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Johnny Brown Dies: Broadway Star, Musician, Versatile Actor And ‘Good Times’ Comic Foil Was 84
05.03.2022 - 08:27 / deadline.com
Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show Good Times, has died. He was 84 and no cause of death was given by his family, who announced his death on Instagram.
Daughter, actress Sharon Catherine Brown, wrote on Instagram. “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe.” .
Brown had a multi-facted career. He recorded sons and played in a band, appeared on Broadway, and was a television regular, including three seasons as part of the ensemble on the hit show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. That appearance was a double-edged sword, as his contractual commitments to the show prevented him from taking the role of Red Foxx’s son on Sanford and Son.
Former Laugh-In writer-turned-producer Allan Manings brought Brown to Good Times in 1975, midway through its second season.
Born on June 11, 1937, in St. Petersburg, Florida, Brown was raised in Harlem. He won an amateur night competition at the Apollo Theater; which led him to become part of a nightlub act with his future wife, June, and with tap dancer Gregory Hines Jr. and drummer Gregory Hines Sr.;
Sammy Davis Jr. became a mentor to Brown, bringing him in as an understudy for Godrey Cambridge to his musical adaptation, Golden Boy, on Broadway.
Cambridge was fired, Brown took over in the role of Ronnie, and enjoyed the show-stopping number “Don’t Forget 127th Street.” Golden Boy lasted more than 500 performances.
Brown went on to film in the Davis drama A Man Called Adam in 1966 and returned to Broadway in 1968 for Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights, directed by Sidney Poitier.
He came to Los Angeles when Neil Simon asked him to play a waiter on a train in The Out of Towners.. That
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Johnny Brown (1937–2022), star of “Good Times”
Johnny Brown was an actor and comedian best known for his starring role in “Good Times,” playing building superintendent Nathan Bookman.Brown got his start doing comedy, including winning an amateur night at the Apollo Theater. He worked on Broadway and had a recording career with songs including “Walkin’, Talkin’, Kissin’ Doll” before getting his break on TV.
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06.03.2022 / 11:31
Johnny Brown, Comedian and 'Good Times' Star, Dead at 84
A post shared by Sharon Catherine Brown (@sharoncatherinebrown)Sharon told that her father was at the doctor's office in L.A. on Wednesday getting his pacemaker checked. But shortly after that visit he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed.
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05.03.2022 / 23:19
Johnny Brown, ‘Good Times’ Actor and Broadway Performer, Dies at 84
Wilson Chapman editorJohnny Brown, the actor, comedian and singer best known for his role as superintendent Nathan Bookman on the popular 70s sitcom “Good Times,” died Wednesday. He was 84 years old.Brown’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Broadway actress Sharon Catherine Brown, through a post shared on her Instagram. No further details on Brown’s death are available at this time.“He was literally snatched out of our lives.
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05.03.2022 / 21:07
Johnny Brown, Comedian And ‘Good Times’ Actor, Dead At 84
Johnny Brown, best known as the beloved actor who played housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on “Good Times”, has died. He was 84.
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05.03.2022 / 20:45
‘Good Times’ actor Johnny Brown dead at 84
Instagram page.She began in their post, alongside a photo of her father: “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated.
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05.03.2022 / 20:29
Johnny Brown, Comedian and 'Good Times' Actor, Dead at 84
A post shared by Sharon Catherine Brown (@sharoncatherinebrown)Sharon told that her father was at the doctor's office in L.A. on Wednesday getting his pacemaker checked. But shortly after that visit he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed.
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05.03.2022 / 16:47
Johnny Brown, 'Good Times' actor, dead at 84
Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show "Good Times," has died. He was 84 and no cause of death was given by his family, who announced his death on Instagram. Daughter and actress Sharon Catherine Brown wrote on Instagram.