---
name: "Charles Trowbridge"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-trowbridge"
roles: []
born: "9 January 1882"
died: "30 October 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-20T01:18:55.880654+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."
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# Charles Trowbridge

Actor. Born 9 January 1882 in Veracruz, Mexico. Died 30 October 1967.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 January 1882, Veracruz, Mexico
- **Died:** 30 October 1967
- **Active:** 1936–1942
- **Also known as:** Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 4 acting, 4 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 75 (3), 1940s 73 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Romance 4, History 2, War 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $27m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Trowbridge, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2960351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873845/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96721

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Our Town*](https://film.one/film/our-town.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Charles Trowbridge was an American actor who appeared in more than 230 films between 1915 and 1958, often in supporting roles as authority figures such as judges, doctors and military officers.

He began his career on the stage, with Broadway credits including *Daddy Long Legs* (1914), *Craig's Wife* (1925) and *Dinner at Eight* (1932). Trowbridge made his screen debut in the silent film *The Fight* (1915) and continued working in Hollywood into the 1950s.

Among his many film credits are roles in *Libeled Lady* (1936), *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938), *Sergeant York* (1941), *Mildred Pierce* (1945) and *They Were Expendable* (1945).

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

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (4)

- *Wake Island* (1942), Fi1m 73, Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-island.md)
- *Sergeant York* (1941), Fi1m 66, as Cordell Hull — [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md)
- *Our Town* (1940), Fi1m 72, as Dr. Ferguson, the wedding minister — [page](https://film.one/film/our-town.md)
- *Libeled Lady* (1936), Fi1m 77, as Graham — [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)

### Also credited (4) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Mildred Pierce* (1945), Fi1m 83, as Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mildred-pierce-1945.md)
- *Madame Curie* (1943), Fi1m 72, as Board Member (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/madame-curie.md)
- *Captains Courageous* (1937), Fi1m 84, as Dr. Dick Walsh (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md)
- *The Great Ziegfeld* (1936), Fi1m 64, as Julian Mitchell (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-ziegfeld.md)

