James Brown

James Brown

1920-03-22 Desdemona, Texas, USA 59 Credits

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.

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Miracle on Ice

Miracle on Ice

1981

as Reporter #1

6.3
Acting

The story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey players, a group of amateurs from around the country who were whipped into a cohesive unit by contr...

The Swap

The Swap

1979

as Lt. Benson

3.7
Acting

Vito gets out of jail after serving ten years and tries to find out who killed his younger brother.

The Rebels

The Rebels

1979

as Masters

Acting

This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English nobleman, who has renounced his patrician birthrigh...

Adiós Amigo

Adiós Amigo

1975

as Sheriff

3.0
Acting

Two incompetent Western outlaws engineer several failed crimes, including a botched stagecoach holdup. Fred Williamson, a tough-guy perennial in blaxp...

Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

as Police Sergeant

5.5
Acting

A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.

Whiffs

Whiffs

1975

as State Trooper

7.1
Acting

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its ...

Powderkeg

Powderkeg

1971

as Sheriff Lynch

8.0
Acting

A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his broth...

Targets

Targets

1968

as Robert Thompson Sr.

7.0
Acting

An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.

Town Tamer

Town Tamer

1965

as Davis

6.4
Acting

A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is. Lyle Bettger, Bruc...

Black Spurs

Black Spurs

1965

as Sheriff

6.1
Acting

A dissatisfied ranch hand becomes a bounty hunter. He conspires with a crooked town boss to dirty up a neighboring village where a valuable railroad f...

Space Probe Taurus

Space Probe Taurus

1965

as Col. Hank Stevens

3.8
Acting

In the year 2000, the spaceship Hope One sets off to find new galaxies for colonization. However, an encounter with an alien being and a swarm of mete...

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1963

as Gendarme

5.1
Acting

A man has an affair with his condemned brother's girlfriend while plotting his escape in Tangier.

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

1963

as Texan Customer

7.4
Acting

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego who’s to be her only customer.

Gun Street

Gun Street

1961

as Sheriff Chuck Morton

3.7
Acting

A sheriff goes in pursuit of an escaped convict who is bent on paying back the people responsible for his imprisonment.

20,000 Eyes

20,000 Eyes

1961

as Jerry Manning

3.5
Acting

An investment counselor turns jewel thief when the gangster he embezzled funds from demands to be paid back.

When the Clock Strikes

When the Clock Strikes

1961

as Sam Morgan

6.4
Acting

A condemned criminal's acquaintances gather at a remote lodge on the eve of his execution to search for hidden money.

Gun Fight

Gun Fight

1961

as Wayne Santley

4.5
Acting

Action Western directed by Edward L. Cahn . After courageously protecting a pretty dance hall girl (Joan Staley) from peril, former cavalry soldier Wa...

Wings of Chance

Wings of Chance

1961

as Steve Kirby

Acting

Red Kirby is a seasoned bush pilot. When he crash lands his plane near a remote lake in northern Alberta, he is initially optimistic that he will soon...

Police Dog Story

Police Dog Story

1961

as Norm Edwards

Acting

After exhaustive training, a police dog joins an arson investigation.

Five Guns to Tombstone

Five Guns to Tombstone

1961

as Billy Wade

5.2
Acting

Billy Wade is an ex-gunslinger who is approached by his outlaw brother Matt, not long out of prison, to help him with a big-time robbery. Matt forces ...

Inside the Mafia

Inside the Mafia

1959

as Capt. Doug Blair

5.0
Acting

A mob assassin holds innocent hostages at an airport in upstate New York.

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

1958

as Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters

10.0
Acting

The 101st Cavalry discover the survivors of an Apache raid on a wagon train. Feature film from The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin TV show.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Glenn Williams

7.1
Acting

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Hazard House

1954

as Jim

Acting

A married couple watches a documentary program which presents the hazards children face in the home.

Crazylegs

Crazylegs

1953

as Bill

5.0
Acting

The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

as Conrad

5.4
Acting

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Ar...

