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