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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 22, 1920
Died
April 11, 1992
Place of Birth
Desdemona, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Jim L. Brown
- James L. Brown
- James Bowen Brown
- James B. Brown
- J.B. Brown
- James E. Brown
James Brown
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.5
Dr. Church
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.3
Reporter #1
Miracle on Ice
1981
3.7
Lt. Benson
The Swap
1979
0.0
Masters
The Rebels
1979
6.8
Det. Harry McSween
Dallas
1978
6.8
Executive (as James L. Brown)
CHiPs
1977
3.0
Sheriff
Adiós Amigo
1975
5.5
Police Sergeant
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
7.1
State Trooper
Whiffs
1975
8.0
Sheriff Lynch
Powderkeg
1971
Credits
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Church
1984
7.5
Miracle on Ice
as Reporter #1
1981
6.3
The Swap
as Lt. Benson
1979
3.7
The Rebels
as Masters
1979
0.0
Dallas
as Det. Harry McSween
1978
6.8
CHiPs
as Executive (as James L. Brown)
1977
6.8
Adiós Amigo
as Sheriff
1975
3.0
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Police Sergeant
1975
5.5
Whiffs
as State Trooper
1975
7.1
Powderkeg
as Sheriff Lynch
1971
8.0
Targets
as Robert Thompson Sr.
1968
7.0
Honey West
as Buster Macon
1965
7.0
Town Tamer
as Davis
1965
6.5
Black Spurs
as Sheriff
1965
6.1
Space Probe Taurus
as Col. Hank Stevens
1965
3.8
The Ceremony
as Gendarme
1963
5.2
Irma la Douce
as Texan Customer
1963
7.4
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Prison Guard
1962
7.8
The Virginian
as Mark Fallon
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Lou Sebastian
1962
6.4
Gun Street
as Sheriff Chuck Morton
1961
3.7
20,000 Eyes
as Jerry Manning
1961
3.5
When the Clock Strikes
as Sam Morgan
1961
6.4
Gun Fight
as Wayne Santley
1961
4.5
Wings of Chance
as Steve Kirby
1961
0.0
Police Dog Story
as Norm Edwards
1961
0.0
Five Guns to Tombstone
as Billy Wade
1961
5.6
Inside the Mafia
as Capt. Doug Blair
1959
5.0
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
as Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters
1958
10.0
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Andrews - Ranch Foreman
1957
7.3
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Andy Clinton
1954
7.8
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
6.9
A Star Is Born
as Glenn Williams (uncredited)
1954
7.1
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Hazard House
as Jim
1954
0.0
Crazylegs
as Bill
1953
5.0
Thunder Over the Plains
as Conrad
1953
5.4
The Charge at Feather River
as Pvt. Connors
1953
5.6
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Frank James
1953
6.3
The Man Behind The Gun
as Lt. Catliff (uncredited)
1953
5.7
Springfield Rifle
as Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)
1952
6.3
Adventures of Superman
as Jim Carson
1952
6.6
The Pride of St. Louis
as Moose
1952
6.9
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Sgt. Pop Davis
1951
6.0
The Sea Hornet
as Pete Hunter
1951
5.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lt. Fox
1951
7.2
Father Takes the Air
as Bob
1951
5.0
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Steve Hall
1951
4.4
Missing Women
as Sgt. Mike Pernell
1951
6.2
The Fireball
as Allen
1950
5.6
Between Midnight and Dawn
as Officer Haynes (uncredited)
1950
5.6
Chain Lightning
as Maj. Hinkle
1950
6.3
Montana
as Tex Coyne
1950
5.5
Sands of Iwo Jima
as PFC Charlie Bass
1950
6.4
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
as Tony Cresnovitch
1949
4.0
Brimstone
as Bud Courteen
1949
6.3
Anna Lucasta
as Buster
1949
3.5
The Younger Brothers
as Bob Younger
1949
5.0
The Gallant Legion
as Tom Banner
1948
7.0
The Fabulous Texan
as Shep Clayton
1947
4.0
The Big Fix
as Ken Williams
1947
0.0
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Avery Moore
1946
6.2
Objective, Burma!
as SSgt. Treacy
1945
6.8
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Avery Moore
1944
7.3
Reward Unlimited
as Paul
1944
6.0
Going My Way
as Ted Haines Jr.
1944
6.7
Corvette K-225
as Lt. Paul Cartwright
1943
6.1
The Good Fellows
as Tom Drayton
1943
0.0
Air Force
as Pilot Tex Rader
1943
6.5
Young and Willing
as Tony Dennison
1943
4.7
The Forest Rangers
as George Tracy
1942
0.0
Wake Island
as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
1942
5.8