Spencer Charters

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1875-03-23

Place of Birth

Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA

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