Charles D. Brown

Born: 1887-06-30 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Died: 1948-11-25

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1949

Follow Me Quietly as Police Insp. Mulvaney

1948

On Our Merry Way as Mr. Sadd
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes as Inspector Stevens
Let's Live Again as Psychiatrist
In This Corner as Victor 'Doc' Fuller

1947

I Walk Alone as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie as Captain Mead
The Senator Was Indiscreet as Dinty
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Mike Dawson
Merton of the Movies as Jeff Baird
Railroaded! as Police Captain MacTaggart

1946

The Big Sleep as Norris the Butler
Notorious as Judge (uncredited)
The Killers as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as McCarthy
Tomorrow Is Forever as Immigration Officer
The Last Crooked Mile as Dietrich, Bank President
The Man Who Dared as D. A. Darrell Tyson
Wake Up and Dream as Lt. Commander
Night Editor as Crane Stewart
The Hoodlum Saint as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
In Fast Company as Father Donovan
Danger Woman as Inspector Pepper
Just Before Dawn as Insp. Burns
The Searching Wind as Carter

1945

Sing Your Way Home as Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples as Joe Gordon
Having Wonderful Crime as Mr. Winslow
Sunbonnet Sue as Father Hurley
Apology for Murder as Ward McGee

1944

The Fighting Seabees as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
Up in Arms as Mr. Campbell
Follow the Boys as Col. Starret (uncredited)
Secret Command as James Thane
The Racket Man as Editor Clark
Jam Session as Raymond Stuart

1943

A Lady Takes a Chance as Dr. G.W. Humboldt
Bombardier as Officer at Briefing
Destroyer as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
Minesweeper as Commander Lane
Swing Shift Maisie as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)

1942

Roxie Hart as Charles E. Murdock
Fingers at the Window as Police Inspector Gallagher
Right to the Heart as Jim Killian
Sweater Girl as Police Lt. McGill

1941

International Lady as Tetlow
Tall, Dark and Handsome as District Attorney
Maisie Was a Lady as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
Reaching for the Sun as Johnson
Glamour Boy as Martin Carmichael
Devil Pays Off as Capt. Jonathan Hunt
Ride, Kelly, Ride as Bob Martin

1940

The Grapes of Wrath as Wilkie
Santa Fe Trail as Major Sumner
Forgotten Girls as Editor Linton
I Take This Woman as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
He Married His Wife as Detective
Johnny Apollo as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
Buyer Beware as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
Wolf of New York as Nolan
Boom Town as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Florian as New York Police Lt.
Brother Orchid as Brother Wren
The Old Swimmin' Hole as Doc Elliott
The Leather Pushers as J.R. Stevens
City of Chance as District Attorney
Sailor's Lady as Capt. Roscoe
Know Your Money as George D. Waldron
Pier 13 as Police Captain Blake

1939

Smashing the Money Ring as Parker
Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Capt. Thomas Castle
Charlie Chan in Reno as Police Chief King
Babes in Arms as Larry Randall (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939 as Barney
Tell No Tales as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale as Charles Paxton
Disbarred as Jackson
Inside Story as J.B. Douglas
Little Accident as Jeff Collins

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble as Editor
Exposed as Steve Conway
The Duke of West Point as Doc Porter
Algiers as Max
The Shopworn Angel as McGonigle
The Crowd Roars as Bill Thorne
Up the River as Warden Harris
Island in the Sky as Inspector Whitehead
Speed to Burn as Pop Williams
Barefoot Boy as Calvin Whittaker
Flight to Fame as Major Loy
Think It Over as Fire Inspector Wilson

1937

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry as Click Donovan

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937 as Hugo

1931

The Road to Reno as Jim
The Secret Call as Bob Barnes
Touchdown! as Harrigan
The False Madonna as Peter Angel

1929

The Dance of Life as Lefty Miller
Dangerous Curves as Spider

1921

The Way of a Maid as Gordon Witherspoon
A Man of Stone as Lord Reggie