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Full Name
  
Philip Brown

Role
  
Actor

Years active
  
1941–1999

Education
  
Stanford University

Website
  
www.philbrown.com

Children
  
Kevin Brown

Name
  
Phil Brown


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Born
  
April 30, 1916 (
1916-04-30
)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

Died
  
February 9, 2006, Woodland Hills, California, United States

Spouse
  
Virginia Brown (m. 1940–2006)

Movies
  
Star Wars, Obsession, Valdez Is Coming, A King in New York, Johnny Kapahala: Back on

Similar People
  
Shelagh Fraser, Edwin Sherin, Charlie Chaplin, James B Harris, Eric Bross

Philip Mortimer Brown (April 30, 1916 – February 9, 2006) was an American actor.

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Early life

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Brown was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1916. He majored in dramatics at Stanford University, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Career

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Brown played some of his earliest stage roles as part of New York's Group Theatre. When it ended, he and other Group Theatre veterans headed to Hollywood, where Brown worked in motion pictures and helped found the Actors' Laboratory. In 1946, he played Ernest Hemingway's protagonist Nick Adams in Robert Siodmak's version of The Killers, alongside William Conrad and Charles McGraw as the titular "killers".

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His association with the Lab came back to haunt him later in the decade, when its members fell under the scrutiny of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Although he was not a communist, Brown was blacklisted in 1952, and was eventually compelled to relocate with his family to England between 1953 and 1993.

Overseas he was able to resume acting on stage, TV and films; he also directed for the stage and TV. He was best known for his role as Luke Skywalker's uncle, Owen Lars, in Star Wars (1977).

He returned to the United States in the 1990s and in later years made the rounds of autograph shows.

Death

Phil Brown died in his sleep of pneumonia on February 9, 2006 at the age of 89, two months before his 90th birthday.

Legacy

His wife Ginny survives him with their son, two grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Filmography

Actor
1999
Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (Short) as
Council Elder
1992
Miss Beatty's Children as
McBride
1992
Chaplin as
Projectionist
1989
Bomber Harris (TV Movie) as
Lord Beaverbrook
1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim (TV Mini Series) as
Supervisor F / O
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - Supervisor F / O
- The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) - Supervisor F / O
- The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) - Supervisor F / O
1988
Game, Set, and Match (TV Series) as
Lange Koby
- London Match: Part 1 (1988) - Lange Koby
1983
Down in the Valley (TV Movie) as
Pa Parsons
1983
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Frank Karelsen
- The Rothko Conspiracy (1983) - Frank Karelsen
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Mini Series) as
Lord Beaverbrook
- In High Places (1981) - Lord Beaverbrook
- Politics Are Foul (1981) - Lord Beaverbrook
1980
Oppenheimer (TV Mini Series) as
Lewis Strauss
- Episode #1.7 (1980) - Lewis Strauss
- Episode #1.6 (1980) - Lewis Strauss
1980
The Professionals (TV Series) as
Callahan
- Take Away (1980) - Callahan
1980
The Martian Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Narrator
- The Martians (1980) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- The Settlers (1980) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- The Expeditions (1980) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
F. Milton Willis
- Edward the Conqueror (1979) - F. Milton Willis
1978
Superman as
State Senator
1978
Dylan (TV Movie documentary) as
Dean
1978
Maneaters Are Loose! (TV Movie) as
Kevin Pennington
1978
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (TV Series) as
Jeremiah Cobb
- Episode #1.4 (1978) - Jeremiah Cobb
- Episode #1.3 (1978) - Jeremiah Cobb
- Episode #1.2 (1978) - Jeremiah Cobb
- Episode #1.1 (1978) - Jeremiah Cobb
1977
Silver Bears as
American Banker
1977
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope as
Uncle Owen
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming as
Rev. Cartwright
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again as
Virginia Senator
1975
The Romantic Englishwoman as
Mr. Wilson
1973
Peg Leg, Musket & Sabre as
Sandy
1972
Get Charlie Tully as
American Man
1972
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (TV Movie) as
Clark
1972
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Adam Markos
- It Was All Over in Leipzig (1972) - Adam Markos
1972
The Curse of a Faithful Wife
1971
Valdez Is Coming as
Malson
1970
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Wade Tucker
- The Night Virginia City Died (1970) - Wade Tucker
1970
Togetherness as
Everett
1970
Tropic of Cancer as
Van Norden
1969
Land Raiders as
Sheriff John Mayfield
1969
The Adding Machine as
Don
1969
Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) as
Dr. Charles Wilson
- Stranger in the Family (1969) - Dr. Charles Wilson
1968
Operation Cross Eagles as
Sgt. Turley
1967
Bomb at 10:10 as
professor Pilic
1966
Mogul (TV Series) as
Harry Tobin
- Operation Saigon (1966) - Harry Tobin
1966
Court Martial (TV Series) as
Prosecutor
- La Belle France (1966)
- All Roads Lead to Callaghan (1966) - Prosecutor
1966
The Boy Cried Murder as
Tom Durrant
1965
The Bedford Incident as
Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Daddy / Hank Teagle / J. Carlyle Benson / ...
- The American Dream (1965) - Daddy
- The Big Knife (1958) - Hank Teagle
- Late Love (1957)
- Boy Meets Girl (1957) - J. Carlyle Benson
- Yellow Jack (1956) - Major Walter Reed
- Second Threshold (1956) - Toby Wells
1965
Front Page Story (TV Series) as
Mort Harrison
- The Temptation of Sir Anthony (1965) - Mort Harrison
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor as
Harold Murray (uncredited)
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
Rodgers / Lou Cochran
- The Dolores Case (1961) - Rodgers
- The Cumberland Case (1960) - Lou Cochran
1960
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Albert Peterson
- The Bystanders (1960) - Albert Peterson
1959
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
John Sloan
- Roast Goose and Walnut Stuffing (1959) - John Sloan
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Brownley
- The Money Game (1959) - Brownley
1959
John Paul Jones as
Sentry
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Nils Dayton
- The Fortrose Incident (1959) - Nils Dayton
1959
The Offshore Island (TV Movie) as
Captain Charles
1958
Dial 999 (TV Series) as
Vic Brady
- Extradition (1958) - Vic Brady
1958
Target (TV Series)
- The Clean Kill (1958)
1958
The Cross-Road Gallows (Short) as
Kovacs (uncredited)
1958
Print of Death (Short) as
Kovacs
1958
The Camp on Blood Island as
Bellamy
1957
The New Adventures of Martin Kane (TV Series) as
Tim Morgan
- The Heiress Story (1957) - Tim Morgan
1957
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Sherman Wick
- The Inside Story (1957) - Sherman Wick
1957
A King in New York as
Headmaster
1957
Sailor of Fortune (TV Series) as
Clayton
