Movies by Roscoe Lee Browne
As part of the cast:
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Miracle Healers (2005)
Cast: Roscoe Lee Browne
Actor Roscoe Lee Browne serves as host for this absorbing documentary that delves into the mystery behind spontaneous healing. For years, scientists have tried to find explanations for the…
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Unknown Powers (2005)
Cast: Roscoe Lee Browne, Jack Palance, Will Geer …
This comprehensive exploration of paranormal phenomena covers such topics as ESP, astrology, telepathy, psychokinesis, pyramid power, faith healing and even life after death. Meet the men and…
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Treasure Planet (2002)
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce …
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms.…
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Unchained Memories: Slave Narratives (2002)
Cast: Roscoe Lee Browne, Ruby Dee, LaTanya Richardson …
Directed by: Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
Throughout the 1930s, journalists and writers accumulated stories and photographs from former African-American slaves and compiled more than 2300 first-person accounts of this horrifying…
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Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Bruce Dern …
Directed by: David S. Cass Sr.
Logan McQueen (Burt Reynolds) is one of the toughest cops around. So, when Miami becomes the target of a series of terrorist bombings, Logan is immediately brought in. Desperately looking for…
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Pompatus of Love (1996)
Cast: Jon Cryer, Jennifer Tilly, Adrian Pasdar …
Directed by: Richard Schenkman
Four baffled men try to solve the mysteries of desire, relationships and incomprehensible lyrics from a Steve Miller song in this trendy flick about love and lust in the 1990s. Mark (Jon…
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Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (1996)
Cast: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Edward Albert, Dawnn Lewis …
Superheroes Daredevil (aka attorney Matt Murdock) and Spider-Man (aka photographer Peter Parker) overcome a misunderstanding and take on their common nemesis, Kingpin, in this collection of…
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Dear God (1996)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Pitillo …
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Working in the dead letter department of the post office to avoid a prison stretch, con man Tom Turner mistakenly sends money (meant for his bookie) to the writer of a letter addressed to…
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Forest Warrior (1996)
Cast: Chuck Norris, Terry Kiser, Max Gail …
Directed by: Aaron Norris
Majestic Tanglewood Mountain is a special place. So, when deforestation looms, the young Lords of Tanglewood and the spirit of mountain man John McKenna (Chuck Norris) summon all their powers…
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Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
Cast: Victoria Foyt, Viveca Lindfors, Martha Plimpton …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
A prominent clan's three generations of actors, writers and directors create their own brand of family drama while gathered at their grand estate in East Hampton for one last hurrah…
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Naked in New York (1994)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio …
Directed by: Daniel Algrant
Struggling writer Jake Briggs (Eric Stoltz) finally gets the break he's been waiting for when his friend, Chris (Ralph Macchio), finds him a producer (Tony Curtis) for his play. But Jake…
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Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994)
Cast: Malcolm X, Roscoe Lee Browne
Directed by: Jefri Aalmuhammed, Jack Baxter
Probing the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, this provocative documentary lays emphasis on the political climate that preceded his murder, including the controversial black leader's…
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So You Want to Be an Actor? (1993)
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Roscoe Lee Browne …
Veteran comedians (and husband-and-wife team) Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara offer valuable advice to aspiring actors who want to live and work in New York, touching on everything from locating…
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Eddie Presley (1992)
Cast: Duane Whitaker, Roscoe Lee Browne, Clu Gulager …
Directed by: Jeff Burr
A luckless former Elvis impersonator gets a chance at a comeback after being suspended from his rent-a-cop gig. But while he painstakingly prepares for the one-off show as the King, Eddie…
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Lady in a Corner (1989)
Cast: Loretta Young, Brian Keith, Roscoe Lee Browne …
Directed by: Peter Levin
A powerful magazine publisher not to be trifled with, Grace Guthrie (Loretta Young) musters up every bit of strength, stamina and smarts she has to resist a merciless mogul's hostile…
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Oliver & Company (1988)
Cast: Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin …
Directed by: George Scribner
Disney does Dickens in this animated take on Oliver Twist that reimagines Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence) as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls…
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Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, John Wood …
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Terry (Whoopi Goldberg), a banker with an international clientele, gets a cryptic message from an unknown source. After decoding the missive, Terry finds herself in the middle of an…
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Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Joseph Cotten …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
When he's framed and sent to prison under false pretenses, a vengeful U.S. Air Force general mounts his escape with two willing accomplices, takes over an ill-guarded missile silo and…
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Logan's Run (1976)
Cast: Michael Anderson Jr., Michael York, Richard Jordan …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
In the year 2274, the world's urban centers have been abandoned due to ecological disaster, and the remaining population has forged a society in a domed city, where no one is allowed to…
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Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte …
Directed by: Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby team up in this hilarious misadventure as buddies Steve and Wardell, who head uptown to a swanky nightclub. Unfortunately, thieves hit the club and steal…
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The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
Cast: Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos …
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim…
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Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
Cast: Ron O'Neal, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sheila Frazier …
Directed by: Ron O'Neal
Although he has a cushy life in Rome, former Harlem drug dealer Youngblood Priest (Ron O'Neal) feels unsatisfied and restless, so he sets out to help courageous African revolutionaries…
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The Cowboys (1972)
Cast: John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
John Wayne is Wil Andersen, an aging rancher who can't find local cowboys to run his cattle drive. His solution: Hire schoolboys, who will be forced to become men fast when they're…
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Cisco Pike (1972)
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Karen Black …
Directed by: Bill L. Norton
When corrupt narc Leo Holland (Gene Hackman) blackmails faded rock star and former drug dealer Cisco Pike (Kris Kristofferson) into selling a 100-kilo stash of stolen marijuana, he's…
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John Wayne's Tribute to America (1970)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Roscoe Lee Browne, Roy Clark …
John Wayne portrayed the quintessential American hero on the big screen. This Emmy Award-winning 1970 television special shows that he wasn't just playing a role as he hosts an uplifting…
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Topaz (1969)
Cast: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Karin Dor …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Based on the Leon Uris best-seller of the same name, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz is a spy thriller set in the Cold War period surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis (fall 1962). Competing…
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Up Tight! (1968)
Cast: Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera …
Directed by: Jules Dassin
In this remake of the 1935 film The Informer, unemployed and desperate Tank bungles his role in a Cleveland robbery, leading his best friend and accomplice, Johnny, to kill a guard during his…
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The Comedians (1967)
Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness …
Directed by: Peter Glenville
Famous couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton team up in this drama based on Graham Greene's novel. During the era of Papa Doc Duvalier's despotic rule of Haiti, hotel owner…
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The Connection (1962)
Cast: Warren Finnerty, Jerome Raphael, Garry Goodrow …
Directed by: Shirley Clarke
Director Shirley Clarke uses a combination of actors (including William Redfield, Roscoe Lee Browne and Warren Finnerty) and "real" people to play a group of junkies waiting around a…