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Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich voice and dignified bearing. He resisted playing stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York City's Shakespeare Festival Theater, Leland Hayward's satirical NBC series That Was the Week That Was, and a poetry performance tour of the United States in addition to his work in television and film.
Born
Tuesday, 02 May 1922
Died
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And when I die, I won't stay dead | Self | 2015 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2008 |
| Side Order of Life | Clarence | 2007 |
| Smiley Face | Self / Himself (voice) | 2007 |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Epic Movie | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2007 |
| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Narrator | 2006 |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Reader | 2003 |
| Treasure Planet | Mr. Arrow (voice) / Mr. Arrow | 2002 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And when I die, I won't stay dead | Self | 2015 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2008 |
| Side Order of Life | Clarence | 2007 |
| Smiley Face | Self / Himself (voice) | 2007 |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Epic Movie | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2007 |
| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Narrator | 2006 |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Reader | 2003 |
| Treasure Planet | Mr. Arrow (voice) / Mr. Arrow | 2002 |
| Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown | Kingpin / Wilson Fisk | 2002 |
| The Shield | Bryce Wyms | 2002 |
| The Proud Family | Clarence | 2001 |
| Hamlet | Polonius | 2001 |
| Static Shock | Dr. Anokye | 2000 |
| Independent Lens | Narrator | 1999 |
| Hard Time: The Premonition | Sebastian | 1999 |
| Morgan's Ferry | Peabo | 1999 |
| Babe: Pig in the City | The Narrator / The Narrator (voice) | 1998 |
| Will & Grace | Linus | 1998 |
| Judas Kiss | Chief Bleeker | 1998 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Goulam, Komodo Dragon | 1998 |
| Forest Warrior | Clovis Madison | 1996 |
| Dear God | Idris Abraham | 1996 |
| EZ Streets | (credit only) | 1996 |
| Cosby | George Lucas, Hilton's Brother | 1996 |
| The Pompatus of Love | Leonard Folder | 1996 |
| Last Summer in the Hamptons | Freddy | 1995 |
| Freakazoid! | Great Mystic Gnome | 1995 |
| Babe | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1995 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Friar Ferdinand | 1995 |
| Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1995 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Kingpin (voice), Wilson Fisk, Wilson Fisk / Kingpin / Kingpin (voice), Kingpin / Wilson Fisk, Kingpin | 1994 |
| ER | Rev. Matthew Lynn | 1994 |
| Phantom 2040 | Old Guran | 1994 |
| Sweet Justice | Judge Powell | 1994 |
| New York Undercover | Dr. Johnson | 1994 |
| Naked in New York | Mr. Ried | 1993 |
| SeaQuest 2032 | Dr. Raleigh Young | 1993 |
| The John Larroquette Show | Mr. Davis | 1993 |
| Eddie Presley | Doc | 1992 |
| Noël | Brutus | 1992 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Dr. Wataki | 1992 |
| The 46th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1992 |
| The Mambo Kings | Fernando Perez | 1992 |
| You Must Remember This | Buck | 1992 |
| Baby Talk | Roscoe Miller | 1991 |
| The Pirates of Dark Water | Additional Voices | 1991 |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Additional Voices | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Aaron Miller, Sir Idris Balewa | 1990 |
| Swamp Thing: The Series | Duchamp | 1990 |
| Night Angel | Narrator | 1990 |
| Moon 44 | Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp. | 1990 |
| Lady in the Corner | Omar DeLacy | 1989 |
| Ring Raiders | Max Miles | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Dennis Cray | 1989 |
| Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs | Narrator (2002 version) | 1988 |
| Oliver & Company | Francis (voice) / Francis | 1988 |
| A Different World | Dr. Barnabus Foster | 1987 |
| Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light | Reekon / Merklynn, Reekon, Merklynn | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Moments Without Proper Names | (as Rosco Lee Browne) | 1987 |
| The Nativity | Wise Man | 1987 |
| John Grin's Christmas | Ghost of Christmas Past | 1986 |
| Head of the Class | Mr. Thomas | 1986 |
| The Real Ghostbusters | Edward 'Big Ed' Zeddemore | 1986 |
| Foofur | (voice) | 1986 |
| Legal Eagles | Judge Dawkins | 1986 |
| Jumpin' Jack Flash | Archer Lincoln | 1986 |
| The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Wise Man | 1985 |
| 227 | Albert Henry | 1985 |
| Space | Farquar | 1985 |
| The Cosby Show | Dr. Barnabus Foster | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Dr. Hudsbeth | 1984 |
| American Playhouse | Gloster Current | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Rosemont | 1981 |
| CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase | 1980 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Carlton | 1980 |
| Farewell to the Planet of the Apes | Hurton | 1980 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mr. Wortham | 1980 |
| Nothing Personal | Paxton | 1980 |
| Benson | Howard Walker | 1979 |
| Miss Winslow and Son | Harold Neistadter | 1979 |
| King | Harrison | 1978 |
| Unknown Powers | Host | 1978 |
| Soap | Saunders | 1977 |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | James Forrest | 1977 |
| Meeting of Minds | Frederick Douglass | 1977 |
| Logan's Run | Box | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Quatraine | 1975 |
| McCoy | Gideon Gibbs | 1975 |
| Planet of the Apes | Hurton | 1974 |
| Barney Miller | Charlie Evans Jeffers | 1974 |
| Uptown Saturday Night | Congressman Lincoln | 1974 |
| Good Times | Reverend Sam | 1974 |
| Super Fly T.N.T. | Dr. Lamine Sonko | 1973 |
| The World's Greatest Athlete | Gazenga | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Yale Courtland Dancy | 1972 |
| Maude | Mr. Butterfield | 1972 |
| The Ra Expeditions | Narrator | 1972 |
| Cisco Pike | Music Shop Proprietor / Music Store Owner | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Osgood Wilcox | 1972 |
| The Cowboys | Jebediah Nightlinger | 1972 |
| Columbo | Dr. Steadman | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Hugh Victor Thompson III, Jean Duval | 1971 |
| Flip | Self | 1970 |
| The Liberation of L.B. Jones | L.B. Jones / Lord Byron "L.B." Jones | 1970 |
| Swing Out, Sweet Land | Frederick Douglass | 1970 |
| Topaz | Philippe Dubois | 1969 |
| Me and My Brother | Photographer | 1969 |
| Uptight | Clarence | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Gideon | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Dean Marshall, Wamumba | 1968 |
| The Comedians | Petit Pierre | 1967 |
| Mannix | Dr. Andrew Josephus | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Arnold Andrew Warren | 1967 |
| Black Like Me | Christopher | 1964 |
| Espionage | Mbana | 1963 |
| The Defenders | Mr. Patterson | 1961 |
| The Connection | J. J. Burden / J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown) | 1961 |
| Bonanza | Joshua | 1959 |
| Camera Three | Narrator | 1956 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Gazenga | 1954 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series | Nominated |
