Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show Good Times, has died. He was 84 and no cause of death was given by his family, who announce…
in 1975, midway through its second season.
Born on June 11, 1937, in St. Petersburg, Florida, Brown was raised in Harlem. He won an amateur night competition at the Apollo Theater; which led him to become part of a nightlub act with his future wife, June, and with tap dancer Gregory Hines Jr. and drummer Gregory Hines Sr.; Sammy Davis Jr. became a mentor to Brown, bringing him in as an understudy for Godrey Cambridge to his musical adaptation,Cambridge was fired, Brown took over in the role of Ronnie, and enjoyed the honor of performing the show-stopping number “Don’t Forget 127th Street.”A Man Called Adam, directed by Sidney Poitier.The Out of Towners.During his long career, Bown was on shows including
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