Johnny Brown(1937-2022)

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An urban romantic comedy about two young misfits who help a recently widowed elderly Baptist preacher regain his church after members of his congregation are convinced he's planning on eloping with a woman forty-five years his junior.

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Lord Help Us (2007)

Johnny Brown was born on 11 June 1937 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Good Times (1974), Man in the Mirror (2008) and Life (1999). He was married to June Russell. He died on 2 March 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Good Times

7.4

TV Series

Nathan Bookman
Mr. Bookman

Man in the Mirror

7.1

Wallace Jones

2008

Life

6.8

Blind Reverend Clay

1999

The Out of Towners

7.0

Waiter - Train

1970

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Actor

In Da Cut
8.8
- Granddad
- 2013
In Da Cut the Movie
- Granddad
- 2012
Man in the Mirror
7.1
- Wallace Jones
- 2008
Everybody Hates Chris
7.6
TV Series
- Preacher
- 2008
I'm Through with White Girls
5.7
- Sam Moore
- 2007
Lord Help Us
3.1
Video
- Cephas Thomas
- 2007
The Old Negro Space Program
8.1
Short
- Wallace 'Suitcase' Jefferson
- 2004
Baby Bob
3.8
TV Series
- Eddie
- 2003
The Parkers
6.9
TV Series
- Man
- 2003
Town & Country
4.5
- Chauffeur
- 2001
Linc's
6.7
TV Series
- Johnny Brown
- 1999
Kenan & Kel
7.8
TV Series
- Uncle Louie
- 1999
The Parent 'Hood
7.0
TV Series
- Mr. Jordan
- 1999
Jackie's Back!
7.1
TV Movie
- Reverend Eustace Barnett (Pastor, Kinloch Baptist Temple)
- 1999
Life
6.8
- Blind Reverend Clay
- 1999

Soundtrack

Good Times
7.4
TV Series
- performer: "Misty", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"
- performer: "All of Me", "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", "Hello, Dolly!", "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", "Sweet Lorraine"
- performer: "Day-O" (uncredited)
- 1976–1978
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
7.9
TV Series
- performer: "It's a Grand Night for Singing", "I Ain't Got Nobody (and There's Nobody Cares for Me)" (uncredited)
- 1966

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Lord Help Us (aka A Taste of Us)

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Alternative name
- John Brown
Born
- June 11, 1937
- St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Died
- March 2, 2022
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- June Russell1961 - March 2, 2022 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Relatives
- Elijah Blanks(Grandchild)
Other works
Stage: Appeared in "Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Robert Alan Aurthur. Directed by Sidney Poitier. John Golden Theatre: 27 Feb 1968- 2 Mar 1968 (7 performances + 1 preview). Cast: Johnny Brown (as "Henry Hardy"), Louis Gossett Jr. (as "Willie Nurse"), Diane Ladd (as "Alma Sue Bates"), David Steinberg (as "Seymour Levin"), Cicely Tyson (as "Myrna Jessup"). Produced by Arnold Saint-Subber. Produced in association with Harold Loeb.
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