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James Edward Brown (March 22, 1920 – April 11, 1992) was an American film and television actor.[3] He was perhaps best known for playing Lt. Ripley Masters in the American western television series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.[1]

James Brown
Brown (left) with Rin Tin Tin in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, 1955
Born	James Edward Brown[1] (1920-03-22)March 22, 1920 Desdemona, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1992(1992-04-11) (aged 72) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Baylor University
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	1941–1992
Spouse	Betty Brown[2]
Children	2[2]

Life and career

Brown was born in Desdemona, Texas.[2] He attended at Baylor University,[4] where Brown was a tennis player when he was a teenager.[2] Brown began his career in 1941, where he played the uncredited role of the "Medic" in the film Ride, Kelly, Ride. He then became credited in the 1942 film The Forest Rangers.[4] Brown starred, co-starred and appeared on films such as, The Good Fellows, Objective, Burma!, Gun Street, The Big Fix, When the Clock Strikes, 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, Our Hearts Were Young Gay (and its sequel Our Hearts Were Growing Up), Chain Lightning, Missing Women, Inside the Mafia, The Groom Wore Spurs and Going My Way, among others.[2][4]

In 1954, Brown joined the cast of the new ABC western television series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, in which he played Lt. Ripley Masters.[4][5] He starred along with actors, Lee Aaker, Joe Sawyer and Rand Brooks. After the series ended in 1959, Brown guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Lassie (3 episodes), The Virginian, Laramie, Route 66, Barbary Coast, Daniel Boone, Bronco, Honey West and Murder, She Wrote.[2][4] He retired his career somewhere in the 1960s, for which Brown created diving weighting systems and also became admired for his product.[4] He then returned to acting in film and television in the 1970s.[4]

Brown played the recurring role of "Detective Harry McSween" in 39 episodes of the soap opera television series Dallas from 1979 to 1986.[5]

Death

Brown died in April 1992 of lung cancer at his home in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 72.[2][4] He was cremated.[6]

References

External links

• James Brown at IMDb
• James Brown at Turner Classic Movies
• James Brown at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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James E. Brown (n. Desdemona; 22 de marzo de 1920 - f. Woodland Hills; 11 de abril de 1992)[1] fue un actor estadounidense de cine y TV, famoso por interpretar al teniente Ripley "Rip" Masters en la totalidad de los 166 episodios de la serie de televisión de la cadena ABC, Las aventuras de Rin tin tin.

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