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Spencer Charters

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.


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Born:
Mar 25, 1875 In Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
187
First Appeared:
In the movie April Folly 1920-03-20
Latest Project:
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975-08-06
Known For
Poster of Four Days Wonder
Poster of The Great American Pie Company
Poster of Janice Meredith
Poster of April Folly
Filmography
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Movie Arsenic and Old Lace Marriage License Clerk 1944-09-01
Movie Slightly Dangerous Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited) 1943-04-01
Movie Dr. Broadway Oscar Titus 1942-05-09
Movie The Night Before the Divorce Second Judge 1942-03-06
Movie Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die Judge Fred Horgan 1942-06-13
Movie The Remarkable Andrew Dr. Clarence Upjohn 1942-03-05
Movie The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Cheevers Snow 1942-03-27
Movie The Postman Didn't Ring Judge Ben Holt 1942-07-03
Movie Silver Queen Doc Stonebraker 1942-11-14
Movie Scattergood Survives a Murder Sheriff 1942-10-01
Movie The Pride of the Yankees Mr. Larsen (uncredited) 1942-07-14
Movie The Singing Hill Judge Henry Starrbottle 1941-04-25
Movie Moon Over Miami Joe, the Postman 1941-07-04
Movie The Lady from Cheyenne Dr. McGuinness 1941-04-11
Movie High Sierra Ed 1941-01-23
Movie Bad Men of Missouri Clem 1941-07-26
Movie Tobacco Road County Clerk 1941-02-20
Movie So Ends Our Night Swiss Policeman 1941-02-27
Movie They Died with Their Boots On Station Master (uncredited) 1941-11-20
Movie Bedtime Story Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) 1941-12-25
Movie Hold That Ghost Storekeeper (uncredited) 1941-08-08
Movie Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case Judge White 1941-12-18
Movie Pacific Blackout Cornelius 1941-12-31
Movie Look Who's Laughing Motel Manager 1941-11-21
Movie Man at Large Mr. Gallon 1941-09-26
Movie Alias the Deacon Sheriff Yates 1940-05-13
Movie Lucky Cisco Kid Hotel Guest 1940-06-28
Movie Our Town Constable 1940-05-24
Movie The Doctor Takes a Wife Henry Quinn (uncredited) 1940-04-25
Movie He Married His Wife Mayer 1940-01-19
Movie Three Faces West Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury 1940-07-03
Movie Remember the Night Judge at Rummage Sale 1940-01-19
Movie Virginia City Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited) 1940-03-23
Movie Santa Fe Trail Conductor 1940-12-20
Movie Friendly Neighbors Bumblebee Hibbs 1940-11-17
Movie She Couldn't Say No Hank Woodcock 1940-12-07
Movie Maryland Judge 1940-07-19
Movie Blondie Plays Cupid Onkel Abner Henderson 1940-10-31
Movie Meet the Missus Grandpa 1940-11-29
Movie Girl from God's Country Dealer 1940-07-30
Movie The Golden Fleecing Justice of Peace 1940-08-16
Movie The Boys from Syracuse Turnkey 1940-07-30
Movie Dodge City Reverend (uncredited) 1939-04-08
Movie The Kid From Texas Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers 1939-04-14
Movie Women in the Wind Farmer 1939-04-15
Movie The Flying Irishman Smedley 1939-04-07
Movie They Made Her a Spy Lucius Wilkins 1939-04-14
Movie Jesse James Minister 1939-01-14
Movie Hotel Imperial Visoff (uncredited) 1939-05-11
Movie Boy Trouble Bradley 1939-01-27
Movie Yes, My Darling Daughter Angus Dibble 1939-02-25
Movie Inside Story Uncle Ben Perkins 1939-03-10
