Spencer Charters
194 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 23, 1875
- Died
- Jan 25, 1943 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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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.
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He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Known for
Spencer Charters: movies and TV shows
Acting (194)
- 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
as Marriage License Clerk
- 1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
- 1942 Silver Queen
as Doc Stonebraker
- 1942 Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Sheriff
- 1942 The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
- 1942 The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Ben Holt
- 1942 Dr. Broadway
as Oscar Titus
- 1942 The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cheevers Snow
- 1942 The Night Before the Divorce
as Second Judge
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew
as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
- 1942 Right to the Heart
as Jonah
- 1941 Pacific Blackout
as Cornelius
- 1941 Bedtime Story
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Judge White
- 1941 Look Who's Laughing
as Motel Manager
- 1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Station Master (uncredited)
- 1941 Man at Large
as Mr. Gallon
- 1941 Hold That Ghost
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
- 1941 Bad Men of Missouri
as Clem
- 1941 Moon Over Miami
as Joe, the Postman
- 1941 The Singing Hill
as Judge Henry Starrbottle
- 1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
as Dr. McGuinness
- 1941 So Ends Our Night
as Swiss Policeman
- 1941 Tobacco Road
as County Clerk
- 1941 Petticoat Politics
as Grandpa
- 1941 High Sierra
as Ed
- 1940 Santa Fe Trail
as Conductor
- 1940 She Couldn't Say No
as Hank Woodcock
- 1940 Meet the Missus
as Grandpa
- 1940 Friendly Neighbors
as Bumblebee Hibbs
- 1940 Blondie Plays Cupid
as Onkel Abner Henderson
- 1940 The Golden Fleecing
as Justice of Peace
- 1940 The Boys from Syracuse
as Turnkey
- 1940 Girl from God's Country
as Dealer
- 1940 Maryland
as Judge
- 1940 Three Faces West
as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
- 1940 Lucky Cisco Kid
as Hotel Guest
- 1940 Our Town
as Constable
- 1940 Alias the Deacon
as Sheriff Yates
- 1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
- 1940 Virginia City
as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
- 1940 Remember the Night
as Judge at Rummage Sale
- 1940 He Married His Wife
as Mayer
- 1939 Two Thoroughbreds
as Doc Purdy
- 1939 The Covered Trailer
as Sheriff
- 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
as Innkeeper
- 1939 Dust Be My Destiny
as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
- 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Court Clerk
- 1939 The Under-Pup
as Druggist
- 1939 In Name Only
as Gardener
- 1939 Second Fiddle
as Joe Clayton
- 1939 Unexpected Father
as Magistrate
- 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
- 1939 Exile Express
as Justice Henry P. Smith
- 1939 They Asked For It
as Chief Lawson
- 1939 Hotel Imperial
as Visoff (uncredited)
- 1939 Women in the Wind
as Farmer
- 1939 They Made Her a Spy
as Lucius Wilkins
- 1939 The Kid From Texas
as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
- 1939 Dodge City
as Reverend (uncredited)
- 1939 The Flying Irishman
as Smedley
- 1939 I'm from Missouri
as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
- 1939 The Lady and the Mob
as Flanagan, Bank Guard
- 1939 Inside Story
as Uncle Ben Perkins
- 1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Angus Dibble
- 1939 Boy Trouble
as Bradley
- 1939 Jesse James
as Minister
- 1938 Topper Takes a Trip
as Judge
- 1938 Strange Faces
as Mason City Sheriff
- 1938 Spring Madness
as Police Chief
- 1938 Five of a Kind
as Rev. Matthew Brand
- 1938 Stablemates
as Choirmaster
- 1938 Breaking the Ice
as Smith
- 1938 Mr. Chump
as Mr. Koeper
- 1938 Four's a Crowd
as Charlie (uncredited)
- 1938 The Road to Reno
as The Judge
- 1938 Professor Beware
as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
- 1938 Three Blind Mice
as Hendricks
- 1938 One Wild Night
as Lem Halliday
- 1938 Three Comrades
as Herr Schultz
- 1938 Vivacious Lady
as Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
- 1938 Crime School
as Old Doctor
- 1938 Joy of Living
as Magistrate
- 1938 In Old Chicago
as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
- 1938 Mr. Boggs Steps Out
as Angus Tubbs
- 1938 Forbidden Valley
as Dr. Scudd
- 1938 The Jury's Secret
as Old Man
- 1937 Wells Fargo
as Jethro - Old Confederate
- 1937 Lady Behave!
