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Lew Brown was born on 18 March 1925 in Goltry, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Airport (1970), Topaz (1969) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He was previously married to Toby Adler. He died on 27 July 2014 in La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.

Brown was born in Goltry, Oklahoma on March 18, 1925. He was a graduate of Oklahoma University. And he served as a corporal of the U.S. Marines during World War II.

He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Sgt. Shaeffer in "The Hell with Heroes" (1968). Born into a traditional working-class family, after serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and under the G.I. Bill, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA and began his career appearing as a leading man in stock companies. While attending a dinner party at the prestigious Frank and Musso's Restaurant, he was introduced to director Franklin J. Schaffner. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and charming voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the television industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in an episode of "Playhouse 90." From there, he would go on to flourish as a recognizable character actor appearing in over 125 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, uncles, clergymen, authority figures, chauffeurs, detectives, reporters, waiters, doormen, soldiers, sailors, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, eccentrics, retail clerks, businessmen, city slickers, policemen, sidekicks, boyfriends, doctors, cowboys, sheriffs, bailiffs, lawyers, jurors, blue-collared guys, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Crime & Punishment, USA" (1959), "The Threat" (1960), "Fitzwilly" (1967), "Topaz" (1969), "Airport" (1970), "The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler" (1971), "The Man" (1972), "Breezy" (1973), "Gable and Lombard" (1976), "Grand Theft Auto" (1977), and "Portrait of a White Marriage" (1988). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Maverick," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Ben Casey," "Combat!," "Empire," "The Twilight Zone," "Slattery's People," "12 O'Clock High," "Lassie," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Rawhide," "The Fugitive," "Perry Mason," "The Invaders," "Cimarron Strip," "It Takes a Thief," "The Name of the Game," "Death Valley Days," "I Dream of Jeannie," "The Tim Conway Show," "Nancy," "Alias Smith and Jones," "Ironside," "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury," "Adam-12," "Room 222," "The Rookies," "Night Gallery," "Mission: Impossible," "Bonanza," "Columbo," "Barnaby Jones," "Hec Ramsey," "Chopper One," "Banacek," "Cannon," "Gunsmoke," "Shazam!," "Apple's Way," "Little House on the Prairie," "Emergency!," "Baretta," "Mobile One," "Police Story," "Ellery Queen," "McCloud," "Quincy, M.E.," "The Waltons," "A Man Called Sloane," "Eight is Enough," "The Magical World of Disney," "Hart to Hart," "Knots Landing," "Hotel," "Days of Our Lives," "Dallas," "Houston Nights," and "Raven". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a magazine model for the Forbes Agency, was the celebrity spokesman for A&P Supermarkets, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to actress Toby Adler from 1967 to 1979 (their union ended upon her death and produced one daughter, actress Shelly O'Neill). Upon his 1992 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, as well as partaking in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.

 

Actor

Raven (1992)

Raven

Warden

TV Series

1992

1 episode

 

Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)

Portrait of a White Marriage

Mayor Norman Sturgeon

1988

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

HarriganClarence Colby

TV Series

1983–1987

3 episodes

 

Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Houston Knights (1987)

Houston Knights

Capt. Woods

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)

Hotel

Larry HendersonNeal Spears

TV Series

1984–1986

2 episodes

 

Days of Our Lives (1965)

Days of Our Lives

Shawn Brady

TV Series

1984–1985

40 episodes

 

Handsome Harry's

O'Houlihan

TV Movie

1985

 

Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)

Knots Landing

Charles Duncan

TV Series

1984

1 episode

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

Pat 'Smitty' SmithJames

TV Series

1983

2 episodes

 

Inspector Perez

Captain Groves

TV Movie

1983

 

Flamingo Road (1980)

Flamingo Road

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

Leonard Sharp

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

House Calls (1979)

House Calls

Al Carver

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Insight (1960)

Insight

FatherWilliam Penn

TV Series

1962–1981

2 episodes

 

A Matter of Life and Death (1981)

A Matter of Life and Death

Guard

TV Movie

1981

 

Willie Aames, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay, Connie Needham, Lani O'Grady, Adam Rich, Susan Richardson, Dick Van Patten, and Laurie Walters in Eight Is Enough (1977)

Eight Is Enough

Bill Clifford

TV Series

1980

1 episode

 

Bruce Boxleitner and Kenny Rogers in The Gambler (1980)

The Gambler

Johnson

TV Movie

1980

 

Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin, and Mills Watson in The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

Jim Spencer

TV Series

1980

1 episode

 

A Man Called Sloane (1979)

A Man Called Sloane

Marvin

TV Series

1979

1 episode

 

The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons

Ed WhippleMr. JarvisSurveyor Samuel Tinker

TV Series

1973–1979

4 episodes

 

The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

Harlan Mumford

TV Movie

1978

 

The White Shadow (1978)

The White Shadow

Probation Officer

TV Series

1978

1 episode

 

Priscilla Barnes, Debra Clinger, and David Spielberg in The American Girls (1978)

The American Girls

TV Series

1978

1 episode

 

Project U.F.O. (1978)

Project U.F.O.

