Jess Lee Brooks

Jess Lee Brooks

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Jess Lee Brooks was born on Jun 10, 1894 in USA. Jess Lee Brooks's big-screen debut came with Dark Manhattan directed by Harry L. Fraser in 1937, strarring Police Lt. Ballot. Jess Lee Brooks is known for The Lost Weekend directed by Billy Wilder, Ray Milland stars as Don Birnam and Jane Wyman as Helen St. James. The upcoming new movie Jess Lee Brooks plays is The Lost Weekend which will be released on Jan 01, 1946.

Jess Lee Brooks a.k.a Jesse Brooks was an exceptional actor. He appeared in many of the top Black Cinema movies of the time, always playing the role of the caring policemen trying to warn the gangsters before it's too late, a father who would die for his kids. Whatever he played he was always a guardian angel over ones he cared for, the only time he would do wrong was if you wronged him or a loved one. Movie audiences felt as though they knew him when seeing him off-screen because on-screen his natural, love, kind word for all and protective persona reminded them of their father. Even in Hollywood films, he often outshone many of the white leading stars with his strong presence like in Sullivan's Travels where he gave an emotional performance that no one will ever forget after seeing it. Brooks died in 1944 and got respectful obituaries written about him. He was a man who wasn't afraid of being emotional or loving but was the definition of a man.

  • Birthday

    Jun 10, 1894
  • Place of Birth

    Jefferson, Texas, USA

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