Person
Charles D. Brown
Acting · 1887–1948 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
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
The Big Sleep
Norris the Butler
Notorious
Judge (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
Captain Mead
The Grapes of Wrath
Wilkie
The Killers
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Roxie Hart
Charles E. Murdock
Exposed
Steve Conway
Danger Woman
Inspector Pepper
He Married His Wife
Detective
Follow Me Quietly
Police Insp. Mulvaney
Filmography
- 1949Follow Me QuietlyPolice Insp. Mulvaney
- 1948In This CornerVictor 'Doc' Fuller
- 1948I Wouldn't Be in Your ShoesInspector Stevens
- 1948Let's Live AgainPsychiatrist
- 1948On Our Merry WayMr. Sadd
- 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetDinty
- 1947I Walk AloneLt. Hollaran (uncredited)
- 1947Merton of the MoviesJeff Baird
- 1947Railroaded!Police Captain MacTaggart
- 1947Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanMike Dawson
- 1947Undercover MaisieCaptain Mead
- 1946Wake Up and DreamLt. Commander
- 1946The KillersPacky Robinson - Ole's Manager
- 1946The Big SleepNorris the Butler
- 1946NotoriousJudge (uncredited)
- 1946The Strange Love of Martha IversMcCarthy
- 1946The Last Crooked MileDietrich, Bank President
- 1946The Searching WindCarter
- 1946Danger WomanInspector Pepper
- 1946In Fast CompanyFather Donovan
- 1946The Man Who DaredD. A. Darrell Tyson
- 1946The Hoodlum SaintEd Collner - Chronicle Reporter
- 1946Night EditorCrane Stewart
- 1946Just Before DawnInsp. Burns
- 1946Tomorrow Is ForeverImmigration Officer
- 1945Sing Your Way HomeCharles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
- 1945Sunbonnet SueFather Hurley
- 1945Apology for MurderWard McGee
- 1945Having Wonderful CrimeMr. Winslow
- 1945Eve Knew Her ApplesJoe Gordon
- 1944Secret CommandJames Thane
- 1944Follow the BoysCol. Starret (uncredited)
- 1944Jam SessionRaymond Stuart
- 1944Up in ArmsMr. Campbell
- 1944The Fighting SeabeesCapt. Squires (uncredited)
- 1944The Racket ManEditor Clark
- 1943MinesweeperCommander Lane
- 1943Swing Shift MaisieCurtis Glenby (Uncredited)
- 1943A Lady Takes a ChanceDr. G.W. Humboldt
- 1943DestroyerDoctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
- 1943BombardierOfficer at Briefing
- 1942Sweater GirlPolice Lt. McGill
- 1942Fingers at the WindowPolice Inspector Gallagher
- 1942Roxie HartCharles E. Murdock
- 1942Right to the HeartJim Killian
- 1941Glamour BoyMartin Carmichael
- 1941Devil Pays OffCapt. Jonathan Hunt
- 1941International LadyTetlow
- 1941Reaching for the SunJohnson
- 1941Ride, Kelly, RideBob Martin
- 1941Tall, Dark and HandsomeDistrict Attorney
- 1941Maisie Was a Lady'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
- 1940Santa Fe TrailMajor Sumner
- 1940The Old Swimmin' HoleDoc Elliott
- 1940The Leather PushersJ.R. Stevens
- 1940Boom TownU.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
- 1940Buyer BewarePolice Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
- 1940Pier 13Police Captain Blake
- 1940Sailor's LadyCapt. Roscoe
- 1940Brother OrchidBrother Wren
- 1940FlorianNew York Police Lt.
- 1940Johnny ApolloSergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
- 1940The Grapes of WrathWilkie
- 1940Forgotten GirlsEditor Linton
- 1940I Take This WomanPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1940Know Your MoneyGeorge D. Waldron
- 1940Wolf of New YorkNolan
- 1940He Married His WifeDetective
- 1940City of ChanceDistrict Attorney
- 1939Kid NightingaleCharles Paxton
- 1939Little AccidentJeff Collins
- 1939Smashing the Money RingParker
- 1939Babes in ArmsLarry Randall (uncredited)
- 1939Charlie Chan in RenoPolice Chief King
- 1939Tell No TalesPolice Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandCapt. Thomas Castle
- 1939The Ice Follies of 1939Barney
- 1939Inside StoryJ.B. Douglas
- 1939DisbarredJackson
- 1938The Duke of West PointDoc Porter
- 1938Up the RiverWarden Harris
- 1938ExposedSteve Conway
- 1938Flight to FameMajor Loy
- 1938The Crowd RoarsBill Thorne
- 1938Barefoot BoyCalvin Whittaker
- 1938Think It OverFire Inspector Wilson
- 1938The Shopworn AngelMcGonigle
- 1938Speed to BurnPop Williams
- 1938Mr. Moto's GambleEditor
- 1938Island in the SkyInspector Whitehead
- 1938AlgiersMax
- 1937Thoroughbreds Don't CryClick Donovan
- 1936Gold Diggers of 1937Hugo
- 1931The False MadonnaPeter Angel
- 1931Touchdown!Harrigan
- 1931The Road to RenoJim
- 1931The Secret CallBob Barnes
- 1929The Dance of LifeLefty Miller
- 1929Dangerous CurvesSpider
- 1921The Way of a MaidGordon Witherspoon
- 1921A Man of StoneLord Reggie
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