Charles D. Brown

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

Norris the Butler

The Big Sleep

Wilkie

The Grapes of Wrath

Major Sumner

Santa Fe Trail

Police Insp. Mulvaney

Follow Me Quietly

McCarthy

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Brother Wren

Brother Orchid

Ward McGee

Apology for Murder

Police Chief King

Charlie Chan in Reno

Crane Stewart

Night Editor

Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

The Killers

Police Captain MacTaggart

Railroaded!

Dinty

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Doc Elliott

The Old Swimmin' Hole

Calvin Whittaker

Barefoot Boy

Police Inspector Gallagher

Fingers at the Window

Inspector Stevens

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

Mike Dawson

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Dietrich, Bank President

The Last Crooked Mile

James Thane

Secret Command

Inspector Pepper

Danger Woman

Commander Lane

Minesweeper

Charles E. Murdock

Roxie Hart

District Attorney

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Capt. Thomas Castle

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Victor 'Doc' Fuller

In This Corner

Jeff Baird

Merton of the Movies

Fire Inspector Wilson

Think It Over

Ann's Father

The Duke of West Point

Nolan

Wolf of New York

Mr. Winslow

Having Wonderful Crime

Capt. Jonathan Hunt

Devil Pays Off

Captain Mead

Undercover Maisie

Barney

The Ice Follies of 1939

Father Donovan

In Fast Company

Detective

He Married His Wife

Lt. Commander

Wake Up and Dream

Carter

The Searching Wind

Steve Conway

Exposed

Jackson

Disbarred

Police Lt. McGill

Sweater Girl

D. A. Darrell Tyson

The Man Who Dared

Peter Angel

The False Madonna

Max

Algiers

Bill Thorne

The Crowd Roars

J.B. Douglas

Inside Story

Father Hurley

Sunbonnet Sue

Lefty Miller

The Dance of Life

Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

Charles Paxton

Kid Nightingale

Parker

Smashing the Money Ring

Larry Randall (uncredited)

Babes in Arms

Bob Martin

Ride, Kelly, Ride

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

I Take This Woman

McGonigle

The Shopworn Angel

Editor

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Judge (uncredited)

Notorious

Joe Gordon

Eve Knew Her Apples

J.R. Stevens

The Leather Pushers

Insp. Burns

Just Before Dawn

U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Boom Town

Mr. Campbell

Up in Arms

Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter

The Hoodlum Saint

New York Police Lt.

Florian

Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo

District Attorney

City of Chance

Click Donovan

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Capt. Squires (uncredited)

The Fighting Seabees

George D. Waldron

Know Your Money

Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

Buyer Beware

Editor Clark

The Racket Man

Jim

The Road to Reno

Bob Barnes

The Secret Call

Dr. G.W. Humboldt

A Lady Takes a Chance

Hugo

Gold Diggers of 1937

Tetlow

International Lady

Mr. Sadd

On Our Merry Way

Officer at Briefing

Bombardier

Pop Williams

Speed to Burn

Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

Destroyer

Johnson

Reaching for the Sun

Immigration Officer

Tomorrow Is Forever

Gordon Witherspoon

The Way of a Maid

Raymond Stuart

Jam Session

Police Captain Blake

Pier 13

Capt. Roscoe

Sailor's Lady

Editor Linton

Forgotten Girls

Inspector Whitehead

Island in the Sky

Warden Harris

Up the River

Major Loy

Flight to Fame

Jeff Collins

Little Accident

Harrigan

Touchdown!

Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

I Walk Alone

Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie

'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady

Martin Carmichael

Glamour Boy

Psychiatrist

Let's Live Again

Lord Reggie

A Man of Stone

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-06-30

Place of Birth

Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Chas. D. Brown