Phil Brown (actor)
Philip Mortimer Brown (born April 30, 1916 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , † February 9, 2006 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Brown, son of a doctor, studied acting at Stanford University . He graduated from here in 1937 and worked at the Group Theater of New York from 1938 . He had his first role as a dancer on Broadway in "Everywhere I Roam" . He also played in political cabaret. He supported the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War and organized a rally in Madison Square Garden to support the Soviet Union during World War II . Since 1941 he played various supporting roles in Hollywood films . In 1952 he ended up on the Hollywood blacklist because of his political views . That is why he went into exile in Britain in 1953, where he stayed until 1993. In the UK he has worked in theater, movies and television . Probably his best-known role is that of Owen Lars , uncle of Luke Skywalker , in the classic Star Wars (1977).
Phil Brown was married to Virginia Brown from 1940 until his death, the couple had one son. He died in February 2006 at the age of 89 of complications from pneumonia.
Filmography (selection)
- 1941: I Wanted Wings
- 1941: HM Pulham, Esq.
- 1942: Calling Dr. Gillespie
- 1945: The Jungle Captive
- 1945: Over 21
- 1945: Love Fair (State Fair)
- 1946: Avengers of the Underworld (The Killers)
- 1948: Legacy of the Executioner (Moonrise)
- 1948: The Luck of the Irish
- 1949: The madness of Dr. Clive (obsession)
- 1954: His Greatest Trial (The Green Scarf)
- 1957: A King in New York (A King in New York)
- 1958: The yellow Hell (The Camp on Blood Iceland)
- 1959: Ruler of the Seas (John Paul Jones)
- 1965: The Bedford Incident (The Bedford Incident)
- 1969: Go to Hell, Gringo (Land Raiders)
- 1970: Tropic of Cancer (Tropic of Cancer)
- 1971: Valdez (Valdez is Coming)
- 1973: Scalawag
- 1975: The Romantic Englishwoman (The Romantic Englishwoman)
- 1976: Inspector Clouseau, the "best" man at Interpol (The Pink Panther Strikes Again)
- 1977: Star Wars (Star Wars)
- 1978: Superman
- 1992: Chaplin (Chaplin)
- 1999: Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (short film)
Web links
- Personal page
- Phil Brown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brown, Phil |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Philip Mortimer (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 2006 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , California |