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Philip Brown (actor)
American actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip J. Brown Jr. (born March 26, 1958) is an American actor best known for his television performances.
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Philip Brown | |
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Born | Philip J. Brown Jr. (1958-03-26) March 26, 1958 (age 66) Coalinga, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Brown is a native of Coalinga, California.[1] His father Philip Brown Sr. was a television technician after having been an actor,[2] and his uncle was actor Peter Brown.[1] He graduated from North Hollywood High School.[3]
He first played Billy Martin, the son of Doris Day on The Doris Day Show, from 1968-1971.[4]
Brown portrayed Randy Harford in When the Whistle Blows (1980).[4]: 1169 He also appeared in the 1980s Dynasty spin-off series The Colbys as Neil Kittredge, in Knots Landing as Brian Johnston in 1991,[citation needed] and in 1993 as Buck Huston in Loving.[5] He also played Steve Kendall, a sportscaster, on Search for Tomorrow in the 1980s.[6]
Brown also made films in South Africa in the 1980s.[7]
He currently works in commercials.