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Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

1887-06-30

Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

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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.

Best known for:

Notorious

The Big Sleep

The Grapes of Wrath

The Killers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

I Walk Alone

Boom Town

Santa Fe Trail

The Fighting Seabees

Babes in Arms

Algiers

Tomorrow Is Forever

Brother Orchid

Follow Me Quietly

Railroaded!

Roxie Hart

Night Editor

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Johnny Apollo

Bombardier

Gold Diggers of 1937

The Shopworn Angel

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Filmography:

The Way of a Maid (1921)
APPEREAD AS:
Gordon Witherspoon
A Man of Stone (1921)
APPEREAD AS:
Lord Reggie
The Dance of Life (1929)
APPEREAD AS:
Lefty Miller
The False Madonna (1931)
APPEREAD AS:
Peter Angel
The Road to Reno (1931)
APPEREAD AS:
Jim
The Secret Call (1931)
APPEREAD AS:
Bob Barnes
Touchdown! (1931)
APPEREAD AS:
Harrigan
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
APPEREAD AS:
Hugo

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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
APPEREAD AS:
Click Donovan
Algiers (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Max
Barefoot Boy (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Calvin Whittaker
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Editor
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
McGonigle
Island in the Sky (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Inspector Whitehead
Think It Over (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Fire Inspector Wilson
The Duke of West Point (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Ann's Father

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Exposed (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Steve Conway
The Crowd Roars (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Bill Thorne
Speed to Burn (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Pop Williams
Up the River (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Warden Harris
Flight to Fame (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Major Loy
Babes in Arms (1939)
5.1
APPEREAD AS:
Larry Randall (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Chief King
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Capt. Thomas Castle
Tell No Tales (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Parker
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Barney
Disbarred (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Jackson
Inside Story (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
J.B. Douglas
Kid Nightingale (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Charles Paxton
Little Accident (1939)
APPEREAD AS:
Jeff Collins
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
6.8
APPEREAD AS:
Wilkie
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
4.3
APPEREAD AS:
Major Sumner
Brother Orchid (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Brother Wren
The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Doc Elliott
Boom Town (1940)
5.6
APPEREAD AS:
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
City of Chance (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
District Attorney
Johnny Apollo (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
Forgotten Girls (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Editor Linton
Pier 13 (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Captain Blake
I Take This Woman (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
He Married His Wife (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Detective
Florian (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
New York Police Lt.
Know Your Money (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
George D. Waldron
Sailor's Lady (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Capt. Roscoe
The Leather Pushers (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
J.R. Stevens
Buyer Beware (1940)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
District Attorney
International Lady (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Tetlow
Glamour Boy (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Martin Carmichael
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
Devil Pays Off (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Capt. Jonathan Hunt
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Johnson
Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941)
APPEREAD AS:
Bob Martin
Roxie Hart (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Charles E. Murdock
Fingers at the Window (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Inspector Gallagher
Sweater Girl (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Lt. McGill
Minesweeper (1943)
APPEREAD AS:
Commander Lane
Bombardier (1943)
APPEREAD AS:
Officer at Briefing
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. G.W. Humboldt
Destroyer (1943)
APPEREAD AS:
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
APPEREAD AS:
Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
4.8
APPEREAD AS:
Capt. Squires (uncredited)
Secret Command (1944)
APPEREAD AS:
James Thane
Up in Arms (1944)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Campbell
Jam Session (1944)
APPEREAD AS:
Raymond Stuart
The Racket Man (1944)
APPEREAD AS:
Editor Clark
Apology for Murder (1945)
APPEREAD AS:
Ward McGee
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Winslow
Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
APPEREAD AS:
Father Hurley
Notorious (1946)
6.7
APPEREAD AS:
Judge (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1946)
6.6
APPEREAD AS:
Norris the Butler
The Killers (1946)
6.1
APPEREAD AS:
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Night Editor (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Crane Stewart
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
5.8
APPEREAD AS:
McCarthy
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Immigration Officer
Just Before Dawn (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Insp. Burns
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Dietrich, Bank President
Danger Woman (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Inspector Pepper
In Fast Company (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Father Donovan
Wake Up and Dream (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Lt. Commander
The Searching Wind (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
Carter
The Man Who Dared (1946)
APPEREAD AS:
D. A. Darrell Tyson
I Walk Alone (1947)
5.2
APPEREAD AS:
Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
Railroaded! (1947)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Captain MacTaggart
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
APPEREAD AS:
Dinty
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
APPEREAD AS:
Mike Dawson
Merton of the Movies (1947)
APPEREAD AS:
Jeff Baird
Undercover Maisie (1947)
APPEREAD AS:
Captain Mead
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Inspector Stevens
In This Corner (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Victor 'Doc' Fuller
On Our Merry Way (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Sadd
Let's Live Again (1948)
APPEREAD AS:
Psychiatrist
Follow Me Quietly (1949)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Insp. Mulvaney