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Robert Brown

Actor | * 07/23/1921 († 82, 11/11/2003) | Swanage, Dorset, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Robert James Brown (23 July 1921 – 11 November 2003) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981. Brown made his first appearance as M in Octopussy in 1983. Brown was born in Swanage, Dorset and later died there on November 11, 2003, aged 82. Before appearing in the Bond films, he had a long career as a bit-part actor in films and television. He had a starring role in the 1950s television series Ivanhoe where he played Gurth, the faithful companion of Ivanhoe, played by Roger Moore. He had previously made an uncredited appearance as a castle guard in the unrelated 1952 film Ivanhoe. He had an uncredited appearance as the galley-master in Ben-Hur (1959) and as factory worker Bert Harker in the BBC's 1960s soap opera The Newcomers. In One Million ..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those res ...

Licence to Kill

PG-13

1989 | 3.2/5 | 2h 13min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who ...

Octopussy

PG

1983 | 3.1/5 | 2h 11min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between ...

The Living Daylights

PG

1987 | 3.3/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. Jam ...

A View to a Kill

PG

1985 | 3.1/5 | 2h 11min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Movies with Robert Brown as Actor(47)

as Bionic Super Soldier2019 The Final Level: Escaping Rancala
as Gorlois1991 Merlin Of The Crystal Cave
as M1989 Licence to Kill
as Agent Bach1987 The Hidden
as M1987 The Living Daylights
as M1985 A View to a Kill
as Earl of Pembroke1984 The Life and Death of King John
as M1983 Octopussy
as Al Fadeel1981 Lion of the Desert
as Major1979 The Passage
as Sir Walter Blunt1979 Henry IV Part 1
as Briggs1978 Warlords of Atlantis
as Rector1978 Red Shift
as Admiral Hargreaves1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
as Otba1976 The Message
as Fischinger1972 Demons of the Mind
as Ralph1971 Fun and Games
as Mr. Halpern1971 Private Road
as Akhoba1966 One Million Years B.C.
as Air Commodore1965 Operation Crossbow
as George Fitch, Landlord1964 All in Good Time
as Guard1964 The Masque of the Red Death
as Bloody Sergeant1964 Macbeth
as Sam Farley1963 Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Richard Harrison1963 The Double
as Arnold Talbot, Maintopman1962 Billy Budd
as Pentheus1962 The 300 Spartans
as Bob Crowther1960 The Challenge
as Jashobeam1960 A Story of David
as Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)1960 Sink the Bismarck!
as Chief of Rowers (uncredited)1959 Ben-Hur
as Mike1958 Passport to Shame
as Sgt. Maj. Gill1958 The Steel Bayonet
as Edward Shelley1957 The Abominable Snowman
as Ben Creasy1957 Campbell's Kingdom
as Steve Ryan1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
as Farmer with Shotgun (Uncredited)1956 Lost
as French1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Pvt. O'Brien1956 A Hill in Korea
as Polydorus1956 Helen of Troy
as First French Knight1955 The Dark Avenger
as Shane1955 Passage Home
as Hindley Earnshaw1953 Wuthering Heights
as Mick Jordan1953 The Large Rope
as Jonas Rigg1953 Noose for a Lady
as Foster - Berkeley's Butler1952 Derby Day
as Bill Jordan1952 Time, Gentlemen, Please!

TV Shows/Series with Robert Brown as Actor(21)

1988 Hannay
as Civil Defence Officer1979 Danger UXB
as Mr. Hewison1978 All Creatures Great and Small
as A Pharasee1977 Jesus of Nazareth
1975 Angels
as Uncle Serge1974 Fall of Eagles
as Governor1972 The Protectors
1970 Play for Today
1966 King of the River
1966 Softly, Softly
as Bill Campbell1965 Gideon's Way
as Atkins1962 The Saint
as Howard Jackman1962 The Saint
as Sergeant at Car Impound1959 Interpol Calling
as Attendant1959 Interpol Calling
1959 No Hiding Place
as Gurth1958 Ivanhoe
as Prof. Howard1958 The Invisible Man
as Hastings1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo
as Bloody Sergeant1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Robert Brown
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 07/23 1921 (July) in Swanage, Dorset, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 11/11 2003 (November) in Swanage (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Robert Brown (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert James Brown"
"Bob Brown"
"Robert Brown (British actor)"
"Robert Brown (Schauspieler, 1921)"
Robert Brown frequently works together with these people:
Michael G. Wilson (11x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Patrick Troughton (9x, Actor)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (9x, Actor)
Geoffrey Keen (8x, Actor)
Michael Sheard (8x, Actor)
Martin Benson (8x, Actor)
Edwin Richfield (8x, Actor)
Peter Dyneley (8x, Actor)
John Bennett (8x, Actor)
Richard Davies (8x, Actor)

Other people with this name: Robert Brown (US), Robert Brown (US)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1352663, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/13/2024