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John Brown
John Brown is best known for his scene-stealing appearance in Buster Keaton’s The Balloonatic (1923). Despite his limited time in front of the camera, he is often hailed as one o…
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John Brown is best known for his scene-stealing appearance in Buster Keaton’s The Balloonatic (1923). Despite his limited time in front of the camera, he is often hailed as one of the all-time great bear performers of the silent film era. He also went on to work with Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush (1925) before taking early retirement from the silver screen.
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1923
Roughest Africa
Movie A Bear (uncredited)
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1923
The Balloonatic
Movie A Bear
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1922
A Good Scout
Movie Bear
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1921
A Monkey Movie Star
Movie A Bear
