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Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Acting

Born April 30, 1916 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Philip Mortimer Brown was an American actor and director. After majoring in dramatics at Stanford University where he was a Brother of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, Brown played some of his earliest stage roles as part of New York's Group Theater. When it folded, he and other Group Theatre veterans headed to Hollywood, where Brown worked in motion pictures and helped found the fabled Actors' Laboratory. In 1946, he played Ernest Hemingway's famous protagonist Nick Adams in Robert Siodmak's version of The Killers, alongside William Conrad and Charles McGraw as the titular "killers". His association…

Known For · 40 titles

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
The Professionals

The Professionals

1977
Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

1959
Superman

Superman

1978
The Protectors

The Protectors

1972
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1957
Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

1968
White Hunter

White Hunter

1957
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955
Chaplin

Chaplin

1992
The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976
The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

1980
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

1965
Dial 999

Dial 999

1958
The Killers

The Killers

1946
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

1980
The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981
Hello, Annapolis

Hello, Annapolis

1942
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977
Valdez Is Coming

Valdez Is Coming

1971
A King in New York

A King in New York

1957
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959
The Romantic Englishwoman

The Romantic Englishwoman

1975
The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

1958
Obsession

Obsession

1949
Pierre of the Plains

Pierre of the Plains

1942
The Jungle Captive

The Jungle Captive

1945
Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

1970
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941
The Adding Machine

The Adding Machine

1969
The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1978
Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944
Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose!

1978
The Curse of a Faithful Wife

The Curse of a Faithful Wife

1972