Bryan Brown Biography (1947?-)

Born June 23, 1947 (some sources say 1950), in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; son of a salesperson father and Molly Brown (a pianist and house cleaner); married Rachel Ward (an actress), 1983; children: Rosie, Mathilda, Joe. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Manager: Himber Entertainment, 211 South Beverly Dr., Suite 208, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Australian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, screenwriter
Birth Details: June 23, 1947?; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Len, The Love Letters from Teralba Road, Scala, 1977
Bennett, Weekend of Shadows, Roadshow, 1978
Mark, Third Person Plural, Abraxas, 1978
Eric Haywood, The Irishman, Greater Union, 1978
Brian Jackson, Money Movers, Roadshow, 1978
Shearer, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, 1978
Geoff, Newsfront, Roadshow, 1979
Rogers, The Odd Angry Shot, Roadshow, 1979
Paul Kite, Palm Beach, Albie Thoms, 1979
Paul "Nicko" Nicholson, Cathy's Child, Roadshow, 1979
Lieutenant Peter Handcock, Bushveldt Carbineers, Breaker Morant (also known as "Breaker" Morant), New World Pictures, 1980
China Jackson, Stir, Hoyts Releasing, 1980
Brian Shields, Blood Money, Greg Lynch Film Distributors/J. C. Williamson Film Distributors, 1980
Rob, Winter of Our Dreams, Enterprises/Satori, 1982
Morgan Keefe, Far East, Roadshow/Virgin Vision, 1982
Steve, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
David Parker, Parker (also known as Bones), Virgin Vision,1985
Tiger Kelly, Rebel, Vestron, 1985
Cliff Hardy, The Empty Beach, Jethro, 1985
Dick Struan and title role, Tai-Pan, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Rollie Tyler, F/X (also known as F/X--Murder by Illusion and Murder by Illusion), Orion, 1986
Kangaroo, Naked Country Productions, 1986
Sonny Hills, The Good Wife (also known as Peter Kenna's The Good Wife, Who's Zooming Who, and The Umbrella Woman), Atlantic, 1987
Douglas "Doug" Coughlin, Cocktail, Buena Vista, 1988
Bob Campbell, Gorillas in the Mist (also known as Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey and The Adventures of Dian Fossey), Universal, 1988
Harry Reynolds, Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence), LIVE Home Video, 1991
Captain Robert Cooper, Prisoners of the Sun (also known as Blood Oath), Paramount Home Video, 1991
Rollie Tyler, F/X2 (also known as FX2 and F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion), Orion, 1991
Charlton Black and Mike Lawton, Blame It on the Bellboy, Buena Vista, 1992
Ray Lorkin, Dead Heart, Fox Lorber, 1996
Narrator, Still Twisted, 1997
Maurice "Pando" Panderson, Two Hands, REP Distribution, 1998
Barry Montana, On the Border, Wavemount Corporation, 1998
Shitman Hitman/Lucifer, L7: The Beauty Process (also known as The Beauty Process: Live Tin), K Records, 1998
Himself, The Thorn Birds: Old Friends New Stories, Warner Bros., 2003
Tyrone Bankston, Grizzly Falls, Norstar, 1999
John Kriesky, Risk, Roadshow Film Distributors, 2000
Voice of Publican, Mullet, Dendy Films, 2001
Art, Styx, DEJ Productions, 2001
Barry Ryan, Dirty Deeds, DEJ Productions, 2002

Leland Van Lew, Along Came Polly, Universal, 2004
Film Work
Associate producer, The Empty Beach, Jethro, 1985
(With Benn Gannon) Producer, Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence), LIVE Home Video, 1991
Executive producer, F/X2 (also known as FX2 and F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion), Orion, 1991
(With others) Producer, Dead Heart, Fox Lorber, 1996
Producer, Still Twisted, 1997
Executive producer, The Big House (short film), 2000
Producer, Dirty Deeds, 2002
Executive producer, Martha's New Coat, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Adam and Zachary, The Wanderer, syndicated, 1996
Host, Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted), Australian Nine Network, 1996
Miniseries
Michael Connor, Against the Wind, syndicated, 1978
Joe Harmon, "A Town Like Alice," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1981
Luke O'Neill, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983
Peter Lalor, Eureka Stockade, Australian Seven Network, 1984
MacCauley, MacCauley's Daughter (also known as The Shiralee), Australian Seven Network, 1988, then The Disney Channel, 1989
Ned Land, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (also known as Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues under the Sea), ABC, 1997
Casper Hastings, Journey to the Center of the Earth, USA Network,1999
Julian Obsborne, On the Beach, Showtime, 2001
Movies
Mahbub Ali, Kim, CBS, 1984
Charlie Deegan, Dead in the Water, USA Network, 1991
Frank Devlin, Devlin, Showtime, 1992
Michael Grant, The Last Hit (also known as The Long Kill),USA Network, 1993
Fitch, Full Body Massage, Showtime, 1995
Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted), Australian Nine Network, 1996
Captain Brown, Tracked (also known as Dogboys and Dresses pour tuer), The Movie Channel, 1998
Walter Burton, Dear Claudia, Romance Classics, 1999
Eddie Bruno, Footsteps, CBS, 2003
Pilots
Falco, Age of Treason, CBS, 1993
Specials
Ned Land, The Making of Special: "20,000 Leagues under the Sea," ABC, 1997
Awards Presentations
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
Episodic
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1991
Jack Jackson, "The Confident Man," Twisted Tales, Australian NineNetwork, 1996
Himself, The Ray Martin Show, 2001
Himself, The Fat, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2002
Television Work
Series
Creator and producer, Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted), Australian Nine Network, 1996
Television Producer
Movies
Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted), Australian Nine Network, 1996
Television Work
Specials
Additional photography, The Making of "Gorillas in the Mist," 1988
Stage Appearances
Samson and Watch, Romeo and Juliet, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1979
Also appeared with the National Theatre Company, London, and with TheatreAustralia.
Stage Work
Producer of Kennedy's Children, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
WRITINGS
Film Stories
Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence), LIVE Home Video, 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

GQ, April, 1990, p. 234
People Weekly, May 27, 1991, p. 81
Variety, September 21, 1998, p. 92

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