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
56/100
- 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 Comedy5.7average 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
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Recurring tags
- Romantic Comedy 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Vintage Charm 2
- Showbiz 2
- Wholesome 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Historical Romance 2
- Situational Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lloyd BaconDirectorYou Said a Mouthful, 6 Day Bike Rider, Son of a Sailor, Fireman, Save My Child, A Very Honorable Guy, +2 more
Frank McHughActor6 Day Bike Rider, Son of a Sailor, 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 EnrightDirectorEarthworm Tractors, Alibi Ike, Song of the West, The Tenderfoot, The Circus Clown
Mervyn LeRoyDirectorLocal Boy Makes Good, Elmer, the Great, Broadminded, Top Speed- SSol PolitoCinematographerLocal Boy Makes Good, Fireman, Save My Child, Sons o' Guns, Going Wild
- RRichard FlournoyWriterBeware Spooks!, So You Won't Talk?, Fit for a King, Riding on Air
Harry GribbonActorYou Said a Mouthful, On With the Show!, The Lottery Bride
Guy KibbeeActorFireman, Save My Child, Earthworm Tractors, Riding on Air
Joe KingActorSons o' Guns, Alibi Ike, Polo Joe- LLaura LeeActorMaybe It's Love, Going Wild, Top Speed
Lucien LittlefieldActorCasanova in Burlesque, Wide Open Faces, The Gladiator
Movies and TV shows
171960s
2 titles · average score 58
69
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Union Official
48
Route 66 (1960)
TV show · as Sam Butler
1950s
6 titles · average score 74
90
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Osgood Fielding III
67
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Stationmaster
71
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
TV show · as Arthur Vail
68
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Earl Hall
73
Show Boat (1951)
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
1940s
1 title
Chatterbox (1943)
as Rex Vane
1930s
6 titles · average score 58
50
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
as Alexander Botts
54
Bright Lights (1935)
as Joe Wilson
60
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
as John Augustus Miller
49
The Lottery Bride (1930)
as Hoke
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930)
as Joe E. Brown
1920s
2 titles · average score 60
60
On With the Show! (1929)
as Joe Beaton
Painted Faces (1929)
as Hermann / Beppo