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![]() Brown as Captain America, 1979
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Born |
Robert Brown April 29, 1948 Los Angeles, California, United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1973-present |
Spouse(s) | Cisse Cameron |
Reb Brown (born Robert Brown; April 29, 1948) is an American former football player and actor. Brown is perhaps best known for playing the lead in the television film Captain America and the action war film Uncommon Valor. He is also known for the 1983 cult classic, Yor, the Hunter from the Future, regarded as a B-Movie classic, as well as the sci-fi film, Space Mutiny, and for the collaborations with director Bruno Mattei in films Strike Commando and Robowar.
Brown played football at Temple City High School and later at USC as a Fullback during the 1967 season. His acting career started in 1973, when he appeared in the films The Girl Most Likely to... and SSSSSSS. He later appeared in guest starring roles in several Universal Studios-produced television series, including Emergency!, Marcus Welby, M.D., Kojak, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, and The Rockford Files. He also appeared as Rebel, a southern boy who has a fight with Ralph Malph in Happy Days, and played Jim Bridger in the all-star miniseries Centennial.