Tom Brown (actor)

Tom Brown
Tom Brown
	Brown in Judge Priest (1934)
Born	Thomas Edward Brown; January 6, 1915; New York City, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1990 (aged 75); Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–1979
Spouses	; Natalie Draper (m. 1937; div. 1939) ; Barbara Grace Gormley (m. 1946; div. 1953)
Children	3

Tom Brown (né Thomas Edward Brown; January 6, 1915 – June 3, 1990) was an American actor and model.

Biography

Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold "Harry" Brown and Marie Frances (Dunn) Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy.^[4] He was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.^{[citation needed]}

As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables (1934). Later, he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, Mr. Adams and Eve, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky. ^{[citation needed]}

He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal.^[5] He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division.^[6] He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.^[7]

Death and legacy

Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 75.

For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.^[8]

Filmography

The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1924) as Shocky Thompson (film debut)
The Wrongdoers (1925) as Little Jimmy
Syncopation (1929) as Bellhop (uncredited)
The Lady Lies (1929) as Bob Rossiter
Queen High (1930) as Jimmy
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) as Bruce Foster
Fast Companions (1932) as Marty Black
Tom Brown of Culver (1932) as Tom Brown
Hell's Highway (1932) as Johnny Ellis
Laughter in Hell (1933) as Barton
Destination Unknown (1933) as Johnny
Central Airport (1933) as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
Three-Cornered Moon (1933) as Eddie Rimplegar
Two Alone (1934) as Adam
This Side of Heaven (1934) as Seth Turner
The Witching Hour (1934) as Clay Thorne
Judge Priest (1934) as Jerome Priest
Anne of Green Gables (1934) as Gilbert Blythe
Bachelor of Arts (1934) as Alec Hamilton
Sweepstake Annie (1935) as Bill Enright
Mary Jane's Pa (1935) as King Wagner
Black Sheep (1935) as Fred Curtis
Annapolis Farewell (1935) as Morton 'Click' Haley
Freckles (1935) as Freckles
Gentle Julia (1936) as Noble Dill
And Sudden Death (1936) as Jackie Winslow
I'd Give My Life (1936) as Nickie Elkins
Rose Bowl (1936) as Paddy O'Riley
Her Husband Lies (1937) as 'Chick' Thomas
Maytime (1937) as Kip Stuart
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) as Don Terry
That Man's Here Again (1937) as Jimmy Whalen
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) as Tommy Bradley
Navy Blue and Gold (1937) as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.
In Old Chicago (1938) as Bob O'Leary
Merrily We Live (1938) as Kane Kilbourne
Goodbye Broadway (1938) as Chuck Bradford
Swing That Cheer (1938) as Bob Potter
The Storm (1938) as Jim Roberts - Bob's Brother
The Duke of West Point (1938) as Sonny Drew
Sergeant Madden (1939) as Albert 'Al' Boylan, Jr.
Big Town Czar (1939) - Danny Daley
Ex-Champ (1939) as Bob Hill
These Glamour Girls (1939) as Homer Ten Eyck
Oh Johnny, How You Can Love (1940) - Johnny Sandham
Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) as Tommy Shaw
Sandy Is a Lady (1940) as Joe Phillips
Margie (1940) as Bret
Hello, Sucker (1941) as Bob Wade
Three Sons o' Guns (1941) as Eddie Patterson
Niagara Falls (1941) as Tom Wilson
Sleepytime Gal (1942) as Chick Patterson
Hello, Annapolis (1942) as Bill Arden
Let's Get Tough! (1942) as Phil
There's One Born Every Minute (1942) as Jimmy Hanagan
Youth on Parade (1942) as Bingo Brown
The Payoff (1942) as Guy Norris
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943, Serial) as Jack Martin
Buck Privates Come Home (1947) as Bill Gregory
Slippy McGee (1948) as Father Shanley
Duke of Chicago (1949) as Jimmy Brody
Ringside (1949) as Joe O'Hara
Operation Haylift (1950) as Tom Masters
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956) as Wild Bill Hickok
Naked Gun (1956) as Sonny Glenn
The Quiet Gun (1957) as John Reilly
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) as Payson, Defense Attorney
The Choppers (1961) as Tom Hart
Cutter's Trail (1970, TV) as Orville Mason (final film)

Television

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1956-1958) as Bill Slocum/Frank Burroughs
Mr. Adams and Eve (1957) as Harry (Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again")
Circus Boy (1957) as Ned Bailey
The Lone Ranger (1957)

