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Roscoe Lee Browne

Date of Death: April 11, 2007 (81)

Birth Place: Woodbury, NJ, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2003
The Houngan

[Broadway]
1992
Holloway

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1983
Right Rev. J.D. Montgomery

Rt. Rev. J.D. Montgomery

[Off-Broadway]
1981
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1976
Babu

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Performer

[Broadway]
1965
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1965
Ulysses

[Broadway]
1963
The Narrator

[Broadway]
1962
Deacon Sittre Morris

[Off-Broadway]
1962
Lear's Fool

[Broadway]
1962
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1961
Archibald Wellington

[Broadway]
1960
Royal Baron

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1966]
Director

Writing


Movies

Black Like Me
[ 1964 ] Christopher
Terror in the City
[ 1964 ] Preacher
The Comedians
[ 1967 ] Petit Pierre
Uptight
[ 1968 ] Clarence
Topaz
[ 1969 ] Philippe Dubois
Me and My Brother
[ 1969 ] Photographer
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
[ 1970 ] L.B. Jones
Cisco Pike
[ 1971 ] Music Store Owner
The Cowboys
[ 1972 ] Jebediah Nightlinger
Super Fly T.N.T.
[ 1973 ] Dr. Lamine Sonko
The World's Greatest Athlete
[ 1973 ] Gazenga
Uptown Saturday Night
[ 1974 ] Congressman Lincoln
Logan's Run
[ 1976 ] Box
Twilight's Last Gleaming
[ 1977 ] James Forrest
Nothing Personal
[ 1980 ] Paxton
Jumpin' Jack Flash
[ 1986 ] Archer Lincoln
Legal Eagles
[ 1986 ] Judge Dawkins
Oliver & Company
[ 1988 ] Francis
Night Angel
[ 1990 ] Narrator
Eddie Presley
[ 1992 ] Doc
The Mambo Kings
[ 1992 ] Fernando Perez
Naked in New York
[ 1993 ] Mr. Ried
Last Summer in the Hamptons
[ 1995 ] Freddy
The Pompatus of Love
[ 1995 ] Leonard Folder
Babe
[ 1995 ] Narrator
Forest Warrior
[ 1996 ] Clovis Madison
Dear God
[ 1996 ] Idris Abraham
Judas Kiss
[ 1998 ] Chief Bleeker
Babe: Pig in the City
[ 1998 ] The Narrator
Treasure Planet
[ 2002 ] Mr. Arrow
Sweet Deadly Dreams
[ 2006 ] Devlin
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
[ 2006 ] Narrator
Epic Movie
[ 2007 ] Narrator

TV Shows

A Different World
Dr. Barnabus Foster
All in the Family
Jean Duval, Hugh Victor Thompson III
Law & Order
Aaron Miller, Sir Idris Balewa
Maude
Mr. Butterfield
McCoy
Gideon Gibbs, Silky Gideon Gibbs
SeaQuest 2032
Dr. Raleigh Young
Soap
Saunders
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
Static Shock
Dr. Anokye
The Cosby Show
Dr. Barnabus Foster
The Name of the Game
Dean Marshall, Wamumba
The Wild Thornberrys
Goulam, Komodo Dragon

Awards and Nominations


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Roscoe Lee BrowneTwo Trains Running

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Best Actor - Play

Roscoe Lee Browne, Two Trains Running

Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Roscoe Lee Browne , Two Trains Running

News


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The Actors Studio to Present THE PLAYWRIGHT: TALES FROM THE COLOR LINE This Spring

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Roscoe Lee Browne been in?

Roscoe Lee Browne has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Roscoe Lee Browne been in?

Roscoe Lee Browne has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Roscoe Lee Browne been nominated for?

Roscoe Lee Browne has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for his role in "Two Trains Running." Additionally, he received nominations for Best Actor - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards, both for his performance in "Two Trains Running."

What awards has Roscoe Lee Browne won?

Roscoe Lee Browne has won the Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production award at the Helen Hayes Awards for his performance in the Broadway show "Two Trains Running".

How many shows has Roscoe Lee Browne written?

Roscoe Lee Browne has written 1 shows including Behind the Broken Words (Playwright).

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