Roscoe Lee Browne
With his commanding, mellifluous voice, actor of stage, film and television, Roscoe Lee Browne could easily have made a living as a dignified announcer and narrator. An entire generation of audiences would remember his touching narration of the feature film, "Babe," but his sly comic timing brought him a wealth of comedic roles as well, including the acerbic butler Saunders on the edgy sitcom, "Soap" and the sly Professor Foster on the seminal eighties sitcom, "The Cosby Show." Browne was also recognized for advancing the presence of African-Americans on the stage, with roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival as early as 1956. A well-rounded man, he was also an instructor of literature and French, as well as a gifted athlete, winning the 1951 world championship in the 800-yard run. An inspiration to countless actors over the decades, this true Renaissance man elevated all projects he was involved in, whether big and small.
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Roscoe Lee Browne
Filmography
Movies
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66% |
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Smiley Face | Self | $8.8K | 2007 |
69% |
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Treasure Planet | Mr. Arrow (Voice) | - | 2002 |
70% | No Score Yet | Hamlet | Polonius (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Morgan's Ferry | Peabo (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Premonition | Sebastian Allgood (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Forest Warrior | Clovis Madison (Character) | - | 1996 |
12% |
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Dear God | Idris Abraham (Character) | $7.1M | 1996 |
64% |
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Last Summer in the Hamptons | Freddy (Character) | - | 1995 |
20% |
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The Pompatus of Love | Leonard Folder (Character) | $37.6K | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X | Narrator | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Eddie Presley | Doc (Character) | - | 1993 |
82% |
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The Mambo Kings | Fernando Perez (Character) | $6.5M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo | Dr. Steadman (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady in a Corner | Omar DeLacy (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stuck With Each Other | Calhearn (Character) | - | 1989 |
53% |
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Oliver & Company | Francis (Voice) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | PowerMasters | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1987 |
33% |
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Jumpin' Jack Flash | Archer Lincoln (Character) | $24.5M | 1986 |
41% |
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Legal Eagles | Judge Dawkins (Character) | $47.2M | 1986 |
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For Us, the Living: The Medgar Evers Story | Gloster Current (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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Nothing Personal | Paxton (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Is Everybody Happy but Me? | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Scorpion | Dr. Cresus (Character) | - | 1978 |
58% |
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Logan's Run | Box (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Rip-Off | Silky Gideon Gibbs (Character) | - | 1975 |
70% |
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Uptown Saturday Night | Congressman Lincoln (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love | Mr. Secretary (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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The World's Greatest Athlete | Gazenga (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Superfly T.N.T. | Dr. Lamine Sonko (Character) | - | 1973 |
75% |
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The Cowboys | Jebediah Nightlinger (Character) | - | 1972 |
100% |
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Cisco Pike | Music Store Owner (Character) | - | 1971 |
63% |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones | L.B. Jones (Character) | - | 1970 |
68% |
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Topaz | Philippe Dubois (Character) | - | 1969 |
80% |
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Uptight | Clarence (Character) | - | 1968 |
27% |
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The Comedians | Petit Pierre (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comedians In Africa | Self | - | 1967 |
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Black Like Me | Christopher (Character) | - | 1964 |
95% |
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The Connection | J. J. Burden (Character) | - | 1961 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Linus (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 2003 |
90% | 95% | The Shield | Bryce Wyms (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Rev. Matthew Lynn (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kirk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The John Larroquette Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Falcon Crest | Rosemont (Character) | 1981-1990 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Dr. Steadman (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Different World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Highway to Heaven | Dr. Hudsbeth (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 68% | The Cosby Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 227 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Soap | Unknown (Character) | 1980-1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maude | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977-1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King | Unknown (Character) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Charlie Evans Jeffers (Guest Star) | 1975 |
55% | 89% | Planet of the Apes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Times | Reverend Sam (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972-1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Yale Courtland Dancy (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sanford and Son | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Dr. Andrew Josephus (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East Side/West Side | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |