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Portrait of Charles D. Brown

Acting

Charles D. Brown

Career

Active from 1921 to 1949, busiest in 1940 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles D. Brown Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Female Protagonist 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Vintage Cinema 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • 1940s Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

69 titles · average score 63
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

as Police Insp. Mulvaney

In This Corner
In This Corner (1948)

as Victor 'Doc' Fuller

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Inspector Stevens

Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Captain Mead

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mike Dawson

Railroaded!
Railroaded! (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Police Captain MacTaggart

The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dinty

Apology for Murder
Apology for Murder (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ward McGee

Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window (1942)
GoodWatch score 45

as Police Inspector Gallagher

Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Brother Wren

Buyer Beware
Buyer Beware (1940)

as Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

Know Your Money
Know Your Money (1940)

as George D. Waldron

1930s

28 titles · average score 60
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Parker

Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Charles Paxton

Disbarred
Disbarred (1939)

as Jackson

Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms (1939)
GoodWatch score 77

as Larry Randall (uncredited)

Exposed
Exposed (1938)

as Steve Conway

The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Doc Porter

Think It Over
Think It Over (1938)

as Fire Inspector Wilson

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as McGonigle

Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Max

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Click Donovan

Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
GoodWatch score 49

as Hugo

The False Madonna
The False Madonna (1931)

as Peter Angel

1920s

4 titles · average score 61
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lefty Miller

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Spider

The Way of a Maid
The Way of a Maid (1921)

as Gordon Witherspoon

A Man of Stone
A Man of Stone (1921)

as Lord Reggie