Graham Brown (actor)

Graham Brown (October 24, 1924 – December 13, 2011) was an American actor best known for his work in theatre.[1]

Graham Brown
Born
Robert Brown

(1924-10-24)October 24, 1924
New York, New York, United States
DiedDecember 13, 2011(2011-12-13) (aged 87)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.

Life and career

Born Robert E. Brown in New York, New York, and was a one-time boxer. He attended Howard University where he earned a BA in theater. He also studied method acting at the Actors Studio in New York. He began his career as a Shakespearean actor at Guthrie Theater where he appeared in productions such as Hamlet and Richard III.[2] Brown was an original member of Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) and played in many NEC productions like: Malcochon by Derek Walcott, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men by Lonne Elder III, District Line and The River Niger both by Joseph A Walker. He was part of the original cast of controversial play Song of the Lusitanian Bogey by Peter Weiss which toured Europe and was subject to a riot in a London theatre in August 1968. Graham Brown was often cast as professional and/or highly educated people such as doctors and clergymen.

One of his best remembered roles was as "Jared Philibert", the 50-year-old patriarch of a Caribbean-American family in Steve Carter's critically acclaimed play, Nevis Mountain Dew. He originated the role in NEC's Off-Broadway production and reprised the role in the West Coast premiere of the play. For the latter he received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance.[3]

Brown died on December 13, 2011 of pulmonary failure at the Lillian Booth Actors' Fund Nursing Home.[4]

Selected credits

Theatre
Year Production Role Theatre(s) Notes
1963 Hamlet[5] Horatio Minnesota Theater Company
1968 Weekend[6] Dr. Hampton Broadhurst Theatre
The Man in the Glass Booth[7] Sam Royale Theatre
1971 Behold! Cometh the Vanderkellans[8][9] Dr. Vanderkellans Theatre de Lys
1972 The River Niger[10][11][12] Dr. Dudley Stanton St. Mark's Playhouse[10]
Brooks Atkinson Theatre[11][12]		 Originally an Off-Broadway production that was transferred to Broadway.[10][11][12]
1975 Black Picture Show[13] Norman Vivian Beaumont Theater
1976 Eden[14] Joseph Barton St. Mark's Playhouse
Theatre de Lys		 Transferred to Theatre de Lys on May 14, 1976.
Kings[15] Tiresias in "Oedipus" Alvin Theatre
1978 Nevis Mountain Dew[16] Jared Philibert St. Mark's Playhouse
1980 Lagrima del Diablo[17] Archbishop Stephen Emmanuel Pontiflax St. Mark's Playhouse
1981 Nevis Mountain Dew[3] Jared Philibert Los Angeles Actors Theatre Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Lead Performance[3]
1985 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men[18] William Jenkins Theatre Four
1989 The Talented Tenth[19] Father/
Sam Griggs		 Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan Mr. Wrightson
1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway Dr. Frischer
1992 Malcolm X Dr. Payson
1994 Blues in C Bucky Webb Short
1995 Clockers Mr. Herman Brown

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1965 Days of Our Lives Jeffrey Jones
1968 N.Y.P.D Episode: "Deadly Circle of Violence"
1972 Ironside Tom Episode: "The Countdown"
1974 Sanford and Son Principal Episode: "Julio and Sister and Nephew"
1978 Police Story Eustic McCoy Episode: "Day of Terror...Night of Fear"
1982 Lou Grant Price McCann Episode: "Blacklist"
1982 Cagney and Lacey Dr. Norell Episode: "Suffer the Children"
1983 One Life Left to Live Gaston Dupree Episode: "1.3814"
1985 All My Children Professor Lakeland Episode: "1.3895"
1990-1993 Law and Order Appellate Judge Barry Marshall / Appellate Judge Barry Marton / Minister 3 episodes

References
  1. Associated Press. "'Sanford & Son' actor Graham Brown dies in NJ". Tdn.com. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  2. Hill, Anthony D.; Douglas Q. Barnett (2009). Historical dictionary of African American theater. Scarecrow Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0810855348.
  3. "1980-1989 Awards". United States: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  4. Desk, BWW News. "Actor Graham Brown Passes Away at 87". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. Johnson, John H., ed. (February 21, 1963). "New york beat". Jet. Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. 23 (18): 63–64.
  6. "Weekend". United States: Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  7. "The Man in the Glass Booth". United States: Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  8. "Behold! Cometh the Vanderkellans". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  9. "Behold! Cometh the Vanderkellans". United States: Internet Theatre Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  10. "The River Niger". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  11. "The River Niger". United States: Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  12. "The River Niger". United States: Internet Theatre Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  13. "Black Picture Show". United States: Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  14. "Eden". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  15. "Kings". United States: Internet Theatre Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  16. "Nevis Mountain Dew". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  17. "Lagrima del Diablo". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  18. "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  19. "The Talented Tenth". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2009-11-25.


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