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