Charles D. Brown

Acting • 1887-06-30 • Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

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

7.4

The Killers

1946

6.2

Follow Me Quietly

1949

5.6

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948

6.6

Brother Orchid

1940

7.6

The Big Sleep

1946

6.7

Railroaded!

1947

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Filmography

1949
Follow Me QuietlyFilm
Police Insp. Mulvaney
★ 6.2
1948
I Wouldn't Be in Your ShoesFilm
Inspector Stevens
★ 5.6
1948
On Our Merry WayFilm
Mr. Sadd
★ 5.7
1948
Let's Live AgainFilm
Psychiatrist
★ 5.5
1948
In This CornerFilm
Victor 'Doc' Fuller
★ 8.0
1947
I Walk AloneFilm
Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1947
Railroaded!Film
Police Captain MacTaggart
★ 6.7
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanFilm
Mike Dawson
★ 6.3
1947
The Senator Was IndiscreetFilm
Dinty
★ 6.3
1947
Merton of the MoviesFilm
Jeff Baird
★ 6.3
1947
Undercover MaisieFilm
Captain Mead
★ 8.0
1946
NotoriousFilm
Judge (uncredited)
★ 7.7
1946
The Big SleepFilm
Norris the Butler
★ 7.6
1946
The KillersFilm
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
★ 7.4
1946
The Strange Love of Martha IversFilm
McCarthy
★ 7.1
1946
Tomorrow Is ForeverFilm
Immigration Officer
★ 6.4
1946
Night EditorFilm
Crane Stewart
★ 5.5
1946
The Last Crooked MileFilm
Dietrich, Bank President
★ 5.5
1946
The Bride Wore BootsFilm
Wells (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1946
The Hoodlum SaintFilm
Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
★ 5.6
1946
Just Before DawnFilm
Insp. Burns
★ 6.9
1946
Wake Up and DreamFilm
Lt. Commander
★ 7.4
1946
In Fast CompanyFilm
Father Donovan
★ 6.8
1946
The Man Who DaredFilm
D. A. Darrell Tyson
★ 3.8
1946
Danger WomanFilm
Inspector Pepper
★ 8.0
1946
The Searching WindFilm
Carter
★ 8.0
1945
Apology for MurderFilm
Ward McGee
★ 4.9
1945
Having Wonderful CrimeFilm
Mr. Winslow
★ 6.5
1945
Sing Your Way HomeFilm
Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1945
Eve Knew Her ApplesFilm
Joe Gordon
★ 5.6
1945
Sunbonnet SueFilm
Father Hurley
★ 6.2
1944
The Fighting SeabeesFilm
Capt. Squires (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1944
Up in ArmsFilm
Mr. Campbell
★ 5.8
1944
Follow the BoysFilm
Col. Starret (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1944
Secret CommandFilm
James Thane
★ 6.6
1944
Jam SessionFilm
Raymond Stuart
★ 7.0
1944
The Racket ManFilm
Editor Clark
★ 7.7
1943
A Lady Takes a ChanceFilm
Dr. G.W. Humboldt
★ 5.9
1943
DestroyerFilm
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
★ 6.8
1943
BombardierFilm
Officer at Briefing
★ 5.7
1943
MinesweeperFilm
Commander Lane
★ 5.2
1943
Swing Shift MaisieFilm
Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
1942
Roxie HartFilm
Charles E. Murdock
★ 7.0
1942
Fingers at the WindowFilm
Police Inspector Gallagher
★ 5.7
1942
Sweater GirlFilm
Police Lt. McGill
★ 5.3
1942
Right to the HeartFilm
Jim Killian
★ 7.0
1941
Tall, Dark and HandsomeFilm
District Attorney
★ 6.1
1941
International LadyFilm
Tetlow
★ 6.6
1941
Devil Pays OffFilm
Capt. Jonathan Hunt
★ 4.0
1941
Maisie Was a LadyFilm
'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
★ 7.0
1941
Reaching for the SunFilm
Johnson
★ 7.3
1941
Glamour BoyFilm
Martin Carmichael
★ 6.5
1941
Ride, Kelly, RideFilm
Bob Martin
★ 8.0
1940
The Grapes of WrathFilm
Wilkie
★ 7.8
1940
Boom TownFilm
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1940
Santa Fe TrailFilm
Major Sumner
★ 5.7
1940
Brother OrchidFilm
Brother Wren
★ 6.6
1940
Johnny ApolloFilm
Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1940
I Take This WomanFilm
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1940
He Married His WifeFilm
Detective
★ 5.6
1940
City of ChanceFilm
District Attorney
★ 5.6
1940
Buyer BewareFilm
Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1940
Know Your MoneyFilm
George D. Waldron
★ 8.2
1940
Forgotten GirlsFilm
Editor Linton
★ 5.6
1940
Wolf of New YorkFilm
Nolan
★ 7.5
1940
Pier 13Film
Police Captain Blake
★ 5.7
1940
Sailor's LadyFilm
Capt. Roscoe
★ 6.5
1940
The Leather PushersFilm
J.R. Stevens
★ 8.0
1940
The Old Swimmin' HoleFilm
Doc Elliott
★ 7.0
1940
FlorianFilm
New York Police Lt.
★ 4.5
1939
Babes in ArmsFilm
Larry Randall (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger IslandFilm
Capt. Thomas Castle
★ 6.7
1939
Charlie Chan in RenoFilm
Police Chief King
★ 6.4
1939
The Ice Follies of 1939Film
Barney
★ 5.6
1939
Tell No TalesFilm
Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
★ 5.4
1939
Kid NightingaleFilm
Charles Paxton
★ 6.4
1939
Smashing the Money RingFilm
Parker
★ 5.8
1939
DisbarredFilm
Jackson
★ 8.0
1939
Inside StoryFilm
J.B. Douglas
★ 9.0
1939
Little AccidentFilm
Jeff Collins
★ 5.5
1938
AlgiersFilm
Max
★ 6.4
1938
Mr. Moto's GambleFilm
Editor
★ 6.4
1938
The Shopworn AngelFilm
McGonigle
★ 6.8
1938
The Crowd RoarsFilm
Bill Thorne
★ 7.0
1938
Island in the SkyFilm
Inspector Whitehead
★ 7.0
1938
Barefoot BoyFilm
Calvin Whittaker
★ 5.4
1938
The Duke of West PointFilm
Doc Porter
★ 5.0
1938
Think It OverFilm
Fire Inspector Wilson
★ 7.2
1938
Up the RiverFilm
Warden Harris
★ 8.5
1938
ExposedFilm
Steve Conway
★ 6.7
1938
Speed to BurnFilm
Pop Williams
★ 7.5
1938
Flight to FameFilm
Major Loy
★ 7.5
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't CryFilm
Click Donovan
★ 5.9
1936
Gold Diggers of 1937Film
Hugo
★ 6.1
1931
The False MadonnaFilm
Peter Angel
★ 7.0
1931
The Secret CallFilm
Bob Barnes
★ 7.7
1931
The Road to RenoFilm
Jim
★ 4.0
1931
Touchdown!Film
Harrigan
★ 8.0
1929
The Dance of LifeFilm
Lefty Miller
★ 5.8
1929
Dangerous CurvesFilm
Spider
★ 6.6
1921
The Way of a MaidFilm
Gordon Witherspoon
★ 8.0
1921
A Man of StoneFilm
Lord Reggie