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