1913-01-06 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Cutter's Trail | Orville Mason | 1970-02-10 |
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The Choppers | Tom Hart | 1961-11-30 |
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The Notorious Mr. Monks | Payson, Defense Attorney | 1958-02-28 |
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The Quiet Gun | John Reilly | 1957-07-18 |
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I Killed Wild Bill Hickok | Wild Bill Hickok | 1956-06-16 |
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Naked Gun | Sonny Glenn | 1956-11-01 |
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Fireman Save My Child | Capt. Bill Peters | 1954-05-02 |
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Manhunt in Space | Paul Ray | 1954-01-01 |
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Operation Haylift | Tom Masters | 1950-05-05 |
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Duke of Chicago | Jimmy Brody | 1949-03-15 |
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Ringside | Joe O'Hara | 1949-07-14 |
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Slippy McGee | Father Shanley | 1948-01-15 |
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Buck Privates Come Home | Bill Gregory | 1947-04-04 |
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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | 'Smilin' Jack' Martin | 1943-01-05 |
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Hello, Annapolis | Bill Arden | 1942-04-23 |
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The Payoff | Guy Norris | 1942-11-24 |
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Sleepytime Gal | Chick Patterson | 1942-03-05 |
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Youth on Parade | Bingo Brown | 1942-10-24 |
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There's One Born Every Minute | Jimmy Hanagan | 1942-06-26 |
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Let's Get Tough | Phil | 1942-05-29 |
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Three Sons o' Guns | Edward "Eddie" George Patterson | 1941-08-02 |
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Hello, Sucker | Bob Wade | 1941-06-01 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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Niagara Falls | Tom Wilson | 1941-10-17 |
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Margie | Bret | 1940-09-01 |
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Sandy Is a Lady | Joe Phillips | 1940-05-21 |
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Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! | Johnny Sandham | 1940-01-01 |
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Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! | Tommy Shaw | 1940-03-15 |
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Big Town Czar | Danny Daley | 1939-05-03 |
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Ex-Champ | Bob Hill | 1939-05-11 |
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Sergeant Madden | Albert Boylan Jr. | 1939-03-24 |
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These Glamour Girls | Homer Ten Eyck | 1939-08-18 |
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The Storm | Jim Roberts | 1938-10-28 |
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Merrily We Live | Kane Kilbourne | 1938-03-04 |
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Swing That Cheer | Bob Potter | 1938-10-13 |
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Goodbye Broadway | Chuck Bradford | 1938-04-01 |
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In Old Chicago | Bob O'Leary | 1938-04-15 |
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The Duke of West Point | Sonny Drew | 1938-12-29 |
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Her Husband Lies | Chick Thomas | 1937-03-13 |
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That Man's Here Again | Jimmy Whalen | 1937-04-16 |
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The Man Who Cried Wolf | Tommy Bradley | 1937-08-29 |
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Maytime | Kip Stuart | 1937-03-26 |
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Jim Hanvey, Detective | Don Terry | 1937-04-05 |
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Navy Blue and Gold | Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr. | 1937-11-19 |
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I'd Give My Life | Nickie Elkins | 1936-08-13 |
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Gentle Julia | Noble Dill | 1936-04-10 |
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And Sudden Death | Jackie Winslow | 1936-06-16 |
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Rose Bowl | Paddy O'Riley | 1936-11-30 |
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Freckles | Freckles | 1935-09-20 |
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Annapolis Farewell | Morton 'Click' Haley | 1935-08-23 |
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Black Sheep | Fred Curtis | 1935-08-01 |
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Mary Jane's Pa | King Wagner | 1935-04-27 |
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Sweepstake Annie | Bill Enright | 1935-01-29 |
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The Witching Hour | Clay Thorne | 1934-04-26 |
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Anne of Green Gables | Gilbert Blythe | 1934-11-23 |
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This Side of Heaven | Seth Turner | 1934-02-02 |
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Judge Priest | Jerome Priest | 1934-09-15 |
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Two Alone | Adam | 1934-01-26 |
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Three-Cornered Moon | Eddie Rimplegar | 1933-08-08 |
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Destination Unknown | Johnny | 1933-04-01 |
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Central Airport | Neil 'Bud' Blaine | 1933-04-15 |
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Laughter in Hell | Barton | 1933-01-12 |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Bruce Foster | 1932-04-19 |
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Fast Companions | Marty Black | 1932-06-22 |
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Tom Brown of Culver | Tom Brown | 1932-06-30 |
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Hell's Highway | John 'Johnny' Ellis | 1932-09-23 |
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The Lady Lies | Bob Rossiter | 1929-09-21 |
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The Wrongdoers | Little Jimmy | 1925-09-03 |
