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James E. Brown was an American film and TV actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters in all 166 episodes of the 1954-1959 ABC Western television series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He was also credited variously as J.B. Brown, Jim L. Brown, and James Bowen Brown.
Born
Monday, 22 March 1920
Died
Saturday, 11 April 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Miami Dolphins Tackle | 2018 |
| The Summer of Love | Self | 2017 |
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Robert Thompson Sr. | 2014 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Lt. Rip Masters | 2013 |
| James Brown: Live at Montreux | Himself / Self | 2005 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West | Lt. Rip Masters | 1991 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Church | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Miami Dolphins Tackle | 2018 |
| The Summer of Love | Self | 2017 |
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Robert Thompson Sr. | 2014 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Lt. Rip Masters | 2013 |
| James Brown: Live at Montreux | Himself / Self | 2005 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West | Lt. Rip Masters | 1991 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Church | 1984 |
| Miracle on Ice | Reporter #1 | 1981 |
| The Rebels | Masters | 1979 |
| The Swap | Lt. Benson | 1979 |
| Dallas | Det. Harry McSween / Harry McSween / Sgt. Larry McSween | 1978 |
| CHiPs | Executive | 1977 |
| Gus | Mammoth Coach | 1976 |
| I Will... I Will... For Now | Reservations Clerk | 1976 |
| Adiós Amigo | Sheriff | 1975 |
| Mean Johnny Barrows | Police Sergeant | 1975 |
| Whiffs | State Trooper | 1975 |
| Barbary Coast | Mr. Stroud | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | R.J. Crow | 1975 |
| The Midnight Special | Himself | 1972 |
| Bearcats! | Sheriff Lynch (as Jim L. Brown) | 1971 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Farmer (segment "Voice of the Farmer") / Himself - Farmer (segment "Voice of the Farmer") (archive footage) / Himself - Correspondent (segment "Michael Vick") / Himself - Correspondent (segment "Cornel West") / Himself - Correspondent (segment "Blindsided") | 1968 |
| Targets | Robert Thompson Sr. | 1968 |
| The Rounders | Luke Henderson | 1966 |
| Honey West | Buster Macon | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Thompson | 1965 |
| Town Tamer | Davis | 1965 |
| Black Spurs | Sheriff | 1965 |
| Space Probe Taurus | Col. Hank Stevens | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Sergeant Quincy | 1964 |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Skinner | 1963 |
| Irma la Douce | Customer from Texas | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Prison Guard | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Mark Fallon / Lucky / Lou Sebastian | 1962 |
| Gun Street | Sheriff Chuck Morton | 1961 |
| Shannon | Father Harry Trill | 1961 |
| 20,000 Eyes | Jerry Manning | 1961 |
| When the Clock Strikes | Sam Morgan | 1961 |
| Gun Fight | Wayne Santley | 1961 |
| Wings of Chance | Steve Kirby | 1961 |
| Police Dog Story | Norman 'Norm' Edwards | 1961 |
| Five Guns to Tombstone | Billy Wade | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Sheriff / Sheriff Jimmy Haskell / Sheriff Canfield / Royce / Paul School / Mr. Newton / Jim Walsh / Captain Strode | 1960 |
| Laramie | Lon MacRae | 1959 |
| Inside the Mafia | Capt. Doug Blair | 1959 |
| Bronco | Townsman | 1958 |
| The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin | Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters | 1958 |
| Jet Pilot | Sergeant | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Andrews - Ranch Foreman | 1957 |
| Gunsmoke | Feeney | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Andy Clinton / Mammoths Coach | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Lt. Rip Masters | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Glenn Williams | 1954 |
| Lassie | Forest Ranger Mike McBride / Forest Ranger Rick McBride | 1954 |
| Hazard House | Jim | 1954 |
| Crazylegs | Bill | 1953 |
| Flight Nurse | Flight Engineer | 1953 |
| Thunder Over the Plains | Conrad | 1953 |
| Sea of Lost Ships | Ice Patrol Boat Executive Officer | 1953 |
| The Charge at Feather River | Pvt. Connors | 1953 |
| Woman They Almost Lynched | Frank James | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Gun | Lt. Catliff | 1953 |
| Springfield Rifle | Pvt. Ferguson | 1952 |
| American Bandstand | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Jim Carson | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Bill | 1952 |
| The Pride of St. Louis | Moose | 1952 |
| Starlift | Non-Com | 1951 |
| The Wild Blue Yonder | Sgt. Pop Davis | 1951 |
| The Sea Hornet | Pete Hunter | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Lt. Fox | 1951 |
| Sky King | Matt Reynolds | 1951 |
| Father Takes the Air | Bob | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Jerry | 1951 |
| The Groom Wore Spurs | Steve Hall | 1951 |
| Missing Women | Sgt. Mike Pernell | 1951 |
| The Fireball | Allen | 1950 |
| Big Town | Rick Darnell / Jed Miller | 1950 |
| Between Midnight and Dawn | Officer Haynes | 1950 |
| Chain Lightning | Maj. Hinkle | 1950 |
| Montana | Tex Coyne | 1950 |
| Sands of Iwo Jima | Pfc. Charlie Bass / PFC Charlie Bass | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Deputy Sandy Clifford | 1949 |
| Brimstone | Bud Courteen | 1949 |
| Yes Sir, That's My Baby | Tony Cresnovitch | 1949 |
| Anna Lucasta | Buster | 1949 |
| The Younger Brothers | Bob Younger | 1949 |
| The Gallant Legion | Tom Banner | 1948 |
| The Fabulous Texan | Shep Clayton | 1947 |
| The Big Fix | Ken Williams | 1947 |
| Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Avery Moore | 1946 |
| Duffy's Tavern | James Brown | 1945 |
| Objective, Burma! | SSgt. Treacy | 1945 |
| Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Avery Moore | 1944 |
| Going My Way | Ted Haines Jr. | 1944 |
| Corvette K-225 | Lt. Paul Cartwright | 1943 |
| The Good Fellows | Tom Drayton | 1943 |
| Air Force | Lieut. Tex Rader - Pursuit Pilot - Passenger / Pilot Tex Rader | 1943 |
| Young and Willing | Tony Dennison | 1943 |
| The Forest Rangers | George Tracy | 1942 |
| Wake Island | Wounded Marine First Lieutenant | 1942 |
| Ride, Kelly, Ride | Medic | 1941 |
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