Everett Brown - wikipedia Everett Brown Everett Brown in The Duke Is Tops ( 1938 ) Everett G. Brown ( 1902 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1902 Smith County, Texas, U.S. 14 October 1953 ( 1953 - 10 - 14 ) ( aged 51 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Years active 1927 - 1953 Everett G. Brown ( January 1, 1902 -- October 14, 1953 ) was an American actor. Biography Born in Texas, Brown appeared in about 40 Hollywood films between 1927 and 1953. His roles were small most of the time and most of his film appearances were uncredited. He often portrayed natives or slaves, certainly most memorable as `` Big Sam '', the kind - hearted field foreman of Tara, in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ). He also played a supporting role in Congo Maisie with Ann Sothern and the Native in Ape Costume in the classic King Kong. Brown retired from film business in 1940, only to return in 1949 to make four films before his early death. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles. Selected filmography South Sea Love ( 1927 ) The Mask of Fu Manchu ( 1932 ) I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ( 1932 ) Nagana ( 1933 ) King Kong ( 1933 ) as Native in Ape Costume ( uncredited ) Les Miserables ( 1935 ) Tarzan Escapes ( 1936 ) Nothing Sacred ( 1937 ) Boys Town ( 1938 ) The Duke Is Tops ( 1939 ) Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) as Big Sam, Field Foreman Congo Maisie ( 1940 ) Rope of Sand ( 1949 ) Web Wikimedia Commons has media related to Everett Brown. Everett Brown on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Everett_Brown&oldid=799793615 '' Categories : 1902 births 1953 deaths People from Smith County, Texas 20th - century American male actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Edit links This page was last edited on 9 September 2017, at 21 : 55. About Wikipedia

Question: who played big sam in gone with the wind
Answer: Everett G. Brown