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.
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 |