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Charles D. Brown

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Charles D. Brown

Born June 30, 1887 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USADied November 25, 1948101 films

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.

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The Grapes of Wrath posterFirst watchThe Grapes of Wrath19407.8as WilkieTom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day…View film

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Filmography

101 films as actor
  1. 1949Follow Me QuietlyPolice Insp. Mulvaney
  2. 1948In This CornerVictor 'Doc' Fuller
  3. 1948I Wouldn't Be in Your ShoesInspector Stevens
  4. 1948Let's Live AgainPsychiatrist
  5. 1948On Our Merry WayMr. Sadd
  6. 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetDinty
  7. 1947I Walk AloneLt. Hollaran (uncredited)
  8. 1947Merton of the MoviesJeff Baird
  9. 1947Railroaded!Police Captain MacTaggart
  10. 1947Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanMike Dawson
  11. 1947Undercover MaisieCaptain Mead
  12. 1946Wake Up and DreamLt. Commander
  13. 1946The KillersPacky Robinson - Ole's Manager
  14. 1946The Big SleepNorris the Butler
  15. 1946NotoriousJudge (uncredited)
  16. 1946The Strange Love of Martha IversMcCarthy
  17. 1946The Last Crooked MileDietrich, Bank President
  18. 1946The Searching WindCarter
  19. 1946Danger WomanInspector Pepper
  20. 1946In Fast CompanyFather Donovan
  21. 1946The Man Who DaredD. A. Darrell Tyson
  22. 1946The Hoodlum SaintEd Collner - Chronicle Reporter
  23. 1946Night EditorCrane Stewart
  24. 1946Just Before DawnInsp. Burns
  25. 1946Tomorrow Is ForeverImmigration Officer
  26. 1945Sing Your Way HomeCharles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
  27. 1945Sunbonnet SueFather Hurley
  28. 1945Apology for MurderWard McGee
  29. 1945Having Wonderful CrimeMr. Winslow
  30. 1945Eve Knew Her ApplesJoe Gordon
  31. 1944Secret CommandJames Thane
  32. 1944Follow the BoysCol. Starret (uncredited)
  33. 1944Jam SessionRaymond Stuart
  34. 1944Up in ArmsMr. Campbell
  35. 1944The Fighting SeabeesCapt. Squires (uncredited)
  36. 1944The Racket ManEditor Clark
  37. 1943MinesweeperCommander Lane
  38. 1943Swing Shift MaisieCurtis Glenby (Uncredited)
  39. 1943A Lady Takes a ChanceDr. G.W. Humboldt
  40. 1943DestroyerDoctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
  41. 1943BombardierOfficer at Briefing
  42. 1942Sweater GirlPolice Lt. McGill
  43. 1942Fingers at the WindowPolice Inspector Gallagher
  44. 1942Roxie HartCharles E. Murdock
  45. 1942Right to the HeartJim Killian
  46. 1941Glamour BoyMartin Carmichael
  47. 1941Devil Pays OffCapt. Jonathan Hunt
  48. 1941International LadyTetlow
  49. 1941Reaching for the SunJohnson
  50. 1941Ride, Kelly, RideBob Martin
  51. 1941Tall, Dark and HandsomeDistrict Attorney
  52. 1941Maisie Was a Lady'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
  53. 1940Santa Fe TrailMajor Sumner
  54. 1940The Old Swimmin' HoleDoc Elliott
  55. 1940The Leather PushersJ.R. Stevens
  56. 1940Boom TownU.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
  57. 1940Buyer BewarePolice Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
  58. 1940Pier 13Police Captain Blake
  59. 1940Sailor's LadyCapt. Roscoe
  60. 1940Brother OrchidBrother Wren
  61. 1940FlorianNew York Police Lt.
  62. 1940Johnny ApolloSergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
  63. 1940The Grapes of WrathWilkie
  64. 1940Forgotten GirlsEditor Linton
  65. 1940I Take This WomanPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
  66. 1940Know Your MoneyGeorge D. Waldron
  67. 1940Wolf of New YorkNolan
  68. 1940He Married His WifeDetective
  69. 1940City of ChanceDistrict Attorney
  70. 1939Kid NightingaleCharles Paxton
  71. 1939Little AccidentJeff Collins
  72. 1939Smashing the Money RingParker
  73. 1939Babes in ArmsLarry Randall (uncredited)
  74. 1939Charlie Chan in RenoPolice Chief King
  75. 1939Tell No TalesPolice Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
  76. 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandCapt. Thomas Castle
  77. 1939The Ice Follies of 1939Barney
  78. 1939Inside StoryJ.B. Douglas
  79. 1939DisbarredJackson
  80. 1938The Duke of West PointDoc Porter
  81. 1938Up the RiverWarden Harris
  82. 1938ExposedSteve Conway
  83. 1938Flight to FameMajor Loy
  84. 1938The Crowd RoarsBill Thorne
  85. 1938Barefoot BoyCalvin Whittaker
  86. 1938Think It OverFire Inspector Wilson
  87. 1938The Shopworn AngelMcGonigle
  88. 1938Speed to BurnPop Williams
  89. 1938Mr. Moto's GambleEditor
  90. 1938Island in the SkyInspector Whitehead
  91. 1938AlgiersMax
  92. 1937Thoroughbreds Don't CryClick Donovan
  93. 1936Gold Diggers of 1937Hugo
  94. 1931The False MadonnaPeter Angel
  95. 1931Touchdown!Harrigan
  96. 1931The Road to RenoJim
  97. 1931The Secret CallBob Barnes
  98. 1929The Dance of LifeLefty Miller
  99. 1929Dangerous CurvesSpider
  100. 1921The Way of a MaidGordon Witherspoon
  101. 1921A Man of StoneLord Reggie