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Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Actor · Died April 11, 2007, aged 84 · Woodbury, New Jersey, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1925 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director, known for his rich voice and dignified bearing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roscoe Lee Browne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 2, 1922
Died
April 11, 2007 (aged 84)
From
Woodbury, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26

What are Roscoe Lee Browne's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
22%
Self
18%
Society
16%
Ideas
9%
Power
7%
Survival
6%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 6 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 13 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 12
Mentor
3 of 12
Threshold guardian
2 of 12
Hero
1 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Warm
14
Melancholic
12
Joyful
9
Hopeful
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Roscoe Lee Browne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roscoe Lee Browne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Epic Movie(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kingpin (voice)

  • Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kingpin (voice)

  • Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Kingpin (voice)

  • Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Planet(2002)

    as Mr. Arrow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (voice)

  • Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (voice)

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryce Wyms

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Morgan's Ferry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Peabo

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Polonius

  • Static Shock(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Anokye (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story(2000)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Patrick Bradley

  • Hard Time: The Premonition(1999)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Babe: Pig in the City(1998)

    as The Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Linus

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Judas Kiss(1998)

    as Chief Bleeker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Goulam (voice) · as Komodo Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Forest Warrior(1996)

    as Clovis Madison

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dear God(1996)

    as Idris Abraham

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • EZ Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Last Summer in the Hamptons(1995)

    as Freddy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Freakazoid!(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Great Mystic Gnome (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Babe(1995)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Friar Ferdinand (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 65 episodes · as Kingpin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Lynn

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    as Mr. Ried

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • SeaQuest 2032(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Raleigh Young

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Davis

  • Eddie Presley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Doc

  • Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Brutus (voice)

  • Batman: The Animated Series(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Wataki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • You Must Remember This(1992)

    as Buck

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baby Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Miller · as Idris Balewa

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Night Angel(1990)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Moon 44(1990)

    as Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp. (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures(1990)

    Show as Additional Voices

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Lady in the Corner(1989)

    as Omar DeLacy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Stuck with Each Other(1989)

    as Calhearn

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ring Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Oliver & Company(1988)

    as Francis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A Different World(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Barnabus Foster

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • John Grin's Christmas(1986)

    as Ghost of Christmas Past

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)

    as Archer Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Real Ghostbusters(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward 'Big Ed' Zeddemore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Legal Eagles(1986)

    as Judge Dawkins

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Nativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Wise Man (voice)

  • Blacke's Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 227(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Farquar

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Barnabus Foster

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hudsbeth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Voice

  • For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Gloster Current

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloster Current

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rosemont

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Haunting of Harrington House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlton

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hurton

  • Nothing Personal(1980)

    as Paxton

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Benson(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Winslow and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Narrator

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Merlin

  • Dr. Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Cresus

  • King(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Philip Harrison

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Unknown Powers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Host

  • Soap(1977)

    Show 16 episodes · as Saunders

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming(1977)

    as James Forrest

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Meeting of Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Logan's Run(1976)

    as Box

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gideon Gibbs

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Evans Jeffers

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Uptown Saturday Night(1974)

    as Congressman Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love(1974)

    as Mr. Secretary

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Good Times(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Super Fly T.N.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Dr. Lamine Sonko

  • The World's Greatest Athlete(1973)

    as Gazenga

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Maude(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Ra Expeditions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Narrator

  • Cisco Pike(1971)

    as Music Shop Proprietor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sanford and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Cowboys(1972)

    as Jebediah Nightlinger

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Steadman

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hugh Victor Thompson III

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Liberation of L.B. Jones(1970)

    as Lord Byron "L.B." Jones

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land(1970)

    as Frederick Douglas

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Topaz(1969)

    as Philippe Dubois

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Uptight(1968)

    as Clarence

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Wamumba

  • Me and My Brother(1968)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Comedians(1967)

    as Petit Pierre

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnold Andrew Warren

  • NET Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Babu

  • Black Like Me(1964)

    as Christopher

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Terror in the City(1964)

    as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mbana

  • The Connection(1961)

    as J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Joshua

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles from 1959 to 2007; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

Babe (1995)

$254M worldwide

Highest rated

Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19592007

Peak 1973 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting112 of 112: 112 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s12 · acting1970s31 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s29 · acting2000s14 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
627792

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Roscoe Lee Browne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)

99th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Roscoe Lee Browne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles29–51 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles11–40 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles3–64 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles7–39 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles29–54 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Roscoe Lee Browne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roscoe Lee Browne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Whoopi Goldberg shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles