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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

100 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

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