Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge (January 10, 1882 – October 30, 1967) was an American film actor.

Trowbridge was born in Veracruz, Mexico, where his father served in the diplomatic corps of the United States and his grandfather was the American consul-general.

[1] He was the older brother of character actor Jack Rockwell, and a cousin of 19th century author John Townsend Trowbridge.

[4] 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),[5] Why Worry?

[6] Prematurely gray, with patrician looks and manners, Trowbridge made a career in Hollywood playing governors, generals, admirals, lawyers, bankers, commissioners, deans, ambassadors, senators, rectors, and other authority figures.