---
name: "Charles D. Brown"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-d-brown"
fi1m_id: "charles-d-brown"
imdb_id: "nm0113184"
tmdb_id: 13977
wikidata_id: "Q2958830"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 June 1887"
died: "25 November 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T03:58:48.521041+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Charles D. Brown

## Identity

Charles D. Brown

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-d-brown
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charles-d-brown
- **IMDb ID:** nm0113184
- **TMDB ID:** 13977
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2958830
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Brown, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2958830, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113184/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13977

Actor. Born 30 June 1887 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. Died 25 November 1948.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 June 1887, Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 25 November 1948
- **Active:** 1940–1946
- **Also known as:** Chas. D. Brown, C.D. Brown, Charles Brown
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 66 (1), 1940s 87 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Brown, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2958830, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113184/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13977

## Biography

Charles D. Brown was an American stage and screen actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1921 and his death in 1948, and maintained a parallel Broadway career from 1911 to 1937. In 1914 he wrote and directed the short film *The Bank Burglar's Fate*.

Brown is known for roles including Wilkie in *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), Max in *Algiers* (1938), Norris the Butler in *The Big Sleep* (1946), Packy Robinson in *The Killers* (1946), and an uncredited judge in *Notorious* (1946). He was often cast as officials, police inspectors, military officers and doctors.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Killers* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killers.md)
- *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), Fi1m 86, as Wilkie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Notorious* (1946), Fi1m 92, as Judge (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)
- *Babes in Arms* (1939), Fi1m 66, as Larry Randall (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/babes-in-arms.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Follow Me Quietly* (1949), as Police Insp. Mulvaney
- *In This Corner* (1948), as Victor 'Doc' Fuller
- *I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes* (1948), as Inspector Stevens
- *Let's Live Again* (1948), as Psychiatrist
- *On Our Merry Way* (1948), as Mr. Sadd
- *I Walk Alone* (1947), as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
- *The Senator Was Indiscreet* (1947), as Dinty
- *Merton of the Movies* (1947), as Jeff Baird
- *Railroaded!* (1947), as Police Captain MacTaggart
- *Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman* (1947), as Mike Dawson
- *Undercover Maisie* (1947), as Captain Mead
- *Wake Up and Dream* (1946), as Lt. Commander
- *The Killers* (1946), as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killers.md)
- *The Big Sleep* (1946), as Norris the Butler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-sleep.md)
- *Notorious* (1946), as Judge (uncredited) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)
- *The Strange Love of Martha Ivers* (1946), as McCarthy
- *The Last Crooked Mile* (1946), as Dietrich, Bank President
- *The Searching Wind* (1946), as Carter
- *Danger Woman* (1946), as Inspector Pepper
- *In Fast Company* (1946), as Father Donovan
- *The Man Who Dared* (1946), as D. A. Darrell Tyson
- *The Hoodlum Saint* (1946), as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
- *Night Editor* (1946), as Crane Stewart
- *Just Before Dawn* (1946), as Insp. Burns
- *Tomorrow Is Forever* (1946), as Immigration Officer
- *Sing Your Way Home* (1945), as Charles 'Woody' Woodrow (uncredited)
- *Sunbonnet Sue* (1945), as Father Hurley
- *Apology for Murder* (1945), as Ward McGee
- *Having Wonderful Crime* (1945), as Mr. Winslow
- *Eve Knew Her Apples* (1945), as Joe Gordon
- *Secret Command* (1944), as James Thane
- *Follow the Boys* (1944), as Col. Starret (uncredited)
- *Jam Session* (1944), as Raymond Stuart
- *Up in Arms* (1944), as Mr. Campbell
- *The Fighting Seabees* (1944), as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
- *The Racket Man* (1944), as Editor Clark
- *Minesweeper* (1943), as Commander Lane
- *Swing Shift Maisie* (1943), as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)
- *A Lady Takes a Chance* (1943), as Dr. G.W. Humboldt
- *Destroyer* (1943), as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
- *Bombardier* (1943), as Officer at Briefing
- *Sweater Girl* (1942), as Police Lt. McGill
- *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Police Inspector Gallagher
- *Roxie Hart* (1942), as Charles E. Murdock
- *Right to the Heart* (1942), as Jim Killian
- *Glamour Boy* (1941), as Martin Carmichael
- *Devil Pays Off* (1941), as Capt. Jonathan Hunt
- *International Lady* (1941), as Tetlow
- *Reaching for the Sun* (1941), as Johnson
- *Ride, Kelly, Ride* (1941), as Bob Martin
- *Tall, Dark and Handsome* (1941), as District Attorney
- *Maisie Was a Lady* (1941), as 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited)
- *Santa Fe Trail* (1940), as Major Sumner
- *The Old Swimmin' Hole* (1940), as Doc Elliott
- *The Leather Pushers* (1940), as J.R. Stevens
- *Boom Town* (1940), as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
- *Buyer Beware* (1940), as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
- *Pier 13* (1940), as Police Captain Blake
- *Sailor's Lady* (1940), as Capt. Roscoe
- *Brother Orchid* (1940), as Brother Wren
- *Florian* (1940), as New York Police Lt.
- *Johnny Apollo* (1940), as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
- *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), as Wilkie — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath.md)
- *Forgotten Girls* (1940), as Editor Linton
- *I Take This Woman* (1940), as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- *Know Your Money* (1940), as George D. Waldron
- *Wolf of New York* (1940), as Nolan
- *He Married His Wife* (1940), as Detective
- *City of Chance* (1940), as District Attorney
- *Kid Nightingale* (1939), as Charles Paxton
- *Little Accident* (1939), as Jeff Collins
- *Smashing the Money Ring* (1939), as Parker
- *Babes in Arms* (1939), as Larry Randall (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/babes-in-arms.md)
- *Charlie Chan in Reno* (1939), as Police Chief King
- *Tell No Tales* (1939), as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
- *Mr. Moto in Danger Island* (1939), as Capt. Thomas Castle
- *The Ice Follies of 1939* (1939), as Barney
- *Inside Story* (1939), as J.B. Douglas
- *Disbarred* (1939), as Jackson
- *The Duke of West Point* (1938), as Doc Porter
- *Up the River* (1938), as Warden Harris
- *Exposed* (1938), as Steve Conway
- *Flight to Fame* (1938), as Major Loy
- *The Crowd Roars* (1938), as Bill Thorne
- *Barefoot Boy* (1938), as Calvin Whittaker
- *Think It Over* (1938), as Fire Inspector Wilson
- *The Shopworn Angel* (1938), as McGonigle
- *Speed to Burn* (1938), as Pop Williams
- *Mr. Moto's Gamble* (1938), as Editor
- *Island in the Sky* (1938), as Inspector Whitehead
- *Algiers* (1938), as Max
- *Thoroughbreds Don't Cry* (1937), as Click Donovan
- *Gold Diggers of 1937* (1936), as Hugo
- *The False Madonna* (1931), as Peter Angel
- *Touchdown!* (1931), as Harrigan
- *The Road to Reno* (1931), as Jim
- *The Secret Call* (1931), as Bob Barnes
- *The Dance of Life* (1929), as Lefty Miller
- *Dangerous Curves* (1929), as Spider
- *The Way of a Maid* (1921), as Gordon Witherspoon
- *A Man of Stone* (1921), as Lord Reggie

