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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 Western (genre), western television series ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin''.
In 1954, Brown joined the cast of the new American Broadcasting Company, ABC Western (genre), western television series ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'', in which he played Lt. Ripley Masters. After the series ended in 1959 Brown guest-starred in television programs including ''Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies, Gunsmoke'', ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'', ''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'' (3 episodes), ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Laramie (TV series), Laramie'', ''Route 66 (TV series), Route 66'', ''Barbary Coast'', ''Daniel Boone (1960 TV series), Daniel Boone'', ''Bronco (TV series), Bronco'', ''Honey West (TV series), Honey West'' and ''Murder, She Wrote''. From 1979 to 1986 Brown played the recurring role of "Detective Harry McSween" in 39 episodes of the soap opera television series ''Dallas (1978 TV 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.
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Life and career
Brown was born in Desdemona, Texas. He attended Baylor University, representing the university at Tennis. Brown began his acting career in 1941 with an uncredited role as a medic in the film ''Ride, Kelly, Ride''. His first credited role was in the 1942 film ''The Forest Rangers (film), The Forest Rangers''. Brown starred, co-starred and appeared on films including ''The Good Fellows'', ''Objective, Burma!'', ''Gun Street (film), Gun Street'', ''The Big Fix (1947 film), The Big Fix'', ''When the Clock Strikes'', ''Air Force (film), Air Force'', ''Irma la Douce'', ''The Fabulous Texan'', ''Young and Willing'', ''The Gallant Legion'', ''The Younger Brothers'', ''Corvette K-225'', ''Sands of Iwo Jima'', ''Yes Sir, That's My Baby (film), Yes Sir, That's My Baby'', ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (film), Our Hearts Were Young Gay'' (and its sequel ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up''), ''Chain Lightning (1950 film), Chain Lightning'', ''Missing Women (film), Missing Women'', ''Inside the Mafia'', ''The Groom Wore Spurs'' and ''Going My Way''.
In 1954, Brown joined the cast of the new American Broadcasting Company, ABC Western (genre), western television series ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'', in which he played Lt. Ripley Masters. After the series ended in 1959 Brown guest-starred in television programs including ''Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies, Gunsmoke'', ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'', ''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'' (3 episodes), ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Laramie (TV series), Laramie'', ''Route 66 (TV series), Route 66'', ''Barbary Coast'', ''Daniel Boone (1960 TV series), Daniel Boone'', ''Bronco (TV series), Bronco'', ''Honey West (TV series), Honey West'' and ''Murder, She Wrote''. From 1979 to 1986 Brown played the recurring role of "Detective Harry McSween" in 39 episodes of the soap opera television series ''Dallas (1978 TV 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.
Death
Brown died in April 1992 of lung cancer at his home in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 72. He was cremated.References
External links
*James Brown
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, James 1920 births 1992 deaths People from Texas Male actors from Texas Deaths from lung cancer in California American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Baylor University alumni Western (genre) television actors American male tennis players