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Charles D. Brown

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.

Born

Jun 30, 1887

Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Died

Nov 25, 1948

Known For

Acting

Movies

101 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.4

movie

Known For

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

as Norris the Butler
Notorious

Notorious

1946

as Judge (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Wilkie
The Killers

The Killers

1946

as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

as McCarthy
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1946 • as Norris the Butler
★ 7.6
Notorious
Notorious
1946 • as Judge (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 • as Wilkie
★ 7.8
The Killers
The Killers
1946 • as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
★ 7.4
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • as Major Sumner
★ 5.8
Algiers
Algiers
1938 • as Max
★ 6.3
I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone
1947 • as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 • as McCarthy
★ 7.1
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 • as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940 • as Brother Wren
★ 6.6
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
1944 • as Col. Starret (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Secret Command
Secret Command
1944 • as James Thane
★ 6.6
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 • as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms
1939 • as Larry Randall (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Bombardier
Bombardier
1943 • as Officer at Briefing
★ 5.7
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way
1948 • as Mr. Sadd
★ 5.7
Touchdown!
Touchdown!
1931 • as Harrigan
★ 8.0
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 • as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
★ 5.5
Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946 • as Immigration Officer
★ 6.3
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly
1949 • as Police Insp. Mulvaney
★ 6.2
Destroyer
Destroyer
1943 • as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
★ 6.8
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 • as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
1942 • as Charles E. Murdock
★ 7.0
Florian
Florian
1940 • as New York Police Lt.
★ 4.5
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 • as Editor
★ 6.4
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point
1938 • as Ann's Father
★ 4.5
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941 • as District Attorney
★ 6.1
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 • as Mr. Campbell
★ 5.7
I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman
1940 • as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 • as Charles Paxton
★ 6.4
Buyer Beware
Buyer Beware
1940 • as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936 • as Hugo
★ 6.1
City of Chance
City of Chance
1940 • as District Attorney
★ 5.6
Disbarred
Disbarred
1939 • as Jackson
★ 8.0
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948 • as Inspector Stevens
★ 5.6
Pier 13
Pier 13
1940 • as Police Captain Blake
★ 5.7
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life
1929 • as Lefty Miller
★ 5.8
Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy
1941 • as Martin Carmichael
★ 6.5
Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl
1942 • as Police Lt. McGill
★ 5.3
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
1947 • as Captain Mead
★ 8.0
Devil Pays Off
Devil Pays Off
1941 • as Capt. Jonathan Hunt
★ 4.1
Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves
1929 • as Spider
★ 6.6
Night Editor
Night Editor
1946 • as Crane Stewart
★ 5.5
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 • as Capt. Thomas Castle
★ 6.7
Minesweeper
Minesweeper
1943 • as Commander Lane
★ 5.2
Railroaded!
Railroaded!
1947 • as Police Captain MacTaggart
★ 6.7
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 • as Police Chief King
★ 6.5
Inside Story
Inside Story
1939 • as J.B. Douglas
★ 9.0
Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime
1945 • as Mr. Winslow
★ 6.6
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 • as Jeff Baird
★ 6.3
International Lady
International Lady
1941 • as Tetlow
★ 6.6
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
1946 • as D. A. Darrell Tyson
★ 3.8
Apology for Murder
Apology for Murder
1945 • as Ward McGee
★ 4.9
movie
Wolf of New York
1940 • as Nolan
★ 7.5
Little Accident
Little Accident
1939 • as Jeff Collins
★ 5.5
Let's Live Again
Let's Live Again
1948 • as Psychiatrist
★ 5.5
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 • as Mike Dawson
★ 6.4
Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn
1946 • as Insp. Burns
★ 6.9
In Fast Company
In Fast Company
1946 • as Father Donovan
★ 6.8
The Racket Man
The Racket Man
1944 • as Editor Clark
★ 7.7
A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 • as Dr. G.W. Humboldt
★ 5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Parker
★ 5.8
Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home
1945 • as Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Forgotten Girls
Forgotten Girls
1940 • as Editor Linton
★ 5.6
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
1940 • as Capt. Roscoe
★ 6.5
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady
1941 • as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind
1946 • as Carter
★ 8.0
Know Your Money
Know Your Money
1940 • as George D. Waldron
★ 9.0
Speed to Burn
Speed to Burn
1938 • as Pop Williams
★ 7.5
The Secret Call
The Secret Call
1931 • as Bob Barnes
★ 7.7
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window
1942 • as Police Inspector Gallagher
★ 5.6
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
1946 • as Dietrich, Bank President
★ 5.5
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 • as Dinty
★ 6.2
The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars
1938 • as Bill Thorne
★ 7.0
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939 • as Barney
★ 5.7
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
1940 • as Detective
★ 5.6
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 • as Click Donovan
★ 5.9
In This Corner
In This Corner
1948 • as Victor 'Doc' Fuller
★ 8.0
Up the River
Up the River
1938 • as Warden Harris
★ 10.0
The Way of a Maid
The Way of a Maid
1921 • as Gordon Witherspoon
★ 8.0
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel
1938 • as McGonigle
★ 6.8
The Old Swimmin' Hole
The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940 • as Doc Elliott
★ 7.0
Danger Woman
Danger Woman
1946 • as Inspector Pepper
★ 8.0
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
1938 • as Inspector Whitehead
★ 7.0
Exposed
Exposed
1938 • as Steve Conway
★ 6.7
movie
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945 • as Joe Gordon
★ 5.6
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers
1940 • as J.R. Stevens
★ 8.0
Barefoot Boy
Barefoot Boy
1938 • as Calvin Whittaker
★ 5.4
The Road to Reno
The Road to Reno
1931 • as Jim
★ 4.0
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
1941 • as Johnson
★ 7.3
Ride, Kelly, Ride
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941 • as Bob Martin
★ 8.0
Sunbonnet Sue
Sunbonnet Sue
1945 • as Father Hurley
★ 6.2
Jam Session
Jam Session
1944 • as Raymond Stuart
★ 7.0
Think It Over
Think It Over
1938 • as Fire Inspector Wilson
★ 7.3
The False Madonna
The False Madonna
1931 • as Peter Angel
★ 7.0
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
1946 • as Lt. Commander
★ 7.4
Right to the Heart
Right to the Heart
1942 • as Jim Killian
★ 7.0
Flight to Fame
Flight to Fame
1938 • as Major Loy
★ 7.5
A Man of Stone
A Man of Stone
1921 • as Lord Reggie