ACTORS & Skin: Reb Brown

I had never heard of actor Reb Brown until earlier this week.  I should have, he worked steadily on television and in film throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's, and in many television shows that I've seen. Thanks to a poster on the DC form, I welcomed the long overdue introduction earlier this week.

The post featured a brief, but notable clip from the 1988 film Mercenary Fighters.  In the scene, we get a few seconds of Reb's perfectly sculped butt as he walks out of the water after a skinny dip.  Reb checked all of my boxes, especially his beefy backside. He did look a little familiar, so I may have seen him in a role or an image, but not one that I could remember.

Captain America (1979)

Brown's beautiful body comes from years of playing sports, both boxing professionally as well as playing football at the University of Southern California.  It was during his time playing for USC that he actually lost his starting running back position to eventual Heisman winner O.J. Simpson.  Reb is also a black belt in both Asian and American karate and a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu.  Before becoming an actor, Reb also did what many body builders and athletes have done, working for a short time as a Sherriff's Deputy in Los Angeles.

Miami Vice (1987)

Brown began acting in the early 1970's and his first movie, which also included his first nude scene, in 1973's Sssssss.  As you can probably guess from the title, the flick was a horror/Sci-Fi film and Reb's character Steve didn't get a happy ending after a run in with a snake in the shower.

The Howling II (1985)

On television, Reb appeared in both dramas and comedies as a guest star on shows including; Kojak, Emergency!, CHiPs, The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Facts of Life, Happy Days, Miami Vice and Three's Company.  On film, many of you may have seen Reb in movies including Earthquake, Big Wednesday, Uncommon Valor, The Howling II, Your Sister is a Werewolf and Strike Commando, 

Happy Days (1977)

Reb Brown may be best known for his turn as Captain America in a 1970 television movie and it's sequel later the same year.  I couldn't find an Instagram for Reb, but he does have a Facebook page which appears to still be quite active.  You can check that out HERE:  After not appearing on screen in eighteen years, Brown returned to acting in 2012 in the film, Night Claws and in 2016 in the film Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel.

Three's Company (1979)

Uncommon Valor (1983)

Fast Break (1979)

From what I could find, Reb only appeared nude on screen twice, in the the two films that I mentioned,  Mercenary Fighters in 1988 and Sssssss in 1973.  Neither scene shows much, but enough that had me finding copies of each and putting together this piece.  You can check out caps and clips of both on the NEXT PAGE HERE:

Yor: The Hunter from the Future (1983)

No nudity in 1983's Yor, but with a furry loin cloth as his costume, there was plenty of skin.