The Gun

1953

The Man Behind The Gun

as

Lt. Catliff (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

1943

Corvette K-225

as

Lt. Paul Cartwright

Reward Unlimited

1944

Reward Unlimited

as

Paul

Whiffs

1975

Whiffs

as

State Trooper

Father Takes the Air

1951

Father Takes the Air

as

Bob

The Big Fix

1947

The Big Fix

as

Ken Williams

The Ceremony

1963

The Ceremony

as

Gendarme

Wings of Chance

1961

Wings of Chance

as

Steve Kirby

Adiós Amigo

1975

Adiós Amigo

as

Sheriff

Irma la Douce

1963

Irma la Douce

as

Texan Customer

1954

A Star Is Born

as

Glenn Williams

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

Jim Carson

Dallas

Dallas

as

Det. Harry McSween

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Andrews - Ranch Foreman

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Dr. Church

Honey West

Honey West

as

Buster Macon

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Mark Fallon

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Executive (as James L. Brown)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Prison Guard

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Andy Clinton

Production

Crew

Directing