Joe E. Brown
Date of birth: 1891-07-26
Place of birth: Holgate, Ohio, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Joseph Evans Brown, Joe 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.
Movie Credits
Some Like It Hot
1959-03-19
Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of Chicago. Their only opportunit
Around the World in 80 Days
1956-10-17
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the wor
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934-01-22
Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with
The Comedy of Terrors
1964-01-22
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. T
Pin Up Girl
1944-04-25
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost ever
Earthworm Tractors
1936-07-24
A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.
Hollywood Canteen
1944-12-15
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entert
Show Boat
1951-07-19
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boa
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930-12-01
Andy Clyde plays football with the Sennett girls; Mary Pickford's miniature golf course is shown.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935-10-09
Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling,
Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War
Fireman, Save My Child
1932-02-20
Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to pla
Joan of Ozark
1942-07-15
An uninhibited Arkansas farmgirl discovers a group of Nazis operating in the United States. Director
Elmer, the Great
1933-04-29
Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wad
Bright Lights
1935-07-27
Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Going Wild
1930-12-21
Rollo and Lane just happen to be tossed off the train at White Beach where Robert Story -Air ace and
Alibi Ike
1935-06-15
Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitch
Sit Tight
1931-02-18
Winnie Lightner is the head of a health clinic and has Joe E. Brown as one of her employees. Brown i
6 Day Bike Rider
1934-10-20
To get his girl back, that has fallen for a biker, a worker and one of his friends enter a six day r
The Circus Clown
1934-06-30
A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.
On With the Show!
1929-07-13
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters,
Sally
1930-01-12
Sally is an orphan who was named by the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the
Sons o' Guns
1936-05-13
Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays t
The Tenderfoot
1932-05-23
Calvin Jones is a cowboy who wants to invest in a Broadway play. Joe Lehman's secretary Ruth learns
Maybe It's Love
1930-10-04
A very young Joan Bennett tops the cast as Nan Sheffield, the daughter of a college president. The n
The Lottery Bride
1930-09-29
Sundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.
A Very Honorable Guy
1934-04-18
Well respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacterist
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war
Broadminded
1931-08-01
Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debau
Painted Faces
1929-11-19
After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest a t
Beware Spooks!
1939-10-24
A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.
Son of a Sailor
1933-11-29
A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.
Riding on Air
1937-06-18
Smugglers are using a device for controlling airplanes in flight, and newspaper reporters from Chica
When's Your Birthday?
1937-02-19
Some shady characters discover that a sad sack nightclub bus boy has the ability to predict outcomes
Hollywood Party
1937-04-03
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introd
Fit for a King
1937-09-01
Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attem
Flirting with Fate
1938-12-02
A troupe of traveling entertainers become stranded in Paraguay.
Polo Joe
1936-11-04
A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he
Wide Open Faces
1938-04-18
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
Hollywood Hobbies
1939-05-03
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood star
Song of the West
1930-03-15
Captain Stanton, who because of a misunderstanding over a woman with Major Davolo, has been cited fo
You Said a Mouthful
1932-12-08
Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were
The Circus Kid
1928-10-07
In 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins Cadwallader's Ci
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013-01-29
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers f
Top Speed
1930-08-24
An order clerk poses as a millionaire.
Local Boy Makes Good
1931-11-27
John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1952-01-24
Actor Joe E. Brown narrates this compilation of film clips and behind-the-scenes footage of some of
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930-08-01
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a din
The Daring Young Man
1942-10-08
Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he se
Casanova in Burlesque
1944-02-19
A stripper (June Havoc) discovers a professor (Joe E. Brown) spends summer teaching Shakespeare and
That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939-10-04
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each to
Rodeo Dough
1940-11-09
After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star-filled ro
So You Won't Talk?
1940-10-02
A shy book reviewer is confused with a notorious gangster who has just been release from prison.
Shut My Big Mouth
1942-02-19
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
Hollywood Newsreel
1934-03-24
A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winn
The Gladiator
1938-08-14
A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team,
Soaring Stars
1942-04-25
Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.
Breakdowns of 1936
1936-12-30
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.
The Stolen Jools
1931-04-04
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to ra
Polo with the Stars
1941-09-20
A short in the WB Hollywood Novelty series (production number 7301) about the training of polo ponie
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931-06-01
Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxin
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931-04-18
Bobby Jones gives Frank Craven some helpful tips on his short game.
Twinkle, Twinkle
1927-04-27
Directing a want to be actor, P. T. Robinson to visually portray emotions, after he told the lady he
The Tender Years
1948-01-03
A progressive pastor takes on thoughtless brutality (and constitutional scruples against search and
Chatterbox
1943-04-27
While shooting a western on location, a Hollywood "cowboy" star--whose offscreen image is exactly th
Hold Everything
1930-03-20
A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.
A Dream Comes True
1935-12-31
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
Show-Business at War
1943-05-21
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
1933-05-15
Bobby Jones instructs Joe E. Brown and the other members of their foursome in proper club grip.
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931-09-13
Golf legend Bobby Jones gives his take on trouble shots.
Memo for Joe
1944-08-10
Documentary short film extolling the virtues of the American Community Chest charity program and its
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941-12-05
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the
Molly and Me
1929-03-01
My Lady's Past
1929-04-01
Mamie Reynolds has been engaged to Sam Young for ten years. But when Sam's novel is published after
It's Showtime
1976-03-31
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
Toast to Our Brother
1951-12-18
Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Story follows a student
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001-12-31
Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Come
Take Me Home
1928-10-13
Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country boy
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930-09-01
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935-04-12
Part of the Screen Snapshots series.