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.
Marriage License Clerk
Arsenic and Old Lace
Sam Evans
The Pursuit of Happiness
Charlie (uncredited)
Four's a Crowd
Onkel Abner Henderson
Blondie Plays Cupid
Constable
Our Town
Court Clerk
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Grandpa
Petticoat Politics
Sheriff
The Covered Trailer
Constable Mulhausen
Welcome Home
Ed
High Sierra
Lady Killer
Gate Guard
It's a Gift
Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
Three Faces West
Judge at Rummage Sale
Remember the Night
Joe, the Postman
Moon Over Miami
Joe Clayton
Second Fiddle
Judge Herbert A. Bell
Young Mr. Lincoln
Bunny
Little Old New York
Man Removing Telephone
Fashions of 1934
Col. Bertram Grant
The Raven
J.L. O'Brien
Movie Crazy
Doc
Don't Bet on Blondes
Chief of Police Britt
Murder on a Honeymoon
Commissioner W.J. Beavers
In Old Chicago
Old Doctor
Crime School
Usher (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Doctor (uncredited)
Colleen
Judge
Pick a Star
Mr. Clark
Palmy Days
Oscar
The Match King
Andrews, the Butler
Lonely Wives
Taxi driver
Danger – Love at Work
Justice of Peace
The Golden Fleecing
Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
The Goose and the Gander
Sheriff
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Dr. McGuinness
The Lady from Cheyenne
Sliscomb, the Landlord
The Nut Farm
Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
Love on a Bet
Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Hank Woodcock
She Couldn't Say No
Mr. Koeper
Mr. Chump
Mayer
He Married His Wife
Rev. Matthew Brand
Five of a Kind
Jones - Watchman
The Preview Murder Mystery
Cheevers Snow
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Station Agent
Make a Wish
Innkeeper
Lady Behave!
Angus Tubbs
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Stubby Pratt
The Harvester
Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Bride Walks Out
Mr. Umpchay
Mr. Skitch
Bradley
Boy Trouble
Visoff (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial
Col. Barnaby
Spendthrift
Judge
Topper Takes a Trip
Coroner McInery
Career Woman
Hendricks
Three Blind Mice
Cornelius
Pacific Blackout
Joe
Traveling Husbands
Smedley
The Flying Irishman
Kinny
The Crooked Circle
Jerome Underwood
Whoopee!
Kingsley
The Circus Clown
Henry P. Smith
Exile Express
Smith
Breaking the Ice
Earl Craft
Wake Up and Dream
Messeldopp
The St. Louis Kid
Max Bauer, the Porter
The Firebird
Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
The Gay Deception
Alexander Scorzo
Lady from Nowhere
Pa Taylor
Blind Date
Parson Calverton Lunk
In Person
Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
F-Man
Uncle Ben Perkins
Inside Story
Henry Simmons
Ex-Bad Boy
Judge Tope
Banjo on My Knee
Abner Simpson
The Moon's Our Home
The Sheriff
Back in Circulation
Farmer
Women in the Wind
County Clerk
Tobacco Road
The Caretaker
The Bat Whispers
Gardener
In Name Only
Lem Halliday
One Wild Night
Judge (uncredited)
The Hurricane
Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Jethro - Old Confederate
Wells Fargo
Mr. Hutchins
36 Hours to Kill
Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
Million Dollar Ransom
Henry Staeger
Fugitive in the Sky
Flanagan, Bank Guard
The Lady and the Mob
Police Chief
Spring Madness
Oscar
The Tenderfoot
Sheriff Yates
Alias the Deacon
Herr Schultz
Three Comrades
Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
Minister
Jesse James
Walker
Eight Bells
Judge White
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Flunkey (Uncredited)
Caravan
Rufus Boggs
Girl Loves Boy
Lucius Wilkins
They Made Her a Spy
Reverend (uncredited)
Dodge City
First Sheriff (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Doc Purdy
Two Thoroughbreds
Oscar Titus
Dr. Broadway
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
Sheriff Henry Sweatt
Professor Beware
Innkeeper
Drums Along the Mohawk
Druggist
The Under-Pup
F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
Grumpy
Postal Inspector
Milkman
The Farmer in the Dell
Diner 2 (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
Hotel Guest
Lucky Cisco Kid
Cal Stone
Whispering Smith Speaks
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Bedtime Story
Squire Hennion
Janice Meredith
Officer Daniels (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Tom
Female
Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
The Kid From Texas
Governor
Hold 'Em Jail
Doctor
So This Is Africa
McCall the Magistrate
Libeled Lady
Mal (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Johann Christian Lenz
Jewel Robbery
Abiah Smith
All American Chump
Isaiah Wickenback
Big Town Girl
Gilroy
Four Days Wonder
Mr. Gallon
Man at Large
Judge Ben Holt
The Postman Didn't Ring
Chief Lawson
They Asked For It
Mr. Marshall
Rough Necking
Thad Hill
The Mine with the Iron Door
Conductor
Santa Fe Trail
Second Judge
The Night Before the Divorce
Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Virginia City
Henry Quinn (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Uncle
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Detective
Gambling Ship
Bumblebee Hibbs
Friendly Neighbors
Burroughs
The Loudspeaker
Turnkey
The Boys from Syracuse
Judge
Maryland
Vice President (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
Clerk (uncredited)
Romance in Manhattan
Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Teletype Man (uncredited)
From Headquarters
Magistrate
Unexpected Father
Angus Dibble
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Doc Stonebraker
Silver Queen
Judge Henry Starrbottle
The Singing Hill
Choirmaster
Stablemates
Dr. Scudd
Forbidden Valley
Clem
Bad Men of Missouri
Station Master (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Swiss Policeman
So Ends Our Night
Dobbs
April Folly
The Judge
The Road to Reno
Grandpa
Meet the Missus
Dr. Clarence Upjohn
The Remarkable Andrew
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
Dangerous Number
Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Joel Willard
Venus Makes Trouble
George Hession
Fifty Roads to Town
Boatman
Stranded
Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
The Great American Pie Company
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Three on a Match
Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
Deputy Sheriff Putney
Back to Nature
Woodenshoes
The Front Page
Old Man
The Jury's Secret
Noel Cunningham
Half a Sinner
Pete Jones
Behind the Mike
Watling
The Mighty Treve
Magistrate
Joy of Living
Mr. Clark
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost
Franklin (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
Dealer
Girl from God's Country
Herr Hoffer
Till We Meet Again
Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
Central Park
Guard
The Ghost Walks
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
Justice of the Peace Sharody
Mountain Music
Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
Union Depot
Motel Manager
Look Who's Laughing
Zeb
Checkers
Warden Sylvester Mahoney
Murder on a Bridle Path
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
190
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-03-23
Place of Birth
Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As