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Charles D. Brown

Acting

Born June 30, 1887 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Died November 25, 1948

Also known as Chas. D. Brown · C.D. Brown · Charles Brown

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.

Filmography29 titles

Undercover Maisie

1947as Captain Mead

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Wilkie

Notorious

1946as Judge (uncredited)

The Big Sleep

1946as Norris the Butler

The Killers

1946as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946as McCarthy

Maisie Was a Lady

1941as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)

Boom Town

1940as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

The Shopworn Angel

1938as McGonigle

Railroaded!

1947as Police Captain MacTaggart

I Walk Alone

1947as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

1940as Brother Wren

Dangerous Curves

1929as Spider

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

1947as Mike Dawson

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946as Immigration Officer

The Fighting Seabees

1944as Capt. Squires (uncredited)

Algiers

1938as Max

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941as District Attorney

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936as Hugo

Santa Fe Trail

1940as Major Sumner

The Dance of Life

1929as Lefty Miller

On Our Merry Way

1948as Mr. Sadd

Up in Arms

1944as Mr. Campbell

Bombardier

1943as Officer at Briefing

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939as Barney

The Last Crooked Mile

1946as Dietrich, Bank President

Barefoot Boy

1938as Calvin Whittaker

Minesweeper

1943as Commander Lane

Apology for Murder

1945as Ward McGee