Spencer Charters
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-03-23
Day of Death
1943-01-25 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Marriage License Clerk
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
(1942)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
(1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Sheriff
(1942)
The Night Before the Divorce
as Second Judge
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as Oscar Titus
(1942)
Silver Queen
as Doc Stonebraker
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cheevers Snow
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Ben Holt
(1941)
Bedtime Story
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1941)
High Sierra
as Ed
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1941)
Moon Over Miami
as Joe, the Postman
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Dr. McGuinness
(1941)
Pacific Blackout
as Cornelius
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as County Clerk
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Station Master (uncredited)
(1941)
Man at Large
as Mr. Gallon
(1941)
Look Who's Laughing
as Motel Manager
(1941)
The Singing Hill
as Judge Henry Starrbottle
(1941)
So Ends Our Night
as Swiss Policeman
(1941)
Petticoat Politics
as Grandpa
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Judge White
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Clem
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Conductor
(1940)
The Boys from Syracuse
as Turnkey
(1940)
Three Faces West
as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
(1940)
Virginia City
as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Judge at Rummage Sale
(1940)
Maryland
as Judge
(1940)
Our Town
as Constable
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
(1940)
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Hotel Guest
(1940)
Friendly Neighbors
as Bumblebee Hibbs
(1940)
Alias the Deacon
as Sheriff Yates
(1940)
Meet the Missus
as Grandpa
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
as Justice of Peace
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Onkel Abner Henderson
(1940)
Girl from God's Country
as Dealer
(1940)
He Married His Wife
as Mayer
(1940)
She Couldn't Say No
as Hank Woodcock
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as Smedley
(1939)
Exile Express
as Justice Henry P. Smith
(1939)
Jesse James
as Minister
(1939)
Dodge City
as Reverend (uncredited)
(1939)
Unexpected Father
as Magistrate
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Farmer
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Bradley
(1939)
Inside Story
as Uncle Ben Perkins
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Joe Clayton
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
(1939)
I'm from Missouri
as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
(1939)
The Under-Pup
as Druggist
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Court Clerk
(1939)
The Kid From Texas
as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
(1939)
They Asked For It
as Chief Lawson
(1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Innkeeper
(1939)
Hotel Imperial
as Visoff (uncredited)
(1939)
The Lady and the Mob
as Flanagan, Bank Guard
(1939)
They Made Her a Spy
as Lucius Wilkins
(1939)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Doc Purdy
(1939)
In Name Only
as Gardener
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as Sheriff
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Angus Dibble
(1938)
Four's a Crowd
as Charlie (uncredited)
(1938)
Topper Takes a Trip
as Judge
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
(1938)
Three Comrades
as Herr Schultz
(1938)
Breaking the Ice
as Smith
(1938)
The Jury's Secret
as Old Man
(1938)
Stablemates
as Choirmaster
(1938)
Crime School
as Old Doctor
(1938)
Three Blind Mice
as Hendricks
(1938)
One Wild Night
as Lem Halliday
(1938)
Spring Madness
as Police Chief
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Magistrate
(1938)
Mr. Chump
as Mr. Koeper
(1938)
The Road to Reno
as The Judge
(1938)
Vivacious Lady
as Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
(1938)
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
as Angus Tubbs
(1938)
Forbidden Valley
as Dr. Scudd
(1938)
Five of a Kind
as Rev. Matthew Brand
(1937)
Behind the Mike
as Pete Jones
(1937)
The Mighty Treve
as Watling
(1937)
The Hurricane
as Judge (uncredited)
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as The Sheriff
(1937)
She Had to Eat
as Franklin (uncredited)
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Taxi driver
(1937)
Dangerous Number
as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Jethro - Old Confederate
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
(1937)
Mountain Music
as Justice of the Peace Sharody
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Usher (uncredited)
(1937)
Make a Wish
as Station Agent
(1937)
Pick a Star
as Judge
(1937)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Uncle
(1937)
Venus Makes Trouble
as Joel Willard
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as George Hession
(1937)
Checkers
as Zeb
(1937)
Girl Loves Boy
as Rufus Boggs
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Isaiah Wickenback
(1937)
Lady Behave!
