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John Brown is an American actor and singer. Brown is a nightclub and stage performer as well as a comic actor, and a regular cast member of the television series Laugh-in. Brown is mostly remembered for his chubby physique, wide ingratiating smile, mobile facial expressions, and easy pleasant joking style. Brown is most famous, however, for his role as building superintendent Nathan Bookman on the 1970s CBS sitcom, Good Times. Bookman was often the brunt of fat jokes via the show's main character J. J. Evans. Brown portrayed Bookman until the series was cancelled in 1979. Other television shows Brown has appeared on include The Flip Wilson Show, The Jeffersons, Family Matters, Sister, Sister, The Jamie Foxx Show and Martin. Brown also used to go to school with Walter Dean Myers when he lived in Harlem as a boy.
Born
Friday, 11 June 1937
Died
Wednesday, 02 March 2022
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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In Da Cut | Granddad | 2013 |
Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
Man in the Mirror | Wallace Jones | 2008 |
Lord Help Us | Cephas Thomas | 2007 |
I'm Through with White Girls | Sam Moore | 2007 |
Everybody Hates Chris | Preacher | 2005 |
TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
Baby Bob | Eddie | 2002 |
Town & Country | Chauffeur | 2001 |
The Parkers | Man | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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In Da Cut | Granddad | 2013 |
Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
Man in the Mirror | Wallace Jones | 2008 |
Lord Help Us | Cephas Thomas | 2007 |
I'm Through with White Girls | Sam Moore | 2007 |
Everybody Hates Chris | Preacher | 2005 |
TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
Baby Bob | Eddie | 2002 |
Town & Country | Chauffeur | 2001 |
The Parkers | Man | 1999 |
Jackie's Back! | Reverend Eustace Barnett (Pastor, Kinloch Baptist Temple) / Rev. Eustace Barnett (Pastor, Kinloch Baptist Temple) | 1999 |
Life | Blind Reverend Clay | 1999 |
Cousin Skeeter | Reverend Daniels | 1998 |
Linc's | Johnny Brown | 1998 |
The Jamie Foxx Show | Mr. Hartnabrig | 1996 |
Kenan & Kel | Uncle Louie | 1996 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
The Parent 'Hood | Mr. Jordan | 1995 |
The Wayans Bros. | Bookman / Maurice | 1995 |
Touched by an Angel | Johnny Brown | 1994 |
On Our Own | Mr. Terwilliger | 1994 |
Extra | Self - Good Times | 1994 |
Sister, Sister | Smitty | 1994 |
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Mr. Martz | 1992 |
Out All Night | Man at Reunion | 1992 |
Martin | Chubby | 1992 |
Family Matters | Pastor Fuller | 1989 |
227 | Cab Driver / Fiat | 1985 |
Moonlighting | Sam the Piano Player | 1985 |
Punky Brewster | Chuck | 1984 |
Alvin & the Chipmunks | (voice) | 1983 |
Hanky Panky | Bus Driver | 1982 |
Gimme a Break! | Rev. Digby | 1981 |
Body and Soul | Sports Announcer #2 | 1981 |
Archie Bunker's Place | Mr. Johnson | 1979 |
Plastic Man | (voice) | 1979 |
Rickety Rocket | Splashdown | 1979 |
The Wiz | Aunt Em's Party | 1978 |
The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
Fantasy Island | Fingers | 1977 |
Monster Squad | Dandy Andy | 1976 |
The Ghost Busters | Fat Man | 1975 |
The Lost Saucer | Leading Citizen | 1975 |
Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
Sammy and Company | Self | 1975 |
The Jeffersons | Johnny Moore | 1975 |
Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
Chico and the Man | Big Bernie | 1974 |
Good Times | Nathan Bookman / Mr. Bookman | 1974 |
Get Christie Love! | Lab Expert | 1974 |
Get Christie Love! | 1974 | |
Lotsa Luck! | Ronnie | 1973 |
Match Game | Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
Baffle | Self | 1973 |
NBC Follies | Self | 1973 |
Maude | The Salesman | 1972 |
The Rookies | Huggy Bear | 1972 |
The Mouse Factory | Self / Self - Host | 1972 |
Flip | Self | 1970 |
The Out of Towners | Waiter - Train / Waiter in Train | 1970 |
Night Gallery | Man with Stake (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") | 1969 |
Love, American Style | Gordon (segment "Love and the Baby") / Omar (segment "Love and Double Trouble") | 1969 |
The Leslie Uggams Show | Self | 1969 |
Della | Self | 1969 |
Julia | Eubie | 1968 |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Regular Performer / Oliver Hardy / Ed Sullivan / Simon Farkel / Ralph Kramden / Alfred Hitchcock / Gar Farkel | 1967 |
A Man Called Adam | Blind Les / Les | 1966 |
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | Self | 1966 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Vocalist | 1961 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Hines, Hines and Brown / Self - as Hines, Hines & Brown | 1948 |