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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1875-03-23 |
| Died | 1943-01-25 |
Movies
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Marriage License Clerk
1944
Slightly Dangerous
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
1943
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
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
1941
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
Girl from God's Country
as Dealer
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
as Turnkey
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
1940
Virginia City
as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
1940
He Married His Wife
as Mayer
1940
Remember the Night
as Judge (At Rummage Sale)
1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Court Clerk
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 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 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
The Kid From Texas
as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
1939
They Made Her a Spy
as Lucius Wilkins
1939
Dodge City
as Reverend (uncredited)
1939
The Flying Irishman
as Smedley
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
1939
Topper Takes a Trip
as Judge
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
Three Comrades
as Herr Schultz
1938
One Wild Night
as Lem Halliday
1938
Vivacious Lady
as Man 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
1938
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
1937
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 McCall the 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
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 Watchman
1936
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
1935
Romance in Manhattan
as Clerk (uncredited)
1935
Caravan
as Flunkey (Uncredited)
1934
The Secret Bride
as Diner 2 (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
Half a Sinner
as Noel Cunningham
1934
The Loudspeaker
as Burroughs
1934
Rough Necking
as Mr. Marshall
1934
Fashions of 1934
as Man Removing Telephone
1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Mr. Clark
1934
Mr. Skitch
as Mr. Umpchay
1933
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)
1933
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)
1932
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
1931
The Bat Whispers
as The Caretaker
1930
Whoopee!
as Jerome Underwood
1930
Janice Meredith
as Squire Hennion
1924
Little Old New York
as Bunny
1923
April Folly
as Dobbs
1920
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