The Charge at Feather River

The Charge at Feather River

1953

as Pvt. Connors

5.6
Acting

A frontier scout leads prisoners on a death mission to save a railroad and rescue two women.

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

as Frank James

6.2
Acting

Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council, take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're ...

The Man Behind The Gun

The Man Behind The Gun

1953

as Lt. Catliff (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

This 1952 western stars Randolph Scott as an army investigator who poses as a schoolteacher while working undercover to expose a group of secessionist...

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipmen...

The Pride of St. Louis

The Pride of St. Louis

1952

as Moose

6.9
Acting

The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

as Sgt. Pop Davis

6.0
Acting

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful n...

The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

1951

as Pete Hunter

5.0
Acting

"The Sea Hornet" was a merchant ship sunk, supposedly by a torpedo, less than a mile off the California Coast during World War Two. Six years later wh...

Father Takes the Air

Father Takes the Air

1951

as Bob

5.0
Acting

In the fifth and final movie in Monogram's "Father" series, Henry Latham and Mayor Colton dream of reliving their WWI flying careers, leading to an in...

The Groom Wore Spurs

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

as Steve Hall

4.4
Acting

Pretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben Castle out of trouble in Las Vegas. Despite his many f...

Missing Women

Missing Women

1951

as Sgt. Mike Pernell

6.2
Acting

A woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband -- while on their honeymoon -- is killed during a robbery.

The Fireball

The Fireball

1950

as Allen

5.8
Acting

Johnny Casar runs away from the orphanage to start a successful career as a roller skater and after setbacks learns to curb his ruthlessness and ambit...

Between Midnight and Dawn

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950

as Officer Haynes (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient. Both are att...

Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning

1950

as Maj. Hinkle

6.2
Acting

Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, ...

Montana

Montana

1950

as Tex Coyne

5.6
Acting

An Australian sheep man comes to Montana looking for grazing space, is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

as PFC Charlie Bass

6.4
Acting

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit th...

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

1949

as Tony Cresnovitch

4.0
Acting

At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.

Brimstone

Brimstone

1949

as Bud Courteen

6.3
Acting

A U.S. Marshal goes undercover to stop a cattle smuggling gang, but when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted.

Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta

1949

as Buster

4.3
Acting

A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some...

The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers

1949

as Bob Younger

5.0
Acting

Brothers who rode with a notorious outlaw gang led by Frank and Jesse James decide to go straight and try to get pardons so they can return to a law-a...

The Gallant Legion

The Gallant Legion

1948

as Tom Banner

7.0
Acting

When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Co...

The Fabulous Texan

The Fabulous Texan

1947

as Shep Clayton

4.0
Acting

A couple of Confederate soldiers, returning home from the Civil War, find Texas transformed into an armed camp with a quasi-dictator gathering up land...

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1947

as Ken Williams

Acting

Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutenant (Regis Toomey) is the head of a gambling ring a...

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

as Avery Moore

6.2
Acting

Russell and Lynn are a pair of college students in the 1920s. They get mixed up with kind-hearted bootlegger Donlevy who helps them get their boy frie...

Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!

1945

as SSgt. Treacy

6.8
Acting

A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish t...

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

as Avery Moore

7.3
Acting

In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadve...

Reward Unlimited

Reward Unlimited

1944

as Paul

6.0
Acting

Short film about nurse service in wartime. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Going My Way

Going My Way

1944

as Ted Haines Jr.

6.7
Acting

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a r...

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Lt. Paul Cartwright

6.1
Acting

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

The Good Fellows

The Good Fellows

1943

as Tom Drayton

Acting

The title of Grand Caesar in the Ancient Order of Noblest Romans of Wakefield, Indiana keeps Jim "Pop" Helton so involved and distracted that he forge...

Air Force

Air Force

1943

as Pilot Tex Rader

6.4
Acting

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of t...

Young and Willing

Young and Willing

1943

as Tony Dennison

4.7
Acting

For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of ...

The Forest Rangers

The Forest Rangers

1942

as George Tracy

Acting

Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prov...

Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

as Wounded Marine (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island b...