Charles D. Brown
Known for
Acting
Life
1887 – 1948 (aged 61)
Born in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Credits
View on IMDb101 acting credits
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
Notorious
21 Aug 1946
The Big Sleep
22 Aug 1946
The Grapes of Wrath
15 Mar 1940
The Killers
30 Aug 1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
19 Aug 1946
I Walk Alone
31 Dec 1947
Santa Fe Trail
20 Dec 1940
Boom Town
30 Aug 1940
Filmography
1949
- Follow Me Quietlyas Police Insp. Mulvaney
1948
- In This Corneras Victor 'Doc' Fuller
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoesas Inspector Stevens
- Let's Live Againas Psychiatrist
- On Our Merry Wayas Mr. Sadd
1947
- The Senator Was Indiscreetas Dinty
- I Walk Aloneas Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
- Merton of the Moviesas Jeff Baird
- Railroaded!as Police Captain MacTaggart
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Womanas Mike Dawson
- Undercover Maisieas Captain Mead
1946
- Wake Up and Dreamas Lt. Commander
- The Killersas Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
- The Big Sleepas Norris the Butler
- Notoriousas Judge (uncredited)
- The Strange Love of Martha Iversas McCarthy
- The Last Crooked Mileas Dietrich, Bank President
- The Searching Windas Carter
- Danger Womanas Inspector Pepper
- In Fast Companyas Father Donovan
- The Man Who Daredas D. A. Darrell Tyson
- The Hoodlum Saintas Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
- Night Editoras Crane Stewart
- Just Before Dawnas Insp. Burns
- Tomorrow Is Foreveras Immigration Officer
1945
- Sing Your Way Homeas Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
- Sunbonnet Sueas Father Hurley
- Apology for Murderas Ward McGee
- Having Wonderful Crimeas Mr. Winslow
- Eve Knew Her Applesas Joe Gordon
1944
- Secret Commandas James Thane
- Follow the Boysas Col. Starret (uncredited)
- Jam Sessionas Raymond Stuart
- Up in Armsas Mr. Campbell
- The Fighting Seabeesas Capt. Squires (uncredited)
- The Racket Manas Editor Clark
1943
- Minesweeperas Commander Lane
- Swing Shift Maisieas Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
- A Lady Takes a Chanceas Dr. G.W. Humboldt
- Destroyeras Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
- Bombardieras Officer at Briefing
1942
- Sweater Girlas Police Lt. McGill
- Fingers at the Windowas Police Inspector Gallagher
- Roxie Hartas Charles E. Murdock
- Right to the Heartas Jim Killian
1941
- Glamour Boyas Martin Carmichael
- Devil Pays Offas Capt. Jonathan Hunt
- International Ladyas Tetlow
- Reaching for the Sunas Johnson
- Ride, Kelly, Rideas Bob Martin
- Tall, Dark and Handsomeas District Attorney
- Maisie Was a Ladyas 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
1940
- Santa Fe Trailas Major Sumner
- The Old Swimmin' Holeas Doc Elliott
- The Leather Pushersas J.R. Stevens
- Boom Townas U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
- Buyer Bewareas Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
- Pier 13as Police Captain Blake
- Sailor's Ladyas Capt. Roscoe
- Brother Orchidas Brother Wren
- Florianas New York Police Lt.
- Johnny Apolloas Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrathas Wilkie
- Forgotten Girlsas Editor Linton
- I Take This Womanas Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Know Your Moneyas George D. Waldron
- Wolf of New Yorkas Nolan
- He Married His Wifeas Detective
- City of Chanceas District Attorney
1939
- Kid Nightingaleas Charles Paxton
- Little Accidentas Jeff Collins
- Smashing the Money Ringas Parker
- Babes in Armsas Larry Randall (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan in Renoas Police Chief King
- Tell No Talesas Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Capt. Thomas Castle
- The Ice Follies of 1939as Barney
- Inside Storyas J.B. Douglas
- Disbarredas Jackson
1938
- The Duke of West Pointas Doc Porter
- Up the Riveras Warden Harris
- Exposedas Steve Conway
- Flight to Fameas Major Loy
- The Crowd Roarsas Bill Thorne
- Barefoot Boyas Calvin Whittaker
- Think It Overas Fire Inspector Wilson
- The Shopworn Angelas McGonigle
- Speed to Burnas Pop Williams
- Mr. Moto's Gambleas Editor
- Island in the Skyas Inspector Whitehead
- Algiersas Max
1937
- Thoroughbreds Don't Cryas Click Donovan
1936
- Gold Diggers of 1937as Hugo
1931
- The False Madonnaas Peter Angel
- Touchdown!as Harrigan
- The Road to Renoas Jim
- The Secret Callas Bob Barnes
1929
- The Dance of Lifeas Lefty Miller
- Dangerous Curvesas Spider
1921
- The Way of a Maidas Gordon Witherspoon
- A Man of Stoneas Lord Reggie