Charles D. Brown details
Roles: Actor
Date of Birth: July 1, 1887 (died November 25, 1948)
Active Years: 1921-1948
Filmography: The Big Sleep (1946), Notorious (1946), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), It Happened One Night (1934), Secret Command (1944), Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
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With two solid decades of stage experience to his credit, Charles D. Brown made his talking-picture bow in 1929's The Dance of Life. At first, Brown's bland features and flat voice made him difficult to cast, but by the time he'd reached his fifties, he was very much in demand for authoritative roles. Brown was frequently cast as a detective, though his unruffled demeanor made him a valuable "surprise" killer in more than one murder mystery. Charles D. Brown died in 1948, not long after completing his role in RKO's Follow Me Quietly (1950). by Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
