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Jim Brown(V)

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Jim Brown was born on 20 November 1957. He is an actor, known for Something Wild (1986), Dare to Be Different (2017) and Dance with the Devil (1988).
BornNovember 20, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)
    Something Wild
    6.9
    • Soundtrack(as James Brown)
    • 1986
    Dare to Be Different (2017)
    Dare to Be Different
    7.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 2017
    Dance with the Devil
    • Asian Gentleman(as James Brown)
    • 1988
    UB40: Live at Montreaux (2002)
    UB40: Live at Montreaux
    7.8
    • Drums
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Actor



    • UB40: Live at Montreaux (2002)
      UB40: Live at Montreaux
      7.8
      • Drums
      • 2002
    • UB40: Superstition
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1995
    • Dance with the Devil
      • Asian Gentleman (as James Brown)
      • 1988
    • Labour of Love
      TV Movie
      • (as Jimmy Brown)
      • 1984
    • UB40: Riddle Me (1984)
      UB40: Riddle Me
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1984
    • UB40: If It Happens Again (1984)
      UB40: If It Happens Again
      3.6
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1984
    • UB40: Cherry Oh Baby (1984)
      UB40: Cherry Oh Baby
      5.0
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1984
    • UB40: I've Got Mine (1983)
      UB40: I've Got Mine
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1983
    • UB40: Many Rivers to Cross (1983)
      UB40: Many Rivers to Cross
      5.2
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1983
    • UB40: Please Don't Make Me Cry (1983)
      UB40: Please Don't Make Me Cry
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1983
    • UB40: I Won't Close My Eyes (1982)
      UB40: I Won't Close My Eyes
      4.8
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1982
    • UB40: Love Is All Is All Right (1982)
      UB40: Love Is All Is All Right
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1982
    • UB40: One in Ten (1981)
      UB40: One in Ten
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1981
    • UB40: Dream a Lie (1980)
      UB40: Dream a Lie
      2.2
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1980
    • UB40: Food for Thought (1980)
      UB40: Food for Thought
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Jim Brown
      • 1980

    Soundtrack



    • Dare to Be Different (2017)
      Dare to Be Different
      7.7
      • writer: "Rat in My Kitchen"
      • 2017
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Marijn Devalck, Carry Goossens, Loes van den Heuvel, Danni Heylen, Walter Michiels, An Swartenbroekx, Ann Tuts, Jacques Vermeire, and Johny Voners in F.C. De Kampioenen (1990)
      F.C. De Kampioenen
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Higher Ground" (as Jimmy Brown, uncredited)
      • 1993
    • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)
      Only Fools and Horses
      9.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Come Out To Play" (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)
      Something Wild
      6.9
      • writer: "Zero, Zero Seven Charlie" (as James Brown)
      • 1986

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • James Brown
    • Born
      • November 20, 1957

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      • UB40

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