Don Brodie was an American

United States

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 actor and director.

A veteran of more than 250 film and television productions, Brodie appeared as a callow, mustachioed actor in a variety of utility roles in films from the early 1930s. Usually playing bit parts in features, his more notable credits include his voiceover work in the Disney cartoon feature Dumbo

Dumbo

Dumbo is a 1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released on October 23, 1941, by RKO Radio Pictures.The fourth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, Dumbo is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and illustrated by Harold Pearl for the prototype of a...

and his portrayal of a careful used car lot owner in the film noir

Film noir

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...

 classic Detour

Detour (1945 film)

Detour is a film noir thriller that stars Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake and Edmund MacDonald. The movie was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney from Goldsmith's novel of the same name and was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer...

. He also worked off and on as a dialogue director.

In 1944, he directed his sole movie, A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve is a 1944 American film directed by Don Brodie.The film is also known as Desirable Lady, Flaming Girls, Hollywood Nights, Not Enough Clothes...

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