Timothy Brown was born on May 24, 1937 in Knightstown, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975) and Frequency (2000). He died on April 4, 2020 in California, USA.
Along with Gary Burghoff, G. Wood and Corey Fischer, he is one of only four actors to appear in both the original 'MASH' movie and the subsequent spin-off series (although Brown played Fred Williamson's movie character in the series).
Philadelphia Eagles All-Time Leader in Kick Returns (169), Kick Return Yards (4,483), Kick Returns for a Touchdown (5), Longest Kickoff Return (105 yards) and All-Purpose Yards (12,046).
It had previously (and erroneously) been stated that he was let go from M*A*S*H (1972) after the producers discovered there were no black surgeons in the Korean War. This is false, because the character of Spearchucker Jones was based off a black surgeon Richard Hooker had served with. Brown left M*A*S*H (1972) on his own accord to pursue other projects.
Tim Brown's last NFL game was Super Bowl III when the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7. His team-mate was Johnny Unitas who also was in the movie MASH.
Prior to acting career, was a running back in the National Football
League. Played for the Green Bay Packers (1 game, 1959), Philadelphia
Eagles (1960-1967), and Baltimore Colts (1968).