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.

Personal Info

Id

13977

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-06-30

Place of Birth

Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

  • Chas. D. Brown
  • C.D. Brown
  • Charles Brown
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    100

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    Known For

    The Big Sleep

    The Big Slee

    The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes o

    Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Tra

    Follow Me Quietly

    Follow Me Qu

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    The Strange

    Brother Orchid

    Brother Orch

    Apology for Murder

    Apology for

    Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan

    Night Editor

    Night Editor

    The Killers

    The Killers

    Railroaded!

    Railroaded!

    The Senator Was Indiscreet

    The Senator

    The Old Swimmin' Hole

    The Old Swim

    Barefoot Boy

    Barefoot Boy

    Fingers at the Window

    Fingers at t

    Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

    Smash-Up: Th

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    I Wouldn't B

    The Last Crooked Mile

    The Last Cro

    Secret Command

    Secret Comma

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    Danger Woman

    Minesweeper

    Minesweeper

    Roxie Hart

    Roxie Hart

    Tall, Dark and Handsome

    Tall, Dark a

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    Mr. Moto in

    In This Corner

    In This Corn

    Merton of the Movies

    Merton of th

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    Think It Ove

    The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of

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    Wolf of New

    Having Wonderful Crime

    Having Wonde

    Devil Pays Off

    Devil Pays O

    Undercover Maisie

    Undercover M

    The Ice Follies of 1939

    The Ice Foll

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    In Fast Comp

    He Married His Wife

    He Married H

    Wake Up and Dream

    Wake Up and

    The Searching Wind

    The Searchin

    Exposed

    Exposed

    Disbarred

    Disbarred

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    Sweater Girl

    The Man Who Dared

    The Man Who

    The False Madonna

    The False Ma

    Algiers

    Algiers

    The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Ro

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    Inside Story

    Sunbonnet Sue

    Sunbonnet Su

    The Dance of Life

    The Dance of

    Tell No Tales

    Tell No Tale

    Kid Nightingale

    Kid Nighting

    Smashing the Money Ring

    Smashing the

    Babes in Arms

    Babes in Arm

    Ride, Kelly, Ride

    Ride, Kelly,

    The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn

    I Take This Woman

    I Take This

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's G

    Notorious

    Notorious

    The Leather Pushers

    The Leather

    Just Before Dawn

    Just Before

    Boom Town

    Boom Town

    Up in Arms

    Up in Arms

    The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum

    Florian

    Florian

    Johnny Apollo

    Johnny Apoll

    City of Chance

    City of Chan

    Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

    Thoroughbred

    The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting

    Know Your Money

    Know Your Mo

    The Racket Man

    The Racket M

    The Road to Reno

    The Road to

    The Secret Call

    The Secret C

    A Lady Takes a Chance

    A Lady Takes

    Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers

    International Lady

    Internationa

    On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry

    Bombardier

    Bombardier

    Speed to Burn

    Speed to Bur

    Destroyer

    Destroyer

    Reaching for the Sun

    Reaching for

    Tomorrow Is Forever

    Tomorrow Is

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    The Way of a

    Jam Session

    Jam Session

    Pier 13

    Pier 13

    Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lad

    Forgotten Girls

    Forgotten Gi

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    Island in th

    Up the River

    Up the River

    Flight to Fame

    Flight to Fa

    Little Accident

    Little Accid

    Touchdown!

    Touchdown!

    I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone

    Swing Shift Maisie

    Swing Shift

    Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a

    Glamour Boy

    Glamour Boy

    Let's Live Again

    Let's Live A

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    A Man of Sto

    Follow the Boys

    Follow the B

    1949

    Follow Me Quietly

    asPolice Insp. Mulvaney

    1948

    In This Corner

    asVictor 'Doc' Fuller

    1948

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    asInspector Stevens

    1948

    Let's Live Again

    asPsychiatrist

    1948

    On Our Merry Way

    asMr. Sadd

    1947

    The Senator Was Indiscreet

    asDinty

    1947

    I Walk Alone

    asLt. Hollaran (uncredited)

    1947

    Merton of the Movies

    asJeff Baird

    1947

    Railroaded!

    asPolice Captain MacTaggart

    1947

    Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

    asMike Dawson

    1947

    Undercover Maisie

    asCaptain Mead

    1946

    Wake Up and Dream

    asLt. Commander

    1946

    The Killers

    asPacky Robinson - Ole's Manager

    1946

    The Big Sleep

    asNorris the Butler

    1946

    Notorious

    asJudge (uncredited)

