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Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Actor · Died October 30, 1967, aged 85 · Veracruz, Mexico

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge (January 10, 1882 – October 30, 1967) was an American film actor. He appeared in 233 films between 1915 and 1958. Trowbridge was born in Veracruz, Mexico, where his father served in the diplomatic corps of the United States. He ran a coffee plantation in Hawaii before venturing into acting. Trowbridge's Broadway credits include Dinner at Eight (1932), Ladies of Creation (1931), Congai (1928), The Behavior of Mrs. Crane (1927), We Never Learn (1927), Craig's Wife (1925), It All Depends (1925), The Backslapper (1924), The Locked Door (1924), Sweet Seventeen (1923), The Lullaby (1923), The Last Warning (1922), The Night Call (1921), Just Because (1921), The Broken Wing (1920), Why Worry? (1918), This Way Out (1917), Come Out of the Kitchen (1916) and Daddy Long Legs (1914). Trowbridge died in Los Angeles, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 9, 1882
Died
October 30, 1967 (aged 85)
From
Veracruz, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 181 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Charles Trowbridge's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 6 · Dark 5

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Gentle 7 · Charged 14 · Intense 2

Steady 14 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

Casual 15 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
6
Warm
5
Joyful
4
Melancholic
6
Other
19

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Trowbridge's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Trowbridge's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

181 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page.

  • John Ford Goes to War(2002)

    as Army Medical Corps Major

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Last Hurrah(1958)

    as Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Wings of Eagles(1957)

    as Adm. Crown (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Hoodlum Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Commissioner Garrison

  • The Bushwhackers(1951)

    as Justin Stone

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Texas Rangers(1951)

    as Governor of Texas (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Peggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dean William Stockwell

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950)

    as Gen. Merrill (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Unmasked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dr. Lowell

  • Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

    as Judge Fuller (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Fountainhead(1949)

    as Director (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dr. Fletcher

  • The Paleface(1948)

    as Gov. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Hollow Triumph(1948)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Police Capt. Webb

  • Song of My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jurgensen

  • Tycoon(1947)

    as Señor Tobar

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Key Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as John Ballin

  • Black Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Judge Wilson

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(1947)

    as Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Michigan Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Banker John Nash

  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Sea of Grass(1947)

    as George Cameron

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Tarzan and the Huntress(1947)

    as King Farrod

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Buck Privates Come Home(1947)

    as Mr. Quince

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Shoot to Kill(1947)

    as District Attorney John Forsythe

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Undercurrent(1946)

    as Justice Putnam

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Don't Gamble with Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Creighton

  • Valley of the Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Dr. Rufus Maynard

  • The Hoodlum Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Uncle Joe Lorrison

  • Shock(1946)

    as Franklin Harvey

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Smooth as Silk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Fletcher Holliday

  • They Were Expendable(1945)

    as Admiral Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    as Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Red Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Prentiss

  • Faces in the Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mr. White

  • Summer Storm(1944)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Hey, Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as General Willis

  • Captain America(1944)

    as Police Commissioner Dryden

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • The Fighting Seabees(1944)

    as Randolph (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Madame Curie(1943)

    as Board Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Maj. William Elliott [Ch. 1]

  • The Falcon in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Palmer's Doctor (uncredited)

  • Don't You Believe It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Politician

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    as Rear Adm. Hartridge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Mission to Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Secretary of State Cordell Hull (uncredited)

  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Tennessee Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lansbury

  • That Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Linkletter

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    as Dr. Petrie (archive footage / uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Wake Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • The Magnificent Dope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Examining Doctor (uncredited)

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point(1942)

    as Senate President

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Meet the Stewarts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mr. Martin (uncredited)

  • Who Is Hope Schuyler? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Judge Rossiter

  • Sex Hygiene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Medical officer

  • Over My Dead Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Honest Tom Mardley

  • Blue, White and Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Capt. Brown

  • Design for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Attorney (uncredited)

  • Cadet Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Col. Bradley

  • Great Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Col. Ridley

  • King of the Texas Rangers(1941)

    as Robert Crawford

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Sergeant York(1941)

    as Cordell Hull

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • We Go Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Defense Attorney

  • Belle Starr(1941)

    as Colonel Bright

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Dressed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as David Earle

  • Hurricane Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mark Harris

  • They Met in Bombay(1941)

    as Doctor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Nurse's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Arthur Glenn

  • Strange Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Gov. Phelps

  • The Great Lie(1941)

    as Senator Ted Greenfield

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Meet John Doe(1941)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Great Mr. Nobody(1941)

    as Grover Dillon

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Let's Make Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Doctor

  • Four Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Festival Committee Member (uncredited)

  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Mysterious Doctor Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Gov. Bronson

  • Trail of the Vigilantes(1940)

    as John Thornton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Cherokee Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sen. Cross

