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Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Follow Me Quietly

Follow Me Quietly

1949

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940

Apology for Murder

Apology for Murder

1945

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

Night Editor

Night Editor

1946

The Killers

The Killers

1946

Railroaded!

Railroaded!

1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

The Old Swimmin' Hole

The Old Swimmin' Hole

1940

Barefoot Boy

Barefoot Boy

1938

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

1942

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

1947

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948

The Last Crooked Mile

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

Secret Command

Secret Command

1944

Danger Woman

Danger Woman

1946

Minesweeper

Minesweeper

1943

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

In This Corner

In This Corner

1948

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

1947

Think It Over

Think It Over

1938

The Duke of West Point

The Duke of West Point

1938

Wolf of New York

Wolf of New York

1940

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

1945

Devil Pays Off

Devil Pays Off

1941

Undercover Maisie

Undercover Maisie

1947

The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

In Fast Company

In Fast Company

1946

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940

Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1946

The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946

Exposed

Exposed

1938

Disbarred

Disbarred

1939

Sweater Girl

Sweater Girl

1942

The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

1946

The False Madonna

The False Madonna

1931

Algiers

Algiers

1938

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

1938

Inside Story

Inside Story

1939

Sunbonnet Sue

Sunbonnet Sue

1945

The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

1929

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

Kid Nightingale

Kid Nightingale

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

1939

Ride, Kelly, Ride

Ride, Kelly, Ride

1941

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1940

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Notorious

Notorious

1946

Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Knew Her Apples

1945

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

1940

Just Before Dawn

Just Before Dawn

1946

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Florian

Florian

1940

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

1940

City of Chance

City of Chance

1940

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

1937

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

Buyer Beware

Buyer Beware

1940

Know Your Money

Know Your Money

1940

The Racket Man

The Racket Man

1944

The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno

1931

The Secret Call

The Secret Call

1931

A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

International Lady

International Lady

1941

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn

1938

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

1941

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

The Way of a Maid

The Way of a Maid

1921

Jam Session

Jam Session

1944

Pier 13

Pier 13

1940

Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady

1940

Forgotten Girls

Forgotten Girls

1940

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1938

Up the River

Up the River

1938

Flight to Fame

Flight to Fame

1938

Little Accident

Little Accident

1939

Touchdown!

Touchdown!

1931

I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

1947

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy

1941

Let's Live Again

Let's Live Again

1948

A Man of Stone

A Man of Stone

1921

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944

Right to the Heart

Right to the Heart

1942

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

1929