▁Republic ▁serial ▁Dr ums ▁of ▁Fu ▁Man ch u . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁played ▁Major ▁R uck , ▁a ▁British ▁secret ▁agent ▁in ▁the ▁gu ise ▁of ▁an ▁SS ▁officer ▁in ▁Edge ▁of ▁Dark ness . ▁Br andon , ▁standing ▁at ▁ 6   ft ▁ 4 " ▁in ▁height , ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁Er rol ▁F lyn n ▁look ▁short ▁in ▁the ▁scenes ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁appeared ▁together ▁in ▁Edge ▁of ▁Dark ness ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁F lyn n ' s ▁height ▁of ▁ 6   ft ▁ 2 ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁G iles ▁de ▁R ais ▁in ▁Joan ▁of ▁Arc . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁French ▁army ▁captain ▁in ▁V era ▁Cruz ▁( 1 9 5 4 ). ▁He ▁port rayed ▁J esse ▁James ▁in ▁Hell ' s ▁Cross ro ads ▁( 1 9 5 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁port rayed ▁A ca cius ▁Page ▁in ▁A unt ie ▁M ame . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁G ator ▁Joe ▁in ▁" W oman ▁in ▁the ▁River " ▁in ▁the ▁crime ▁drama ▁Bour bon ▁Street ▁Beat . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Jason ▁in ▁Eur ip ides ' ▁M ede a ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Play ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁As ▁non - Europe an ▁characters ▁Br andon ▁often ▁played