Hugh Brannum (January 5, 1910 – April 19, 1987) was an American vocalist, arranger, composer and actor best known for his role as "Mr. Green Jeans" on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. During his days with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, he used his childhood nickname "Lumpy".
January 5, 1910, Sandwich, Illinois, United States
Died
April 19, 1987, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Place Of Birth
Sandwich, Illinois, USA
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Education
University of Redlands, Maine East High School
TV Shows
Captain Kangaroo
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
1
Actor Thomas L. Brannum was his only child (with his first wife before he married Joan, a CBS staff member whom he met while working on the Capt. Kangaroo TV show).
2
Played bass in the orchestra accompanying Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians on NBC radio in the 1940s and 1950s (and later the Waring TV program) as "Lumpy" Brannum. Originated stories about "Little Orley," a farm kid, for the Waring radio show and recorded under the name Uncle Lumpy.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Captain Kangaroo
1960-1981
TV Series
Mr. Green Jeans / Mister Green Jeans
The Fred Waring Show
1951
TV Series
The Mad Hatter
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Make Room for Daddy
1956
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Evening, Captain
1981
TV Special
Himself
Captain Kangaroo
1960
TV Series
Himself - Bass
The Fred Waring Show
1950
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Known for movies
Captain Kangaroo (1960-1981) as Mr. Green Jeans / Mister Green Jeans / Himself - Bass
The Fred Waring Show (1950-1951) as Himself - Singer / The Mad Hatter
$18 Million
