From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) 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 (which he repeated in the movie version) 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.
15 movies · 2 shows
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987·6.5
The Cardinal
1963·6.6
Advise & Consent
1962·7.2
Anatomy of a Murder
1959·7.8
It Happened to Jane
1959·6.2
Damn Yankees
1958·6.5
South Pacific
1958·6.2
Millionaire Playboy
1940·4.5
Air Parade
1938·10.0
Boy, Oh Boy
1936·7.0
Sweet Surrender
1935·7.0
The Love Captive
1934·7.0
Let's Talk It Over
1934·10.0
Moulin Rouge
1934·7.0
A Laugh or Two
1928·8.0