Movie The Lady and the Mob Flanagan, Bank Guard 1939-04-03
Movie The Covered Trailer Sheriff 1939-11-10
Movie Dust Be My Destiny F.W. Jennson (uncredited) 1939-09-16
Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame Court Clerk 1939-12-29
Movie Two Thoroughbreds Doc Purdy 1939-12-08
Movie They Asked For It Chief Lawson 1939-05-20
Movie The Under-Pup Druggist 1939-08-31
Movie Drums Along the Mohawk Innkeeper 1939-11-10
Movie In Name Only Gardener 1939-08-18
Movie Exile Express Henry P. Smith 1939-05-27
Movie Young Mr. Lincoln Judge Herbert A. Bell 1939-06-09
Movie Second Fiddle Joe Clayton 1939-06-30
Movie Unexpected Father Magistrate 1939-06-14
Movie Crime School Old Doctor 1938-05-10
Movie Vivacious Lady Man Shaving on Train (uncredited) 1938-05-13
Movie Three Comrades Herr Schultz 1938-06-02
Movie Joy of Living Magistrate 1938-05-06
Movie Forbidden Valley Dr. Scudd 1938-02-13
Movie One Wild Night Lem Halliday 1938-06-02
Movie The Jury's Secret Old Man 1938-01-16
Movie Mr. Boggs Steps Out Angus Tubbs 1938-02-18
Movie In Old Chicago Commissioner W.J. Beavers 1938-04-15
Movie Professor Beware Sheriff Henry Sweatt 1938-07-29
Movie Five of a Kind Rev. Matthew Brand 1938-10-14
Movie Spring Madness Police Chief 1938-11-11
Movie Three Blind Mice Hendricks 1938-06-18
Movie Stablemates Choirmaster 1938-10-07
Movie Topper Takes a Trip Judge 1938-12-29
Movie Breaking the Ice Smith 1938-09-22
Movie Four's a Crowd Charlie (uncredited) 1938-08-04
Movie The Road to Reno The Judge 1938-08-01
Movie Mr. Chump Mr. Koeper 1938-08-08
Movie She Had to Eat Franklin (uncredited) 1937-07-02
Movie The Emperor's Candlesticks Usher (uncredited) 1937-07-02
Movie Ever Since Eve Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited) 1937-07-15
Movie Fifty Roads to Town George Hession 1937-06-03
Movie Girl Loves Boy Rufus Boggs 1937-03-27
Movie The Mighty Treve Watling 1937-01-17
Movie Dangerous Number Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace 1937-01-22
Movie Venus Makes Trouble Joel Willard 1937-05-14
Movie Pick a Star Judge 1937-05-21
Movie Make a Wish Station Agent 1937-09-01
Movie Checkers Zeb 1937-12-08
Movie Wells Fargo Jethro - Old Confederate 1937-12-31
Movie Back in Circulation The Sheriff 1937-08-27
Movie Big Town Girl Isaiah Wickenback 1937-12-03
Movie Lady Behave! Innkeeper 1937-12-22
Movie The Hurricane Judge (uncredited) 1937-11-09
Movie Behind the Mike Pete Jones 1937-09-26
Movie Wife, Doctor and Nurse Uncle 1937-09-17
Movie Danger – Love at Work Taxi driver 1937-09-30
Movie The Moon's Our Home Abner Simpson 1936-04-10
Movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mal (uncredited) 1936-04-09
Movie The Harvester Stubby Pratt 1936-04-18
Movie The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Dr. Bunting (uncredited) 1936-04-24
Movie F-Man Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder 1936-05-02
Movie Till We Meet Again Herr Hoffer 1936-04-04
Movie The Preview Murder Mystery Watchman 1936-02-28
Movie The Mine with the Iron Door Thad Hill 1936-05-06
Movie Love on a Bet Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner 1936-03-06
Movie Boulder Dam First Sheriff (uncredited) 1936-03-07
Movie Colleen Doctor (uncredited) 1936-03-21
Movie The Farmer in the Dell Milkman 1936-03-27
Movie 36 Hours to Kill Mr. Hutchins 1936-07-24
Movie Four Days Wonder Gilroy 1936-12-03
Movie The Bride Walks Out Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited) 1936-07-10
