Tom Brown
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Edward Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor. Brown was born Thomas Edward Brown, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and his wife, Marie Francis Brown, in New York City. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown 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. As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky. 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. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division. He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77. 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1970 · Cutter's Trail as Orville Mason
- 1967 · The High Chaparral as Cap
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as
- 1965 · Mister Roberts as
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1961 · The Choppers as Tom Hart
- 1960 · Pete and Gladys as
- 1959 · Mr. Lucky as Lieut. Rovacs
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · World of Giants as Deputy Commissioner Wade
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1958 · The Notorious Mr. Monks as Payson, Defense Attorney
- 1958 · Sea Hunt as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Assistant District Attorney Jarvis
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Sheriff Pete Rayle
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · The Quiet Gun as John Reilly
- 1957 · Code 3 as
- 1957 · The O. Henry Playhouse as Billy Casparis
- 1957 · Official Detective as
- 1956 · Naked Gun as Sonny Glenn
- 1956 · West Point as
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Conway
- 1956 · The Adventures of Jim Bowie as
- 1956 · I Killed Wild Bill Hickok as Wild Bill Hickok
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Major
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Ed O'Connor
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · Fireman Save My Child as Capt. Bill Peters
- 1954 · Public Defender as
- 1954 · Manhunt in Space as Paul Ray
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1951 · Dragnet as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Captain Barney O'Keefe
- 1950 · Operation Haylift as Tom Masters
- 1949 · Ringside as Joe O'Hara
- 1949 · Duke of Chicago as Jimmy Brody
- 1948 · Slippy McGee as Father Shanley
- 1947 · Buck Privates Come Home as Bill Gregory
- 1943 · The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
- 1942 · The Payoff as Guy Norris
- 1942 · Youth on Parade as Bingo Brown
- 1942 · There's One Born Every Minute as Jimmy Hanagan
- 1942 · Let's Get Tough as Phil
- 1942 · Hello, Annapolis as Bill Arden
- 1942 · Sleepytime Gal as Chick Patterson
- 1941 · Niagara Falls as Tom Wilson
- 1941 · Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
- 1941 · Three Sons o' Guns as Edward "Eddie" George Patterson
- 1941 · Hello, Sucker as Bob Wade
- 1940 · Margie as Bret
- 1940 · Sandy Is a Lady as Joe Phillips
- 1940 · Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! as Tommy Shaw
- 1940 · Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! as Johnny Sandham
- 1939 · These Glamour Girls as Homer Ten Eyck
- 1939 · Ex-Champ as Bob Hill
- 1939 · Big Town Czar as Danny Daley
- 1939 · Sergeant Madden as Albert Boylan Jr.
- 1938 · The Duke of West Point as Sonny Drew
- 1938 · The Storm as Jim Roberts
- 1938 · Swing That Cheer as Bob Potter
- 1938 · In Old Chicago as Bob O'Leary
- 1938 · Goodbye Broadway as Chuck Bradford
- 1938 · Merrily We Live as Kane Kilbourne
- 1937 · Navy Blue and Gold as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.
- 1937 · The Man Who Cried Wolf as Tommy Bradley
- 1937 · That Man's Here Again as Jimmy Whalen
- 1937 · Jim Hanvey, Detective as Don Terry
- 1937 · Maytime as Kip Stuart
- 1937 · Her Husband Lies as Chick Thomas
- 1936 · Rose Bowl as Paddy O'Riley
- 1936 · I'd Give My Life as Nickie Elkins
- 1936 · And Sudden Death as Jackie Winslow
- 1936 · Gentle Julia as Noble Dill
- 1935 · Freckles as Freckles
- 1935 · Annapolis Farewell as Morton 'Click' Haley
- 1935 · Black Sheep as Fred Curtis
- 1935 · Mary Jane's Pa as King Wagner
- 1935 · Sweepstake Annie as Bill Enright
- 1934 · Anne of Green Gables as Gilbert Blythe
- 1934 · Judge Priest as Jerome Priest
- 1934 · The Witching Hour as Clay Thorne
- 1934 · This Side of Heaven as Seth Turner
- 1934 · Two Alone as Adam
- 1933 · Three-Cornered Moon as Eddie Rimplegar
- 1933 · Central Airport as Neil 'Bud' Blaine
- 1933 · Destination Unknown as Johnny
- 1933 · Laughter in Hell as Barton
- 1932 · Hell's Highway as John 'Johnny' Ellis
- 1932 · Tom Brown of Culver as Tom Brown
- 1932 · Fast Companions as Marty Black
- 1932 · The Famous Ferguson Case as Bruce Foster
- 1929 · The Lady Lies as Bob Rossiter
- 1925 · That Old Gang of Mine as Tom Pierce
- 1925 · The Wrongdoers as Little Jimmy