Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Charles D. Brown wrote and directed a single short film in 1914. As an actor, he appeared in more than 100 films, stretching from 1921 to his death in 1948. His parallel career on the Broadway stage spanned 1911 through 1937.
Movie | Follow Me Quietly | Police Insp. Mulvaney | 1949-07-07 |
Movie | On Our Merry Way | Mr. Sadd | 1948-02-03 |
Movie | Let's Live Again | Psychiatrist | 1948-02-27 |
Movie | In This Corner | Victor 'Doc' Fuller | 1948-09-20 |
Movie | I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Inspector Stevens | 1948-05-23 |
Movie | Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Mike Dawson | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Undercover Maisie | Captain Mead | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Railroaded! | Police Captain MacTaggart | 1947-09-25 |
Movie | I Walk Alone | Lt. Hollaran (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Dinty | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | Merton of the Movies | Jeff Baird | 1947-10-11 |
Movie | The Man Who Dared | D. A. Darrell Tyson | 1946-05-30 |
Movie | In Fast Company | Father Donovan | 1946-06-22 |
Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter | 1946-04-04 |
Movie | Tomorrow Is Forever | Immigration Officer | 1946-02-20 |
Movie | Danger Woman | Inspector Pepper | 1946-07-12 |
Movie | Just Before Dawn | Insp. Burns | 1946-03-07 |
Movie | Night Editor | Crane Stewart | 1946-03-29 |
Movie | The Big Sleep | Norris the Butler | 1946-08-23 |
Movie | The Searching Wind | Carter | 1946-08-09 |
Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Lt. Commander | 1946-12-02 |
Movie | The Killers | Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager | 1946-08-30 |
Movie | Notorious | Judge (uncredited) | 1946-08-21 |
Movie | The Last Crooked Mile | Dietrich, Bank President | 1946-08-09 |
Movie | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | McCarthy | 1946-08-19 |
Movie | Eve Knew Her Apples | Joe Gordon | 1945-04-12 |
Movie | Having Wonderful Crime | Mr. Winslow | 1945-04-12 |
Movie | Apology for Murder | Ward McGee | 1945-09-27 |
Movie | Sunbonnet Sue | Father Hurley | 1945-10-05 |
Movie | The Fighting Seabees | Capt. Squires (uncredited) | 1944-01-27 |
Movie | The Racket Man | Editor Clark | 1944-01-18 |
Movie | Up in Arms | Mr. Campbell | 1944-02-17 |
Movie | Jam Session | Raymond Stuart | 1944-04-13 |
Movie | Secret Command | James Thane | 1944-07-30 |
Movie | Destroyer | Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Dr. G.W. Humboldt | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | Bombardier | Officer at Briefing | 1943-05-14 |
Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Curtis Glenby (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
Movie | Minesweeper | Commander Lane | 1943-11-10 |
Movie | Roxie Hart | Charles E. Murdock | 1942-02-20 |
Movie | Fingers at the Window | Police Inspector Gallagher | 1942-04-22 |
Movie | Sweater Girl | Police Lt. McGill | 1942-07-13 |
Movie | Reaching for the Sun | Johnson | 1941-05-01 |
Movie | Maisie Was a Lady | 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
Movie | Tall, Dark and Handsome | District Attorney | 1941-01-24 |
Movie | Ride, Kelly, Ride | Bob Martin | 1941-02-07 |
Movie | Glamour Boy | Martin Carmichael | 1941-12-05 |
Movie | International Lady | Tetlow | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | Devil Pays Off | Capt. Jonathan Hunt | 1941-11-10 |
Movie | I Take This Woman | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1940-02-02 |
Movie | Forgotten Girls | Editor Linton | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Wilkie | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | Know Your Money | George D. Waldron | 1940-01-27 |
Movie | He Married His Wife | Detective | 1940-01-19 |
Movie | City of Chance | District Attorney | 1940-01-13 |
Movie | Florian | New York Police Lt. | 1940-06-05 |
Movie | Wolf of New York | Nolan | 1940-01-23 |
Movie | Johnny Apollo | Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | Boom Town | U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | The Old Swimmin' Hole | Doc Elliott | 1940-10-21 |
Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Major Sumner | 1940-12-20 |
Movie | Buyer Beware | Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
Movie | The Leather Pushers | J.R. Stevens | 1940-09-13 |
Movie | Brother Orchid | Brother Wren | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Pier 13 | Police Captain Blake | 1940-08-08 |
Movie | Sailor's Lady | Capt. Roscoe | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Capt. Thomas Castle | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Inside Story | J.B. Douglas | 1939-03-10 |
Movie | Disbarred | Jackson | 1939-01-06 |
Movie | Tell No Tales | Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited) | 1939-06-12 |
Movie | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Barney | 1939-03-10 |
Movie | Babes in Arms | Larry Randall (uncredited) | 1939-10-10 |
Movie | Charlie Chan in Reno | Police Chief King | 1939-06-16 |
Movie | Little Accident | Jeff Collins | 1939-10-26 |
Movie | Kid Nightingale | Charles Paxton | 1939-11-04 |
Movie | Smashing the Money Ring | Parker | 1939-10-21 |
Movie | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Editor | 1938-04-07 |
Movie | Island in the Sky | Inspector Whitehead | 1938-04-01 |
Movie | Algiers | Max | 1938-01-16 |
Movie | The Shopworn Angel | McGonigle | 1938-07-15 |
Movie | Speed to Burn | Pop Williams | 1938-06-07 |
Movie | The Duke of West Point | Ann's Father | 1938-12-29 |
Movie | Exposed | Steve Conway | 1938-11-05 |
Movie | The Crowd Roars | Bill Thorne | 1938-08-06 |
Movie | Barefoot Boy | Calvin Whittaker | 1938-08-03 |
Movie | Think It Over | Fire Inspector Wilson | 1938-07-24 |
Movie | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | Click Donovan | 1937-11-25 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Hugo | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | The Secret Call | Bob Barnes | 1931-07-24 |
Movie | The Road to Reno | Jim | 1931-09-25 |
Movie | The False Madonna | Peter Angel | 1931-12-05 |
Movie | The Dance of Life | Lefty Miller | 1929-08-16 |
Movie | The Way of a Maid | Gordon Witherspoon | 1921-11-30 |