Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/9/1882
Place of Birth
Veracruz, Mexico
Also Known As
Charles Trowbridge
Biography
Known For
Mildred Pierce
as Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited)
Captain America
as Police Commissioner Dryden
Alcatraz Island
as Alcatraz Warden
Four Mothers
as Festival Committee Member (uncredited)
Madame Curie
as Board Member (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
as James Witherspoon Sr.
Sergeant York
as Cordell Hull
Virginia City
as Seddon - Aide to Jefferson Davis (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as George Pollard
Tycoon
as Señor Tobar
The Fountainhead
as Director (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
as Dr. Dick Walsh (uncredited)
Summer Storm
as Doctor
Crime Ring
as L. Marvin
Key Witness
as John Ballin
Great Guns
as Col. Ridley
Our Town
as Dr. Ferguson, the wedding minister
Hurricane Smith
as Mark Harris
Kentucky
as Doctor
Moonlight Murder
as Stage Manager
Career Timeline
1950
1949
1948
1947
Tycoon
as Señor Tobar
Key Witness
as John Ballin
Black Gold
as Judge Wilson
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Michigan Kid
as Banker John Nash
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Role unknown
The Sea of Grass
as George Cameron
Tarzan and the Huntress
as King Farrod
Buck Privates Come Home
as Mr. Quince
Shoot to Kill
as District Attorney John Forsythe
1946
1945
1944
1943
Madame Curie
as Board Member (uncredited)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Maj. William Elliott [Ch. 1]
The Falcon in Danger
as Palmer's Doctor (uncredited)
Don't You Believe It
as Politician
Action in the North Atlantic
as Rear Adm. Hartridge (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Secretary of State Cordell Hull (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Role unknown
1942
Tennessee Johnson
as Lansbury
That Other Woman
as Linkletter
The Mummy's Tomb
as Dr. Petrie (archive footage / uncredited)
Wake Island
Role unknown
The Magnificent Dope
as Examining Doctor (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senate President
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Martin (uncredited)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
as Judge Rossiter
Sex Hygiene
as Medical officer
Over My Dead Body
as Honest Tom Mardley
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Capt. Brown
1941
Design for Scandal
as Attorney (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
as Col. Bradley
Great Guns
as Col. Ridley
King of the Texas Rangers
as Robert Crawford
Sergeant York
as Cordell Hull
We Go Fast
as Defense Attorney
Belle Starr
as Colonel Bright
Dressed to Kill
as David Earle
Hurricane Smith
as Mark Harris
They Met in Bombay
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Nurse's Secret
as Arthur Glenn
Strange Alibi
as Gov. Phelps
The Great Lie
as Senator Ted Greenfield
Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Grover Dillon
Let's Make Music
as Doctor
Four Mothers
as Festival Committee Member (uncredited)
1940
This Thing Called Love
Role unknown
Mysterious Doctor Satan
as Gov. Bronson
Trail of the Vigilantes
as John Thornton
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Priest
Cherokee Strip
as Sen. Cross
Knute Rockne All American
as Professor (uncredited)
The Mummy's Hand
as Dr. Petrie
Before I Hang
as Judge Braden
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Judge
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Atkinson
My Love Came Back
as Dr. Downey
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Davis (uncredited)
Our Town
as Dr. Ferguson, the wedding minister
Edison, the Man
as Clark
Johnny Apollo
as Judge Penrose
The Man with Nine Lives
as Dr. Harvey
The House of the Seven Gables
as Judge
Virginia City
as Seddon - Aide to Jefferson Davis (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
as Dr. Morris (uncredited)
The Fatal Hour
as John T. Forbes
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Judge
1939
Swanee River
as Mr. Foster
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Cabinet Member
Smashing the Money Ring
as Judge B.A. Royer (uncredited)
Full Confession
as First Doctor (uncredited)
Tropic Fury
as Dr. Taylor
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Reform School Superintendent (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Judge
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Judge Bowman
Lady of the Tropics
as Alfred Z. Harrison
Hotel for Women
as Foley
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Gen. Fremont
Undercover Doctor
as Lt. Watson
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Maj. Williams (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as George Pollard
On Trial
as Harry Dean
Let Us Live
as Trial Judge (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Commissioner in 1919
King of Chinatown
as Dr. Jones
Risky Business
as Henry Jameson
Cafe Society
as Mr. Tiller, the Lawyer (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
as Mr. Tatum
Pride of the Navy
as Capt. Tyler
King of the Underworld
as Dr. Ryan
Homicide Bureau
as Henley - Committee Spokesman
1938
Kentucky
as Doctor
Angels with Dirty Faces
Role unknown
Submarine Patrol
as RAdm. Joseph Maitland
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Hollister
Gang Bullets
as Dexter Wayne
The Mad Miss Manton
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
as Grand Juryman
Racket Busters
as Martin's Trial Judge #2 (uncredited)
Men with Wings
as Alcott
Crime Ring
as L. Marvin
Gangs of New York
as District Attorney Lucas
Crime School
as Judge Robert E. Clinton
The Invisible Menace
as Dr. Brooks
The Patient in Room 18
as Dr. Bahman
1937
Exiled to Shanghai
as Walters
Alcatraz Island
as Alcatraz Warden
Fit for a King
as Mr. Marshall
That Certain Woman
as Dr. 'Doc' James
Sea Racketeers
as Maxwell Gordon
Captains Courageous
as Dr. Dick Walsh (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Judge
The Thirteenth Chair
as Dr. Mason
Espionage
as Doyle
Mama Steps Out
as American Consul
Man Of The People
as Man at Hearing (uncredited)
Dangerous Number
as Hotel Manager
Torture Money
as Dr. Morgan (uncredited)
1936
After the Thin Man
as Ballistics Man (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
as Coroner (uncredited)
Mad Holiday
as Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
as Graham
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Doctor
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Martin Van Buren
We Went to College
as President Tomlin
Speed
as Doctor Attending Gadget
Absolute Quiet
as Doctor (Uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld
as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
Moonlight Murder
as Stage Manager
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Ramon de la Cuesta
Important News
as Ed Rollins (uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case
as Inspector Colby
Exclusive Story
as James Witherspoon Sr.
1935
Last of the Pagans
as Mine Superintendant (uncredited)
Rendezvous
as Secretary of War Baker
It's in the Air
as Alfred Drake
I Live My Life
as Minister (Uncredited)
Woman Wanted
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
The Murder Man
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Mad Love
as Dr. Marbeau (Uncredited)
Calm Yourself
as Mr. Lansell