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James Brown Acting Filmography (59)

The Summer of Love
2017
Miracle on Ice
1981·Reporter #1
The Swap
1979·Lt. Benson
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975·Police Sergeant
Whiffs
1975·State Trooper
Adiós Amigo
1975·Sheriff
Powderkeg
1971·Sheriff Lynch
Targets
1968·Robert Thompson Sr.
Town Tamer
1965·Davis
Black Spurs
1965·Sheriff
Space Probe Taurus
1965·Col. Hank Stevens
The Ceremony
1963·Gendarme
Irma la Douce
1963·Texan Customer
When the Clock Strikes
1961·Sam Morgan
20,000 Eyes
1961·Jerry Manning
Gun Street
1961·Sheriff Chuck Morton
Five Guns to Tombstone
1961·Billy Wade
Police Dog Story
1961·Norm Edwards
Gun Fight
1961·Wayne Santley
Wings of Chance
1961·Steve Kirby
Inside the Mafia
1959·Capt. Doug Blair
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958·Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters
Hazard House
1954·Jim
A Star Is Born
1954·Glenn Williams (uncredited)
The Charge at Feather River
1953·Pvt. Connors
Thunder Over the Plains
1953·Conrad
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953·Frank James
Crazylegs
1953·Bill
The Man Behind The Gun
1953·Lt. Catliff (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952·Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)
The Pride of St. Louis
1952·Moose
Missing Women
1951·Sgt. Mike Pernell
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951·Sgt. Pop Davis
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951·Steve Hall
The Sea Hornet
1951·Pete Hunter
Father Takes the Air
1951·Bob
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950·PFC Charlie Bass
The Fireball
1950·Allen
Chain Lightning
1950·Maj. Hinkle
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950·Officer Haynes (uncredited)
Montana
1950·Tex Coyne
The Younger Brothers
1949·Bob Younger
Anna Lucasta
1949·Buster
Brimstone
1949·Bud Courteen
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949·Tony Cresnovitch
The Gallant Legion
1948·Tom Banner
The Fabulous Texan
1947·Shep Clayton
The Big Fix
1947·Ken Williams
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946·Avery Moore
Objective, Burma!
1945·SSgt. Treacy
Going My Way
1944·Ted Haines Jr.
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944·Avery Moore
Reward Unlimited
1944·Paul
Air Force
1943·Pilot Tex Rader
Young and Willing
1943·Tony Dennison
The Good Fellows
1943·Tom Drayton
Corvette K-225
1943·Lt. Paul Cartwright
Wake Island
1942·Wounded Marine (uncredited)
The Forest Rangers
1942·George Tracy