Charles D. Brown
Date of birth: 1887-06-30
Place of birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
The Big Sleep
1946-08-23
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involvi
The Grapes of Wrath
1940-03-15
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due t
Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, G
Follow Me Quietly
1949-07-07
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946-08-19
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious M
Brother Orchid
1940-06-07
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, h
Apology for Murder
1945-09-27
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939-06-16
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murde
Night Editor
1946-03-29
A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.
The Killers
1946-08-30
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede,
Railroaded!
1947-09-25
A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room,
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947-12-31
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Pre
The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940-10-21
Teenager Betty Elliott has decided to take over the business and social affairs of her father Doc El
Barefoot Boy
1938-08-03
A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.
Fingers at the Window
1942-04-22
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparen
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947-03-01
A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948-05-23
An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife f
The Last Crooked Mile
1946-08-09
A mystery grows after a bank robbery car leads investigators to a carnival sideshow.
Secret Command
1944-07-30
Sam Gallagher returns home to Los Angeles as an undercover spy for the Navy, getting a job at the sh
Danger Woman
1946-07-12
A woman plots to steal secrets from her Atomic-expert husband.
Minesweeper
1943-11-10
A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II b
Roxie Hart
1942-02-20
A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audienc
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941-01-24
Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939-04-07
In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel mark
In This Corner
1948-09-20
A Navy veteran takes up boxing and winds up killing his own friend in the ring during a championship
Merton of the Movies
1947-10-11
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studio
Think It Over
1938-07-24
A gang of 'professional torches' burn down stores for the insurance money.
The Duke of West Point
1938-12-29
A cocky new West Point cadet from Cambridge is given the cold shoulder by his classmates because of
Wolf of New York
1940-01-23
A New York attorney defends a young man with a criminal past who has been accused of murdering a pol
Having Wonderful Crime
1945-04-12
Newlyweds (George Murphy, Carole Landis) drag their lawyer friend (Pat O'Brien) to a mountain resort
Devil Pays Off
1941-11-10
A former Navy man attempts to redeem his honor by exposing a shipping tycoon's dealings with the ene
Undercover Maisie
1947-03-01
Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on th
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939-03-10
Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary gets a
In Fast Company
1946-06-22
The Bowery Boys come to the rescue when a corrupt taxi company puts the squeeze on several independe
He Married His Wife
1940-01-19
Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony
Wake Up and Dream
1946-12-02
Aided by her eccentric friends, a young woman goes looking for her missing brother.
The Searching Wind
1946-08-09
Always the diplomat, Alex Hazen is slow to take sides in Europe of the 1920s and 1930s. Cassie Bowma
Exposed
1938-11-05
A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue
Disbarred
1939-01-06
The Bar Association disbars attorney Tyler Cradon when it appears he was implicated in the murder of
Sweater Girl
1942-07-13
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together th
The Man Who Dared
1946-05-30
A crusading reporter plans his own arrest and conviction for first degree murder, trying to show tha
The False Madonna
1931-12-05
A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man.
Algiers
1938-01-16
Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resi
The Crowd Roars
1938-08-06
A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's
Inside Story
1939-03-10
A good-hearted reporter attempts to find the loneliest woman in New York so he can give her an old-f
Sunbonnet Sue
1945-10-05
Set in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows the ex
The Dance of Life
1929-08-16
A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so t
Tell No Tales
1939-06-12
A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save
Kid Nightingale
1939-11-04
A waiter becomes a singing prizefighter.
Smashing the Money Ring
1939-10-21
T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in
Babes in Arms
1939-10-10
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his gir
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941-02-07
A jockey struggles against gamblers with the help of the stable trainer and horse owner's daughter.
The Shopworn Angel
1938-07-15
During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He me
I Take This Woman
1940-02-02
On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's sug
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938-04-07
Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-bl
Notorious
1946-08-21
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman,
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945-04-12
Radio singing star, Eve Porter, wants a vacation during her show's summer hiatus, but her manager an
The Leather Pushers
1940-09-13
A shifty boxing promoter places an amateur in fixed fights, then hands his contract over to an suspi
Just Before Dawn
1946-03-07
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summon
Boom Town
1940-08-30
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both lov
Up in Arms
1944-02-17
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-b
The Hoodlum Saint
1946-04-04
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's m
Florian
1940-06-05
Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by
Johnny Apollo
1940-04-19
Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then tur
City of Chance
1940-01-13
Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937-11-25
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house.
The Fighting Seabees
1944-01-27
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work
Buyer Beware
1940-08-17
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.
Know Your Money
1940-01-27
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short tells the fictitious story of a bill counterfeiting ring an
The Racket Man
1944-01-18
A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees
The Road to Reno
1931-09-25
Jackie is the perpetually adolescent mother of two grown children - daughter Lee and son Jeff - who
The Secret Call
1931-07-24
The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943-08-19
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her ci
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936-12-28
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a go
International Lady
1941-10-16
Tim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and Reg
On Our Merry Way
1948-02-03
Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where h
Bombardier
1943-05-14
A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U
Speed to Burn
1938-06-07
Horse racing provides the framework of this crime drama that centers on an orphan who has been raisi
Destroyer
1943-08-19
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to
Reaching for the Sun
1941-05-01
Comedy of a North Woods clam-digger who journeys to Detroit to earn money for outboard motor by work
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20
In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Eliza
The Way of a Maid
1921-11-30
A silent film comedy.
Jam Session
1944-04-13
A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.
Pier 13
1940-08-08
A policeman makes the startling discovery that his girlfriend is involved in a waterfront smuggling
Sailor's Lady
1940-07-05
Sailor is going to marry his girlfriend when he returns, but she becomes foster mother to baby whose
Forgotten Girls
1940-03-15
A disillusioned factory worker is charged with the attempted murder of her mother's lover.
Island in the Sky
1938-04-01
A secretary (Gloria Stuart) solves a murder for her boyfriend (Michael Whalen) in the district attor
Up the River
1938-12-09
A group of prison inmates pass the time playing football and romancing ladies in this prison escape
Flight to Fame
1938-10-12
An evil villain steals a newly invented death ray.
Little Accident
1939-10-26
A baby is passed from hand to hand after her father abandons her.
Touchdown!
1931-11-15
Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.
I Walk Alone
1947-12-31
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught a
Swing Shift Maisie
1943-10-01
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in
Maisie Was a Lady
1941-01-10
Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires h
Glamour Boy
1941-12-05
Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays
Let's Live Again
1948-02-27
The brother of a nuclear scientist dies but is reincarnated as a dog so he can return to Earth to pr
A Man of Stone
1921-11-10
Capt. Deering, a British war hero whose exploits in the Arabian desert have earned him the nickname