Was a star All-American football player (running back) on the University of Alabama football team, who wanted to be an entertainer. Originally was a dancer who was well known for his Bowery Tap routine with Qwen Lee (pictured.)

   Later he went to Hollywood and got into acting and danced in many dance spots in movies such as 'Our Dancing Daughters' with Joan Crawford and began doing bit parts around 1927 in silent's, a few musicals and later was mainly cast in western roles. His first big screen western role was in the 1933 role of 'FIGHTING WITH KIT CARSON' film. Brown appeared in over 160 movies (mainly westerns) between 1927 and 1966. Brown died in Woodland Hills, California of heart failure at the age of 70.