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Russell Brown 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 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.
Birth Name
Russell Brown
Born
Monday, 30 May 1892
Died
Monday, 19 October 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Cardinal | Dr. Heller | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Captain Gibson | 1963 |
| Advise & Consent | Mike - Night Watchman / Night Watchman Mike | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Isaiah | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Thomas Jones | 1960 |
| Anatomy of a Murder | George Lemon | 1959 |
| It Happened to Jane | Uncle Otis | 1959 |
| Damn Yankees | Benny Van Buren | 1958 |
| South Pacific | Capt. Brackett, USN / Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN | 1958 |
| Millionaire Playboy | Mr. Bob Norman | 1940 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Cardinal | Dr. Heller | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Captain Gibson | 1963 |
| Advise & Consent | Mike - Night Watchman / Night Watchman Mike | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Isaiah | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Thomas Jones | 1960 |
| Anatomy of a Murder | George Lemon | 1959 |
| It Happened to Jane | Uncle Otis | 1959 |
| Damn Yankees | Benny Van Buren | 1958 |
| South Pacific | Capt. Brackett, USN / Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN | 1958 |
| Millionaire Playboy | Mr. Bob Norman | 1940 |
| Air Parade | Mr Brittlebottle / Mr. Bricklebottle | 1938 |
| Sweet Surrender | Jerry Burke | 1935 |
| Let's Talk It Over | Bill | 1934 |
| Moulin Rouge | Joe | 1934 |
| A Laugh or Two | Self | 1928 |