“Outlaws in Grease Paint,” as De Witt Faversham

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1958) as Jeff Purky
Have Gun - Will Travel (1958) as Bob Pelley
Sugarfoot (1959) as Sheriff Pete Rayle
Perry Mason (1959) as Assistant District Attorney Jarvis
Colt .45 (1959) as Sheriff Frank Willis
Mr. Lucky (1959-1960) as Lieutenant Rovacs
Gunsmoke (1959-1974) as Major/Ed O'Connor
Lassie (1960) as Joe Morgan
77 Sunset Strip (1961) as Lou Maxton
The Rifleman (1962) as Sheriff
The Untouchables (1962) as Police Captain Bellows
General Hospital (1965) as Al Weeks #2
Mister Roberts (1966) as Admiral Morrison
Cimarron Strip (1967-1968) as Sheriff Phillips/Charlie Ives
The High Chaparral (1970) as Spokes
The Jeffersons (1975-1979) as Radio Announcer/Emcee
Ellery Queen (1976) as Marvin - The Broadcaster
Days of Our Lives (1976) as Nathan Curtis

References

^
Per: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
*Name: Thomas Edward Brown
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
- Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
- Birth Place: New York City, New York
- Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
- Father: William H Brown
- Mother: Marie F Dunn
- SSN: 568149595
- Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN
Per: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
- Name: Thomas E Brown
- Social Security #: 568149595
- Gender: Male
- Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915
- Birth Place: New York
- Death Date: 3 Jun 1990
- Death Place: Los Angeles
- Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn
Per: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
- Name: Thomas E Brown
- Race: White
- Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)
- Rank: Private
- Birth Year: 1915
- Nativity State or Country: New York
- Citizenship: Citizen
- Residence: Los Angeles, California
- Education: 4 years of high school
- Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
- Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942
- Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
- Service Number: 39539127
- Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
- Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
- Source: Civil Life
- Height: 70
- Weight: 169
^ "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
^ "Tom Brown Dies at 75; Actor on 'Gunsmoke'". The New York Times. June 6, 1990.
^ Tom Brown Dies at 75; Actor on 'Gunsmoke', nytimes.com; accessed April 2, 2014.
^ p.4 Manners, Dorothy Hollywood in The Milwaukee Sentinel, June 12, 1946
^ The Bakersfield California (January 9, 1950, page 25).
^ Tom Brown at AllMovie
^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame - Tom Brown". walkoffame.com. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 28, 2017.

External links

Tom Brown at IMDb
Tom Brown at AllMovie

[1] Per: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
*Name: Thomas Edward Brown
Gender: Male

Race: White

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915

Birth Place: New York City, New York

Death Date: 3 Jun 1990

Father: William H Brown

Mother: Marie F Dunn

SSN: 568149595

Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN

Per: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Thomas E Brown

Social Security #: 568149595

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915

Birth Place: New York

Death Date: 3 Jun 1990

Death Place: Los Angeles

Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn

Per: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas E Brown

Race: White

Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)

Rank: Private

Birth Year: 1915

Nativity State or Country: New York

Citizenship: Citizen

Residence: Los Angeles, California

Education: 4 years of high school

Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses

Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942

Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California

Service Number: 39539127

Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source: Civil Life

Height: 70

Weight: 169

[2] Gender: Male

[3] Race: White

[4] Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915

[5] Birth Place: New York City, New York

[6] Death Date: 3 Jun 1990

[7] Father: William H Brown

[8] Mother: Marie F Dunn

[9] SSN: 568149595

[10] Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD BROWN; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E BROWN

[11] Name: Thomas E Brown

[12] Social Security #: 568149595

[13] Gender: Male

[14] Birth Date: 6 Jan 1915

[15] Birth Place: New York

[16] Death Date: 3 Jun 1990

[17] Death Place: Los Angeles

[18] Mother's Maiden Name: Dunn

[19] Name: Thomas E Brown

[20] Race: White

[21] Marital status: Divorced, with dependents (Divorced)

[22] Rank: Private

[23] Birth Year: 1915

[24] Nativity State or Country: New York

[25] Citizenship: Citizen

[26] Residence: Los Angeles, California

[27] Education: 4 years of high school

[28] Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses

[29] Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942

[30] Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California

[31] Service Number: 39539127

[32] Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

[33] Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

[34] Source: Civil Life

[35] Height: 70

[36] Weight: 169

[2] "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".

[3] "Tom Brown Dies at 75; Actor on 'Gunsmoke'". The New York Times. June 6, 1990.

[4] Tom Brown Dies at 75; Actor on 'Gunsmoke', nytimes.com; accessed April 2, 2014.

[5] .4 Manners, Dorothy Hollywood in The Milwaukee Sentinel, June 12, 1946

[6] The Bakersfield California (January 9, 1950, page 25).

[7] Tom Brown at AllMovie

[8] "Hollywood Walk of Fame - Tom Brown". walkoffame.com. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 28, 2017.

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