Joe E. Brown

Career timeline

1. 1891 · Born

   Born in Holgate, Ohio, USA

2. 1927 · Screen debut

   Twinkle, Twinkle (Movie)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   Some Like It Hot (Movie)

4. 1973 · Died

   July 6, 1973

5. 1982 · Latest release

   Showbiz Goes to War (Movie)

Career in numbers

9 1920s

36 1930s

10 1940s

9 1950s

4 1960s

1 1970s

1 1980s

• Comedy48
• Romance17
• Drama14
• Music11
• Crime8
• Documentary6

Highest-rated title Some Like It Hot 1959 8.1 Most popular title Some Like It Hot 1959 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Joe E. Brown in our catalogue.

Ted Post

4 titles together

Guy Kibbee

2 titles together

Adele Jergens

2 titles together

Lucien Littlefield

2 titles together

Sheldon Leonard

2 titles together

Albert Ray

2 titles together

Peter Lorre

2 titles together

1. 1982 Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage) Movie
2. 1974 That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
3. 1964 The Comedy of Terrors as Cemetery Keeper 6.5 Movie
4. 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Union Official 7.0 Movie
5. 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth as Diamond 'Dimey' Vine TV
6. 1960 Route 66 as Sam Butler 6.7 TV
7. 1959 Some Like It Hot as Osgood Fielding III 8.1 Movie
8. 1956 Around the World in 80 Days as Stationmaster 6.7 Movie
9. 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse as Arthur Vail TV
10. 1953 The Christophers TV
11. 1953 General Electric Theater as Earl Hall TV
12. 1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians as Narrator Movie
13. 1951 Toast to Our Brother as Fraternity Alumnus Movie
14. 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV
15. 1951 Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks 6.2 Movie
16. 1948 The Tender Years as Will Norris Movie
17. 1944 Pin Up Girl as Eddie Hall Movie
18. 1944 Casanova in Burlesque as Joseph M. Kelly Jr. Movie
19. 1943 Chatterbox as Rex Vane Movie
20. 1942 The Daring Young Man as Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw Movie
21. 1942 Joan of Ozark as Cliff Little Movie
22. 1942 Shut My Big Mouth as Wellington Holmes Movie
23. 1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Movie
24. 1940 Rodeo Dough as Joe E. Brown Movie
25. 1940 So You Won't Talk? as Whiskers / Brute Hanson Movie
26. 1939 Beware Spooks! as Roy L. Gifford Movie
27. 1939 $1,000 a Touchdown as Marlowe Mansfield Booth Movie
28. 1938 Flirting with Fate as Dan Dixon Movie
29. 1938 The Gladiator as Hugo Kipp Movie
30. 1938 Wide Open Faces as Wilbur Meeks Movie
31. 1937 Fit for a King as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones Movie
32. 1937 Riding on Air as Elmer Lane Movie
33. 1937 When's Your Birthday? as Dustin Willoughby Movie
34. 1936 Polo Joe as Joe Bolton Movie
35. 1936 Earthworm Tractors as Alexander Botts Movie
36. 1936 Sons o' Guns as Jimmy Canfield Movie
37. 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Flute 6.4 Movie
38. 1935 Bright Lights as Joe Wilson Movie
39. 1935 Alibi Ike as Frank "Ike" Farrell Movie
40. 1935 Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 Movie
41. 1934 6 Day Bike Rider as Wilfred Movie
42. 1934 The Circus Clown as Happy Howard / Chuckles Movie
43. 1934 A Very Honorable Guy as 'Feet' Samuels Movie
44. 1933 Son of a Sailor as Handsome Movie
45. 1933 Elmer, the Great as Elmer Kane Movie
46. 1932 You Said a Mouthful as Joe Holt Movie
47. 1932 The Tenderfoot as Calvin Jones Movie
48. 1932 Fireman, Save My Child as 'Smokey' Joe Grant Movie
49. 1931 Local Boy Makes Good as John Augustus Miller Movie
50. 1931 Broadminded as Ossie Simpson Movie
51. 1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' Movie
52. 1931 The Stolen Jools as Robbery Suspect 5.6 Movie
53. 1931 Sit Tight as Jojo Movie
54. 1930 Going Wild as Rollo Smith Movie
55. 1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 as Joe E. Brown Movie
56. 1930 Maybe It's Love as Yates Movie
57. 1930 The Lottery Bride as Hoke Movie
58. 1930 Top Speed as Elmer Peters Movie
59. 1930 Hold Everything as Gink Schiner Movie
60. 1930 Song of the West as Hasty Movie
61. 1930 Sally as Grand Duke Connie Movie
62. 1929 Painted Faces as Hermann / Beppo Movie
63. 1929 On With the Show! as Joe Beaton Movie
64. 1929 My Lady's Past as Sam Young Movie
65. 1929 Molly and Me Movie
66. 1928 Take Me Home as Bunny Movie
67. 1928 The Circus Kid as King Kruger Movie
68. 1928 Hit of the Show as Twisty Movie
69. 1928 Crooks Can't Win as Jimmy Wells Movie
70. 1927 Twinkle, Twinkle as P.T. Robinson Movie

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