"Roscoe Lee Browne is the only person I know who could recite, without anything written in front of him, hundreds of poems," Sidney Poitier commented. He was well known for his role asDr. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Roscoe Lee Browne, whose rich voice and dignified bearing brought him an Emmy Award and a Tony nomination, has died. Early life. On April 11, 2007, he passed away from cancer at the age of 84. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Roscoe Lee Browne, whose rich voice and dignified bearing brought him an Emmy Award and a Tony nomination, has died. He also voiced the narrator in the 1995 film,Babe and the Kingpin in the 1990's Spider-Man: The Animated Series from 1994-1998. He was 81. Roscoe Lee Browne (born on May 2, 1922 in Woodbury, New Jersey) is an actor who has guest-starred on two episodes of Law & Order. Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director, who is known for his rich voice and dignified bearing. The Roscoe Lee Browne Scholarship Fund was established as a legacy to actor, poet, educator and athlete Roscoe Lee Browne and in particular to his great love of the written and spoken word. His parents were Sylvanus S. Browne and Lovie Lee Usher. Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1925 - April 11, 2007) was a veteran actor/voice artist and director who is known for his rich voice and dignified bearing.He voiced Francis n the 1988 Disney animated film, Oliver & Company, and Mr. Arrow in th 2002 Disney animated film, Treasure Planet.He makes a guest appearance on Sanford and Son in Season 2 as Osgood Wilcox, a patient of Donna's, … He was 81. Roscoe Lee Browne Arranged and Directed by Roscoe Lee Browne Performer: Roscoe Lee Browne [Performer] The Fund initiated and underwrites The Roscoe Lee Browne Poet-In … Browne … He first attended historically black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1946. Browne was born in Woodbury, New Jersey. Barnabus Foster on the sitcomThe Cosby Show. With his commanding, mellifluous voice, actor of stage, film and television, Roscoe Lee Browne could easily have made a living as a dignified announcer and narrator. He was the fourth son of a Baptist minister, Sylvanus S. Browne, and his wife Lovie Browne. Consultation (1992) as Sir Idris Balewa Identity (2003) as Aaron Miller # raskaliviti Bush Life - Jamaica I am misery transgression Babylon unsaved To be free I will be heaven A seed made flesh Darkness infirmity I will carry without tears Subject to reckoning Don’t cry my brother Don’t cry Don’t cry my … "He … Roscoe Lee Browne was born on May 2, 1922 in Woodbury, New Jersey. Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American television, stage, voice, and movie actor, narrator, and director. He was known for his deep voice.