## Gallery

- ![Cropped screenshot of Charles D. Brown from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947)](https://film.one/media/person/320757/gallery-1c00f275e7b4.jpg) Cropped screenshot of Charles D. Brown from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947) — film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Charles_D._Brown_in_Smash-Up%2C_the_Story_of_a_Woman_%281947%29_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cropped screenshot of Charles D. Brown from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947)](https://film.one/media/person/320757/gallery-95315a80eb08.jpg) Cropped screenshot of Charles D. Brown from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947) — film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Charles_D._Brown_in_Smash-Up%2C_the_Story_of_a_Woman_%281947%29_2.jpg/1280px-Charles_D._Brown_in_Smash-Up%2C_the_Story_of_a_Woman_%281947%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Screenshot of Charles D. Brown and Susan Hayward from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947)](https://film.one/media/person/320757/gallery-7e9ae1e02a2e.jpg) Screenshot of Charles D. Brown and Susan Hayward from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947) — film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Brown_Hayward_Smash-Up%2C_the_Story_of_a_Woman.jpg/1280px-Brown_Hayward_Smash-Up%2C_the_Story_of_a_Woman.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charles D. Brown](https://film.one/media/person/320757/gallery-9afea8c6af76.jpg) Charles D. Brown — film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Charles_D._Brown_in_Algiers_%281938%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Image or page from "The Best Plays of 1927-28" (1928)](https://film.one/media/person/320757/gallery-bed38324ec84.jpg) Image or page from "The Best Plays of 1927-28" (1928) — Burns Mantle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Best_Plays_1927-28-147.jpg/1280px-Best_Plays_1927-28-147.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cropped screenshot of Charles D. Brown from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947)](https://film.one/media/person/320757/gallery-794b860781d9.jpg) Cropped screenshot of Charles D. Brown from the American film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman. (1947) — film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Charles_D._Brown_in_Smash-Up%2C_the_Story_of_a_Woman_1947.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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