James Brown: movies and TV shows
James Brown has 72 credits in the archive: 59 films and 13 TV series, from 1942 to 2017. Highest rated: The Wonderful World of Disney (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1942 – 2017 · busiest year: 1951 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Summer of Love | Film | 7.2 | 97 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Church | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 1981 | Miracle on Ice | Reporter #1 | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1979 | The Swap | Lt. Benson | Film | 3.7 | 59 |
| 1978 | Dallas | Det. Harry McSween | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Executive (as James L. Brown) | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1975 | Adiós Amigo | Sheriff | Film | 4.0 | 55 |
| 1975 | Mean Johnny Barrows | Police Sergeant | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1975 | Whiffs | State Trooper | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1971 | Powderkeg | Sheriff Lynch | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1968 | Targets | Robert Thompson Sr. | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1965 | Honey West | Buster Macon | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1965 | Town Tamer | Davis | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1965 | Black Spurs | Sheriff | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1965 | Space Probe Taurus | Col. Hank Stevens | Film | 4.3 | 45 |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce | Texan Customer | Film | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1963 | The Ceremony | Gendarme | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Prison Guard | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Mark Fallon | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Lou Sebastian | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1961 | Gun Fight | Wayne Santley | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1961 | Five Guns to Tombstone | Billy Wade | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1961 | When the Clock Strikes | Sam Morgan | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1961 | Wings of Chance | Steve Kirby | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1961 | Gun Street | Sheriff Chuck Morton | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1961 | 20,000 Eyes | Jerry Manning | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1961 | Police Dog Story | Norm Edwards | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1959 | Inside the Mafia | Capt. Doug Blair | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1958 | The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin | Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters | Film | 9.5 | 38 |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Andrews - Ranch Foreman | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Lt. Rip Masters | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Andy Clinton | TV | 7.9 | 34 |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Glenn Williams (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1954 | Hazard House | Jim | Film | — | 34 |
| 1953 | The Man Behind The Gun | Lt. Catliff (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1953 | Thunder Over the Plains | Conrad | Film | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1953 | The Charge at Feather River | Pvt. Connors | Film | 5.9 | 33 |
| 1953 | Woman They Almost Lynched | Frank James | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1953 | Crazylegs | Bill | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Jim Carson | TV | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1952 | The Pride of St. Louis | Moose | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Lt. Fox | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1951 | Missing Women | Sgt. Mike Pernell | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1951 | The Wild Blue Yonder | Sgt. Pop Davis | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs | Steve Hall | Film | 5.0 | 31 |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet | Pete Hunter | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1951 | Father Takes the Air | Bob | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1950 | Sands of Iwo Jima | PFC Charlie Bass | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning | Maj. Hinkle | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1950 | Montana | Tex Coyne | Film | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1950 | Between Midnight and Dawn | Officer Haynes (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | The Fireball | Allen | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1949 | Brimstone | Bud Courteen | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1949 | Anna Lucasta | Buster | Film | 4.2 | 29 |
| 1949 | The Younger Brothers | Bob Younger | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1949 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | Tony Cresnovich | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Tom Banner | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan | Shep Clayton | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1947 | The Big Fix | Ken Williams | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Avery Moore | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! | SSgt. Treacy | Film | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1944 | Going My Way | Ted Haines Jr. | Film | 6.7 | 24 |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Avery Moore | Film | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1944 | Reward Unlimited | Paul | Film | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1943 | Air Force | Pilot Tex Rader | Film | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1943 | Young and Willing | Tony Dennison | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Lt. Paul Cartwright | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1943 | The Good Fellows | Tom Drayton | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1942 | Wake Island | Wounded Marine (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 22 |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers | George Tracy | Film | 9.0 | 22 |