- The Million Dollar Rose Tree (1957) - Clayton
1957
Tread Softly (TV Movie) as
Michael Nesbitt
1957
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Sam Grassman
- Olive Ogilvie (1957) - Sam Grassman
1956
Aggie (TV Series) as
Chip / Adams
- Festival of Fear (1956) - Chip
- Cobalt Blue (1956) - Adams
1955
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) as
Frank Rawlinson
- Thanksgiving Day (1955) - Frank Rawlinson
1955
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Gordon / Dr. Bryan Hayes
- Present Tense (1955) - Gordon
- The Sorcerer (1955) - Dr. Bryan Hayes
1955
The Vise (TV Series) as
Vince Menotti
- Never Let Me Die (1955) - Vince Menotti
- The Corpse in Room Thirteen (1955)
1953
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Sam Harper / George / Harry
- Goodbye Tomorrow (1955) - Sam Harper
- The Trap (1954) - George
- My Favorite Aunt (1953) - Harry
1954
The Green Scarf as
John Bell
1949
Give Us This Day as
Bit part (uncredited)
1949
The Hidden Room as
Bill Kronin
1948
Moonrise as
Elmer - Soda Jerk
1948
The Luck of the Irish as
Tom Higginbotham
1948
If You Knew Susie as
Joe Collins
1947
Johnny O'Clock as
Phil
1946
The Killers as
Nick Adams (uncredited)
1946
Without Reservations as
Soldier
1945
State Fair as
Harry Ware
1945
Over 21 as
Frank MacDougal
1945
The Jungle Captive as
Don Young
1944
The Impatient Years as
Henry Fairchild
1944
Weird Woman as
David Jennings
1942
Pierre of the Plains as
Val Denton
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie as
Roy Todwell
1942
Hello, Annapolis as
Kansas City
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as
Joe Bingham
1941
I Wanted Wings as
Jimmy Masters
Director
1960
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) (18 episodes)
1963
Love Story (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Charlie Is My Darling (1963)
1962
Ghost Squad (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Mr. Five Per Cent (1963)
- Lost in Transit (1962)
1962
Harpers West One (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Episode #2.19 (1963)
- Episode #2.15 (1962)
1961
Call Oxbridge 2000 (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Episode #2.8 (1962)
- Episode #1.9 (1961)
- Episode #1.6 (1961)
- Episode #1.4 (1961)
1962
Probation Officer (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #4.8 (1962) - (as Philip Brown)
1960
Deadline Midnight (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Striptease (1961)
- The Humble Win (1961)
- Manhunt (1961)
- Episode #1.12 (1960)
- Episode #1.8 (1960)
- Episode #1.5 (1960)
1961
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Drama '61: Joke Over (1961)
1960
Theatre 70 (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- To Death with Love (1960)
- Full Circle (1960)
1960
Suspense (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Time Factor (1960)
- Trump Card (1960)
- A Slight Case of Felony (1960)
1959
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Trick of the Sun (1959)
1958
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Honour Bright (1958) - (as Philip Brown)
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Montserrat (1958)
- Morning's at Seven (1957)
1954
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Death in Inner Space (1956) - (as Philip Brown)
- Error at Daybreak (1956) - (as Philip Brown)
- At Night All Cats Are Gray (1954) - (as Philip Brown)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Come What May (1952)
- So Help Me (1952)
- Crossroads (1952) - (segment "Irene Dunne's introduction")
- Early Space Conquerors (1952)
- A Southern Lady (1952)
1951
The Harlem Globetrotters
Producer
1963
Love Story (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Charlie Is My Darling (1963) - (producer)
1961
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) (producer - 2 episodes)
- Drama '62: The Daughters (1962) - (producer)
- Drama '61: Love and Penguins (1961) - (producer)
1961
Theatre 70 (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Surrender Value (1961) - (producer)
1960
Suspense (TV Series) (producer - 3 episodes)
- Time Factor (1960) - (producer)
- Trump Card (1960) - (producer)
- A Slight Case of Felony (1960) - (producer)
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Morning's at Seven (1957) - (producer)
Miscellaneous
1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (technical advisor - uncredited)
1955
The Tender Trap (technical adviser - uncredited)
1949
The Hidden Room (dialogue coach - uncredited)
1945
The Jungle Captive (dialogue director - uncredited)
1944
Dead Man's Eyes (dialogue director - uncredited)
1944
Hat Check Honey (dialogue director)
Assistant Director
1955
The Tender Trap (assistant director - uncredited)
1949
Give Us This Day (dialogue director)
Music Department
1991
Atlantis (Documentary) (musician: bass trombone)
Self
2002
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (Documentary) as
Self
2001
Starwoids (Documentary) as
Self
1942
High Over the Borders (Documentary short) as
Narrator

References

Phil Brown (actor) Wikipedia