Timmy Brown, Former NFL Star and 'M*A*S*H,' 'Nashville' Actor, Dies at 82
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hollywoodreporter.comTimmy Brown, a star running back and return man for the Philadelphia Eagles who went on to act inNashvilleand in the film and television versions ofM*A*S*H, has died.
He was 82. Brown died Saturday of complications from dementia, according to his son, Sean Brown, and the Eagles. Brown appeared as Cpl.
Judson in Robert Altman's M*A*SH (1970), then portrayed Capt. Oliver Harmon "Spearchucker" Jones on six episodes of the first season of the CBS show in 1972-73.
In Altman'sNashville(1975), he played Grand Ole Opry singer Tommy Brown. (In real life, Brown had a recording contract in the '60s.) He also had supporting turns in the exploitation picsSweet Sugar(1972),Dynamite Brothers(1974) and the Jim Brown-starringBlack Gunn(1972).
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