# Ralph Brown

_Jamaican politician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-09

> Ralph William John Brown is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked aka Pirate Radio, super-roadie Del Preston in Wayne's World 2, the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, President Lyndon Johnson in Godfather of Harlem and Henry Clinton in Turn: Washington's Spies. He won the Samuel Beckett Award for his first play Sanctuary written for Joint Stock Theatre Company in 1987, and the Raindance and Sapporo Film Festival awards for his first screenplay for the British film New Year's Day in 2001.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 May 1924 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kingston ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614#P19))
- **Died:** 31 December 1999 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Jamaica ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614#P27))
- **Occupation:** civil servant; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614#P106))
- **Positions held:** mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614#P39))

## Questions

**When was Ralph Brown born?**  
Ralph Brown was born on 7 May 1924 in Kingston.

**What positions has Ralph Brown held?**  
Positions held by Ralph Brown include: mayor.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ralph Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Brown) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q104833614](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104833614) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ralph Brown on 26 March 2009.jpg by Photographer: Simon Dack; rights holder: Argus Weekend Magazine (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ralph_Brown_on_26_March_2009.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ralph Brown, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ralph Brown on 26 March 2009.jpg — Photographer: Simon Dack; rights holder: Argus Weekend Magazine, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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