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SPIDER-MAN (Neil Patrick Harris) faces the GAINES TWINS (Kathy Griffin and Jeremy Piven), while PTERODAX and SILVER SABLE escape from prison. The mysterious FRANK ELSON (Stan Lee) meets PETER PARKER.
Mind-control me once, shame on you. Mind-control me twice, shame on me. In the exciting conclusion, SM realizes he's been fooled and sets out to save Mary Jane, who's not quite dead yet. Just being tortured by some telepathic goth twins, is all.
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Overview

Date of Death:
11 April 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
He was a master class in cerebral eloquence and audience command...and... more
Trivia:
Has appeared with Steven Hill in two different, completely unrelated... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Roscoe Lee Brown | Roscoe Brown

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Side Order of Life" .... Clarence (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pilot (2007) TV episode .... Clarence
  2. Epic Movie (2007) (voice) .... Narrator
  3. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Garfield 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA: working title)
  4. "Independent Lens" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
        - July '64 (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
  5. Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006)
  6. "Will & Grace" .... Linus (1 episode, 2004)
        - The Newlydreads (2004) TV episode .... Linus
  7. "Static Shock" .... Dr. Anokye / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
        - Out of Africa (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Anoyke
        - Static in Africa (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Anokye
  8. Tales of a Fly on the Wall (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  9. "Law & Order" .... Aaron Miller / ... (2 episodes, 1992-2003)
    ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
        - Identity (2003) TV episode .... Aaron Miller
        - Consultation (1992) TV episode .... Sir Idris Balewa
  10. Behind the Broken Words (2003)
  11. Treasure Planet (2002) (voice) .... Mr. Arrow
  12. "The Shield" .... Bryce Wyms (1 episode, 2002)
        - Throwaway (2002) TV episode .... Bryce Wyms
  13. "The Proud Family" .... Clarence (1 episode)
        - Wedding Bell Blues (????) TV episode (voice) .... Clarence
  14. Hamlet (2000/II) (TV) .... Polonius

  15. "Hope Island" .... Judge Baily (1 episode, 1999)
        - It Takes a Voyage to Learn (1999) TV episode .... Judge Baily
  16. "ER" .... Rev. Matthew Lynn (1 episode, 1999)
        - Rites of Spring (1999) TV episode .... Rev. Matthew Lynn
  17. "The Wild Thornberrys" .... Komodo Dragon (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Dragon and the Professor (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Komodo Dragon
  18. Hard Time: The Premonition (1999) (TV) .... Sebastian Allgood
    ... aka The Premonition (USA)
  19. Morgan's Ferry (1999) .... Peabo
  20. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (voice) .... The Narrator
  21. Judas Kiss (1998) .... Chief Bleeker
  22. "Spider-Man" .... Kingpin / ... (33 episodes, 1995-1998)
        - Spider Wars, Chapter 1: I Really, Really Hate Clones (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Spider Wars, Chapter 2: Farewell Spider-Man (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 5: The Price of Heroism (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 4: The Six Fight Again (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
        - Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 3: Secrets of the Six (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kingpin / Wilson Fisk
          (28 more)
  23. "EZ Streets" (1 episode, 1997)
        - A Ceremony of Innocence (1997) TV episode (credit only)
  24. The Notorious 7 (1997) (TV) .... Leadbelly
  25. "Cosby" .... George Lucas, Hilton's Brother (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Broken Reflection (1996) TV episode .... George Lucas, Hilton's Brother
  26. Forest Warrior (1996) .... Clovis Madison
  27. Dear God (1996) .... Idris Abraham
  28. The Pompatus of Love (1996) .... Leonard Folder
    ... aka The Pompatus of Love (France: TV title)
  29. "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Mr. Wortham (1 episode, 1996)
        - Crosstown (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Wortham
  30. "New York Undercover" .... Dr. Johnson (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Uptown Undercover
        - Bad Blood (1996) TV episode .... Dr. Johnson
  31. Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996) (V) (voice) .... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
  32. "Freakazoid!" .... Great Mystic Gnome (1 episode, 1995)
        - And Fanboy Is His Name (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Great Mystic Gnome
  33. Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995) .... Freddy
  34. Babe (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Babe, the Gallant Pig
  35. The Beast (1995)
  36. "The John Larroquette Show" .... Interviewer (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Larroquette (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - The Job (1994) TV episode .... Interviewer
  37. "Batman" .... Dr. Wataki (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Batman: The Animated Series (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Batman & Robin (USA: new title)
        - Time Out of Joint (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Wataki
  38. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Dr. Raleigh Young (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
    ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
        - Greed for a Pirate's Dream (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Raleigh Young
        - The Devil's Window (1993) TV episode .... Dr. Raleigh Young
  39. Naked in New York (1993) .... Mr. Ried
  40. "A Different World" .... Dr. Barnabus Foster (4 episodes, 1988-1992)
        - Do the Write Thing (1992) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - Almost Working Girl (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - All's Fair (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - Speech Therapy (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
  41. The Mambo Kings (1992) .... Fernando Perez
    ... aka Mambo kings, Les (France)
  42. You Must Remember This (1992) (TV) .... Buck
    ... aka Wonderworks: You Must Remember This (USA: series title)
  43. Eddie Presley (1992) .... Doc
  44. "Baby Talk" .... Roscoe (1 episode, 1991)
        - Star Is Newborn (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Roscoe
  45. Open Window (1991) (TV) .... Neighbor
  46. Night Angel (1990) .... Narrator
    ... aka Hellborn (UK: video title)
  47. "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Dennis Cray (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
        - The Passionate Painter Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Dennis Cray
  48. Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Steadman
  49. Moon 44 (1990) .... Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp.
    ... aka Intruder

