Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

  • Birthday: 1875-03-23
  • Deathday: 1943-01-25
  • Place of birth: Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles. Spencer Charters first stage work soon after leaving school was a walk on part, but it wasn't long before he was being given fair-sized roles. He played on Broadway between 1910 and 1929 and was a busy character actor in films during the 1930s and early 1940s. He often portrayed somewhat befuddeled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers. He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Filmography

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

As Marriage License Clerk

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940

As Onkel Abner Henderson

Ex-Bad Boy

1931

As Henry Simmons

Our Town

1940

As Constable

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

As Court Clerk

High Sierra

1941

As Ed

It's a Gift

1934

As Gate Guard

Three Faces West

1940

As Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury

Remember the Night

1940

As Judge (At Rummage Sale)

Moon Over Miami

1941

As Joe, the Postman

Second Fiddle

1939

As Joe Clayton

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

As Judge Herbert A. Bell

The Raven

1935

As Col. Bertram Grant

Movie Crazy

1932

As J.L. O'Brien

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935

As Chief of Police Britt

In Old Chicago

1938

As Commissioner W.J. Beavers

Crime School

1938

As Old Doctor

Colleen

1936

As Doctor (uncredited)

Pick a Star

1937

As Judge

Palmy Days

1931

As Mr. Clark

The Match King

1932

As Oscar

Lonely Wives

1931

As Andrews, the Butler

Danger – Love at Work

1937

As Taxi driver

The Golden Fleecing

1940

As Justice of Peace

The Goose and the Gander

1935

As Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

As Dr. McGuinness

The Nut Farm

1935

As Sliscomb, the Landlord

Love on a Bet

1936

As Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner

She Couldn't Say No

1940

As Hank Woodcock

Mr. Chump

1938

As Mr. Koeper

He Married His Wife

1940

As Mayer

Five of a Kind

1938

As Rev. Matthew Brand

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

As Cheevers Snow

Lady Behave!

1937

As Innkeeper

Make a Wish

1937

As Station Agent

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

1938

As Angus Tubbs

Mr. Skitch

1933

As Mr. Umpchay

Boy Trouble

1939

As Bradley

The Harvester

1936

As Stubby Pratt

Hotel Imperial

1939

As Visoff (uncredited)

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

As Judge

Pacific Blackout

1941

As Cornelius

Spendthrift

1936

As Col. Barnaby

Three Blind Mice

1938

As Hendricks

The Flying Irishman

1939

As Smedley

The Crooked Circle

1932

As Kinny

Traveling Husbands

1931

As Joe

The Circus Clown

1934

As Kingsley

Whoopee!

1930

As Jerome Underwood

Exile Express

1939

As Henry P. Smith

Breaking the Ice

1938

As Smith

Wake Up and Dream

1934

As Earl Craft

The St. Louis Kid

1934

As Messeldopp

The Firebird

1934

As Max Bauer, the Porter

Lady from Nowhere

1936

As Alexander Scorzo

Blind Date

1934

As Pa Taylor

In Person

1935

As Parson Calverton Lunk

Inside Story

1939

As Uncle Ben Perkins

Banjo on My Knee

1936

As Judge Tope

Tobacco Road

1941

As County Clerk

The Bat Whispers

1930

As The Caretaker

The Moon's Our Home

1936

As Abner Simpson

Back in Circulation

1937

As The Sheriff

Women in the Wind

1939

As Farmer

In Name Only

1939

As Gardener

One Wild Night

1938

As Lem Halliday

36 Hours to Kill

1936

As Mr. Hutchins

Ever Since Eve

1937

As Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)

Wells Fargo

1937

As Jethro - Old Confederate

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

As Henry Staeger

The Lady and the Mob

1939

As Flanagan, Bank Guard

Spring Madness

1938

As Police Chief

The Tenderfoot

1932

As Oscar

Alias the Deacon

1940

As Sheriff Yates

Eight Bells

1935

As Walker

Jesse James

1939

As Minister

Caravan

1934

As Flunkey (Uncredited)

Girl Loves Boy

1937

As Rufus Boggs

They Made Her a Spy

1939

As Lucius Wilkins

Dodge City

1939

As Reverend (uncredited)

Boulder Dam

1936

As First Sheriff (uncredited)

Two Thoroughbreds

1939

As Doc Purdy

The Under-Pup

1939

As Druggist

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

As F.W. Jennson (uncredited)