as Innkeeper
- 1937 Checkers
as Zeb
- 1937 Big Town Girl
as Isaiah Wickenback
- 1937 The Hurricane
as Judge (uncredited)
- 1937 Danger – Love at Work
as Taxi driver
- 1937 Behind the Mike
as Pete Jones
- 1937 Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Uncle
- 1937 Make a Wish
as Station Agent
- 1937 Back in Circulation
as The Sheriff
- 1937 Ever Since Eve
as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
- 1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Usher (uncredited)
- 1937 She Had to Eat
as Franklin (uncredited)
- 1937 Mountain Music
as Justice of the Peace Sharody
- 1937 Fifty Roads to Town
as George Hession
- 1937 Pick a Star
as Judge
- 1937 Venus Makes Trouble
as Joel Willard
- 1937 Girl Loves Boy
as Rufus Boggs
- 1937 Dangerous Number
as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
- 1937 The Mighty Treve
as Watling
- 1936 Lady from Nowhere
as Alexander Scorzo
- 1936 Career Woman
as Coroner McInery
- 1936 Banjo on My Knee
as Judge Tope
- 1936 Four Days Wonder
as Gilroy
- 1936 Fugitive in the Sky
as Henry Staeger
- 1936 All American Chump
as Abiah Smith
- 1936 Libeled Lady
as Magistrate
- 1936 The Texas Rangers
as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1936 Postal Inspector
as Grumpy
- 1936 Back to Nature
as Deputy Sheriff Putney
- 1936 36 Hours to Kill
as Mr. Hutchins
- 1936 Spendthrift
as Col. Barnaby
- 1936 The Bride Walks Out
as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1936 The Mine with the Iron Door
as Thad Hill
- 1936 F-Man
as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
- 1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
- 1936 The Harvester
as Stubby Pratt
- 1936 Murder on a Bridle Path
as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
- 1936 The Moon's Our Home
as Abner Simpson
- 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mal (uncredited)
- 1936 Till We Meet Again
as Herr Hoffer
- 1936 The Farmer in the Dell
as Milkman
- 1936 Colleen
as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1936 Boulder Dam
as First Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1936 Love on a Bet
as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
- 1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
as Jones - Watchman
- 1936 Don’t Get Personal
as Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
- 1935 In Person
as Parson Calverton Lunk
- 1935 The Great American Pie Company
as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
- 1935 The Goose and the Gander
as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
- 1935 The Gay Deception
as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
- 1935 Welcome Home
as Constable Mulhausen
- 1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
as Doc
- 1935 The Raven
as Col. Bertram Grant
- 1935 Stranded
as Boatman
- 1935 Whispering Smith Speaks
as Cal Stone
- 1935 Star of Midnight
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
- 1935 Eight Bells
as Walker
- 1935 The Nut Farm
as Sliscomb, the Landlord
- 1935 Murder on a Honeymoon
as Chief of Police Britt
- 1934 Caravan
as Flunkey (Uncredited)
- 1934 The Secret Bride
as Diner 2 (uncredited)
- 1934 Romance in Manhattan
as Clerk (uncredited)
- 1934 The Ghost Walks
as Guard
- 1934 It's a Gift
as Gate Guard
- 1934 The St. Louis Kid
as Messeldopp
- 1934 The Firebird
as Max Bauer, the Porter
- 1934 Wake Up and Dream
as Earl Craft
- 1934 The Pursuit of Happiness
as Sam Evans
- 1934 Million Dollar Ransom
as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
- 1934 Blind Date
as Pa Taylor
- 1934 The Circus Clown
as Kingsley
- 1934 The Loudspeaker
as Burroughs
- 1934 Half a Sinner
as Noel Cunningham
- 1934 Rough Necking
as Mr. Marshall
- 1934 Fashions of 1934
as Man Removing Telephone
- 1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Mr. Clark
- 1933 Mr. Skitch
as Mr. Umpchay
- 1933 Lady Killer
as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
- 1933 From Headquarters
as Teletype Man (uncredited)
- 1933 Female
as Tom
- 1933 The Kennel Murder Case
as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
- 1933 Gambling Ship
as Detective
- 1933 So This Is Africa
as Doctor
- 1933 Gabriel Over the White House
as Vice President (uncredited)
- 1932 The Match King
as Oscar
- 1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
- 1932 Central Park
as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
- 1932 Three on a Match
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1932 The Crooked Circle
as Kinny
- 1932 Movie Crazy
as J.L. O'Brien
- 1932 Hold 'Em Jail
as Governor
- 1932 Jewel Robbery
as Johann Christian Lenz
- 1932 The Tenderfoot
as Oscar
- 1932 The Famous Ferguson Case
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
- 1932 Union Depot
as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
- 1931 Palmy Days
as Mr. Clark
- 1931 Traveling Husbands
as Joe
- 1931 Ex-Bad Boy
as Henry Simmons
- 1931 The Front Page
as Woodenshoes
- 1931 Lonely Wives
as Andrews, the Butler
- 1930 The Bat Whispers
as The Caretaker
- 1930 Whoopee!
as Jerome Underwood
- 1926 Dancing Mothers
as Butter and Egg Man
- 1924 Janice Meredith
as Squire Hennion
- 1923 Little Old New York
as Bunny
- 1920 April Folly
as Dobbs
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1975