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