Jophery Brown

Jophery Clifford Brown (January 22, 1945 – January 11, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who made one relief appearance for the Chicago Cubs. He became an award-winning stunt man and actor.

Early life and family Brown was born in Grambling, Louisiana, the seventh of eight children of Sylvester and Ida Mae (née Washington) Brown. His older brother, Calvin Brown, was a pioneering Black stuntman, a founding member of the Black Stuntmen's Association, and Bill Cosby's stunt double in the television series I Spy.

Brown attended Grambling High School and Grambling College (1964–1966). He did not graduate from Grambling, but he had a 12–2 win–loss record, with a 0.88 earned run average (ERA) and a shutout for the Grambling Tigers. Other career highlights included working as a stunt double for Morgan Freeman in three films: Along Came a Spider (2001), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and Dreamcatcher (2003). Brown was the stunt coordinator on seven motion pictures: The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1975), Scarface (1983), Action Jackson and Miracle at Beekman's Place (1988), Graffiti Bridge (1990), House Party 3 (1994), Sudden Death (1995), Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) and The Relic (1997). He also played the gatekeeper in Jurassic Park. His baseball background was helpful for Bingo Long, in which he worked both as stunt coordinator and as All-Stars third baseman Emory "Champ" Chambers;

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1974 Uptown Saturday Night Geechie Dan's Henchman Uncredited Mixed Company Basketball Player 1975 Let's Do It Again Bootney Farnsworth's Trainer Uncredited 1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Emory "Champ" Chambers, All-Star (3B) 1978 Foul Play Cop 1980 The Hunter Train Passenger Uncredited 1982 Rocky III Challenger #10 Annie Punjab Double 1983 Sudden Impact Young Guy #3 1985 Moving Violations Baggage-Van Uncredited 1987 The Squeeze Poker Player #2 Real Men Clown Uncredited 1988 The Presidio Workman #1 1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects Duke's Thug Cyborg Mace, Saloon Owner / Pirate / Bandit 1991 Stone Cold Driver Uncredited 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Thug #4 Article 99 Admitting Guard Universal Soldier Thug 1993 Nowhere to Run Prisoner #2 Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence Degrazia Joshua Tree Snoozing Cop Boiling Point Edmund Jurassic Park Jophery Brown Credited as Worker in Raptor Pen Extreme Justice Vince 1994 Speed Bus Jump Driver 1995 The Expert Joe Himes Sudden Death Wootton 1997 The Relic Guard Frederick Ford 2002 Spider-Man Chef Uncredited final film role