James Edward Brown (March 22, 1920 – April 11, 1992) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Lt. Ripley Masters in the American

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television series ''

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''.

Life and career

Brown was born in Desdemona, Texas. He attended

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, representing the university at Tennis. Brown began his acting career in 1941 with an uncredited role as a medic in the film ''

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''. His first credited role was in the 1942 film '' The Forest Rangers''. Brown starred, co-starred and appeared on films including ''

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'', '' Objective, Burma!'', '' Gun Street'', '' The Big Fix'', ''

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'', '' Irma la Douce'', '' The Fabulous Texan'', '' Young and Willing'', '' The Gallant Legion'', '' The Younger Brothers'', ''

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'', ''

Sands of Iwo Jima ''Sands of Iwo Jima'' is a 1949 war film starring John Wayne that follows a group of United States Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. The film, which also features John Agar, Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker, w ...

'', '' Yes Sir, That's My Baby'', '' Our Hearts Were Young Gay'' (and its sequel '' Our Hearts Were Growing Up''), '' Chain Lightning'', '' Missing Women'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Going My Way''. Rin Tin Tin main cast 1956

In 1954, Brown joined the cast of the new

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television series ''

'', in which he played Lt. Ripley Masters. After the series ended in 1959 Brown guest-starred in television programs including '' Gunsmoke'', '' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'', '' Lassie'' (3 episodes), '' The Virginian'', '' Laramie'', ''

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'', '' Barbary Coast'', '' Daniel Boone'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. From 1979 to 1986 Brown played the recurring role of "Detective Harry McSween" in 39 episodes of the soap opera television series '' Dallas''. For about a decade from the mid-1960s Brown left acting to found a company making weight belts, eventually selling the company to Faberge. He returned to acting in television in the 1970s. Reward-Unlimited-17

Death

Brown died in April 1992 of lung cancer at his home in

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, at the age of 72. He was cremated.

References

External links

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James Brown
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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