  50. Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV) .... Omar DeLacy
  51. Stuck with Each Other (1989) (TV) .... Calhearn
  52. "The Real Ghost Busters" .... Additional Cast / ... (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
        - Partners in Slime (1989) TV episode (voice) (as Roscoe Lee Brown) .... Additional Cast
        - The Brooklyn Triangle (1988) TV episode (voice) .... Edward 'Big Ed' Zeddemore
  53. "Ring Raiders" (1989) TV series .... Max Miles
  54. Oliver & Company (1988) (voice) .... Francis
  55. "Falcon Crest" .... Rosemont (10 episodes, 1988)
        - Last Dance (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - As Tears Go By (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - Telling Tales (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - Key to Angela (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
        - Flying Blind (1988) TV episode .... Rosemont
          (5 more)
  56. "Highway to Heaven" .... Dr. Hudsbeth (1 episode, 1988)
        - Country Doctor (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Hudsbeth
  57. Christmas (1988) (TV) .... Ghost of Christmas Past
    ... aka John Grin's Christmas
  58. "Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light" .... Merklyn / ... (13 episodes, 1987)
    ... aka Visionaries (USA: short title)
        - Sorcery Squared (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Dawn of the Sun Imps (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Honor Among Theives (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Trail of the Three Wizards (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
        - Horn of Unicorn, Claw of Dragon (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Merklyn/Reekon
          (8 more)
  59. "The Cosby Show" .... Dr. Barnabus Foster (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
        - Shakespeare (1987) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
        - The Card Game (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Barnabus Foster
  60. "227" .... Albert Henry (1 episode, 1987)
        - Men's Club (1987) TV episode .... Albert Henry
  61. The Nativity (1987) (V) (voice)
    ... aka The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - The Nativity (USA: complete title)
  62. "Head of the Class" .... Mr. Thomas (1 episode, 1986)
        - Teacher's Teacher (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas
  63. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) .... Archer Lincoln
  64. Legal Eagles (1986) .... Judge Dawkins
  65. "Foofur" (1986) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
  66. "Space" (1985) TV mini-series .... Farquar
    ... aka James A. Michener's Space
  67. For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) .... Gloster Current
    ... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title)
  68. "Magnum, P.I." .... Carlton (1 episode, 1983)
        - Of Sound Mind (1983) TV episode .... Carlton
  69. "CBS Children's Mystery Theatre" .... Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Haunting of Harrington House (1981) TV episode .... Diogenes 'D.C.' Chase
  70. "Soap" .... Saunders (14 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - Episode #4.16 (1981) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.10 (1981) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.9 (1981) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.7 (1980) TV episode .... Saunders
        - Episode #4.6 (1980) TV episode .... Saunders
          (9 more)
  71. Nothing Personal (1980) .... Paxton
  72. "Hart to Hart" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Sixth Sense (1980) TV episode
  73. "Benson" .... Howard Walker (1 episode, 1980)
        - Just Friends (1980) TV episode .... Howard Walker

