Portrait of Joe E. Brown

Acting

Joe E. Brown

Career

Active from 1927 to 1964, busiest in 1930 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe E. Brown Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Vintage Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 84
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 66
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

as Cemetery Keeper

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Union Official

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV show ยท as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Sam Butler

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 73
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

as Osgood Fielding III

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Stationmaster

Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Arthur Vail

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Earl Hall

The Christophers
The Christophers (1953)

TV show

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)

as Narrator

Show Boat
Show Boat (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Cap'n Andy Hawks

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Toast to Our Brother
Toast to Our Brother (1951)

as Fraternity Alumnus

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 46
The Tender Years
The Tender Years (1948)

as Will Norris

Casanova in Burlesque
Casanova in Burlesque (1944)

as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

Pin Up Girl
Pin Up Girl (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

as Eddie Hall

Chatterbox
Chatterbox (1943)

as Rex Vane

Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)

as Wellington Holmes

The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man (1942)

as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw

Joan of Ozark
Joan of Ozark (1942)

as Cliff Little

So You Won't Talk?
So You Won't Talk? (1940)

as Whiskers / Brute Hanson

Rodeo Dough
Rodeo Dough (1940)

as Joe E. Brown

1930s

34 titles ยท average score 57
Beware Spooks!
Beware Spooks! (1939)

as Roy L. Gifford

Fit for a King
Fit for a King (1937)

as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

Riding on Air
Riding on Air (1937)

as Elmer Lane

When's Your Birthday?
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dustin Willoughby

Earthworm Tractors
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alexander Botts

Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike (1935)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frank "Ike" Farrell

6 Day Bike Rider
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wilfred

Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Handsome

You Said a Mouthful
You Said a Mouthful (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

as Joe Holt

Local Boy Makes Good
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as John Augustus Miller

The Lottery Bride
The Lottery Bride (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hoke

Going Wild
Going Wild (1930)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rollo Smith

1920s

8 titles ยท average score 57
On With the Show!
On With the Show! (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Joe Beaton

Painted Faces
Painted Faces (1929)

as Hermann / Beppo

My Lady's Past
My Lady's Past (1929)

as Sam Young

The Circus Kid
The Circus Kid (1928)

as King Kruger

Hit of the Show
Hit of the Show (1928)

as Twisty

Crooks Can't Win
Crooks Can't Win (1928)

as Jimmy Wells

Take Me Home
Take Me Home (1928)

as Bunny

Twinkle, Twinkle
Twinkle, Twinkle (1927)

as P.T. Robinson