James Brown Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

James E. Brown (March 22, 1920—April 11, 1992) was an American film and TV actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters in all 166 episodes of the 1954-1959 ABC Western television series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. In Rin Tin Tin, the story of a boy and his German shepherd, Brown appeared as a young officer at a remote US Cavalry outpost called Fort Apache. Child actor Lee Aaker appeared as Rusty, who had been orphaned in an Indian raid and was adopted by the troops at the fort. In two Rin Tin Tin episodes, "Forward Ho" and "The White Buffalo," Brown sang in his... MORE

James E. Brown (March 22, 1920—April 11, 1992) was an American film and TV actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters in all 166 episodes of the 1954-1959 ABC Western television series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. In Rin Tin Tin, the story of a boy and his German shepherd, Brown appeared as a young officer at a remote US Cavalry outpost called Fort Apache. Child actor Lee Aaker appeared as Rusty, who had been orphaned in an Indian raid and was adopted by the troops at the fort. In two Rin Tin Tin episodes, "Forward Ho" and "The White Buffalo," Brown sang in his rich baritone voice. In 1976, he hosted a revival of Rin Tin Tin reruns, which extended until the 1980s. Brown was born to carpenter Floyd Brown and wife in the petroleum boomtown of Desdemona in Eastland County east of Abilene, Texas. He attended elementary and some of his high school years in Waco, the seat of McLennan County in central Texas. He also attended Schreiner Institute in Kerrville, Texas where he learned to play tennis and sang in the glee club. After high school he enrolled at Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco. After a brief period as a competitive tennis player, Brown LESS