Biography
O.A." (1950). Brand's rough-hewn features helped him project an air of menace in hard-boiled dramas, war films and westerns, most notably as the convict representative in "Riot in Cell Block 11" (1954). He portrayed gangster Al Capone three times: in "The George Raft Story" (1961), "The Scarface Mob" (1962) and TV's "The Untouchables". Brand also starred as a rowdy, occasionally bumbling Texas Ranger in the 1960s western series, "Laredo".
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Evils of the Night
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Career Milestones
| Starred as Texas Ranger Reese Bennett in TV series, "Laredo" | ||
1950 | Film acting debut in "D.O.A." | |
| Appeared off Broadway after WWII | ||
1946 | First acting experience in an Army Signal Corps movie (with Charlton Heston) | |
| Upon discharge from Army, was fourth most decorated American soldier of WWII | ||
| Was army platoon sergeant during WWII | ||
| Served in the US army | ||
Awards
1954 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actor in Riot in Cell Block 11 |