Cast & creator
Charles D. Brown
Best known for The Big Sleep, The Grapes of Wrath, Notorious
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.
Also known as: Chas. D. Brown, C.D. Brown, Charles Brown
101
film credits
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television credits
101
1921–1949 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (101)
Showing 101 of 101 credits
The Big Sleep
Norris the Butler
1946
The Grapes of Wrath
Wilkie
1940
Notorious
Judge (uncredited)
1946
The Killers
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
McCarthy
1946
The Road to Reno
Jim
1931
On Our Merry Way
Mr. Sadd
1948
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Editor
1938
I Walk Alone
Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
1947
Roxie Hart
Charles E. Murdock
1942
Undercover Maisie
Captain Mead
1947
Smashing the Money Ring
Parker
1939
A Lady Takes a Chance
Dr. G.W. Humboldt
1943
Santa Fe Trail
Major Sumner
1940
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Dinty
1947
Forgotten Girls
Editor Linton
1940
Tomorrow Is Forever
Immigration Officer
1946
Sing Your Way Home
Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
1945
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Mike Dawson
1947
I Take This Woman
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1940
International Lady
Tetlow
1941
Exposed
Steve Conway
1938
He Married His Wife
Detective
1940
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Inspector Stevens
1948
Fingers at the Window
Police Inspector Gallagher
1942
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Capt. Thomas Castle
1939
Johnny Apollo
Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
1940
Buyer Beware
Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
1940
Merton of the Movies
Jeff Baird
1947
Charlie Chan in Reno
Police Chief King
1939
Babes in Arms
Larry Randall (uncredited)
1939
Bombardier
Officer at Briefing
1943
Destroyer
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
1943
Gold Diggers of 1937
Hugo
1936
The Ice Follies of 1939
Barney
1939Eve Knew Her Apples
Joe Gordon
1945
Tall, Dark and Handsome
District Attorney
1941
The Fighting Seabees
Capt. Squires (uncredited)
1944
The Last Crooked Mile
Dietrich, Bank President
1946Wolf of New York
Nolan
1940
Boom Town
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
1940
Maisie Was a Lady
'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
1941
The Duke of West Point
Doc Porter
1938
Algiers
Max
1938
The Shopworn Angel
McGonigle
1938
Follow Me Quietly
Police Insp. Mulvaney
1949
The Man Who Dared
D. A. Darrell Tyson
1946
Up in Arms
Mr. Campbell
1944
Right to the Heart
Jim Killian
1942
The Dance of Life
Lefty Miller
1929
Reaching for the Sun
Johnson
1941
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Click Donovan
1937
Florian
New York Police Lt.
1940
Wake Up and Dream
Lt. Commander
1946
Night Editor
Crane Stewart
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
1946
Brother Orchid
Brother Wren
1940
Follow the Boys
Col. Starret (uncredited)
1944
Sweater Girl
Police Lt. McGill
1942
Having Wonderful Crime
Mr. Winslow
1945
The Crowd Roars
Bill Thorne
1938
In Fast Company
Father Donovan
1946
Tell No Tales
Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
1939
Let's Live Again
Psychiatrist
1948
The Old Swimmin' Hole
Doc Elliott
1940
Danger Woman
Inspector Pepper
1946
Up the River
Warden Harris
1938
The Way of a Maid
Gordon Witherspoon
1921
The Leather Pushers
J.R. Stevens
1940
Island in the Sky
Inspector Whitehead
1938
A Man of Stone
Lord Reggie
1921
In This Corner
Victor 'Doc' Fuller
1948
The Secret Call
Bob Barnes
1931
Sunbonnet Sue
Father Hurley
1945
Secret Command
James Thane
1944
Kid Nightingale
Charles Paxton
1939
Railroaded!
Police Captain MacTaggart
1947
City of Chance
District Attorney
1940
The Racket Man
Editor Clark
1944
Glamour Boy
Martin Carmichael
1941
Disbarred
Jackson
1939
Devil Pays Off
Capt. Jonathan Hunt
1941
Just Before Dawn
Insp. Burns
1946
Speed to Burn
Pop Williams
1938
Sailor's Lady
Capt. Roscoe
1940
Inside Story
J.B. Douglas
1939
Barefoot Boy
Calvin Whittaker
1938
The Searching Wind
Carter
1946
Minesweeper
Commander Lane
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
1943
Little Accident
Jeff Collins
1939
Know Your Money
George D. Waldron
1940
Ride, Kelly, Ride
Bob Martin
1941
Dangerous Curves
Spider
1929
Apology for Murder
Ward McGee
1945
Flight to Fame
Major Loy
1938
Jam Session
Raymond Stuart
1944
Touchdown!
Harrigan
1931
Pier 13
Police Captain Blake
1940
The False Madonna
Peter Angel
1931Think It Over
Fire Inspector Wilson
1938