Film actor, television actor, and stage actor Roscoe Lee Browne was born May 2, 1925, in Woodbury, New Jersey. Browne received his B. A. from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania; and his M.A. from Columbia University. Before college, he joined the U. S. Army during World War Two. Browne began his acting career with a small role in a 1956 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Julius Caesar. He became an understudy for Ossie Davis' performance in Purlie Victorious. Browne's role in the play, Benito Cereno, in 1963 launched his career. He won a Tony award for acting in the August Wilson play Two Trains Running. Browne has also appeared in television and film. He received an Emmy award for his work in The Cosby Show. Some of his numerous credits include Uptown Saturday Night, Babe, All in the Family and A Different World. Browne passed away April 11, 2007 at age 81.
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History Makers video oral history with Roscoe Lee Browne