Daily BirthdaysTimothy Brown
Timothy Brown, (born 1937 in Knightstown, Indiana) played Dr. Spearchucker Jones in the television series M*A*S*H. He was dropped from the show when the producers learned that there were no African American surgeons in the Korean War.
Prior to his acting career, he was a running back in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1 game, 1959), Philadelphia Eagles (1960-1967), and Baltimore Colts (1968).
Along with Gary Burghoff and G. Wood, he is one of only three actors to appear in both the original M*A*S*H movie and the subsequent spin-off TV series.
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Timothy Brown Facts
| Birth Name | Thomas Allen Brown |
| Occupation | Actor, Athlete |
| Birthday | May 24, 1937 (72) |
| Sign | Gemini |
| Birthplace | Knightstown, Indiana, USA |
| Height | 5' 11" (1m80) |
Selected Filmography
| Deadwood | ||
| Field of Dreams | ||
| Nashville | ||
| M*A*S*H | ||
| The Living Daylights | ||
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