  74. "Miss Winslow and Son" (1979) TV series .... Harold Neistadter
  75. Double Take (1979) .... Gideon Gibbs
  76. "Once Upon a Classic" .... Merlin (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV episode .... Merlin
  77. "Maude" .... Mr. Butterfield (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - Mr. Butterfield's Return (1978) TV episode .... Mr. Butterfield
        - Victoria's Boyfriend (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Butterfield
  78. Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) .... Dr. Cresus
  79. "King" (1978) TV mini-series .... Philip Harrison
  80. "Starsky and Hutch" .... Quatraine (1 episode, 1977)
        - Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island (1977) TV episode .... Quatraine
  81. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) .... James Forrest
    ... aka Nuclear Countdown
    ... aka Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
    ... aka Ultimatum, Das (West Germany)
  82. Logan's Run (1976) .... Box
  83. "McCoy" (1975) TV series .... Gideon Gibbs (1975-76) (unknown episodes)
  84. "Barney Miller" .... Charlie Jeffers (1 episode, 1975)
        - Escape Artist (1975) TV episode .... Charlie Jeffers
  85. The Big Rip-Off (1975) (TV) .... Silky Gideon Gibbs
  86. "Planet of the Apes" .... Hurton (1 episode, 1974)
        - Tomorrow's Tide (1974) TV episode .... Hurton
  87. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) .... Congressman Lincoln
  88. Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV) (as Roscoe Lee Brown) .... Mr. Secretary
    ... aka Short Stories of Love
    ... aka Short Story
    ... aka Three Faces of Love
  89. "Good Times" .... Reverand Sam (1 episode, 1974)
        - God's Business Is Good Business (1974) TV episode .... Reverand Sam
  90. Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) .... Dr. Lamine Sonko
  91. The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) .... Gazenga
  92. "All in the Family" .... Hugh Victor Thompson III / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Archie in the Hospital (1973) TV episode .... Jean Duval
        - The Elevator Story (1972) TV episode .... Hugh Victor Thompson III
  93. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Yale Courtland Dancy (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Trout in the Milk (1973) TV episode .... Yale Courtland Dancy
  94. "Sanford and Son" .... Osgood Wilcox (1 episode, 1972)
        - Jealousy (1972) TV episode .... Osgood Wilcox
  95. "Bonanza" .... Joshua (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - He Was Only Seven (1972) TV episode .... Joshua
  96. Cisco Pike (1972) .... Music Store Owner
  97. The Cowboys (1972) .... Jebediah Nightlinger
  98. "Insight" .... The Stranger (1 episode, 1971)
        - Watts Mad Out of Thread (1971) TV episode .... The Stranger
  99. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV) .... Frederick Douglass
    ... aka John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title)
  100. "The Name of the Game" .... Dean Marshall / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Dean Marshall
        - The Third Choice (1969) TV episode .... Wamumba
  101. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... L.B. Jones

  102. Topaz (1969) .... Philippe Dubois
  103. "The Outcasts" .... Gideon (1 episode, 1969)
        - Gideon (1969) TV episode .... Gideon
  104. Me and My Brother (1969) .... Photographer
  105. Up Tight! (1968) .... Clarence
  106. "The Invaders" .... Arnold Andrew Warren (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Vise (1968) TV episode .... Arnold Andrew Warren
  107. "Mannix" .... Dr. Andrew Josephus (2 episodes, 1968)
        - Deadfall: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Andrew Josephus
        - Deadfall: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Andrew Josephus
  108. The Comedians (1967) .... Petit Pierre
    ... aka Comédiens, Les (France)
  109. "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Beneto Cereno (1967) TV episode
  110. Black Like Me (1964) .... Christopher
  111. Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964)
    ... aka Bertolt Brecht: Practice Pieces (USA)
  112. Terror in the City (1964) .... Preacher
    ... aka Pie in the Sky
  113. "Espionage" .... Mbana (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Whistling Shrimp (1963) TV episode .... Mbana
  114. "East Side/West Side" .... Architect (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Fight City Hall (1963) TV episode .... Architect
  115. The Connection (1962) (as Roscoe Brown) .... J. J. Burden
Thanks:
  1. "Side Order of Life" (in loving memory) (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pilot (2007) TV episode (in loving memory)
  2. Once in the Life (2000) (thanks)
Self:
  1. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)

  2. Smiley Face (2007) (voice) .... Himself
  3. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
  5. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  6. The Papp Project (2001) .... Himself
  7. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000) (TV)

  9. Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
  10. Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994) (voice) .... Narrator

  11. 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  12. Is Everybody Happy But Me? (1981) (TV) .... Himself (segments)

  13. Unknown Powers (1978) .... Host
  14. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Episode #4.12 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.14 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.6 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  15. Ra (1972) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Ra Expeditions (USA)
  16. The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys' (1972) .... Himself
  17. Chronicles: Family Diaries I (1970) .... Himself

  18. The Comedians in Africa (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
  19. "That Was the Week That Was" (1964) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
  1. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Memorial Tribute
  2. "Disneyland"
        - The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Gazenga
        - The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Gazenga
  3. Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV) .... Hurton
  4. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Petit Pierre


Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared on Broadway August Wilson's play "Two Trains Running" (1992) more
Publicity Listings:
3 Articles | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Action more
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