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Charles D. Brown

Actor | * 07/01/1887 († 61, 11/25/1948) | Council Bluffs, Iowa (United States of America (USA))
Charles D. Brown (July 1, 1887 – November 25, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Brown wrote and directed a single short film in 1914. As an actor, he appeared in more than 100 films, stretching from 1921 through his death in 1948. His parallel career on the Broadway stage spanned 1911 through 1937. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Horse racing provides the framework of this crime drama that centers on an orphan who has been raising a promising horse. ...

Speed to Burn

NR

1938 | 1h
Drama, Crime
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The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company. But they don’t count ...

Gold Diggers of 1937

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1936 | 3.0/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, de ...

The Big Sleep

NR

1946 | 3.8/5 | 1h 56min
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Tom 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 as they he ...

The Grapes of Wrath

NR

1940 | 3.9/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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Movies with Charles D. Brown as Actor(94)

as Police Insp. Mulvaney1949 Follow Me Quietly
as Mr. Sadd1948 On Our Merry Way
as Psychiatrist1948 Let's Live Again
as Victor 'Doc' Fuller1948 In This Corner
as Inspector Stevens1948 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Jeff Baird1947 Merton of the Movies
as Dinty1947 The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Police Captain MacTaggart1947 Railroaded!
as Captain Mead1947 Undercover Maisie
as Mike Dawson1947 Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)1947 I Walk Alone
as Insp. Burns1946 Just Before Dawn
as McCarthy1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Lt. Commander1946 Wake Up and Dream
as Crane Stewart1946 Night Editor
as Norris the Butler1946 The Big Sleep
as Carter1946 The Searching Wind
as Father Donovan1946 In Fast Company
as D. A. Darrell Tyson1946 The Man Who Dared
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager1946 The Killers
as Judge (uncredited)1946 Notorious
as Dietrich, Bank President1946 The Last Crooked Mile
as Immigration Officer1946 Tomorrow Is Forever
as Inspector Pepper1946 Danger Woman
as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter1946 The Hoodlum Saint
as Ward McGee1945 Apology for Murder
as Father Hurley1945 Sunbonnet Sue
as Mr. Winslow1945 Having Wonderful Crime
as Joe Gordon1945 Eve Knew Her Apples
as Capt. Squires (uncredited)1944 The Fighting Seabees
as Editor Clark1944 The Racket Man
as James Thane1944 Secret Command
as Raymond Stuart1944 Jam Session
as Commander Lane1943 Minesweeper
as Dr. G.W. Humboldt1943 A Lady Takes a Chance
as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)1943 Swing Shift Maisie
as Officer at Briefing1943 Bombardier
as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty1943 Destroyer
as Police Lt. McGill1942 Sweater Girl
as Police Inspector Gallagher1942 Fingers at the Window
as Charles E. Murdock1942 Roxie Hart
as Bob Martin1941 Ride, Kelly, Ride
as Johnson1941 Reaching for the Sun
as Tetlow1941 International Lady
as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)1941 Maisie Was a Lady
as District Attorney1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Martin Carmichael1941 Glamour Boy
as Capt. Jonathan Hunt1941 Devil Pays Off
as Brother Wren1940 Brother Orchid
as New York Police Lt.1940 Florian
as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)1940 Johnny Apollo
as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)1940 Boom Town
as Nolan1940 Wolf of New York
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)1940 I Take This Woman
as Editor Linton1940 Forgotten Girls
as Doc Elliott1940 The Old Swimmin' Hole
as George D. Waldron1940 Know Your Money
as District Attorney1940 City of Chance
as Police Captain Blake1940 Pier 13
as Wilkie1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Detective1940 He Married His Wife
as Major Sumner1940 Santa Fe Trail
as J.R. Stevens1940 The Leather Pushers
as Capt. Roscoe1940 Sailor's Lady
as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)1940 Buyer Beware
as Police Chief King1939 Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charles Paxton1939 Kid Nightingale
as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)1939 Tell No Tales
as Barney1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
as Capt. Thomas Castle1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as J.B. Douglas1939 Inside Story
as Jackson1939 Disbarred
as Larry Randall (uncredited)1939 Babes in Arms
as Parker1939 Smashing the Money Ring
as Jeff Collins1939 Little Accident
as Calvin Whittaker1938 Barefoot Boy
as Steve Conway1938 Exposed
as Pop Williams1938 Speed to Burn
as Warden Harris1938 Up the River
as Max1938 Algiers
as Ann's Father1938 The Duke of West Point
as McGonigle1938 The Shopworn Angel
as Major Loy1938 Flight to Fame
as Inspector Whitehead1938 Island in the Sky
as Bill Thorne1938 The Crowd Roars
as Fire Inspector Wilson1938 Think It Over
as Click Donovan1937 Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Hugo (as Chas. D. Brown)1936 Gold Diggers of 1937
as Harrigan1931 Touchdown!
as Jim1931 The Road to Reno
as Peter Angel1931 The False Madonna
as Bob Barnes1931 The Secret Call
as Lefty Miller1929 The Dance of Life
as Gordon Witherspoon1921 The Way of a Maid

Full Name: Charles Brown
Born: Friday, 07/01 1887 (July) in Council Bluffs, Iowa (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 11/25 1948 (November) in Hollywood (aged: 61)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Charles D. Brown (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Chas. D. Brown"
"C.D. Brown"
"Charles Brown"
Charles D. Brown frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (13x, Crew)
Frank Orth (12x, Actor)
Edwin B. Willis (10x, Crew)
James Flavin (10x, Actor)
Douglas Fowley (9x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (9x, Actress)
Douglas Shearer (9x, Crew)
Lee Phelps (9x, Actor)
Selmer Jackson (9x, Actor)
Larry Steers (9x, Actor)
Harry Hayden (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:187420, Added: 07/14/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024