Movie Banjo on My Knee Judge Tope 1936-12-11
Movie Career Woman Coroner McInery 1936-12-18
Movie Lady from Nowhere Alexander Scorzo 1936-12-23
Movie All American Chump Abiah Smith 1936-10-16
Movie Fugitive in the Sky Henry Staeger 1936-11-28
Movie Spendthrift Col. Barnaby 1936-07-22
Movie Libeled Lady McCall the Magistrate 1936-10-09
Movie Back to Nature Deputy Sheriff Putney 1936-08-14
Movie The Texas Rangers Sheriff (uncredited) 1936-08-28
Movie Postal Inspector Grumpy 1936-08-16
Movie Star of Midnight Hotel Doorman (uncredited) 1935-04-19
Movie Whispering Smith Speaks Cal Stone 1935-05-15
Movie Eight Bells Walker 1935-04-10
Movie Romance in Manhattan Clerk (uncredited) 1935-01-11
Movie Stranded Boatman 1935-06-29
Movie The Nut Farm Sliscomb, the Landlord 1935-03-24
Movie Murder on a Honeymoon Chief of Police Britt 1935-02-22
Movie The Great American Pie Company Phineas Doolittle (uncredited) 1935-11-09
Movie In Person Parson Calverton Lunk 1935-11-22
Movie The Goose and the Gander Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg 1935-09-21
Movie The Raven Col. Bertram Grant 1935-07-08
Movie The Gay Deception Mr. Mercer (uncredited) 1935-09-13
Movie Don't Bet on Blondes Doc 1935-07-13
Movie The Loudspeaker Burroughs 1934-06-01
Movie Blind Date Pa Taylor 1934-07-20
Movie Half a Sinner Noel Cunningham 1934-06-01
Movie The Circus Clown Kingsley 1934-06-30
Movie Fashions of 1934 Man Removing Telephone 1934-02-14
Movie Million Dollar Ransom Pop McGarry (Uncredited) 1934-09-01
Movie Hips, Hips, Hooray! Mr. Clark 1934-02-02
Movie Rough Necking Mr. Marshall 1934-04-24
Movie Wake Up and Dream Earl Craft 1934-10-01
Movie The Pursuit of Happiness Sam Evans 1934-09-27
Movie The Secret Bride Diner 2 (uncredited) 1934-12-22
Movie Caravan Flunkey (Uncredited) 1934-12-30
Movie It's a Gift Gate Guard 1934-11-30
Movie The Ghost Walks Guard 1934-12-01
Movie The St. Louis Kid Messeldopp 1934-11-10
Movie The Firebird Max Bauer, the Porter 1934-11-03
Movie The Kennel Murder Case Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited) 1933-10-28
Movie Gambling Ship Detective 1933-06-23
Movie Gabriel Over the White House Vice President (uncredited) 1933-03-31
Movie So This Is Africa Doctor 1933-04-21
Movie Female Tom 1933-11-11
Movie From Headquarters Teletype Man (uncredited) 1933-11-16
Movie Mr. Skitch Mr. Umpchay 1933-12-22
Movie Lady Killer 1933-12-09
Movie Jewel Robbery Johann Christian Lenz 1932-07-08
Movie Hold 'Em Jail Governor 1932-08-19
Movie Union Depot Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited) 1932-01-14
Movie Movie Crazy J.L. O'Brien 1932-09-23
Movie The Famous Ferguson Case Fire Chief (uncredited) 1932-04-19
Movie The Tenderfoot Oscar 1932-05-23
Movie The Match King Oscar 1932-12-31
Movie The Crooked Circle Kinny 1932-09-25
Movie 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Officer Daniels (uncredited) 1932-12-24
Movie Central Park Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited) 1932-12-10
Movie Three on a Match Street Cleaner (uncredited) 1932-10-29
Movie The Front Page Woodenshoes 1931-04-04
Movie Lonely Wives Andrews, the Butler 1931-02-15
Movie Ex-Bad Boy Henry Simmons 1931-07-15
Movie Palmy Days Mr. Clark 1931-09-23
Movie Traveling Husbands Joe 1931-08-15
Movie Whoopee! Jerome Underwood 1930-09-26
Movie The Bat Whispers The Caretaker 1930-11-13
Movie Janice Meredith Squire Hennion 1924-12-08
Movie Little Old New York Bunny 1923-08-01
Movie April Folly Dobbs 1920-03-20