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Charles D. Brown

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 30, 1887 (Died at 61)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthCouncil Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Career Span1921 – 1948
Known Credits99 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Charles D. Brown

Also known as:Chas. D. BrownC.D. BrownCharles Brown
Total Works

99

99 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Charles D. Brown was an American stage and screen actor. His Broadway career spanned the years 1911 through 1937, while his film career, that included more than 100 movies, stretched from 1921 to his death in 1948. Brown additionally, in 1914, wrote and directed one short film, The Bank Burglar's Fate.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Notorious
7.7
Notorious
1946•movie
as Judge (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946•movie
as Norris the Butler
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
as Wilkie
The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946•movie
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 99 titles featuring Charles D. Brown

Notorious
7.7
Notorious
1946•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946•movie

as Norris the Butler

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

as Wilkie

The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946•movie

as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
7.1

as McCarthy

I Walk Alone
6.6
I Walk Alone
1947•movie

as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Major Sumner

Boom Town
7.0
Boom Town
1940•movie

as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

The Fighting Seabees
6.2

as Capt. Squires (uncredited)

Algiers
6.4
Algiers
1938•movie

as Max

Babes in Arms
6.4
Babes in Arms
1939•movie

as Larry Randall (uncredited)

Tomorrow Is Forever
6.4

as Immigration Officer

Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid
1940•movie

as Brother Wren

Follow Me Quietly
6.3
Follow Me Quietly
1949•movie

as Police Insp. Mulvaney

Railroaded!
6.7
Railroaded!
1947•movie

as Police Captain MacTaggart

Roxie Hart
7.0
Roxie Hart
1942•movie

as Charles E. Murdock

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
6.3

as Mike Dawson

Night Editor
5.5
Night Editor
1946•movie

as Crane Stewart

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7

as Capt. Thomas Castle

A Lady Takes a Chance
5.9

as Dr. G.W. Humboldt

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
5.6

as Inspector Stevens

Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938•movie

as Editor

Johnny Apollo
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940•movie

as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1937
6.1

as Hugo

The Shopworn Angel
6.8
The Shopworn Angel
1938•movie

as McGonigle

Bombardier
5.7
Bombardier
1943•movie

as Officer at Briefing

Charlie Chan in Reno
6.5

as Police Chief King

Fingers at the Window
5.7

as Police Inspector Gallagher

On Our Merry Way
5.7
On Our Merry Way
1948•movie

as Mr. Sadd

Destroyer
6.8
Destroyer
1943•movie

as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

Apology for Murder
4.9
Apology for Murder
1945•movie

as Ward McGee

The Last Crooked Mile
5.5

as Dietrich, Bank President

The Ice Follies of 1939
5.6

as Barney

The Dance of Life
5.8
The Dance of Life
1929•movie

as Lefty Miller

Up in Arms
5.8
Up in Arms
1944•movie

as Mr. Campbell

Minesweeper
5.2
Minesweeper
1943•movie

as Commander Lane

Tall, Dark and Handsome
6.1

as District Attorney

Devil Pays Off
4.0
Devil Pays Off
1941•movie

as Capt. Jonathan Hunt

Follow the Boys
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944•movie

as Col. Starret (uncredited)

I Take This Woman
5.8
I Take This Woman
1940•movie

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

He Married His Wife
5.6

as Detective

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
5.9

as Click Donovan

International Lady
6.6
International Lady
1941•movie

as Tetlow

Having Wonderful Crime
6.5

as Mr. Winslow

City of Chance
5.6
City of Chance
1940•movie

as District Attorney

Barefoot Boy
5.4
Barefoot Boy
1938•movie

as Calvin Whittaker

Secret Command
6.6
Secret Command
1944•movie

as James Thane

The Duke of West Point
5.0

as Doc Porter

The Crowd Roars
7.0
The Crowd Roars
1938•movie

as Bill Thorne

Tell No Tales
5.4
Tell No Tales
1939•movie

as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)

Just Before Dawn
6.9
Just Before Dawn
1946•movie

as Insp. Burns

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter

Dangerous Curves
6.6
Dangerous Curves
1929•movie

as Spider

The Senator Was Indiscreet
6.2

as Dinty

Buyer Beware
6.5
Buyer Beware
1940•movie

as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies
6.3

as Jeff Baird

The Man Who Dared
3.8
The Man Who Dared
1946•movie

as D. A. Darrell Tyson

The Road to Reno
4.0
The Road to Reno
1931•movie

as Jim

Forgotten Girls
5.6
Forgotten Girls
1940•movie

as Editor Linton

Island in the Sky
7.0
Island in the Sky
1938•movie

as Inspector Whitehead

Swing Shift Maisie
6.8
Swing Shift Maisie
1943•movie

as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady
7.0
Maisie Was a Lady
1941•movie

as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)

Sing Your Way Home
5.6
Sing Your Way Home
1945•movie

as Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)

Think It Over
7.2
Think It Over
1938•movie

as Fire Inspector Wilson

In Fast Company
6.8
In Fast Company
1946•movie

as Father Donovan

Wake Up and Dream
7.4
Wake Up and Dream
1946•movie

as Lt. Commander

The False Madonna
7.0
The False Madonna
1931•movie

as Peter Angel

Sunbonnet Sue
6.2
Sunbonnet Sue
1945•movie

as Father Hurley

Kid Nightingale
6.4
Kid Nightingale
1939•movie

as Charles Paxton

Smashing the Money Ring
5.8

as Parker

Know Your Money
8.2
Know Your Money
1940•movie

as George D. Waldron

Jam Session
7.0
Jam Session
1944•movie

as Raymond Stuart

Let's Live Again
5.5
Let's Live Again
1948•movie

as Psychiatrist

Exposed
6.7
Exposed
1938•movie

as Steve Conway

Sweater Girl
5.3
Sweater Girl
1942•movie

as Police Lt. McGill

The Racket Man
7.7
The Racket Man
1944•movie

as Editor Clark

The Secret Call
7.7
The Secret Call
1931•movie

as Bob Barnes

Reaching for the Sun
7.3

as Johnson

Pier 13
5.7
Pier 13
1940•movie

as Police Captain Blake

Undercover Maisie
8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947•movie

as Captain Mead

Disbarred
8.0
Disbarred
1939•movie

as Jackson

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as New York Police Lt.

Speed to Burn
7.5
Speed to Burn
1938•movie

as Pop Williams

Sailor's Lady
6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940•movie

as Capt. Roscoe

Flight to Fame
7.5
Flight to Fame
1938•movie

as Major Loy

Little Accident
5.5
Little Accident
1939•movie

as Jeff Collins

Glamour Boy
6.5
Glamour Boy
1941•movie

as Martin Carmichael

The Old Swimmin' Hole
7.0

as Doc Elliott

Danger Woman
8.0
Danger Woman
1946•movie

as Inspector Pepper

In This Corner
8.0
In This Corner
1948•movie

as Victor 'Doc' Fuller

The Searching Wind
8.0
The Searching Wind
1946•movie

as Carter

Inside Story
9.0
Inside Story
1939•movie

as J.B. Douglas

Ride, Kelly, Ride
8.0
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941•movie

as Bob Martin

The Leather Pushers
8.0

as J.R. Stevens

The Way of a Maid
8.0
The Way of a Maid
1921•movie

as Gordon Witherspoon

Up the River
10.0
Up the River
1938•movie

as Warden Harris

Touchdown!
8.0
Touchdown!
1931•movie

as Harrigan

Right to the Heart
7.0
Right to the Heart
1942•movie

as Jim Killian

A Man of Stone
A Man of Stone
1921•movie

as Lord Reggie