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Charles D. Brown

Acting Born Jun 30, 1887 Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

The Big Sleep

as Norris the Butler
Film

Notorious

as Judge (uncredited)
Film

The Grapes of Wrath

as Wilkie
Film

The Killers

as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

Flodder

as Max

Aikatsu!

as Dr. G.W. Humboldt

Full filmography

  • The Big Sleep (1946) as Norris the Butler
  • Notorious (1946) as Judge (uncredited)
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Wilkie
  • The Killers (1946) as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
  • I Walk Alone (1947) as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
  • Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Major Sumner
  • Boom Town (1940) as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) as McCarthy
  • The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
  • The Road to Reno (1931) as Jim
  • Brother Orchid (1940) as Brother Wren
  • Algiers (1938) as Max
  • The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
  • Johnny Apollo (1940) as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
  • Glamour Boy (1941) as Martin Carmichael
  • Roxie Hart (1942) as Charles E. Murdock
  • Railroaded! (1947) as Police Captain MacTaggart
  • Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) as Hugo
  • Swing Shift Maisie (1943) as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
  • Destroyer (1943) as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
  • A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) as Dr. G.W. Humboldt
  • Babes in Arms (1939) as Larry Randall (uncredited)
  • Bombardier (1943) as Officer at Briefing
  • Up in Arms (1944) as Mr. Campbell