Charles D. Brown

see also Charles Brown (California politician)

Brown at left in the 1940 film The Old Swimmin' Hole

Charles D. Brown (July 1, 1887 – November 25, 1948) was an American stage and film actor.

Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Brown wrote and directed a single short film in 1914. As an actor, he appeared in more than 100 films, stretching from 1921 through his death in 1948. His parallel career on the Broadway stage spanned 1911 through 1937.

His film appearances include:

• The Way of a Maid (1921)
• The Dance of Life (1929)
• Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
• Algiers (1938)
• Barefoot Boy (1938)
• Island in the Sky (1938)
• The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• He Married His Wife (1940)
• The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940)
• International Lady (1941)
• Minesweeper (1943)
• Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
• Apology for Murder (1945)
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• The Killers (1946)
• Follow Me Quietly (1949)

External links

• Charles D. Brown at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles D. Brown at the Internet Broadway Database