Bille Brown
Biography
Bille Brown was an Australian actor, director and playwright. Born in Biloela, Queensland, he began his professional career with the Queensland Theatre Company in 1971. He later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Britain, where he wrote and performed in his own play, The Swan Down Gloves, a first for an Australian with the company. With the RSC he played Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, earning a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 1988. He made his Broadway debut in 1986 in Michael Frayn's Wild Honey. His films included Fierce Creatures (1997), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), The Dish (2000), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Killer Elite (2011). On television he appeared in Big Sky, A Difficult Woman and The Farm. He won a 2009 Helpmann Award for his role in Spamalot.
61years old at death
- Born Biloela
- Died Brisbane
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as William Gerald Brown
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 18 years1997 to 2015
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First role
Brown began his professional career in 1971 with the Queensland Theatre Company, where Geoffrey Rush was among his fellow performers.
Big break
John Cleese spotted Brown acting onstage at Stratford in the UK, then cast him in the 1997 film Fierce Creatures, which followed A Fish Called Wanda.
Behind the camera
Brown took the director's chair for John Cleese's solo show, John Cleese - His Lifetimes and Medical Problems, and he also staged the operas Don Giovanni and Samson and Delilah.
A first
In 2002 the Queensland Theatre Company moved to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, where it named its theater space the Bille Brown Studio, honoring Brown's contribution to the Arts and his appearances in 29 of the company's productions.
Bille Brown movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader2010 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Coriakin
IMDb rating 6.3179K votes
Most often with
Fred Schepisi directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sam Neill's page
Geoffrey Rush's page
Judy Davis's page
Colin Friels's page
Andrew S. Gilbert's page
Josephine Byrnes's page
Fred SchepisiDirector, 2 films, 1997 to 2011
All films by Fred Schepisi
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2001 to 2011.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Member of the Order of Australia | Won | |
| 2001 | Centenary Medal | Won | |
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