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| image = Robert Brown Here Come the Brides 1969.JPG
| image = Robert Brown Here Come the Brides 1969.JPG
| imagesize = 220px
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| caption = Brown as Jason Bolt in 1969.
| caption = Brown as Jason Bolt in 1969
| birth_name = Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown
| birth_name = Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|17}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|17}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|9|19|1926|11|17}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|9|19|1926|11|17}}
| death_place = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{marriage|Leila Brown<br>|1949|1954|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Mary Elizabeth “Bunny” Sellers<br>|1961|1967|end=divorced}}{{marriage|Anna Katherine Quanstrom<br>|1969|1980|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Elisse Pogofsky-Harris<br>|1986|2018|end=died}}
* {{marriage|Leila Brown<br>|1949|1954|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Mary Elizabeth “Bunny” Sellers<br>|1961|1967|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Anna Katherine Quanstrom<br>|1969|1980|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Elisse Pogofsky-Harris<br>|1986|2018|end=died}}
}}
|children = 3
|children = 3
| occupation = [[Film]], [[television]] [[actor]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}}
| yearsactive = 1948–1994
| yearsactive = 1948–1994
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'''Robert Brown''' (born '''Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown'''; November 17, 1926 – September 19, 2022) was an American television actor who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.
'''Robert Brown''' (born '''Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown'''; November 17, 1926 – September 19, 2022) was an American film and television actor who was mostly active in the 1960s and 1970s.


==Biography==
==Life and career==
Brown was born in [[Trenton, New Jersey]]. He served in the [[United States Navy]] during the last half of [[World War II]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} He died in [[Ojai, California]], on September 19, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Robert Brown, ‘Here Come the Brides’ Actor, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/robert-brown-dead-here-come-the-brides-1235231988/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>
Brown was born in [[Trenton, New Jersey]]. He served in the [[United States Navy]] during the mid-1940s.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}


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Brown guest-starred on numerous [[television]] programs. He was cast in the role of [[Peter Coll]] in the two-part episode "The Mad Dog Coll Story" of the [[NBC]] [[television series|series]] ''[[The Lawless Years]],'' which was broadcast on July 28 and August 4, 1961. He made three guest appearances on ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'': as murderer Frank Sykes in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Larcenous Lady", murderer Goring Gilbert in the 1963 episode "The Case of the Reluctant Model", and as Tracey Walcott in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Sleepy Slayer". He also appeared once on ''[[Bewitched]]'', playing the role of the come-alive [[Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial]] statue in "Darrin on a Pedestal" which aired on October 22, 1970.
==Career==
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Brown guest-starred on numerous [[television]] programs. He was cast in the role of Peter Coll in the two-part episode "The Mad Dog Coll Story" of the [[NBC]] [[television series|series]] ''[[The Lawless Years]],'' which was transmitted on July 28 and August 4, 1961. He made three guest appearances on ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'': as Frank Sykes in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Larcenous Lady", as Goring Gilbert in the 1963 episode "The Case of the Reluctant Model" (both of which were as the murderer) and as Tracey Walcott in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Sleepy Slayer". He also appeared once on ''[[Bewitched]]'', playing the role of the come-alive [[Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial]] statue in "Darrin on a Pedestal" which aired on October 22, 1970.


Brown had a starring role as the charismatic, fast-talking Jason Bolt in the 1968–70 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television series|series]] ''[[Here Come the Brides]]''. He starred as Carter Primus in the 1971–1972 syndicated sea adventure series ''[[Primus (TV series)|Primus]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
Brown had a starring role as the charismatic, fast-talking Jason Bolt in the 1968–70 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television series]] ''[[Here Come the Brides]]''.<ref>Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present'', Ballantine Books, 1979, page 260</ref> He starred as Carter Primus in the 1971–1972 syndicated sea adventure television series ''[[Primus (TV series)|Primus]]''. In 1962, he was cast as a minister in an episode of the NBC western television series ''[[Bonanza]]'' ("Blessed Are They"). Brown appeared as both of the two beings alternating in the character of Lazarus on the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode "[[The Alternative Factor]]" (1967). He was cast at the last minute when [[John Drew Barrymore]] failed to appear for shooting.<ref>{{cite book

In 1962, he was cast as a reverend in an episode of the NBC western series ''[[Bonanza]]'' ("Blessed Are They"). Brown appeared as both of the two beings alternating in the character of Lazarus on the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode "[[The Alternative Factor]]" (1967). He was cast at the last minute when [[John Drew Barrymore]] failed to appear for shooting.<ref>{{cite book
| author =[[Herbert Franklin Solow|Herbert Solow]], [[Robert Justman]]
| author =[[Herbert Franklin Solow|Herbert Solow]], [[Robert Justman]]
| title =Inside Star Trek The Real Story
| title =Inside Star Trek The Real Story
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| pages =[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671896287/page/201 201–202]
| pages =[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671896287/page/201 201–202]
| url =https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671896287/page/201
| url =https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671896287/page/201
| doi =
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| isbn =0-671-00974-5
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}}</ref> His only feature film credits are the [[science fiction film]] ''[[The Flame Barrier]]'' and the horror film ''[[Tower of London (1962 film)|Tower of London]]'' (1962). In 1975, Brown co-starred in the ''[[Columbo]]'' episode "Playback".
}}</ref> His only feature film credits are the [[science fiction film]] ''[[The Flame Barrier]]'' and the horror film ''[[Tower of London (1962 film)|Tower of London]]'' (1962). In 1975, Brown appeared as the son of the murder victim in the ''[[Columbo]]'' episode "Playback".