as Innkeeper
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1936)
Banjo on My Knee
as Judge Tope
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as First Sheriff (uncredited)
(1936)
Murder on a Bridle Path
as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
(1936)
F-Man
as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
(1936)
Lady from Nowhere
as Alexander Scorzo
(1936)
Spendthrift
as Col. Barnaby
(1936)
Career Woman
as Coroner McInery
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Mr. Hutchins
(1936)
Four Days Wonder
as Gilroy
(1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Jones - Watchman
(1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
as Henry Staeger
(1936)
Colleen
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1936)
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Thad Hill
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mal (uncredited)
(1936)
The Harvester
as Stubby Pratt
(1936)
Postal Inspector
as Grumpy
(1936)
The Farmer in the Dell
as Milkman
(1936)
Love on a Bet
as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
(1936)
Libeled Lady
as McCall the Magistrate
(1936)
Till We Meet Again
as Herr Hoffer
(1936)
The Moon's Our Home
as Abner Simpson
(1936)
All American Chump
as Abiah Smith
(1936)
The Bride Walks Out
as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1936)
Back to Nature
as Deputy Sheriff Putney
(1935)
The Goose and the Gander
as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
(1935)
The Raven
as Col. Bertram Grant
(1935)
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Chief of Police Britt
(1935)
Star of Midnight
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
(1935)
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Cal Stone
(1935)
Stranded
as Boatman
(1935)
Welcome Home
as Constable Mulhausen
(1935)
In Person
as Parson Calverton Lunk
(1935)
Eight Bells
as Walker
(1935)
Romance in Manhattan
as Clerk (uncredited)
(1935)
The Gay Deception
as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
(1935)
The Nut Farm
as Sliscomb, the Landlord
(1935)
The Great American Pie Company
as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Doc
(1934)
The Ghost Walks
as Guard
(1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Mr. Clark
(1934)
The St. Louis Kid
as Messeldopp
(1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Sam Evans
(1934)
The Circus Clown
as Kingsley
(1934)
Million Dollar Ransom
as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
(1934)
Fashions of 1934
as Man Removing Telephone
(1934)
Blind Date
as Pa Taylor
(1934)
It's a Gift
as Gate Guard
(1934)
Half a Sinner
as Noel Cunningham
(1934)
Caravan
as Flunkey (Uncredited)
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Diner 2 (uncredited)
(1934)
Rough Necking
as Mr. Marshall
(1934)
Wake Up and Dream
as Earl Craft
(1934)
The Firebird
as Max Bauer, the Porter
(1934)
The Loudspeaker
as Burroughs
(1933)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
(1933)
Female
as Tom
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Vice President (uncredited)
(1933)
Gambling Ship
as Detective
(1933)
Mr. Skitch
as Mr. Umpchay
(1933)
From Headquarters
as Teletype Man (uncredited)
(1933)
So This Is Africa
as Doctor
(1932)
Jewel Robbery
as Johann Christian Lenz
(1932)
Union Depot
as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
(1932)
The Crooked Circle
as Kinny
(1932)
Central Park
as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
(1932)
Movie Crazy
as J.L. O'Brien
(1932)
Three on a Match
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1932)
The Match King
as Oscar
(1932)
The Tenderfoot
as Oscar
(1932)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
(1932)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Governor
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
(1931)
The Front Page
as Woodenshoes
(1931)
Traveling Husbands
as Joe
(1931)
Lonely Wives
as Andrews, the Butler
(1931)
Ex-Bad Boy
as Henry Simmons
(1931)
Palmy Days
as Mr. Clark
(1930)
The Bat Whispers
as The Caretaker
(1930)
Whoopee!
as Jerome Underwood
(1924)
Janice Meredith
as Squire Hennion
(1923)
Little Old New York
as Bunny
(1920)
April Folly
as Dobbs