Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") 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 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.

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Born

1957-06-18

Birth Place

Cambridge, England

Famous As

Actor writer

Spouse(s)

Jenny Jules ( m. 1992)

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Hillsboro News-Times

OPINION: Remembering Ralph Brown

Nancy Townsley remembers her friend 'as a human being who showed up, did his best and gave others his all.'Ralph Brown lived an "extraordinary life of love and service." Of all the platitudes that have appeared on social media in recent days honoring Brown — mayor, educator, school board member and booster club president, but most significantly husband, father, grandfather and friend — that was the one that resonated the most, the one that seemed to fit him best. Brown, who did not live to see his 77th birthday, nonetheless spent his time on this earth working to...

HILLSBORO, OR4 DAYS AGO

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Portland Tribune

Washington County mourns Ralph Brown

The yearlong search for Ralph Brown has come to a close with the discovery of his body near Newberg. Washington County is mourning the loss of one of its most active public servants and leaders, as the yearlong search for Ralph Brown officially came to a close this week. Brown...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR5 DAYS AGO

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Portland Tribune

WCSO: Body found in Willamette River that of Ralph Brown

An autopsy confirmed remains found in a vehicle on Friday, May 13, were those of the well-known Cornelius resident. The announcement came one year and one day after Brown went missing. Family members said Brown, 76, drove away from his home in his Nissan Sentra on May 16, 2021, and did not return.

CORNELIUS, OR6 DAYS AGO

The Newberg Graphic

Medical examiner identifies remains as Ralph Brown

Cornelius man was missing for nearly a year before divers found his vehicle at Rogers LandingOfficials have positively identified remains found in a car submerged in the Willamette River in Newberg as that of a Cornelius man missing for nearly a year. Investigators found the human remains inside a Nissan Sentry divers located at Rogers Landing on May 13. The car was immediately identified as belonging to Ralph Brown, who had left his home on May 16, 2021, never to be seen again. His disappearance led to a region-wide search that continued until the discovery last week in Newberg. A...

5 DAYS AGO

KXL

Body Of Former Cornelius Mayor Ralph Brown Recovered

CORNELIUS, Ore. — Nearly a year after his disappearance, authorities have confirmed that a body recovered in the Willamette River in Newberg is that of former Cornelius Mayor Ralph Brown. There were several sightings of the 76-year-old since his May 2021 disappearance, but the trail went cold. Divers with...

CORNELIUS, OR5 DAYS AGO

Human remains found within car that belonged to former Cornelius mayor Ralph Brown

NEWBERG, Ore. — Investigators have confirmed that there were human remains found inside of a car belonging to former Cornelius mayor Ralph Brown after it was pulled from the Willamette River on Friday. Brown disappeared almost a year ago to the day. The Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) tweeted...

CORNELIUS, OR9 DAYS AGO

KXL

Vehicle Of Missing Person, Ralph Brown, Located In The Willamette River

Newberg, Ore – Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies learned Friday afternoon, May 13th, that a Vehicle belonging to 77-year old Ralph Brown, former Cornelius Mayor, had been found in the Willamette River in Newberg. Search and Rescue divers with a private company, Adventures With Purpose, located the vehicle, which was fully submerged, some 40 feet deep in the River near Roger’s Landing Boat Ramp.

NEWBERG, OR9 DAYS AGO

KGW

Car belonging to missing former Cornelius mayor Ralph Brown found in Willamette River

After pulling the car from the river, investigators confirmed that there were human remains inside. They couldn't be immediately identified at the scene.