Tom Brown (actor)
Tom Brown was an American actor and model.
Biography
Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold "Harry" Brown and Marie Frances Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. He was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old.
As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack and as Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables. Later, he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, Mr. Adams and Eve, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in Mr. Lucky.
He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French Croix de Guerre and a Bronze Star Medal. He was promoted to captain with the 40th Infantry Division. He served during the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Death and legacy
Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 75.
For his contributions to the film industry, Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, with a motion pictures star located at 1648 Vine Street.
Filmography
The Hoosier Schoolmaster as Shocky Thompson The Wrongdoers as Little JimmySyncopation as Bellhop The Lady Lies as Bob RossiterQueen High as JimmyThe Famous Ferguson Case as Bruce FosterFast Companions as Marty BlackTom Brown of Culver as Tom BrownHell's Highway as Johnny EllisLaughter in Hell as BartonDestination Unknown as JohnnyCentral Airport as Neil 'Bud' BlaineThree-Cornered Moon as Eddie RimplegarTwo Alone as AdamThis Side of Heaven as Seth TurnerThe Witching Hour as Clay ThorneJudge Priest as Jerome PriestAnne of Green Gables as Gilbert BlytheBachelor of Arts as Alec HamiltonSweepstake Annie as Bill EnrightMary Jane's Pa as King WagnerBlack Sheep as Fred CurtisAnnapolis Farewell as Morton 'Click' HaleyFreckles as FrecklesGentle Julia as Noble DillAnd Sudden Death as Jackie WinslowI'd Give My Life as Nickie ElkinsRose Bowl as Paddy O'RileyHer Husband Lies as 'Chick' ThomasMaytime as Kip StuartJim Hanvey, Detective as Don TerryThat Man's Here Again as Jimmy WhalenThe Man Who Cried Wolf as Tommy BradleyNavy Blue and Gold as Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.In Old Chicago as Bob O'LearyMerrily We Live as Kane KilbourneGoodbye Broadway as Chuck BradfordSwing That Cheer as Bob PotterThe Storm as Jim Roberts - Bob's BrotherThe Duke of West Point as Sonny DrewSergeant Madden as Albert 'Al' Boylan, Jr.Big Town Czar - Danny DaleyEx-Champ as Bob HillThese Glamour Girls as Homer Ten EyckOh Johnny, How You Can Love - Johnny SandhamMa! He's Making Eyes at Me as Tommy ShawSandy Is a Lady as Joe PhillipsMargie as BretHello, Sucker as Bob WadeThree Sons o' Guns as Eddie PattersonNiagara Falls as Tom WilsonSleepytime Gal as Chick PattersonHello, Annapolis as Bill ArdenLet's Get Tough! as PhilThere's One Born Every Minute as Jimmy HanaganYouth on Parade as Bingo BrownThe Payoff as Guy NorrisThe Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Jack MartinBuck Privates Come Home as Bill GregorySlippy McGee as Father ShanleyDuke of Chicago as Jimmy BrodyRingside as Joe O'HaraOperation Haylift as Tom MastersI Killed Wild Bill Hickok as Wild Bill HickokNaked Gun as Sonny GlennThe Quiet Gun as John ReillyThe Notorious Mr. Monks as Payson, Defense AttorneyThe Choppers as Tom Hart Cutter's Trail as Orville Mason
Television
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Bill Slocum/Frank BurroughsMr. Adams and Eve as Harry Circus Boy as Ned BaileyThe Lone Ranger as De Witt FavershamThe Adventures of Jim Bowie as Jeff Purky Have Gun - Will Travel as Bob Pelley Sugarfoot as Sheriff Pete RaylePerry Mason as Assistant District Attorney Jarvis Colt.45 as Sheriff Frank WillisMr. Lucky as Lieutenant Rovacs Gunsmoke as Major/Ed O'Connor Lassie as Joe Morgan 77 Sunset Strip as Lou Maxton The Rifleman as SheriffThe Untouchables as Police Captain Bellows General Hospital as Al Weeks #2 Mister Roberts as Admiral Morrison Cimarron Strip as Sheriff Phillips/Charlie Ives The High Chaparral as Spokes The Jeffersons as Radio Announcer/Emcee Ellery Queen as Marvin - The BroadcasterDays of Our Lives as Nathan Curtis