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.
Acted in 100
1940s
- 1949
Follow Me Quietly
Police Insp. Mulvaney
- 1948
In This Corner
Victor 'Doc' Fuller
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Inspector Stevens
Let's Live Again
Psychiatrist
- 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Dinty
Merton of the Movies
Jeff Baird
Undercover Maisie
Captain Mead
- 1946
Wake Up and Dream
Lt. Commander
The Last Crooked Mile
Dietrich, Bank President
The Searching Wind
Carter
In Fast Company
Father Donovan
The Bride Wore Boots
Wells (uncredited)
The Man Who Dared
D. A. Darrell Tyson
The Hoodlum Saint
Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
Night Editor
Crane Stewart
Just Before Dawn
Insp. Burns
- 1945
Sing Your Way Home
Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
Sunbonnet Sue
Father Hurley
Apology for Murder
Ward McGee
- 1944
Secret Command
James Thane
Jam Session
Raymond Stuart
The Fighting Seabees
Capt. Squires (uncredited)
The Racket Man
Editor Clark
- 1943
Minesweeper
Commander Lane
Swing Shift Maisie
Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
Destroyer
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
Bombardier
Officer at Briefing
- 1942
Sweater Girl
Police Lt. McGill
Fingers at the Window
Police Inspector Gallagher
Roxie Hart
Charles E. Murdock
Right to the Heart
Jim Killian
- 1941
Glamour Boy
Martin Carmichael
Devil Pays Off
Capt. Jonathan Hunt
International Lady
Tetlow
Reaching for the Sun
Johnson
Ride, Kelly, Ride
Bob Martin
Tall, Dark and Handsome
District Attorney
Maisie Was a Lady
'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
- 1940
The Old Swimmin' Hole
Doc Elliott
The Leather Pushers
J.R. Stevens
Buyer Beware
Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
Pier 13
Police Captain Blake
Sailor's Lady
Capt. Roscoe
Brother Orchid
Brother Wren
Florian
New York Police Lt.
Johnny Apollo
Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
Forgotten Girls
Editor Linton
I Take This Woman
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Know Your Money
George D. Waldron
He Married His Wife
Detective
City of Chance
District Attorney
1930s
- 1939
Kid Nightingale
Charles Paxton
Little Accident
Jeff Collins
Smashing the Money Ring
Parker
Babes in Arms
Larry Randall (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
Police Chief King
Tell No Tales
Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Capt. Thomas Castle
The Ice Follies of 1939
Barney
Inside Story
J.B. Douglas
Disbarred
Jackson
- 1938
The Duke of West Point
Doc Porter
Up the River
Warden Harris
Exposed
Steve Conway
Flight to Fame
Major Loy
The Crowd Roars
Bill Thorne
Barefoot Boy
Calvin Whittaker
Think It Over
Fire Inspector Wilson
The Shopworn Angel
McGonigle
Speed to Burn
Pop Williams
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Editor
Island in the Sky
Inspector Whitehead
- 1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Click Donovan
- 1936
Gold Diggers of 1937
Hugo
- 1931
The False Madonna
Peter Angel
Touchdown!
Harrigan
The Road to Reno
Jim
The Secret Call
Bob Barnes
1920s
- 1929
The Dance of Life
Lefty Miller
Dangerous Curves
Spider
- 1921
The Way of a Maid
Gordon Witherspoon
A Man of Stone
Lord Reggie