
Charles D. Brown
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1887-06-30
- Died
- 1948-11-25
- Place of birth
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Chas. D. Brown · C.D. Brown · Charles Brown
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.
Known For
Movies (100)

The Big Sleep
1946
as Norris the Butler

Notorious
1946
as Judge (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Wilkie

The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Capt. Squires (uncredited)

The Killers
1946
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as McCarthy

Secret Command
1944
as James Thane

I Walk Alone
1947
as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

Destroyer
1943
as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Major Sumner

Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Police Insp. Mulvaney

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Immigration Officer

Night Editor
1946
as Crane Stewart

Disbarred
1939
as Jackson

Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother Wren

Touchdown!
1931
as Harrigan

Algiers
1938
as Max

Boom Town
1940
as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Glamour Boy
1941
as Martin Carmichael

Tell No Tales
1939
as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)

Jam Session
1944
as Raymond Stuart

Devil Pays Off
1941
as Capt. Jonathan Hunt

Follow the Boys
1944
as Col. Starret (uncredited)

Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as District Attorney

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Police Chief King

Railroaded!
1947
as Police Captain MacTaggart

Minesweeper
1943
as Commander Lane

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Inspector Stevens

Florian
1940
as New York Police Lt.

The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Barney

Undercover Maisie
1947
as Captain Mead

A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Dr. G.W. Humboldt

Up in Arms
1944
as Mr. Campbell

Bombardier
1943
as Officer at Briefing

The Shopworn Angel
1938
as McGonigle

Fingers at the Window
1942
as Police Inspector Gallagher

Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Editor

Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Hugo

On Our Merry Way
1948
as Mr. Sadd

I Take This Woman
1940
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Sunbonnet Sue
1945
as Father Hurley

Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Mike Dawson

Apology for Murder
1945
as Ward McGee

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Mr. Winslow

Babes in Arms
1939
as Larry Randall (uncredited)

The Duke of West Point
1938
as Ann's Father

The Dance of Life
1929
as Lefty Miller

The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Dietrich, Bank President

City of Chance
1940
as District Attorney

Speed to Burn
1938
as Pop Williams

The Crowd Roars
1938
as Bill Thorne

Dangerous Curves
1929
as Spider

Sweater Girl
1942
as Police Lt. McGill

International Lady
1941
as Tetlow

The Racket Man
1944
as Editor Clark

Kid Nightingale
1939
as Charles Paxton

Buyer Beware
1940
as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Click Donovan

Roxie Hart
1942
as Charles E. Murdock

In Fast Company
1946
as Father Donovan

Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Parker

The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940
as Doc Elliott
Wolf of New York
1940
as Nolan

Reaching for the Sun
1941
as Johnson

Forgotten Girls
1940
as Editor Linton

Sailor's Lady
1940
as Capt. Roscoe

The Road to Reno
1931
as Jim

Inside Story
1939
as J.B. Douglas

Barefoot Boy
1938
as Calvin Whittaker

Little Accident
1939
as Jeff Collins

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Capt. Thomas Castle

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Dinty

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Jeff Baird

Exposed
1938
as Steve Conway

Just Before Dawn
1946
as Insp. Burns

The Secret Call
1931
as Bob Barnes

Let's Live Again
1948
as Psychiatrist

Up the River
1938
as Warden Harris

Pier 13
1940
as Police Captain Blake

Island in the Sky
1938
as Inspector Whitehead

The Man Who Dared
1946
as D. A. Darrell Tyson

He Married His Wife
1940
as Detective
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Joe Gordon

Danger Woman
1946
as Inspector Pepper

The Way of a Maid
1921
as Gordon Witherspoon

Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Lt. Commander

Flight to Fame
1938
as Major Loy

The Leather Pushers
1940
as J.R. Stevens

Know Your Money
1940
as George D. Waldron

Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941
as Bob Martin

The False Madonna
1931
as Peter Angel

In This Corner
1948
as Victor 'Doc' Fuller

Think It Over
1938
as Fire Inspector Wilson

Right to the Heart
1942
as Jim Killian

The Searching Wind
1946
as Carter

A Man of Stone
1921
as Lord Reggie
About Charles D. Brown
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. With 100 credits spanning from 1921 to 1949, Charles D. Brown has appeared in 100 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Big Sleep (1946) — as Norris the Butler
- Notorious (1946) — as Judge (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Wilkie
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) — as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
- The Killers (1946) — as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
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