Wheaton Chambers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-10-13
Day of Death
1958-01-31 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Wheaton Chambers
Biography
James Wheaton Chambers was named after his maternal grandfather, James Wheaton Smith. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Freehold, New Jersey. he eventually made his way to Hollywood in the late 1920s. Shortening his name to Wheaton Chambers, he would go on to appear in over 200 film and television productions during a career that spanned roughly three decades.
Known For
Acting
(1966)
D-Day on Mars
as Prof. Benjamin
(1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1956)
(1956)
The Peacemaker
as Doc Runyan
(1955)
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
(1954)
(1953)
Law and Order
as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
(1953)
Slaves of Babylon
as Cyrus' foster father
(1952)
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
(1952)
Wagons West
as Sam Wilkins
(1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
(1951)
The Prowler
as Doctor James
(1951)
(1951)
The Well
as Mr. Woody
(1951)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Magistrate (uncredited)
(1950)
Peggy
as Gateman
(1950)
Three Secrets
as Man With Dog (uncredited)
(1950)
The Secret Fury
as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
(1950)
The Baron of Arizona
as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
(1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
(1950)
Between Midnight and Dawn
as Building Superintendent Blake
(1950)
The Magnificent Yankee
as Senator (uncredited)
(1949)
All the King's Men
as Senator (uncredited)
(1949)
Caught
as Servant (uncredited)
(1949)
The Great Sinner
as Priest (uncredited)
(1949)
The Undercover Man
as Parker's Secretary
(1949)
Not Wanted
as Mr. Kelton
(1949)
Deputy Marshal
as Harley Masters
(1948)
(1948)
The Pirate
as Artist (uncredited)
(1948)
Romance on the High Seas
as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
(1948)
Panhandle
as Cabot (uncredited)
(1948)
Four Faces West
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1948)
Song of the Drifter
as Doctor
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Dean (uncredited)
(1947)
Body and Soul
as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
(1947)
The Invisible Wall
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1947)
Gun Talk
as Herk - the Barber
(1947)
Son of Zorro
as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
(1947)
Always Together
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
(1947)
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
(1947)
Sarge Goes to College
as Professor
(1947)
The Wild Frontier
as Doc Hardy
(1946)
Lady in the Lake
as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
(1946)
Undercurrent
as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
(1946)
Stagecoach to Denver
as Jasper Braydon
(1946)
The Time of Their Lives
as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Greek Professor (uncredited)
(1946)
Big Town
as Witness (uncredited)
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Peace Foundation Member #2
(1946)
The Crimson Ghost
as Wilson [Ch. 1]
(1946)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Lane
(1946)
The Flying Serpent
as Louis Havener
(1946)
Valley of the Zombies
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1946)
The El Paso Kid
as Doctor Hamlin
(1945)
Mildred Pierce
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
(1945)
The Southerner
as Store Customer (uncredited)
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
(1945)
The Brighton Strangler
as Clerk (Uncredited)
(1945)
(1945)
River Gang
as Reporter
(1945)
Apology for Murder
as Minister
(1945)
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Sam Jones (uncredited)
(1945)
Marshal of Laredo
as Dr. Allen
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Navy Observer (uncredited)
(1944)
Heavenly Days
as Well-Wisher
(1944)
The Falcon in Mexico
as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
(1943)
Phantom of the Opera
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as Mr. Lorraine
(1943)
The Seventh Victim
as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Technician (Uncredited)
(1943)
Black Hills Express
as Dad Southern
(1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Chaplain
(1942)
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Floorwalker
(1942)
The Power of God
as Mr. Gilder
(1941)
The Devil Commands
as Dr. Sanders
(1941)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
(1941)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Dr. Henderson
(1940)
His Girl Friday
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Committeeman (uncredited)
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Scientist (uncredited)
(1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Boswell
(1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Humphrey
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Businessman (uncredited)
(1939)
Geronimo
as John A. Rawlins
(1939)
Slightly Honorable
as Guest (Uncredited)
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Reporter
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Man at Train Wreck
(1936)
Florida Special
as (uncredited)
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
as Servant (uncredited)