Acting
Joe E. Brown
- Titles
- 83movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1964, busiest in 1930 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 46top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Some Like It Hot90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.7
- Showbiz4.3average 1.2
- Situational Comedy5.8average 2.7
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Physical Comedy5.0average 2.4
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Romance5.3average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.3
- Psychological2.8, average 5.6
- Violence1.6, average 4.3
- Tension3.8, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Romantic Comedy 4
- Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Vintage Charm 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Historical Romance 2
- Showbiz 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Wholesome 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lloyd BaconDirectorSon of a Sailor, You Said a Mouthful, 6 Day Bike Rider, Fireman, Save My Child, A Very Honorable Guy, +2 more
Frank McHughActorSon of a Sailor, 6 Day Bike Rider, Elmer, the Great, Top Speed, Going Wild
Edward SedgwickDirectorBeware Spooks!, So You Won't Talk?, Fit for a King, Riding on Air, The Gladiator
Ray EnrightDirectorSong of the West, The Circus Clown, Alibi Ike, Earthworm Tractors, The Tenderfoot- RRichard FlournoyWriterBeware Spooks!, So You Won't Talk?, Fit for a King, Riding on Air
- SSol PolitoCinematographerLocal Boy Makes Good, Fireman, Save My Child, Sons o' Guns, Going Wild
Mervyn LeRoyDirectorLocal Boy Makes Good, Elmer, the Great, Top Speed, Broadminded
Harry GribbonActorYou Said a Mouthful, On With the Show!, The Lottery Bride
Don BeddoeActorBeware Spooks!, So You Won't Talk?, Shut My Big Mouth
Gordon WestcottActor6 Day Bike Rider, The Circus Clown, Bright Lights
Patricia EllisActorElmer, the Great, The Circus Clown, Bright Lights- LLaura LeeActorMaybe It's Love, Top Speed, Going Wild
Movies and TV shows
111960s
2 titles · average score 76
83
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
as Cemetery Keeper
69
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Union Official
1950s
1 title · average score 90
90
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Osgood Fielding III
1940s
2 titles
Chatterbox (1943)
as Rex Vane
So You Won't Talk? (1940)
as Whiskers / Brute Hanson
1930s
6 titles · average score 57
55
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
as Dustin Willoughby
51
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
as Alexander Botts
49
Alibi Ike (1935)
as Frank "Ike" Farrell
59
Son of a Sailor (1933)
as Handsome
66
The Tenderfoot (1932)
as Calvin Jones
64
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
as John Augustus Miller