Born in Holgate, Ohio, USA — Jul 26 1891• Died Jul 06 1973

Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a co…
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Sam Butler

Self

Self

Arthur Vail

Self

Diamond 'Dimey' Vine

Osgood Fielding III

Self

Stationmaster

Union Official


Earl Hall

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage)
Self

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Handsome

Robbery Suspect

Flute

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

(archive footage)

Self

Self (archive footage)

Dustin Willoughby

Elmer Kane

Jimmy Canfield

Joe E. Brown

Calvin Jones

Self

Cemetery Keeper

Self

Self

Self

Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones

Roy L. Gifford

Joe Holt


John Augustus Miller

Joe Bolton

Elmer Lane

'Feet' Samuels

Wilbur Meeks

Himself (uncredited)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Marlowe Mansfield Booth

Jojo

Self (uncredited)

Ossie Simpson

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duke Connie

Frank "Ike" Farrell
Himself

Hermann / Beppo

Wellington Holmes
Himself

Alexander Botts

Bunny
Cliff Little

Rollo Smith


Elmer Peters

Joe Wilson
Self - Polo Player

Whiskers / Brute Hanson

Self

Hugo Kipp

Will Norris

Himself

Happy Howard / Chuckles

Joe Beaton

Rex Vane

Twisty

Dan Dixon

Yates

Hoke

'Smokey' Joe Grant

Jimmy Wells

King Kruger

Self - Golfer (uncredited)

Gink Schiner

Hasty

Wilfred

Self

Jonathan Peckinpaw / Grandma Peckinpaw

Joe E. Brown

Joseph M. Kelly Jr.

Self
Himself

Sam Young
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Narrator
Fraternity Alumnus

P.T. Robinson