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.
Movie | Follow Me Quietly | Police Insp. Mulvaney | 1949-07-07 |
Movie | On Our Merry Way | Mr. Sadd | 1948-02-03 |
Movie | Let's Live Again | Psychiatrist | 1948-02-27 |
Movie | In This Corner | Victor 'Doc' Fuller | 1948-09-20 |
Movie | I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Inspector Stevens | 1948-05-23 |
Movie | Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Mike Dawson | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Undercover Maisie | Captain Mead | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Railroaded! | Police Captain MacTaggart | 1947-09-25 |
Movie | I Walk Alone | Lt. Hollaran (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Dinty | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | Merton of the Movies | Jeff Baird | 1947-10-11 |
Movie | The Man Who Dared | D. A. Darrell Tyson | 1946-05-30 |
Movie | In Fast Company | Father Donovan | 1946-06-22 |
Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter | 1946-04-04 |
Movie | Just Before Dawn | Insp. Burns | 1946-03-07 |
Movie | Tomorrow Is Forever | Immigration Officer | 1946-02-20 |
Movie | Danger Woman | Inspector Pepper | 1946-07-12 |
Movie | Night Editor | Crane Stewart | 1946-03-29 |
Movie | The Killers | Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager | 1946-08-30 |
Movie | The Last Crooked Mile | Dietrich, Bank President | 1946-08-09 |
Movie | The Big Sleep | Norris the Butler | 1946-08-23 |
Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Lt. Commander | 1946-12-02 |
Movie | Notorious | Judge (uncredited) | 1946-08-21 |
Movie | The Searching Wind | Carter | 1946-08-09 |
Movie | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | McCarthy | 1946-08-19 |
Movie | Having Wonderful Crime | Mr. Winslow | 1945-04-12 |
Movie | Eve Knew Her Apples | Joe Gordon | 1945-04-12 |
Movie | Apology for Murder | Ward McGee | 1945-09-27 |
Movie | Sunbonnet Sue | Father Hurley | 1945-10-05 |
Movie | The Fighting Seabees | Capt. Squires (uncredited) | 1944-01-27 |
Movie | The Racket Man | Editor Clark | 1944-01-18 |
Movie | Up in Arms | Mr. Campbell | 1944-02-17 |
Movie | Jam Session | Raymond Stuart | 1944-04-13 |
Movie | Secret Command | James Thane | 1944-07-30 |
Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Dr. G.W. Humboldt | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | Destroyer | Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | Bombardier | Officer at Briefing | 1943-05-14 |
Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Curtis Glenby (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
Movie | Minesweeper | Commander Lane | 1943-11-10 |
Movie | Roxie Hart | Charles E. Murdock | 1942-02-20 |
Movie | Fingers at the Window | Police Inspector Gallagher | 1942-04-22 |
Movie | Sweater Girl | Police Lt. McGill | 1942-07-13 |
Movie | Ride, Kelly, Ride | Bob Martin | 1941-02-07 |
Movie | Maisie Was a Lady | 'Doctor' in Sideshow (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
Movie | Tall, Dark and Handsome | District Attorney | 1941-01-24 |
Movie | Reaching for the Sun | Johnson | 1941-05-01 |
Movie | Glamour Boy | Martin Carmichael | 1941-12-05 |
Movie | International Lady | Tetlow | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | Devil Pays Off | Capt. Jonathan Hunt | 1941-11-10 |
Movie | I Take This Woman | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1940-02-02 |
Movie | Forgotten Girls | Editor Linton | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Wilkie | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | Know Your Money | George D. Waldron | 1940-01-27 |
Movie | He Married His Wife | Detective | 1940-01-19 |
Movie | City of Chance | District Attorney | 1940-01-13 |
Movie | Florian | New York Police Lt. | 1940-06-05 |
Movie | Wolf of New York | Nolan | 1940-01-23 |
Movie | Johnny Apollo | Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | Boom Town | U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | The Old Swimmin' Hole | Doc Elliott | 1940-10-21 |
Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Major Sumner | 1940-12-20 |
Movie | Buyer Beware | Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
Movie | The Leather Pushers | J.R. Stevens | 1940-09-13 |
Movie | Pier 13 | Police Captain Blake | 1940-08-08 |
Movie | Brother Orchid | Brother Wren | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Sailor's Lady | Capt. Roscoe | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Barney | 1939-03-10 |
Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Capt. Thomas Castle | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Disbarred | Jackson | 1939-01-06 |
Movie | Tell No Tales | Police Lt. Brandt (uncredited) | 1939-06-12 |
Movie | Inside Story | J.B. Douglas | 1939-03-10 |
Movie | Smashing the Money Ring | Parker | 1939-10-21 |
Movie | Charlie Chan in Reno | Police Chief King | 1939-06-16 |
Movie | Little Accident | Jeff Collins | 1939-10-26 |
Movie | Kid Nightingale | Charles Paxton | 1939-11-04 |
Movie | Babes in Arms | Larry Randall (uncredited) | 1939-10-10 |
Movie | Speed to Burn | Pop Williams | 1938-06-07 |
Movie | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Editor | 1938-04-07 |
Movie | Island in the Sky | Inspector Whitehead | 1938-04-01 |
Movie | Algiers | Max | 1938-01-16 |
Movie | The Shopworn Angel | McGonigle | 1938-07-15 |
Movie | The Duke of West Point | Ann's Father | 1938-12-29 |
Movie | Exposed | Steve Conway | 1938-11-05 |
Movie | The Crowd Roars | Bill Thorne | 1938-08-06 |
Movie | Barefoot Boy | Calvin Whittaker | 1938-08-03 |
Movie | Think It Over | Fire Inspector Wilson | 1938-07-24 |
Movie | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | Click Donovan | 1937-11-25 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Hugo | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | The Secret Call | Bob Barnes | 1931-07-24 |
Movie | The Road to Reno | Jim | 1931-09-25 |
Movie | The False Madonna | Peter Angel | 1931-12-05 |
Movie | The Dance of Life | Lefty Miller | 1929-08-16 |