Brown was a close friend of [[Carroll O'Connor]] and appeared in an episode of O'Connor's series ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' in 1979 and an episode of ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' titled "Poor Relations," which aired in 1994. He is not known to have done any on-camera work since.
Brown was a close friend of [[Carroll O'Connor]] and appeared in an episode of O'Connor's series ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' in 1979 and an episode of ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' titled "Poor Relations," which aired in 1994.


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Brown did voiceover work for radio and television. He was also a writer working on short stories and a novel.
According to TV producer [[Perry Lafferty]], Brown was initially cast to play [[Steve McGarrett]] in the original ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' but was replaced at the last minute by [[Jack Lord]] when producer [[Leonard Freeman]] decided Brown was not right for the role.


==Death==
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Brown did voiceover work for radio and television. He was lso a writer working on short stories and a novel.
Brown died in [[Ojai, California]], on September 19, 2022, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Robert Brown, 'Here Come the Brides' Actor, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/robert-brown-dead-here-come-the-brides-1235231988/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=3 October 2022 |access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*{{IMDb name|id=0114543|name=Robert Brown}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0114543|name=Robert Brown}}
*{{Amg name|346768|Robert Brown}}
*{{Amg name|346768|Robert Brown}}
*[http://www.focusonthemasters.com/brown.html Robert Brown Profile at FocusOnTheMasters.Com]
*[https://focusonthemasters.com/robert-brown/ Robert Brown Profile at FocusOnTheMasters.Com]


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Latest revision as of 09:19, 29 November 2024

This article is about the American actor. For the British actor, see Robert Brown (British actor).
Robert Brown
Brown as Jason Bolt in 1969
Born
Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown

(1926-11-17)November 17, 1926
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2022(2022-09-19) (aged 95)
Ojai, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1948–1994
Spouses
Leila Brown
​
​
(m. 1949; div. 1954)​
Mary Elizabeth “Bunny” Sellers
​
​
(m. 1961; div. 1967)​
Anna Katherine Quanstrom
​
​
(m. 1969; div. 1980)​
Elisse Pogofsky-Harris
​
​
(m. 1986; died 2018)​
Children3

Robert Brown (born Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown; November 17, 1926 – September 19, 2022) was an American film and television actor who was mostly active in the 1960s and 1970s.

Life and career

[edit]

Brown was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He served in the United States Navy during the mid-1940s.[citation needed]

Brown guest-starred on numerous television programs. He was cast in the role of Peter Coll in the two-part episode "The Mad Dog Coll Story" of the NBC series The Lawless Years, which was broadcast on July 28 and August 4, 1961. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: as murderer Frank Sykes in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Larcenous Lady", murderer Goring Gilbert in the 1963 episode "The Case of the Reluctant Model", and as Tracey Walcott in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Sleepy Slayer". He also appeared once on Bewitched, playing the role of the come-alive Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial statue in "Darrin on a Pedestal" which aired on October 22, 1970.

Brown had a starring role as the charismatic, fast-talking Jason Bolt in the 1968–70 ABC television series Here Come the Brides.[1] He starred as Carter Primus in the 1971–1972 syndicated sea adventure television series Primus. In 1962, he was cast as a minister in an episode of the NBC western television series Bonanza ("Blessed Are They"). Brown appeared as both of the two beings alternating in the character of Lazarus on the Star Trek episode "The Alternative Factor" (1967). He was cast at the last minute when John Drew Barrymore failed to appear for shooting.[2] His only feature film credits are the science fiction film The Flame Barrier and the horror film Tower of London (1962). In 1975, Brown appeared as the son of the murder victim in the Columbo episode "Playback".

Brown was a close friend of Carroll O'Connor and appeared in an episode of O'Connor's series Archie Bunker's Place in 1979 and an episode of In the Heat of the Night titled "Poor Relations," which aired in 1994.

Brown did voiceover work for radio and television. He was also a writer working on short stories and a novel.

Death

[edit]

Brown died in Ojai, California, on September 19, 2022, at the age of 95.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 260
  2. ^ Herbert Solow, Robert Justman (1997). Inside Star Trek The Real Story. June: Simon & Schuster. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0-671-00974-5.
  3. ^ Barnes, Mike (3 October 2022). "Robert Brown, 'Here Come the Brides' Actor, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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