ZinnySalt Lake Centre ControlFrank Beaman ...

TV Series

1978

4 episodes

 

The Clone Master (1978)

The Clone Master

Fire Chief

TV Movie

1978

 

Jack Klugman in Quincy M.E. (1976)

Quincy M.E.

Judge Erikson

TV Series

1978

1 episode

 

Don Chastain in Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Peter Walsh

TV Movie

1977

 

Charles Bronson and Lee Remick in Telefon (1977)

Telefon

Petty Officer

1977

 

Squire Fridell and Tony Roberts in Rosetti and Ryan (1977)

Rosetti and Ryan

TV Series

1977

1 episode

 

Grand Theft Auto (1977)

Grand Theft Auto

Jack Klepper

1977

 

Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

2nd Officer

TV Series

1977

1 episode

 

Once an Eagle (1976)

Once an Eagle

Sgt. Devereaux

TV Mini Series

1976

1 episode

 

Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)

Most Wanted

Captain Coonz

TV Series

1976

1 episode

 

John Savage and Gig Young in Gibbsville (1976)

Gibbsville

Paul Schlitz

TV Series

1976

1 episode

 

Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)

McCloud

Benny JohnsonJenningsDetective Brown

TV Series

1974–1976

3 episodes

 

Gable and Lombard (1976)

Gable and Lombard

Mis Watson's Lawyer (uncredited)

1976

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

Keys

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Ellery Queen (1975)

Ellery Queen

Lt. Carr

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Jackie Cooper in Mobile One (1975)

Mobile One

Charley

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

James Brolin, Robert Young, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Dr. ResnickDr. EvansDr. Charles 'Bulldog' McGill

TV Series

1970–1975

3 episodes

 

The Runaways (1975)

The Runaways

Steve Ferguson

TV Movie

1975

 

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1st Detective

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency!

Police Officer with ShotgunArthur LewisFrank Conoyer ...

TV Series

1972–1975

5 episodes

 

Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House on the Prairie

Leadbettor

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)

Baretta

Sgt. Tom Neil

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Apple's Way (1974)

Apple's Way

James RylandBilly Wilson

TV Series

1974

5 episodes

 

Shazam! (1974)

Shazam!

Mr. Burns

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Nick Nolte in Death Sentence (1974)

Death Sentence

Mr. Bowman

TV Movie

1974

 

Planet Earth (1974)

Planet Earth

Merlo

TV Movie

1974

 

Cannon (1971)

Cannon

Sergeant Dowd

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

George Peppard in Banacek (1972)

Banacek

Wilson

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

BeetonReevesSmith ...

TV Series

1956–1974

21 episodes

 

Chopper One (1974)

Chopper One

Detective Saunders

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)

Mannix

Carl JohnsonSgt. Lynch

TV Series

1971–1974

2 episodes

 

Hec Ramsey (1972)

Hec Ramsey

Supply Sergeant

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

Detective

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Stu Gilliam and Hilly Hicks in Roll Out (1973)

Roll Out

Maj. Wilton

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Breezy (1973)

Breezy

Police Officer

1973

 

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)

Columbo

2nd DetectiveFarrell

TV Series

1972–1973

2 episodes

 

Money to Burn (1973)

Money to Burn

Guard

TV Movie

1973

 

Cliff Robertson in Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Harrison

1973

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

DunsonDr. Bob Miller

TV Series

1972–1973

2 episodes

 

Bonanza (1959)

Bonanza

ConductorLiege

TV Series

1964–1972

2 episodes

 

Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)

Night Gallery

Detective Stacey (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

PhotographerProsecutor

TV Series

1972

2 episodes

 

James Earl Jones in The Man (1972)

The Man

Gilbert

1972

 

Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)

Room 222

Mr. Martin

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

The Manhunter (1972)

The Manhunter

Police Sergeant

TV Movie

1972

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

SAC Allen BennettAgent Perry FarrarFirearms Expert ...

TV Series

1965–1972

18 episodes

 

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

Collins

1971

 

The D.A. (1971)

The D.A.

Sgt Ed PettisSergeant Wilson

TV Series

1971

2 episodes

 

Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)

Adam-12

Detective McCallSgt. Gus BaronOfficer ...

