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James Brown

Acting

Born March 22, 1920 · Desdemona, Texas, USA

Died April 11, 1992

Also known as Jim L. Brown · James L. Brown · James Bowen Brown

Biography

James Brown (March 22, 1920 - April 11, 1992) was an American film and TV actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. In 1976, he hosted a revival of Rin Tin Tin reruns, which extended until the 1980s.

Filmography35 titles

Powderkeg

1971as Sheriff Lynch

Police Dog Story

1961as Norm Edwards

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Prison Guard

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Dr. Church

Irma la Douce

1963as Texan Customer

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957as Andrews - Ranch Foreman

The Summer of Love

2017

Targets

1968as Robert Thompson Sr.

A Star Is Born

1954as Glenn Williams (uncredited)

The Pride of St. Louis

1952as Moose

CHiPs

1977as Executive (as James L. Brown)

Dallas

1978as Det. Harry McSween

Objective, Burma!

1945as SSgt. Treacy

When the Clock Strikes

1961as Sam Morgan

Going My Way

1944as Ted Haines Jr.

Adventures of Superman

1952as Jim Carson

The Virginian

1962as Lou Sebastian

Air Force

1943as Pilot Tex Rader

Springfield Rifle

1952as Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)

Sands of Iwo Jima

1949as PFC Charlie Bass

Black Spurs

1965as Sheriff

Five Guns to Tombstone

1961as Billy Wade

The Man Behind the Gun

1953as Lt. Catliff (uncredited)

Inside the Mafia

1959as Capt. Doug Blair

Young and Willing

1943as Tony Dennison

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975as Police Sergeant

The Ceremony

1963as Gendarme

Thunder Over the Plains

1953as Conrad

Montana

1950as Tex Coyne

Gun Street

1961as Sheriff Chuck Morton

Gun Fight

1961as Wayne Santley

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951as Steve Hall

Space Probe Taurus

1965as Col. Hank Stevens

Adiós Amigo

1975as Sheriff

The Swap

1979as Lt. Benson