## Complete filmography (180)

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

- *The Last Hurrah* (1958), as Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)
- *The Wings of Eagles* (1957), as Adm. Crown (uncredited)
- *Hoodlum Empire* (1952), as Commissioner Garrison
- *The Bushwhackers* (1951), as Justin Stone
- *The Texas Rangers* (1951), as Governor of Texas (uncredited)
- *Peggy* (1950), as Dean William Stockwell
- *When Willie Comes Marching Home* (1950), as Gen. Merrill (uncredited)
- *Unmasked* (1950), as Dr. Lowell
- *Mr. Soft Touch* (1949), as Judge Fuller (Uncredited)
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Director (uncredited)
- *Bad Boy* (1949), as Dr. Fletcher
- *The Paleface* (1948), as Gov. Johnson
- *Hollow Triumph* (1948), as Deputy
- *Stage Struck* (1948), as Police Capt. Webb
- *Song of My Heart* (1948), as Jurgensen
- *Tycoon* (1947), as Señor Tobar
- *Key Witness* (1947), as John Ballin
- *Black Gold* (1947), as Judge Wilson
- *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (1947), as Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
- *Michigan Kid* (1947), as Banker John Nash
- *The Sea of Grass* (1947), as George Cameron
- *The Private Affairs of Bel Ami* (1947), Actor
- *Tarzan and the Huntress* (1947), as King Farrod
- *Buck Privates Come Home* (1947), as Mr. Quince
- *Shoot to Kill* (1947), as District Attorney John Forsythe
- *Undercurrent* (1946), as Justice Putnam
- *The Secret of the Whistler* (1946), Actor
- *Don't Gamble with Strangers* (1946), as Creighton
- *Valley of the Zombies* (1946), as Dr. Rufus Maynard
- *The Hoodlum Saint* (1946), as Uncle Joe Lorrison
- *Shock* (1946), as Franklin Harvey
- *Smooth as Silk* (1946), as Fletcher Holliday
- *They Were Expendable* (1945), as Admiral Blackwell
- *Mildred Pierce* (1945), as Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mildred-pierce-1945.md)
- *The Red Dragon* (1945), as Prentiss
- *Faces in the Fog* (1944), as Mr. White
- *Summer Storm* (1944), as Doctor
- *Hey, Rookie* (1944), as General Willis
- *Captain America* (1944), as Police Commissioner Dryden
- *The Fighting Seabees* (1944), as Randolph (uncredited)
- *Madame Curie* (1943), as Board Member (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/madame-curie.md)
- *Adventures of the Flying Cadets* (1943), as Maj. William Elliott [Ch. 1]
- *The Falcon in Danger* (1943), as Palmer's Doctor (uncredited)
- *Don't You Believe It* (1943), as Politician
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Rear Adm. Hartridge (uncredited)
- *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as Secretary of State Cordell Hull (uncredited)
- *The Amazing Mrs. Holliday* (1943), Actor
- *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), as Lansbury
- *That Other Woman* (1942), as Linkletter
- *The Mummy's Tomb* (1942), as Dr. Petrie (archive footage / uncredited)
- *Wake Island* (1942), Actor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-island.md)
- *The Magnificent Dope* (1942), as Examining Doctor (uncredited)
- *Ten Gentlemen from West Point* (1942), as Senate President
- *Meet the Stewarts* (1942), as Mr. Martin (uncredited)
- *Who Is Hope Schuyler?* (1942), as Judge Rossiter
- *Sex Hygiene* (1942), as Medical officer
- *Over My Dead Body* (1942), as Honest Tom Mardley
- *Blue, White and Perfect* (1942), as Capt. Brown
- *Design for Scandal* (1941), as Attorney (uncredited)
- *Cadet Girl* (1941), as Col. Bradley
- *Great Guns* (1941), as Col. Ridley
- *King of the Texas Rangers* (1941), as Robert Crawford
- *Sergeant York* (1941), as Cordell Hull — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md)
- *We Go Fast* (1941), as Defense Attorney
- *Belle Starr* (1941), as Colonel Bright
- *Dressed to Kill* (1941), as David Earle
- *Hurricane Smith* (1941), as Mark Harris
- *They Met in Bombay* (1941), as Doctor (uncredited)
- *The Nurse's Secret* (1941), as Arthur Glenn
- *Strange Alibi* (1941), as Gov. Phelps
- *The Great Lie* (1941), as Senator Ted Greenfield
- *Meet John Doe* (1941), as (uncredited)
- *The Great Mr. Nobody* (1941), as Grover Dillon
- *Let's Make Music* (1941), as Doctor
- *Four Mothers* (1941), as Festival Committee Member (uncredited)
- *This Thing Called Love* (1940), Actor
- *Mysterious Doctor Satan* (1940), as Gov. Bronson
- *Trail of the Vigilantes* (1940), as John Thornton
- *The Son of Monte Cristo* (1940), as Priest
- *Cherokee Strip* (1940), as Sen. Cross
- *Knute Rockne All American* (1940), as Professor (uncredited)
- *The Mummy's Hand* (1940), as Dr. Petrie
- *Before I Hang* (1940), as Judge Braden
- *Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum* (1940), as Judge
- *Dr. Kildare Goes Home* (1940), as Atkinson
- *My Love Came Back* (1940), as Dr. Downey
- *Andy Hardy Meets Debutante* (1940), as Davis (uncredited)
- *Our Town* (1940), as Dr. Ferguson, the wedding minister — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/our-town.md)
- *Edison, the Man* (1940), as Clark
- *Johnny Apollo* (1940), as Judge Penrose
- *The Man with Nine Lives* (1940), as Dr. Harvey
- *The House of the Seven Gables* (1940), as Judge
- *Virginia City* (1940), as Seddon - Aide to Jefferson Davis (uncredited)
- *I Take This Woman* (1940), as Dr. Morris (uncredited)
- *The Fatal Hour* (1940), as John T. Forbes
- *The Man Who Wouldn't Talk* (1940), as Judge
- *Swanee River* (1939), as Mr. Foster
- *Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President* (1939), as Cabinet Member
- *Smashing the Money Ring* (1939), as Judge B.A. Royer (uncredited)
- *Full Confession* (1939), as First Doctor (uncredited)
- *Tropic Fury* (1939), as Dr. Taylor
- *Angels Wash Their Faces* (1939), as Reform School Superintendent (uncredited)
- *Each Dawn I Die* (1939), as Judge
- *The Man They Could Not Hang* (1939), as Judge Bowman
- *Lady of the Tropics* (1939), as Alfred Z. Harrison
- *Hotel for Women* (1939), as Foley
- *Mutiny on the Blackhawk* (1939), as Gen. Fremont
- *Undercover Doctor* (1939), as Lt. Watson
- *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), as Maj. Williams (uncredited)
- *The Story of Alexander Graham Bell* (1939), as George Pollard
- *On Trial* (1939), as Harry Dean
- *Let Us Live* (1939), as Trial Judge (uncredited)
- *Sergeant Madden* (1939), as Commissioner in 1919
- *King of Chinatown* (1939), as Dr. Jones
- *Risky Business* (1939), as Henry Jameson
- *Cafe Society* (1939), as Mr. Tiller, the Lawyer (uncredited)
- *Boy Trouble* (1939), as Mr. Tatum
- *Pride of the Navy* (1939), as Capt. Tyler
- *King of the Underworld* (1939), as Dr. Ryan
- *Homicide Bureau* (1939), as Henley - Committee Spokesman
- *Kentucky* (1938), as Doctor
- *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938), Actor
- *Submarine Patrol* (1938), as RAdm. Joseph Maitland
- *Nancy Drew… Detective* (1938), as Hollister
- *Gang Bullets* (1938), as Dexter Wayne
- *The Mad Miss Manton* (1938), as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- *Smashing the Rackets* (1938), as Grand Juryman
- *Racket Busters* (1938), as Martin's Trial Judge #2 (uncredited)
- *Men with Wings* (1938), as Alcott
- *Crime Ring* (1938), as L. Marvin
- *Gangs of New York* (1938), as District Attorney Lucas
- *Crime School* (1938), as Judge Robert E. Clinton
- *The Invisible Menace* (1938), as Dr. Brooks
- *The Patient in Room 18* (1938), as Dr. Bahman
- *Exiled to Shanghai* (1937), as Walters
- *That’s My Story* (1937), as B.L. Martin
- *Alcatraz Island* (1937), as Alcatraz Warden
- *Fit for a King* (1937), as Mr. Marshall
- *That Certain Woman* (1937), as Dr. 'Doc' James
- *Sea Racketeers* (1937), as Maxwell Gordon
- *Captains Courageous* (1937), as Dr. Dick Walsh (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md)
- *The Thirteenth Chair* (1937), as Dr Mason
- *They Gave Him a Gun* (1937), as Judge
- *Espionage* (1937), as Doyle
- *Mama Steps Out* (1937), as American Consul
- *Man Of The People* (1937), as Man at Hearing (uncredited)
- *Dangerous Number* (1937), as Hotel Manager
- *Torture Money* (1937), as Dr. Morgan (uncredited)
- *After the Thin Man* (1936), as Ballistics Man (uncredited)
- *Sinner Take All* (1936), as Coroner (uncredited)
- *Mad Holiday* (1936), as Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
- *Libeled Lady* (1936), as Graham — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)
- *The Devil Is a Sissy* (1936), as Doctor
- *The Gorgeous Hussy* (1936), as Martin Van Buren
- *We Went to College* (1936), as President Tomlin
- *Speed* (1936), as Doctor Attending Gadget
- *Absolute Quiet* (1936), as Doctor (Uncredited)
- *The Great Ziegfeld* (1936), as Julian Mitchell (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-ziegfeld.md)
- *Moonlight Murder* (1936), as Stage Manager
- *Robin Hood of El Dorado* (1936), as Ramon de la Cuesta
- *Important News* (1936), as Ed Rollins (uncredited)
- *Wife vs. Secretary* (1936), as Hal Harrington (uncredited)
- *The Garden Murder Case* (1936), as Inspector Colby
- *Exclusive Story* (1936), as James Witherspoon Sr.
- *Last of the Pagans* (1935), as Mine Superintendant (uncredited)
- *Rendezvous* (1935), as Secretary of War Baker
- *It's in the Air* (1935), as Alfred Drake
- *I Live My Life* (1935), as Minister (Uncredited)
- *Woman Wanted* (1935), as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
- *Mad Love* (1935), as Dr. Marbeau
- *The Murder Man* (1935), as District Attorney (uncredited)
- *Calm Yourself* (1935), as Mr. Lansell
- *Silence* (1931), as Mallory
- *The Secret Call* (1931), as Phil Roberts
- *I Take This Woman* (1931), as Mr. Dowling
- *Honor Among Lovers* (1931), as Cunningham (uncredited)
- *Damaged Love* (1931), as Ned Indicott
- *Island Wives* (1922), as Jimmy
- *The Fortune Hunter* (1920), as Harry Kellogg
- *Prohibition* (1915), as Richard "Dick" Larkin

## Gallery

- ![Charles Trowbridge](https://film.one/media/person/1228924/gallery-c055737572ab.jpg) Charles Trowbridge — unknown (Billy Rose Theatre Collection), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Charles_Trowbridge_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lobby card for the American romance film I Take This Woman (1931).](https://film.one/media/person/1228924/gallery-b72737689969.jpg) Lobby card for the American romance film I Take This Woman (1931). — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/I_Take_This_Woman_lobby_card.jpg/1280px-I_Take_This_Woman_lobby_card.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charles Trowbridge](https://film.one/media/person/1228924/gallery-16d8f497dd62.jpg) Charles Trowbridge — Image via TMDB
- ![Charles Trowbridge](https://film.one/media/person/1228924/gallery-58e0d1841f23.jpg) Charles Trowbridge — Image via TMDB

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