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Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Acting·1887–1948·99 films

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

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