Everett Brown

Everett G. Brown (born January 1, 1902 in Smith County , Texas , † October 14, 1953 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor.

Born in Texas, the African American starred in around 40 Hollywood productions between 1927 and 1953. Most of the time, the beefy actor played natives, servants or slaves in smaller supporting roles. Brown's better-known films include Hunt for James A. , King Kong and the White Woman, and Gone with the Wind , in which he played the loyal foreman Big Sam . He died at the age of only 51 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Filmography (selection)

1927: South Sea Love
1931: Danger Island
1932: The Mask of Fu Manchu (The Mask of Fu Manchu)
1932: Hunt for James A. (I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang)
1933: King Kong and the White Woman (King Kong)
1933: Tarzan the Fearless
1934: Tarzan (Tarzan and his Mate)
1935: The Misery (Les Misérables)
1936: Tarzan's Revenge (Tarzan Escapes)
1937: Dark Manhattan
1937: Nothing Sacred (Nothing Sacred)
1938: Escaped across the border (The Texans)
1938: Teufelskerle (Boys Town)
1939: Gone with the Wind (Gone with the Wind)
1939: Stanley and Livingstone
1940: Congo Maisie
1949: Bloody Diamonds (Rope of Sand)
1949: Malice in the Palace
1953: White Witch Doctor in the Congo

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SURNAME	Brown, Everett
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brown, Everett G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Smith County , Texas
DATE OF DEATH	October 14, 1953
Place of death	Los Angeles , California