Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-07-26

Day of Death

1973-07-06 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Holgate, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Evans Brown

Joe Brown

Joe E. Brown

Biography

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

Some Like It Hot

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Wide Open Faces

Wide Open Faces

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

Acting

Some Like It Hot

1959

Some Like It Hot

as

Osgood Fielding III

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

Stationmaster

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

1963

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

as

Union Official

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

as

Self

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

The Comedy of Terrors

as

Cemetery Keeper

Pin Up Girl

1944

Pin Up Girl

as

Eddie Hall

Earthworm Tractors

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as

Alexander Botts

Hollywood Canteen

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Self

Show Boat

1951

Show Boat

as

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

as

Joe E. Brown

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Flute

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

Fireman, Save My Child

as

'Smokey' Joe Grant

Joan of Ozark

1942

Joan of Ozark

as

Cliff Little

Elmer, the Great

1933

Elmer, the Great

as

Elmer Kane

Bright Lights

1935

Bright Lights

as

Joe Wilson

Going Wild

1930

Going Wild

as

Rollo Smith

Alibi Ike

1935

Alibi Ike

as

Frank "Ike" Farrell

Sit Tight

1931

Sit Tight

as

Jojo

6 Day Bike Rider

1934

6 Day Bike Rider

as

Wilfred

The Circus Clown

1934

The Circus Clown

as

Happy Howard / Chuckles

On With the Show!

1929

On With the Show!

as

Joe Beaton

Sally

1930

Sally

as

Grand Duke Connie

Sons o' Guns

1936

Sons o' Guns

as

Jimmy Canfield

The Tenderfoot

1932

The Tenderfoot

as

Calvin Jones

Maybe It's Love

1930

Maybe It's Love

as

Yates

The Lottery Bride

1930

The Lottery Bride

as

Hoke

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

A Very Honorable Guy

as

'Feet' Samuels

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadminded

1931

Broadminded

as

Ossie Simpson

Painted Faces

1929

Painted Faces

as

Hermann / Beppo

Beware Spooks!

1939

Beware Spooks!

as

Roy L. Gifford

Son of a Sailor

1933

Son of a Sailor

as

Handsome

Riding on Air

1937

Riding on Air

as

Elmer Lane

When's Your Birthday?

1937

When's Your Birthday?

as

Dustin Willoughby

Hollywood Party

1937

Hollywood Party

as

Himself

Fit for a King

1937

Fit for a King

as

Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

Flirting with Fate

1938

Flirting with Fate

as

Dan Dixon

Polo Joe

1936

Polo Joe

as

Joe Bolton

Wide Open Faces

1938

Wide Open Faces

as

Wilbur Meeks

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as

Self (uncredited)

Song of the West

1930

Song of the West

as

Hasty

You Said a Mouthful

1932

You Said a Mouthful

as

Joe Holt

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

Self (archive footage)

The Circus Kid

1928

The Circus Kid

as

King Kruger

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as

Self (archive footage)

Top Speed

1930

Top Speed

as

Elmer Peters

Local Boy Makes Good

1931

Local Boy Makes Good

as

John Augustus Miller

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians

1952

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians

as

Narrator

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as

Self

The Daring Young Man

1942

The Daring Young Man

as

Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw

Casanova in Burlesque

1944

Casanova in Burlesque

as

Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

as

Marlowe Mansfield Booth

Rodeo Dough

1940

Rodeo Dough

as

Joe E. Brown

So You Won't Talk?

1940

So You Won't Talk?

as

Whiskers / Brute Hanson

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

as

Wellington Holmes

Hollywood Newsreel

1934

Hollywood Newsreel

as

Himself

The Gladiator

1938

The Gladiator

as

Hugo Kipp

Soaring Stars

1942

Soaring Stars

as

Himself

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

Breakdowns of 1936

as

Self

The Silent Partner

1955

The Silent Partner

as

Arthur Vail

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Robbery Suspect

Polo with the Stars

1941

Polo with the Stars

as

Self - Polo Player

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

as

Self

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

1931

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

as

Twinkle, Twinkle

1927

Twinkle, Twinkle

as

P.T. Robinson

The Tender Years

1948

The Tender Years

as

Will Norris

Chatterbox

1943

Chatterbox

as

Rex Vane

Hold Everything

1930

Hold Everything

as

Gink Schiner

A Dream Comes True

1935

A Dream Comes True

as

Himself (uncredited)

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

1933

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

as

Himself

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

1931

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

as

Self - Golfer (uncredited)

Memo for Joe

1944

Memo for Joe

as

Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as

Molly and Me

1929

Molly and Me

as

My Lady's Past

1929

My Lady's Past

as

Sam Young

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as

Self (archive footage)

Toast to Our Brother

1951

Toast to Our Brother

as

Fraternity Alumnus

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

2001

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

as

Self

Take Me Home

1928

Take Me Home

as

Bunny

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

as

Self

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

as

Cilla

Cilla

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

The Ed Wynn Show

The Ed Wynn Show

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Diamond 'Dimey' Vine

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Route 66

Route 66

as

Sam Butler

Startime

Startime

as

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

The Christophers

The Christophers

as

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Arthur Vail

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Earl Hall

Production

Crew

Directing