Acting
Spencer Charters
EN cinema · 195 credits
Born
23 March 1875
Died
25 January 1943 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Marriage License Clerk
Slightly Dangerous
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cheevers Snow
Dr. Broadway
as Oscar Titus
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Ben Holt
The Night Before the Divorce
as Second Judge
Silver Queen
as Doc Stonebraker
The Remarkable Andrew
as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
Right to the Heart
as Jonah
Petticoat Politics
as Grandpa
Moon Over Miami
as Joe, the Postman
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Dr. McGuinness
Pacific Blackout
as Cornelius
Tobacco Road
as County Clerk
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Judge White
Bedtime Story
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Man at Large
as Mr. Gallon
The Singing Hill
as Judge Henry Starrbottle
They Died with Their Boots On
as Station Master (uncredited)
So Ends Our Night
as Swiss Policeman
Hold That Ghost
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Look Who's Laughing
as Motel Manager
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Onkel Abner Henderson
Our Town
as Constable
Three Faces West
as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
Remember the Night
as Judge at Rummage Sale
The Golden Fleecing
as Justice of Peace
She Couldn't Say No
as Hank Woodcock
He Married His Wife
as Mayer
Alias the Deacon
as Sheriff Yates
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Hotel Guest
Santa Fe Trail
as Conductor
Virginia City
as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
Friendly Neighbors
as Bumblebee Hibbs
The Boys from Syracuse
as Turnkey
Maryland
as Judge
Meet the Missus
as Grandpa
Girl from God's Country
as Dealer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Court Clerk
The Covered Trailer
as Sheriff
Second Fiddle
as Joe Clayton
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
Boy Trouble
as Bradley
Hotel Imperial
as Visoff (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as Smedley
Exile Express
as Justice Henry P. Smith
Inside Story
as Uncle Ben Perkins
Women in the Wind
as Farmer
In Name Only
as Gardener
The Lady and the Mob
as Flanagan, Bank Guard
Jesse James
as Minister
They Made Her a Spy
as Lucius Wilkins
Dodge City
as Reverend (uncredited)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Doc Purdy
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Innkeeper
The Under-Pup
as Druggist
Dust Be My Destiny
as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
The Kid From Texas
as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
They Asked For It
1939
They Asked For It
as Chief Lawson
Unexpected Father
as Magistrate
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Angus Dibble
I'm from Missouri
as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
Four's a Crowd
as Charlie (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
Crime School
as Old Doctor
Mr. Chump
as Mr. Koeper
Five of a Kind
as Rev. Matthew Brand
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
as Angus Tubbs
Topper Takes a Trip
as Judge
Three Blind Mice
as Hendricks
Breaking the Ice
as Smith
One Wild Night
as Lem Halliday
Spring Madness
as Police Chief
Three Comrades
as Herr Schultz
Professor Beware
as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
Vivacious Lady
as Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Stablemates
as Choirmaster
Forbidden Valley
as Dr. Scudd
The Road to Reno
as The Judge
The Jury's Secret
as Old Man
Joy of Living
as Magistrate
Strange Faces
as Mason City Sheriff
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Usher (uncredited)
Pick a Star
as Judge
Danger – Love at Work
as Taxi driver
Make a Wish
as Station Agent
Lady Behave!
as Innkeeper
Back in Circulation
as The Sheriff
The Hurricane
as Judge (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Jethro - Old Confederate
Girl Loves Boy
as Rufus Boggs
Big Town Girl
as Isaiah Wickenback
Dangerous Number
as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
Venus Makes Trouble
1937
Venus Makes Trouble
as Joel Willard
Fifty Roads to Town
as George Hession
Behind the Mike
as Pete Jones
The Mighty Treve
as Watling
She Had to Eat
as Franklin (uncredited)
Mountain Music
as Justice of the Peace Sharody
Checkers
as Zeb
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
Colleen
as Doctor (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Jones - Watchman
The Harvester
as Stubby Pratt
The Bride Walks Out
as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Spendthrift
as Col. Barnaby
Career Woman
as Coroner McInery
Lady from Nowhere
as Alexander Scorzo
F-Man
as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
Banjo on My Knee
as Judge Tope
The Moon's Our Home
as Abner Simpson
36 Hours to Kill
as Mr. Hutchins
Fugitive in the Sky
as Henry Staeger
Boulder Dam
as First Sheriff (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
as Grumpy
The Farmer in the Dell
as Milkman
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mal (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
as Magistrate
All American Chump
as Abiah Smith
Four Days Wonder
as Gilroy
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Thad Hill
Back to Nature
as Deputy Sheriff Putney
Till We Meet Again
as Herr Hoffer
Murder on a Bridle Path
as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
Don’t Get Personal
1936
Don’t Get Personal
as Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
Welcome Home
as Constable Mulhausen
The Raven
as Col. Bertram Grant
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Chief of Police Britt
The Goose and the Gander
as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
The Nut Farm
as Sliscomb, the Landlord
The Gay Deception
as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
In Person
as Parson Calverton Lunk
Eight Bells
as Walker
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Cal Stone
Stranded
as Boatman
The Great American Pie Company
as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Sam Evans
It's a Gift
as Gate Guard
Fashions of 1934
as Man Removing Telephone
The Circus Clown
as Kingsley
Wake Up and Dream
as Earl Craft
The St. Louis Kid
as Messeldopp
The Firebird
as Max Bauer, the Porter
Blind Date
as Pa Taylor
Million Dollar Ransom
as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
Caravan
as Flunkey (Uncredited)
The Secret Bride
as Diner 2 (uncredited)
Rough Necking
as Mr. Marshall
The Loudspeaker
as Burroughs
Romance in Manhattan
as Clerk (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
as Noel Cunningham
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Mr. Clark
The Ghost Walks
as Guard
Lady Killer
as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
as Mr. Umpchay
Female
as Tom
So This Is Africa
as Doctor
Gambling Ship
as Detective
Gabriel Over the White House
as Vice President (uncredited)
From Headquarters
as Teletype Man (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
as J.L. O'Brien
The Match King
as Oscar
The Crooked Circle
as Kinny
The Tenderfoot
as Oscar
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Governor
Jewel Robbery
as Johann Christian Lenz
Three on a Match
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Central Park
as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
Palmy Days
as Mr. Clark
Lonely Wives
as Andrews, the Butler
Ex-Bad Boy
as Henry Simmons
The Front Page
as Woodenshoes
Whoopee!
as Jerome Underwood
The Bat Whispers
as The Caretaker
Dancing Mothers
as Butter and Egg Man
Janice Meredith
as Squire Hennion
Little Old New York
as Bunny
April Folly
as Dobbs