Adrien Brody

The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor. Johnny Mack Brown died of heart failure in 1974 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Brody hovered on the brink of stardom before getting his due recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). In recognition of his contribution to the motion picture industry, Brown was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. He was born in New York City and his mother is the Hungarian-born photojournalist Sylvia Plachy. He returned more than ten years later to appear in secondary roles in a few western style films. Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. When the western genre experienced a sharp drop in box office popularity, Johnny Mack Brown went into retirement in 1953.

The Thin Red Line (1998). Brown also starred in four serials for Universal Studios and was a hero to millions of young children at movie theaters and on their television screens. Summer of Sam (1999). After a few more films, Brown returned to making exclusively westerns and eventually became one of the screen's top cowboy stars, making 127 western films during his career. The Affair of the Necklace (2001). He appeared in minor roles until 1930 when he was cast as the star in a western movie titled Billy the Kid directed by King Vidor. The Pianist (2002) -- Academy Award for Best Actor, Cesar Award. His good looks and powerful physique saw him portrayed on Wheaties cereal boxes and in 1927, brought an offer for motion picture screen tests that resulted in a long and successful career in Hollywood.

The Singing Detective (2003). In that year's Rose Bowl, he scored two of his teams three touchdowns in an upset win over the favored Washington Huskies. The Village (2004). Playing the halfback position on his university's Crimson Tide football team, Brown helped his team to become the 1926 NCAA Division I-A national football champions. The Jacket (2005). Born and raised in Dothan, Alabama, Brown was a star of the high school football team, earning a football scholarship to the University of Alabama. King Kong (2005). Johnny Mack Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an All-American college football player and successful film actor.