Tom Brown

Acting

Born January 6, 1913 — Died June 3, 1990 New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Edward Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor. Brown was born Thomas Edward Brown, the son of William Harold (Harry) Brown and his wife, Marie Francis Brown, in New York City. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown 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 the 1934 version of Anne of Green Gables. Later he appeared on the television shows Gunsmoke, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. He also 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. Brown died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 77. 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.

Movies(70)

Cutter's Trail

Orville Mason

1970

The Choppers

Tom Hart

1961

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Payson, Defense Attorney

1958

The Quiet Gun

John Reilly

1957

Naked Gun

Sonny Glenn

1956

I Killed Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok

1956

Fireman Save My Child

Capt. Bill Peters

1954

Manhunt in Space

Paul Ray

1954

Operation Haylift

Tom Masters

1950

Ringside

Joe O'Hara

1949

Duke of Chicago

Jimmy Brody

1949

Slippy McGee

Father Shanley

1948

Buck Privates Come Home

Bill Gregory

1947

Hi, Beautiful

Roger (uncredited)

1944

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

'Smilin' Jack' Martin

1943

The Payoff

Guy Norris

1942

Youth on Parade

Bingo Brown

1942

There's One Born Every Minute

Jimmy Hanagan

1942

Let's Get Tough

Phil

1942

Hello, Annapolis

Bill Arden

1942

Sleepytime Gal

Chick Patterson

1942

Niagara Falls

Tom Wilson

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Self

1941

Three Sons o' Guns

Edward "Eddie" George Patterson

1941

Hello, Sucker

Bob Wade

1941

Margie

Bret

1940

Sandy Is a Lady

Joe Phillips

1940

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

Tommy Shaw

1940

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

Johnny Sandham

1940

These Glamour Girls

Homer Ten Eyck

1939

Ex-Champ

Bob Hill

1939

Big Town Czar

Danny Daley

1939

Sergeant Madden

Albert Boylan Jr.

1939

The Duke of West Point

Sonny Drew

1938

The Storm

Jim Roberts

1938

Swing That Cheer

Bob Potter

1938

In Old Chicago

Bob O'Leary

1938

Goodbye Broadway

Chuck Bradford

1938

Merrily We Live

Kane Kilbourne

1938

Navy Blue and Gold

Richard Arnold 'Dick' Gates Jr.

1937

The Man Who Cried Wolf

Tommy Bradley

1937

That Man's Here Again

Jimmy Whalen

1937

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Don Terry

1937

Maytime

Kip Stuart

1937

Her Husband Lies

Chick Thomas

1937

Rose Bowl

Paddy O'Riley

1936

I'd Give My Life

Nickie Elkins

1936

And Sudden Death

Jackie Winslow

1936

Gentle Julia

Noble Dill

1936

Freckles

1935

Annapolis Farewell

Morton 'Click' Haley

1935

Black Sheep

Fred Curtis

1935

Mary Jane's Pa

King Wagner

1935

Sweepstake Annie

Bill Enright

1935

Anne of Green Gables

Gilbert Blythe

1934

Judge Priest

Jerome Priest

1934

The Witching Hour

Clay Thorne

1934

This Side of Heaven

Seth Turner

1934

Two Alone

Adam

1934

Three Cornered Moon

Eddie Rimplegar

1933

Central Airport

Neil 'Bud' Blaine

1933

Destination Unknown

Johnny

1933

Laughter in Hell

Barton

1933

Hell's Highway

John 'Johnny' Ellis

1932

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown

1932

Fast Companions

Marty Black

1932

The Famous Ferguson Case

Bruce Foster

1932

Queen High

Jimmy

1930

The Lady Lies

Bob Rossiter

1929

The Wrongdoers

Little Jimmy

1925

Tom Brown

TV Shows(29)

Movies(70)