Acting
Joe E. Brown
- Titles
- 83movies13TV 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 Hot91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz5.0average 1.2
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Situational Comedy5.6average 2.7
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.7average 2.5
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Violence1.5, average 4.3
- Psychological2.9, average 5.6
- 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 BaconDirectorSon of a Sailor, 6 Day Bike Rider, Fireman, Save My Child, You Said a Mouthful, A Very Honorable Guy, +2 more
Frank McHughActorSon of a Sailor, 6 Day Bike Rider, Elmer, the Great, Going Wild, Top Speed
Ray EnrightDirectorEarthworm Tractors, The Tenderfoot, Alibi Ike, Song of the West, The Circus Clown
Edward SedgwickDirectorBeware Spooks!, Fit for a King, So You Won't Talk?, The Gladiator, Riding on Air- RRichard FlournoyWriterBeware Spooks!, Fit for a King, So You Won't Talk?, Riding on Air
Mervyn LeRoyDirectorElmer, the Great, Local Boy Makes Good, Broadminded, Top Speed- SSol PolitoCinematographerFireman, Save My Child, Local Boy Makes Good, Sons o' Guns, Going Wild
Gordon WestcottActor6 Day Bike Rider, Bright Lights, The Circus Clown
Patricia EllisActorElmer, the Great, Bright Lights, The Circus Clown
Harry GribbonActorOn With the Show!, You Said a Mouthful, The Lottery Bride
Don BeddoeActorBeware Spooks!, Shut My Big Mouth, So You Won't Talk?
Guy KibbeeActorFireman, Save My Child, Earthworm Tractors, Riding on Air
Movies and TV shows
161970s
1 title · average score 89
89
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
3 titles · average score 60
72
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Union Official
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
TV show · as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine
48
Route 66 (1960)
TV show · as Sam Butler
1950s
4 titles · average score 77
91
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Osgood Fielding III
71
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
TV show · as Arthur Vail
74
Show Boat (1951)
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
1940s
1 title
So You Won't Talk? (1940)
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
1930s
6 titles · average score 52
48
Alibi Ike (1935)
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
54
Bright Lights (1935)
as Joe Wilson
60
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
as John Augustus Miller
52
The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Robbery Suspect
49
The Lottery Bride (1930)
as Hoke
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930)
as Joe E. Brown
1920s
1 title · average score 54
54
On With the Show! (1929)
as Joe Beaton