Roscoe Lee Browne
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- born: 02/May/1925 (Woodbury, New Jersey, USA)
- died: 11/Apr/2007 (Los Angeles, California, USA) - cancer
Biography
Roscoe Lee Browne was an American Emmy Award-winning actor known for his rich voice and dignified bearing.
Starting in the late 1960s, Browne became a guest star on TV on both comedy and dramatic shows like "Mannix", "All in the Family", "Sanford and Son", "The Cosby Show" and dozens of other shows. He also was a regular on the sitcom "Soap" where he played Saunders, the erudite butler from 1979 to 1981, replacing Robert Guillaume who went on to his own show Benson. Incidentally, Browne guest starred on Benson with Guillaume. His appearances on "The Cosby Show" also drew acclaim as well winning an Emmy Award in 1986 for his guest role as Professor Foster.
He and fellow actor Anthony Zerbe toured the United States with their poetry performance piece, "Behind The Broken Words", which included readings of poetry, some of it written by Browne, as well as performances of comedy and dramatic works.
His most memorable film roles include Alfred Hitchcock's "Topaz", the title character in William Wyler's final film, "The Liberation of L.B. Jones" and as the narrator in "Babe".
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Topaz (1969) - cast: Philippe Dubois
Other films of note...
Articles
- see articles about Roscoe Lee Browne
- BBC News - US actor Roscoe Lee Browne dies
- LA Times - Actor Roscoe Lee Browne Dies at 81