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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

0.3

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