Acting
Joe E. Brown
- Titles
- 84movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1964, busiest in 1930 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 47top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Some Like It Hot90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Showbiz4.6average 1.2
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Situational Comedy5.6average 2.7
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.9average 2.5
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Psychological2.8, average 5.6
- Violence1.6, average 4.3
- Tension3.9, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Romantic Comedy 4
- Situational Humor 2
- Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Vintage Charm 2
- Historical Romance 2
- Showbiz 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Wholesome 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lloyd BaconDirectorYou Said a Mouthful, Son of a Sailor, 6 Day Bike Rider, A Very Honorable Guy, Fireman, Save My Child, +2 more
Frank McHughActorSon of a Sailor, 6 Day Bike Rider, Elmer, the Great, Going Wild, Top Speed
Edward SedgwickDirectorBeware Spooks!, So You Won't Talk?, Fit for a King, Riding on Air, The Gladiator
Ray EnrightDirectorSong of the West, The Tenderfoot, The Circus Clown, Alibi Ike, Earthworm Tractors- RRichard FlournoyWriterBeware Spooks!, So You Won't Talk?, Fit for a King, Riding on Air
- SSol PolitoCinematographerLocal Boy Makes Good, Fireman, Save My Child, Going Wild, Sons o' Guns
Mervyn LeRoyDirectorLocal Boy Makes Good, Elmer, the Great, Broadminded, Top Speed
Gordon WestcottActor6 Day Bike Rider, The Circus Clown, Bright Lights
Patricia EllisActorElmer, the Great, The Circus Clown, Bright Lights
Harry GribbonActorYou Said a Mouthful, On With the Show!, The Lottery Bride
Don BeddoeActorBeware Spooks!, Shut My Big Mouth, So You Won't Talk?- LLaura LeeActorMaybe It's Love, Going Wild, Top Speed
Movies and TV shows
221980s
1 title
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
1970s
1 title · average score 83
83
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
2 titles · average score 83
83
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
as Cemetery Keeper
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
TV show · as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
1950s
5 titles · average score 77
90
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Osgood Fielding III
70
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
TV show · as Arthur Vail
73
Show Boat (1951)
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
1940s
3 titles
The Tender Years (1948)
as Will Norris
Casanova in Burlesque (1944)
as Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
as Wellington Holmes
1930s
5 titles · average score 78
Beware Spooks! (1939)
as Roy L. Gifford
Wide Open Faces (1938)
as Wilbur Meeks
Song of the West (1930)
as Hasty
Hold Everything (1930)
as Gink Schiner
1920s
5 titles · average score 77
My Lady's Past (1929)
as Sam Young
The Circus Kid (1928)
as King Kruger
77
Take Me Home (1928)
as Bunny
Hit of the Show (1928)
as Twisty
Crooks Can't Win (1928)
as Jimmy Wells