Karl Brown

Biography

Career Overview

Karl Brown has 66 screen credits in a career dating back to 1914. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Ape Man Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Ape Man, Before I Hang, Girl from Havana. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 66
Birth Date: 1896-12-26 00:00:00
Birth Place: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

The Ape Man Collection (1 titles)
The Life of a Nation Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Boris Karloff (2 collaborations)
Don Beddoe (2 collaborations)
Pedro de Cordoba (2 collaborations)
John Tyrrell (2 collaborations)
Charles Trowbridge (2 collaborations)
Bert Moorhouse (2 collaborations)
Stanley Brown (2 collaborations)
Rollo Lloyd (2 collaborations)
Bela Lugosi (1 collaborations)
Louise Currie (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (5 credits)
- Attack Of The Flatulating Dead
  Tegmen/Vega
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- It's Storytime: The Movie
  Marcus Kaine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- House of Afflictions
  Eric Giddens
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  Extra (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1916
- Home, Sweet Home
  The Fiddle Player
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1914
writing (28 credits)
- The Chicago Kid
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1945
- The Ape Man
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1943
- Hitler- Dead or Alive
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1942
- Phantom Killer
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1942
- Harvard Here I Come
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1941
- Under Fiesta Stars
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1941
- I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1941
- Rookies on Parade
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1941
- Before I Hang
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1940
- Girl from Havana
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1940
- Gangs of Chicago
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1940
- The Man with Nine Lives
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1940
- My Son Is Guilty
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1939
- A Woman is the Judge
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1939
- The Man They Could Not Hang
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1939
- Gangster's Boy
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1938
- Port of Missing Girls
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1938
- Federal Bullets
  
  adaptation
  
  writing
  
  1937
- Girl Loves Boy
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1937
- White Legion
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1936
- In His Steps
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1936
- The Calling of Dan Matthews
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1935
- The Curtain Falls
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1934
- City Park
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1934
- Stolen Sweets
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1934
- Flames
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1932
- The Mississippi Gambler
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Stark Love
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1927
directing (13 credits)
- Under the Big Top
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Barefoot Boy
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Numbered Woman
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Port of Missing Girls
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Federal Bullets
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Michael O'Halloran
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- White Legion
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- In His Steps
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Fast Workers
  
  continuity
  
  directing
  
  1933
- Flames
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- Prince of Diamonds
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- His Dog
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Stark Love
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
camera (20 credits)
- Beggar on Horseback
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1925
- Merton of the Movies
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1924
- The City That Never Sleeps
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1924
- The Enemy Sex
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1924
- Hollywood
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1923
- The Covered Wagon
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1923
- The Dictator
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1922
- Crazy to Marry
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1921
- Gasoline Gus
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1921
- Traveling Salesman
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1921
- The Dollar-a-Year Man
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1921
- The Life of the Party
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1920
- True Heart Susie
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1919
- The Girl Who Stayed at Home
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1919
- A Romance of Happy Valley
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1919
- Battling Jane
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1918
- Her Official Fathers
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1917
- Stage Struck
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1917
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1916
- The Birth of a Nation
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1915