
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/30/1887
Place of Birth
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Charles D. Brown
Biography
Known For

Little Accident
as Jeff Collins

Barefoot Boy
as Calvin Whittaker

Bombardier
as Officer at Briefing

Inside Story
as J.B. Douglas

Glamour Boy
as Martin Carmichael

The Big Sleep
as Norris the Butler

Brother Orchid
as Brother Wren

Destroyer
as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as McCarthy

Railroaded!
as Police Captain MacTaggart

Florian
as New York Police Lt.

The Grapes of Wrath
as Wilkie

The Ice Follies of 1939
as Barney

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Mike Dawson

Kid Nightingale
as Charles Paxton

Sweater Girl
as Police Lt. McGill

Smashing the Money Ring
as Parker

Swing Shift Maisie
as Curtis Glenby (Uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)

Up in Arms
as Mr. Campbell
Career Timeline
1948
1947
1946
Wake Up and Dream
as Lt. Commander
The Killers
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
The Big Sleep
as Norris the Butler
Notorious
as Judge (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as McCarthy
The Last Crooked Mile
as Dietrich, Bank President
The Searching Wind
as Carter
Danger Woman
as Inspector Pepper
In Fast Company
as Father Donovan
The Man Who Dared
as D. A. Darrell Tyson
The Hoodlum Saint
as Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
Night Editor
as Crane Stewart
Just Before Dawn
as Insp. Burns
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Immigration Officer
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
Santa Fe Trail
as Major Sumner
The Old Swimmin' Hole
as Doc Elliott
The Leather Pushers
as J.R. Stevens
Boom Town
as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Buyer Beware
as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)
Pier 13
as Police Captain Blake
Sailor's Lady
as Capt. Roscoe
Brother Orchid
as Brother Wren
Florian
as New York Police Lt.
Johnny Apollo
as Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Wilkie
Forgotten Girls
as Editor Linton
I Take This Woman
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Know Your Money
as George D. Waldron
Wolf of New York
as Nolan
He Married His Wife
as Detective
City of Chance
as District Attorney
1939
Kid Nightingale
as Charles Paxton
Little Accident
as Jeff Collins
Smashing the Money Ring
as Parker
Babes in Arms
as Larry Randall (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Police Chief King
Tell No Tales
as Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Capt. Thomas Castle
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Barney
Inside Story
as J.B. Douglas
Disbarred
as Jackson
1938
The Duke of West Point
as Ann's Father
Up the River
as Warden Harris
Exposed
as Steve Conway
Flight to Fame
as Major Loy
The Crowd Roars
as Bill Thorne
Barefoot Boy
as Calvin Whittaker
Think It Over
as Fire Inspector Wilson
The Shopworn Angel
as McGonigle
Speed to Burn
as Pop Williams
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Editor
Island in the Sky
as Inspector Whitehead
Algiers
as Max