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Charles Brown(1946-2004)

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Charles Brown was born on 15 January 1946 in Talladega, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Trading Places (1983), Kennedy (1983) and The Equalizer (1985). He was married to Renee Lescook. He died on 8 January 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
BornJanuary 15, 1946
DiedJanuary 8, 2004(57)
BornJanuary 15, 1946
DiedJanuary 8, 2004(57)
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Known for

Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places
7.5
  • Officer Reynolds
  • 1983
Kennedy (1983)
Kennedy
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
The Equalizer (1985)
The Equalizer
7.8
TV Series
  • Sgt. Oliver Gant
Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
Legal Eagles
6.0
  • Real Cavanaugh
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Space Baby (2023)
    Space Baby
    • Blue Genes
    • 2023
  • The Adventures of Space Baby and Mental Man
    7.7
    • Blue
    • 2004
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Stephen Morehouse
    • Riggs
    • 1993–2001
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Krim
    • 1999
  • The Temptations (1998)
    The Temptations
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 1998
  • Ving Rhames, Eriq La Salle, and Vondie Curtis-Hall in Drop Squad (1994)
    Drop Squad
    5.0
    • Uncle Otha
    • 1994
  • Here and Now (1992)
    Here and Now
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Uncle Sydney
    • 1992–1993
  • Sinbad in The Sinbad Show (1993)
    The Sinbad Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • 1993
  • Frankenstein: The College Years (1991)
    Frankenstein: The College Years
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Coach
    • 1991
  • Claude Brooks, Frankie Faison, Stephanie Faracy, Adam Jeffries, Nancy Walker, and Brigid Brannagh in True Colors (1990)
    True Colors
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Butterman
    • 1991
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Capt. Turvey
    • 1989
  • Dale Midkiff and Jo Anderson in Dream Street (1989)
    Dream Street
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cesar Clemons
    • 1989
  • Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Legal Eagles
    6.0
    • Real Cavanaugh
    • 1986
  • The Equalizer (1985)
    The Equalizer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sgt. Oliver Gant
    • 1985
  • Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)
    Kojak: The Belarus File
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Captain Julius Gay
    • 1985

Soundtrack

  • The Least of These: A Christmas Story (2018)
    The Least of These: A Christmas Story
    6.1
    • writer: "Please Come Home for Christmas"
    • 2018

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 15, 1946
    • Talladega, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • January 8, 2004
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA(complications from prostate cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Renee LescookJune 12, 2003 - January 8, 2004 (his death)
  • Relatives
      D.C. Brown(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Played "Harrison" in "A Few Stout Individuals", a play by John Guare (Signature Theater Company, New York City, New York, USA).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded for a 2001 New York Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "King Hedley II" on Broadway in New York City.
  • Trademark
    Worked with director John Landis as a cop busting Eddie Murphy in Trading Places, and for director Ivan Reitman in Legal Eagles: Landis and Reitman directed and producted National Lampoon's Animal House, resplectively.

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