
Charles D. Brown
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography

Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Police Insp. Mulvaney

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Inspector Stevens

In This Corner
1948
as Victor 'Doc' Fuller

On Our Merry Way
1948
as Mr. Sadd

Let's Live Again
1948
as Psychiatrist

Railroaded!
1947
as Police Captain MacTaggart

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Dinty

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Mike Dawson

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Jeff Baird

Undercover Maisie
1947
as Captain Mead

I Walk Alone
1947
as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
1946
as Norris the Butler

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as McCarthy

Night Editor
1946
as Crane Stewart

The Killers
1946
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Dietrich, Bank President

Danger Woman
1946
as Inspector Pepper

In Fast Company
1946
as Father Donovan

Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Lt. Commander

The Searching Wind
1946
as Carter

The Man Who Dared
1946
as D. A. Darrell Tyson

Notorious
1946
as Judge (uncredited)

Just Before Dawn
1946
as Insp. Burns

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Immigration Officer

Apology for Murder
1945
as Ward McGee

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Mr. Winslow

Sunbonnet Sue
1945
as Father Hurley
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Joe Gordon

Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)

Secret Command
1944
as James Thane

Up in Arms
1944
as Mr. Campbell

The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Capt. Squires (uncredited)

The Racket Man
1944
as Editor Clark

Jam Session
1944
as Raymond Stuart

Follow the Boys
1944
as Col. Starret (uncredited)

Minesweeper
1943
as Commander Lane

A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Dr. G.W. Humboldt

Bombardier
1943
as Officer at Briefing

Destroyer
1943
as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)

Fingers at the Window
1942
as Police Inspector Gallagher

Roxie Hart
1942
as Charles E. Murdock

Sweater Girl
1942
as Police Lt. McGill

Right to the Heart
1942
as Jim Killian

Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as District Attorney

Devil Pays Off
1941
as Capt. Jonathan Hunt

Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941
as Bob Martin

International Lady
1941
as Tetlow

Reaching for the Sun
1941
as Johnson

Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)

Glamour Boy
1941
as Martin Carmichael

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Wilkie

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Major Sumner

Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother Wren

The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940
as Doc Elliott
Wolf of New York
1940
as Nolan

He Married His Wife
1940
as Detective

I Take This Woman
1940
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Leather Pushers
1940
as J.R. Stevens

Boom Town
1940
as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Florian
1940
as New York Police Lt.

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)

City of Chance
1940
as District Attorney

Know Your Money
1940
as George D. Waldron

Buyer Beware
1940
as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

Pier 13
1940
as Police Captain Blake

Sailor's Lady
1940
as Capt. Roscoe

Forgotten Girls
1940
as Editor Linton

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Police Chief King

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Capt. Thomas Castle

The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Barney

Disbarred
1939
as Jackson

Inside Story
1939
as J.B. Douglas

Tell No Tales
1939
as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale
1939
as Charles Paxton

Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Parker

Babes in Arms
1939
as Larry Randall (uncredited)

Little Accident
1939
as Jeff Collins

Barefoot Boy
1938
as Calvin Whittaker

Think It Over
1938
as Fire Inspector Wilson

The Duke of West Point
1938
as Doc Porter

Exposed
1938
as Steve Conway

Algiers
1938
as Max

The Crowd Roars
1938
as Bill Thorne

The Shopworn Angel
1938
as McGonigle

Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Editor

Speed to Burn
1938
as Pop Williams

Island in the Sky
1938
as Inspector Whitehead

Up the River
1938
as Warden Harris

Flight to Fame
1938
as Major Loy

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Click Donovan

Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Hugo

The False Madonna
1931
as Peter Angel

The Road to Reno
1931
as Jim

The Secret Call
1931
as Bob Barnes

Touchdown!
1931
as Harrigan

The Dance of Life
1929
as Lefty Miller

Dangerous Curves
1929
as Spider

The Way of a Maid
1921
as Gordon Witherspoon

A Man of Stone
1921
as Lord Reggie