TV Series

1968–1971

5 episodes

 

Raymond Burr in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

First OfficerOfficer Edwards

TV Series

1970–1971

2 episodes

 

David Janssen in O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

Men at Law (1970)

Men at Law

Sergeant

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

Alias Smith and Jones

Frank Johnson

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

Pullman

TV Movie

1971

 

Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)

The High Chaparral

Parsons

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

Nancy (1970)

Nancy

Manager

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

The Young Lawyers (1969)

The Young Lawyers

Officer Kingman

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

The Young Rebels (1970)

The Young Rebels

Oliver

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

AlfieGummeryDink ...

TV Series

1962–1970

12 episodes

 

Jerry Lewis in Which Way to the Front? (1970)

Which Way to the Front?

Major (uncredited)

1970

 

Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

I Dream of Jeannie

Master Sergeant

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Peterson

1970

 

Airport (1970)

Airport

Reynolds

1970

 

The Tim Conway Show

Trooper Tully

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)

Dragnet 1967

Lt. Bob KennedySgt. John OdomBob Simmons ...

TV Series

1968–1970

6 episodes

 

The Challenge (1970)

The Challenge

Sergeant

TV Movie

1970

 

John Gavin and Beverly Garland in Cutter's Trail (1970)

Cutter's Trail

Sentry

TV Movie

1970

 

The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1969)

The Bold Ones: The Protectors

Sergeant Chapman

TV Series

1970

1 episode

 

This Is the Life (1952)

This Is the Life

TV Series

1969

1 episode

 

Topaz (1969)

Topaz

American Official

1969

 

The Name of the Game (1968)

The Name of the Game

Ollie's Interrogator

TV Series

1969

1 episode

 

Death Valley Days (1952)

Death Valley Days

Sheriff Neil WebbDanny BoyleDave Madison ...

TV Series

1963–1969

7 episodes

 

Bob Denver and Herb Edelman in The Good Guys (1968)

The Good Guys

Reapirman

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

It Takes a Thief (1968)

It Takes a Thief

Vault Guard

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)

The Outcasts

Cowboy

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

The Hell with Heroes (1968)

The Hell with Heroes

Sgt. Shaeffer

1968

 

Stuart Whitman in Cimarron Strip (1967)

Cimarron Strip

SlavinDeputy

TV Series

1967–1968

2 episodes

 

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)

The Wild Wild West

2nd GuardGuardHenchman

TV Series

1965–1967

3 episodes

 

Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Feldon in Fitzwilly (1967)

Fitzwilly

Frank

1967

 

The Invaders (1967)

The Invaders

AideNon Com in Charge

TV Series

1967

2 episodes

 

David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)

The Fugitive

Deputy O'HaraSheriffSgt. Hackett

TV Series

1964–1966

3 episodes

 

Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

Perry Mason

Officer One

TV Series

1966

1 episode

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

SentryGormanTrevor

TV Series

1961–1965

3 episodes

 

Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Al RubenThe 2nd CowboyThe 1st Policeman ...

TV Series

1963–1965

6 episodes

 

Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)

Lassie

DeputyForest Ranger

TV Series

1962–1965

2 episodes

 

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Lt. Comdr. Jackson

TV Series

1965

1 episode

 

Richard Crenna and Maxine Stuart in Slattery's People (1964)

Slattery's People

Bryan Chalmers

TV Series

1964

1 episode

 

12 O'Clock High (1964)

12 O'Clock High

Defense Attorney

TV Series

1964

1 episode

 

The Great Adventure (1963)

The Great Adventure

Major Crawford

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone

SergeantThe FiremanLieutenant ...

TV Series

1960–1963

4 episodes

 

Combat! (1962)

Combat!

Pratt

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Empire (1962)

Empire

Cord

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)

Laramie

TuckerMcKeever Henchman

TV Series

1960–1962

2 episodes

 

Stoney Burke (1962)

Stoney Burke

Trooper

TV Series

1962

1 episode

 

Ben Casey (1961)

Ben Casey

BertAngie

TV Series

1962

2 episodes

 

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

Have Gun - Will Travel

Michael Mahoney

TV Series

1962

1 episode

 

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Airline Clerk

TV Series

1962

1 episode

 

Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)

Outlaws

Deputy Lew Miller

TV Series

1961

1 episode

 

Two Faces West (1960)

Two Faces West

Bray

TV Series

1961

1 episode

 

Pay or Die! (1960)

Pay or Die!

Steward (uncredited)

1960

 

The Threat (1960)

The Threat

Jim Smiley

1960

 

James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)

Maverick

Jeb Carteret

TV Series

1960

1 episode

 

Crime & Punishment, USA (1959)

Crime & Punishment, USA

Sgt. Neil Samuels

1959

 

"Eighty Yard Run, The" (Playhouse 90) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. 1957 CBS

Playhouse 90

Soldier

TV Series

1959

1 episode