    1946

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    asMcCarthy

    1946

    The Last Crooked Mile

    asDietrich, Bank President

    1946

    The Searching Wind

    asCarter

    1946

    Danger Woman

    asInspector Pepper

    1946

    In Fast Company

    asFather Donovan

    1946

    The Man Who Dared

    asD. A. Darrell Tyson

    1946

    The Hoodlum Saint

    asEd Collner - Chronicle Reporter

    1946

    Night Editor

    asCrane Stewart

    1946

    Just Before Dawn

    asInsp. Burns

    1946

    Tomorrow Is Forever

    asImmigration Officer

    1945

    Sunbonnet Sue

    asFather Hurley

    1945

    Apology for Murder

    asWard McGee

    1945

    Having Wonderful Crime

    asMr. Winslow

    1945

    Eve Knew Her Apples

    asJoe Gordon

    1944

    Secret Command

    asJames Thane

    1944

    Follow the Boys

    asCol. Starret (uncredited)

    1944

    Jam Session

    asRaymond Stuart

    1944

    Up in Arms

    asMr. Campbell

    1944

    The Fighting Seabees

    asCapt. Squires (uncredited)

    1944

    The Racket Man

    asEditor Clark

    1943

    Minesweeper

    asCommander Lane

    1943

    Swing Shift Maisie

    asCurtis Glenby (Uncredited)

    1943

    A Lady Takes a Chance

    asDr. G.W. Humboldt

    1943

    Destroyer

    asDoctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

    1943

    Bombardier

    asOfficer at Briefing

    1942

    Sweater Girl

    asPolice Lt. McGill

    1942

    Fingers at the Window

    asPolice Inspector Gallagher

    1942

    Roxie Hart

    asCharles E. Murdock

    1941

    Glamour Boy

    asMartin Carmichael

    1941

    Devil Pays Off

    asCapt. Jonathan Hunt

    1941

    International Lady

    asTetlow

    1941

    Reaching for the Sun

    asJohnson

    1941

    Ride, Kelly, Ride

    asBob Martin

    1941

    Tall, Dark and Handsome

    asDistrict Attorney

    1941

    Maisie Was a Lady

    as'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)

    1940

    Santa Fe Trail

    asMajor Sumner

    1940

    The Old Swimmin' Hole

    asDoc Elliott

    1940

    The Leather Pushers

    asJ.R. Stevens

    1940

    Boom Town

    asU.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

    1940

    Buyer Beware

    asPolice Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

    1940

    Pier 13

    asPolice Captain Blake

    1940

    Sailor's Lady

    asCapt. Roscoe

    1940

    Brother Orchid

    asBrother Wren

    1940

    Florian

    asNew York Police Lt.

    1940

    Johnny Apollo

    asSergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)

    1940

    The Grapes of Wrath

    asWilkie

    1940

    Forgotten Girls

    asEditor Linton

    1940

    I Take This Woman

    asPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)

    1940

    Know Your Money

    asGeorge D. Waldron

    1940

    Wolf of New York

    asNolan

    1940

    He Married His Wife

    asDetective

    1940

    City of Chance

    asDistrict Attorney

    1939

    Kid Nightingale

    asCharles Paxton

    1939

    Little Accident

    asJeff Collins

    1939

    Smashing the Money Ring

    asParker

    1939

    Babes in Arms

    asLarry Randall (uncredited)

    1939

    Charlie Chan in Reno

    asPolice Chief King

    1939

    Tell No Tales

    asPolice Lt. Brandt (uncredited)

    1939

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    asCapt. Thomas Castle

    1939

    The Ice Follies of 1939

    asBarney

    1939

    Inside Story

    asJ.B. Douglas

    1939

    Disbarred

    asJackson

    1938

    The Duke of West Point

    asAnn's Father

    1938

    Up the River

    asWarden Harris

    1938

    Exposed

    asSteve Conway

    1938

    Flight to Fame

    asMajor Loy

    1938

    The Crowd Roars

    asBill Thorne

    1938

    Barefoot Boy

    asCalvin Whittaker

    1938

    Think It Over

    asFire Inspector Wilson

    1938

    The Shopworn Angel

    asMcGonigle

    1938

    Speed to Burn

    asPop Williams

    1938

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

    asEditor

    1938

    Island in the Sky

    asInspector Whitehead

    1938

    Algiers

    asMax

    1937

    Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

    asClick Donovan

    1936

    Gold Diggers of 1937

    asHugo

    1931

    The False Madonna

    asPeter Angel

    1931

    Touchdown!

    asHarrigan

    1931

    The Road to Reno

    asJim

    1931

    The Secret Call

    asBob Barnes

    1929

    The Dance of Life

    asLefty Miller

    1921

    The Way of a Maid

    asGordon Witherspoon

    1921

    A Man of Stone

    asLord Reggie