  • Knute Rockne All American(1940)

    as Professor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Mummy's Hand(1940)

    as Dr. Petrie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Before I Hang(1940)

    as Judge Braden

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Judge

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home(1940)

    as Atkinson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • My Love Came Back(1940)

    as Dr. Downey

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante(1940)

    as Davis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Our Town(1940)

    as Dr. Ferguson, the wedding minister

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Edison, the Man(1940)

    as Clark

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Johnny Apollo(1940)

    as Judge Penrose

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Man with Nine Lives(1940)

    as Dr. Harvey

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Virginia City(1940)

    as Seddon - Aide to Jefferson Davis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • I Take This Woman(1940)

    as Dr. Morris (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Fatal Hour(1940)

    as John T. Forbes

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Swanee River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mr. Foster

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Cabinet Member

  • Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

    as Judge B.A. Royer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Full Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as First Doctor (uncredited)

  • Tropic Fury(1939)

    as Dr. Taylor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Angels Wash Their Faces(1939)

    as Reform School Superintendent (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Each Dawn I Die(1939)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)

    as Judge Bowman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Lady of the Tropics(1939)

    as Alfred Z. Harrison

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Foley

  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Gen. Fremont

  • Undercover Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Lt. Watson

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy(1939)

    as Maj. Williams (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)

    as George Pollard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Harry Dean

  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Trial Judge (uncredited)

  • Sergeant Madden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Commissioner in 1919

  • King of Chinatown(1939)

    as Dr. Jones

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Cafe Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mr. Tiller, the Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Risky Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henry Jameson

  • Boy Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mr. Tatum

  • Pride of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Capt. Tyler

  • King of the Underworld(1939)

    as Dr. Ryan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Homicide Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henley - Committee Spokesman

  • Kentucky(1938)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Submarine Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as RAdm. Joseph Maitland

  • Nancy Drew… Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Hollister

  • Gang Bullets(1938)

    as Dexter Wayne

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • The Mad Miss Manton(1938)

    as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Smashing the Rackets(1938)

    as Grand Juryman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Men with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Alcott

  • Racket Busters(1938)

    as Martin's Trial Judge #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Crime Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as L. Marvin

  • Gangs of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as District Attorney Lucas

  • Crime School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Judge Robert E. Clinton

  • The Invisible Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Brooks

  • The Patient in Room 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Bahman

  • Exiled to Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Walters

  • That’s My Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as B.L. Martin

  • Alcatraz Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Alcatraz Warden

  • Fit for a King(1937)

    as Mr. Marshall

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • That Certain Woman(1937)

    as Dr. 'Doc' James

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Sea Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Maxwell Gordon

  • Captains Courageous(1937)

    as Dr. Dick Walsh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Thirteenth Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr Mason

  • They Gave Him a Gun(1937)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Doyle

  • Mama Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as American Consul

  • Man of the People(1937)

    as Man at Hearing (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Dangerous Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hotel Manager

  • Torture Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Morgan (uncredited)

  • After the Thin Man(1936)

    as Ballistics Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Sinner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Coroner (uncredited)

  • Mad Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ship's Doctor (uncredited)

  • Libeled Lady(1936)

    as Graham

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Devil Is a Sissy(1936)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Gorgeous Hussy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Martin Van Buren

  • We Went to College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as President Tomlin

  • Speed(1936)

    as Doctor Attending Gadget

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Absolute Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Doctor (Uncredited)

  • The Great Ziegfeld(1936)

    as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Moonlight Murder(1936)

    as Stage Manager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ramon de la Cuesta

  • Important News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ed Rollins (uncredited)

  • Wife vs. Secretary(1936)

    as Hal Harrington (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Garden Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Inspector Colby

  • Exclusive Story(1936)

    as James Witherspoon Sr.

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Last of the Pagans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mine Superintendant (uncredited)

  • Rendezvous(1935)

    as Secretary of War Baker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • It's in the Air(1935)

    as Alfred Drake

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as Minister (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Woman Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

  • Mad Love(1935)

    as Dr. Marbeau

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Murder Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as District Attorney (uncredited)

  • Calm Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Lansell

  • Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mallory

  • The Secret Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Phil Roberts

  • I Take This Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Dowling

  • Honor Among Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Cunningham (uncredited)

  • Damaged Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ned Indicott

  • Island Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Jimmy

  • The Fortune Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Harry Kellogg

  • Prohibition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Richard "Dick" Larkin

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 180 titles from 1915 to 1958.

Film career

  • 1935Screen debut· Mad Love
  • 1941Career best· Sergeant York

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting180 of 180: 180 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s2 · acting1930s81 · acting1940s88 · acting1950s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 27 roles
354045

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Charles Trowbridge's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 88; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th34
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

48 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser48
  • Broadly Agreed16
  • Mixed13

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Trowbridge work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Trowbridge's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Boris Karloff shares the most, 3.

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Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers