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Harold R. Brown

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  • Composer
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Harold R. Brown
Harold R. Brown was born on 17 March 1946 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Deadpool (2016), Colors (1988) and A Knight's Tale (2001).
BornMarch 17, 1946
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BornMarch 17, 1946
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool (2016)
    Deadpool
    8.0
    • Soundtrack(as Harold Brown, "GDFR")
    • 2016
    Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
    Colors
    6.7
    • Soundtrack("Low Rider")
    • 1988
    Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (2001)
    A Knight's Tale
    7.0
    • Soundtrack(as Harold Brown, "Low Rider")
    • 2001
    Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
    Suicide Squad
    5.9
    • Soundtrack(as Harold Brown, "Slippin' Into Darkness")
    • 2016

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    Actor

    • War: Peace Sign
      Music Video
      • Harold Ray Brown
      • 1994
    • War Feat. Hispanic MCs: Don't Let No One Get You Down
      Music Video
      • Harold Ray Brown
      • 1992
    • War: Good, Good Feelin'
      Music Video
      • 1979
    • War: Low Rider (1975)
      War: Low Rider
      6.6
      Music Video
      • 1975
    • War: Cisco Kid (Live)
      Music Video
      • 1973

    Composer

    • Flo Rida feat. Sage the Gemini and Lookas: G.D.F.R. (2014)
      Flo Rida feat. Sage the Gemini and Lookas: G.D.F.R.
      4.8
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Harold Brown)
      • 2014
    • Smash Mouth: Why Can't We Be Friends? (1997)
      Smash Mouth: Why Can't We Be Friends?
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • War: Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)
      War: Why Can't We Be Friends?
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1975

    Soundtrack

    • The Way Home (2023)
      The Way Home
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Spill the Wine" (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in Brothers (2024)
      Brothers
      5.4
      • writer: "Don't Lay Your Funky Trip on Me" (as Harold Brown)
      • 2024
    • Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh, Hoa Xuande, and Fred Nguyen Khan in The Sympathizer (2024)
      The Sympathizer
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Low Rider"
      • 2024
    • Seth MacFarlane and Max Burkholder in Ted (2024)
      Ted
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Low Rider"
      • 2024
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Love & Death (2023)
      Love & Death
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Slippin' Into Darkness"
      • 2023
    • Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in White Men Can't Jump (2023)
      White Men Can't Jump
      5.2
      • writer: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (as Harold Brown)
      • 2023
    • Jesse Garcia in Flamin' Hot (2023)
      Flamin' Hot
      6.7
      • writer: "The Cisco Kid" (as Harold Brown)
      • 2023
    • Damson Idris in Snowfall (2017)
      Snowfall
      8.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "Slippin' Into Darkness" (as Harold Brown)
      • 2023
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "Low Rider"
      • 2022
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
      NCIS
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Can't We Be Friends"
      • 2022
    • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
      The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
      8.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Annie Potts, Lance Barber, Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
      Young Sheldon
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Can't We Be Friends"
      • 2021
    • JD Pardo in Mayans M.C. (2018)
      Mayans M.C.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Slippin' Into Darkness"
      • writer: "Me and Baby Brother" (uncredited)
      • 2018–2021
    • Black Lightning (2018)
      Black Lightning
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
      • 2021

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Harold Brown
    • Born
      • March 17, 1946
      • Long Beach, California, USA

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