Professor Beware

1938

As Sheriff Henry Sweatt

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

As Innkeeper

Postal Inspector

1936

As Grumpy

The Secret Bride

1934

As Diner 2 (uncredited)

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

As Hotel Guest

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

As Fire Chief (uncredited)

Whispering Smith Speaks

1935

As Cal Stone

Janice Meredith

1924

As Squire Hennion

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

As Officer Daniels (uncredited)

Female

1933

As Tom

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

As Governor

The Kid From Texas

1939

As Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers

Jewel Robbery

1932

As Johann Christian Lenz

So This Is Africa

1933

As Doctor

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

As Mal (uncredited)

Libeled Lady

1936

As McCall the Magistrate

All American Chump

1936

As Abiah Smith

Big Town Girl

1937

As Isaiah Wickenback

Four Days Wonder

1936

As Gilroy

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

As Pop McGarry (Uncredited)

They Asked For It

1939

As Chief Lawson

Rough Necking

1934

As Mr. Marshall

Man at Large

1941

As Mr. Gallon

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

As Judge Ben Holt

The Mine with the Iron Door

1936

As Thad Hill

Santa Fe Trail

1940

As Conductor

The Night Before the Divorce

1942

As Second Judge

Virginia City

1940

As Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

As Henry Quinn

Gambling Ship

1933

As Detective

Friendly Neighbors

1940

As Bumblebee Hibbs

The Loudspeaker

1934

As Burroughs

Maryland

1940

As Judge

The Boys from Syracuse

1940

As Turnkey

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

As Vice President (uncredited)

Romance in Manhattan

1935

As Clerk (uncredited)

Vivacious Lady

1938

As Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)

From Headquarters

1933

As Teletype Man (uncredited)

Unexpected Father

1939

As Magistrate

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

As Angus Dibble

The Singing Hill

1941

As Judge Henry Starrbottle

Silver Queen

1942

As Doc Stonebraker

Stablemates

1938

As Choirmaster

Forbidden Valley

1938

As Dr. Scudd

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

As Clem

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

As Station Master (uncredited)

So Ends Our Night

1941

As Swiss Policeman

April Folly

1920

As Dobbs

Meet the Missus

1940

As Grandpa

The Road to Reno

1938

As The Judge

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

As Self (archive footage)

Dangerous Number

1937

As Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

As Dr. Clarence Upjohn

Slightly Dangerous

1943

As Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)

Venus Makes Trouble

1937

As Joel Willard

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

As George Hession

Stranded

1935

As Boatman

The Great American Pie Company

1935

As Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)

Three on a Match

1932

As Street Cleaner (uncredited)

The Kennel Murder Case

1933

As Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)

Back to Nature

1936

As Deputy Sheriff Putney

The Front Page

1931

As Woodenshoes

Behind the Mike

1937

As Pete Jones

The Jury's Secret

1938

As Old Man

Half a Sinner

1934

As Noel Cunningham

The Mighty Treve

1937

As Watling

Joy of Living

1938

As Magistrate

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

1934

As Mr. Clark

Hold That Ghost

1941

As Storekeeper (uncredited)

She Had to Eat

1937

As Franklin (uncredited)

Till We Meet Again

1936

As Herr Hoffer

Central Park

1932

As Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)

The Ghost Walks

1934

As Guard

Star of Midnight

1935

As Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Mountain Music

1937

As Justice of the Peace Sharody

Union Depot

1932

As Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)

Look Who's Laughing

1941

As Motel Manager

Checkers

1937

As Zeb

Four's a Crowd

1938

As Charlie (uncredited)

Welcome Home

1935

As Constable Mulhausen

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

As Dr. Bunting (uncredited)

The Bride Walks Out

1936

As Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Career Woman

1936

As Coroner McInery

F-Man

1936

As Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder

The Hurricane

1937

As Judge (uncredited)

Three Comrades

1938

As Herr Schultz

The Farmer in the Dell

1936

As Milkman

Bedtime Story

1941

As Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

As Sam Evans

Petticoat Politics

1941

As Grandpa

The Covered Trailer

1939

As Sheriff

Lady Killer

1933

As

Little Old New York

1923

As Bunny

Fashions of 1934

1934

As Man Removing Telephone

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

As Usher (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

As Mr. Larsen (uncredited)

The Gay Deception

1935

As Mr. Mercer (uncredited)

Dr. Broadway

1942

As Oscar Titus

The Texas Rangers

1936

As Sheriff (uncredited)

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