Joseph Evans Brown (28 Juli 1891 – 6 Juli 1973) adalah seorang pemeran dan pelawan asal Amerika Serikat.[1] Ia adalah salah satu pelawak Amerika Serikat paling populer pada 1930an dan 1940an, dengan film-film seperti A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), Earthworm Tractors (1936), dan Alibi Ike (1935).
Joe E. Brown, the beloved elastic-mouth comedian, died at his home here today. He was 81 years old. Mr. Brown was incapacitated by a stroke several years ago, and he had suffered from severe arthritis.