Brute
Encyclopedia
People
- Brute of Troy, a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Æneas, known in mediæval British legend as the founder and first king of Britain
- Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger (85 BC–42 BC), a politician of the late Roman Republic, best known for key role in the assassination of Julius Caesar ("Et tu, Brute?")
- Brute BernardBrute BernardJim Bernard was a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name, Brute Bernard, and spent much of his career wrestling as part of a tag team with Skull Murphy. He competed for several wrestling promotions associated with the National Wrestling Alliance...
, ring name of Canadian wrestler Jim Bernard (1921–1984) - The Brute (wrestler), professional wrestler John Czawlytko, who used this ring name in the early 1990s
- The Brute, nickname of American jazz tenor saxophonist Ben WebsterBen WebsterBenjamin Francis Webster , a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young...
(1909–1973) - Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist Aidan HughesAidan HughesAidan Hughes is a commercial artist. He was born in 1956 in Merseyside, England, and was trained as an artist by his father, himself a landscape painter.In the 1980s, Hughes published a pulp-style magazine called BRUTE! which earned him notoriety...
(born 1956) - Simon BrutéSimon BrutéSimon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur, the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, was born on March 20, 1779, at Rennes, France. His father was Simon-Guillaume-Gabriel Bruté de Remur, Superintendent of the Royal Domains in Brittany; and his mother, Jeanne-Renee Le Saulnier de Vauhelle...
(1779–1839), the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana
Films
- The Brute (1920 film)The Brute (1920 film)The Brute is a 1920 race film directed, written, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux. The film focuses on a young woman who, after the reported death of her suitor, is forced into an unhappy marriage – only to discover her original suitor is still alive...
, an American film produced for African-American audiences by director Oscar Micheaux - La Brute, a 1921 French filmFrench films of 1921A list of films produced in France in 1921:-1921:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database**...
directed by Daniel Bompard - The Brute ManThe Brute ManThe Brute Man is a 1946 American horror thriller film starring Rondo Hatton as the Creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, the film features Tom Neal and Jan Wiley as a married pair of friends the...
, a 1946 American horror thriller film directed by Jean Yarbrough - The Brute (1953 film), the English title of the Mexican production El Bruto directed by Luis Buñuel
- The Brute (1961 film)The Brute (1961 film)The Brute is a 1961 Hungarian film directed by Zoltán Fábri. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ferenc Bessenyei - Ulveczki Sándor* Tibor Bitskey - Gál Jani* Mária Medgyesi - Monoki Zsuzsi* Béla Barsi - Bíró...
, a Hungarian production directed by Zoltán Fábri - The Brute (1977 film), a British film directed by Gerry O'HaraGerry O'HaraGerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones....
- La Brute, a 1987 French filmFrench films of 1987A list of films produced in France in 1987.-A:-B-Z:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database**...
directed by Claude Guillemot
Comics
- Brute (Hank McCoy), a Marvel superhero who is an alternate reality version of the X-Men's Beast
- Brute (Morlocks)Brute (Morlocks)Brute is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in New Mutants vol. 1 #91.-Fictional character biography:...
, one of the lesser known Morlocks in the main Marvel universe - Brute (Reed Richards)Brute (Reed Richards)Brute is a fictional character featured in Marvel Comics publications, most notably Fantastic Four.-Publication history:The Reed Richards of Counter-Earth first appeared in Marvel Premiere #2 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane....
, the name of an alternative universe version of Mister Fantastic who became a member of the Frightful Four in the main Marvel Universe - Brute (Sandman), a DC Comics character in the series The Sandman
- Brute, a DC Comics villain and a member of the ExtremistsExtremists (comics)The Extremists are a team of supervillains in DC Comics Justice League titles, they were introduced in Justice League Europe issue #15.-History:...
- Brute, a Hulk-like character from former Marvel Comics publisher Martin Goodman's Atlas/Seaboard ComicsAtlas/Seaboard ComicsAtlas/Seaboard is the term comic-book historians and collectors use to refer to the 1970s line of comics published as Atlas Comics by the American company Seaboard Periodicals, to differentiate from the 1950s' Atlas Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics...
- Brute,
Music
- "Brute" (song)Brute (song)"Brute" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM that was first released on their 1995 album Nihil. It was also released as a single with the song "Revolution" as B-side.-1995 release:*The 12" release contains the same tracks but in a different order....
, a single from 1995 album, Nihil, by Hamburg-based, German industrial rock/metal group KMFDM - brute.Brute.brute. was a side project band by guitarist Vic Chesnutt and the members of Widespread Panic.-History:The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. There, the collaboration recorded an album in early December 1993...
, a side project band founded by American Southern folk rock guitarist Vic Chesnutt and members of blues-rock band, Widespread Panic - Ballet of the Brute, 2004 studio album by Aarhus-based, Danish death metal/thrash metal band Hatesphere
Video games
- Brutes (Halo), an alien race in science fiction video game franchise, Halo
- My BruteMy BruteMy Brute is a fighting simulation video game with roleplaying elements first released in March 2009. Though an English-language game, it was developed by Motion-Twin, a French online game provider. My Brute originated as a free browser-based Flash game...
, a fighting simulation video game with roleplaying elements
Other uses
- BRUTE!, a magazine published by English artist Aidan Hughes who also occasionally uses "Brute" as pseudonym
- BRUTE, British Rail Universal Trolley EquipmentBritish Rail Universal Trolley EquipmentBritish Rail Universal Trolley Equipment was a system of mobile containers used by British Rail from 1964 to the early 1990s to enable the sorting, handling and distribution of parcels, newspapers etc...
- Brute LabsBRUTE LABSBrute Labs is a 501 non-profit volunteer organization based in Silicon Valley. The volunteer organization is composed of Bay Area high tech professionals and supports a broad spectrum of causes ranging from physical fitness in low income schools to clean water wells for rural communities in Africa...
, a non-profit volunteer organization based in California