Birthday
1875/03/23
Day of death
1943/01/25 (67 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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 somewha...Read more
(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace
as Marriage License Clerk
(1934) The Pursuit of Happiness
as Sam Evans
(1938) Four's a Crowd
as Charlie (uncredited)
(1940) Blondie Plays Cupid
as Onkel Abner Henderson
(1940) Our Town
as Constable
(1939) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Court Clerk
(1941) Petticoat Politics
as Grandpa
(1939) The Covered Trailer
as Sheriff
(1935) Welcome Home
as Constable Mulhausen
(1941) High Sierra
as Ed
(1933) Lady Killer
as ---
(1934) It's a Gift
as Gate Guard
(1940) Three Faces West
as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
(1940) Remember the Night
as Judge at Rummage Sale
(1941) Moon Over Miami
as Joe, the Postman
(1939) Second Fiddle
as Joe Clayton
(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
(1923) Little Old New York
as Bunny
(1934) Fashions of 1934
as Man Removing Telephone
(1935) The Raven
as Col. Bertram Grant
(1932) Movie Crazy
as J.L. O'Brien
(1935) Don't Bet on Blondes
as Doc
(1935) Murder on a Honeymoon
as Chief of Police Britt
(1938) In Old Chicago
as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
(1938) Crime School
as Old Doctor
(1937) The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Usher (uncredited)
(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
(1936) Colleen
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1937) Pick a Star
as Judge
(1931) Palmy Days
as Mr. Clark
(1932) The Match King
as Oscar
(1931) Lonely Wives
as Andrews, the Butler
(1937) Danger – Love at Work
as Taxi driver
(1940) The Golden Fleecing
as Justice of Peace
(1935) The Goose and the Gander
as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
(1942) Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Sheriff
(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne
as Dr. McGuinness
(1935) The Nut Farm
as Sliscomb, the Landlord
(1936) Love on a Bet
as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
(1942) The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
(1940) She Couldn't Say No
as Hank Woodcock
(1938) Mr. Chump
as Mr. Koeper
(1940) He Married His Wife
as Mayer
(1938) Five of a Kind
as Rev. Matthew Brand
(1936) The Preview Murder Mystery
as Jones - Watchman
(1942) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cheevers Snow
(1937) Make a Wish
as Station Agent
(1937) Lady Behave!
as Innkeeper
(1938) Mr. Boggs Steps Out
as Angus Tubbs
(1936) The Harvester
as Stubby Pratt
(1936) The Bride Walks Out
as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1933) Mr. Skitch
as Mr. Umpchay
(1939) Boy Trouble
as Bradley
(1939) Hotel Imperial
as Visoff (uncredited)
(1936) Spendthrift
as Col. Barnaby
(1938) Topper Takes a Trip
as Judge
(1936) Career Woman
as Coroner McInery
(1938) Three Blind Mice
as Hendricks
(1941) Pacific Blackout
as Cornelius
(1931) Traveling Husbands
as Joe
(1939) The Flying Irishman
as Smedley
(1932) The Crooked Circle
as Kinny
(1930) Whoopee!
as Jerome Underwood
(1934) The Circus Clown
as Kingsley
(1939) Exile Express
as Henry P. Smith
(1938) Breaking the Ice
as Smith
(1934) Wake Up and Dream
as Earl Craft
(1934) The St. Louis Kid
as Messeldopp
(1934) The Firebird
as Max Bauer, the Porter
(1935) The Gay Deception
as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
(1936) Lady from Nowhere
as Alexander Scorzo
(1934) Blind Date
as Pa Taylor
(1935) In Person
as Parson Calverton Lunk
(1936) F-Man
as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
(1939) Inside Story
as Uncle Ben Perkins
(1931) Ex-Bad Boy
as Henry Simmons
(1936) Banjo on My Knee
as Judge Tope
(1936) The Moon's Our Home
as Abner Simpson
(1937) Back in Circulation
as The Sheriff
(1939) Women in the Wind
as Farmer
(1941) Tobacco Road
as County Clerk
(1930) The Bat Whispers
as The Caretaker
(1939) In Name Only
as Gardener
(1938) One Wild Night
as Lem Halliday
(1937) The Hurricane
as Judge (uncredited)
(1937) Ever Since Eve
as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
(1937) Wells Fargo
as Jethro - Old Confederate
(1936) 36 Hours to Kill
as Mr. Hutchins
(1934) Million Dollar Ransom
as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
(1936) Fugitive in the Sky
as Henry Staeger
(1939) The Lady and the Mob
as Flanagan, Bank Guard
(1938) Spring Madness
as Police Chief
(1932) The Tenderfoot
as Oscar
(1940) Alias the Deacon
as Sheriff Yates
(1938) Three Comrades
as Herr Schultz
(1932) The Famous Ferguson Case
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
(1939) Jesse James
as Minister
(1935) Eight Bells
as Walker
(1941) Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Judge White
(1934) Caravan
as Flunkey (Uncredited)
(1937) Girl Loves Boy
as Rufus Boggs
(1939) They Made Her a Spy
as Lucius Wilkins
(1939) Dodge City
as Reverend (uncredited)
(1936) Boulder Dam
as First Sheriff (uncredited)
(1939) Two Thoroughbreds
as Doc Purdy
(1942) Dr. Broadway
as Oscar Titus
(1936) The Texas Rangers
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1938) Professor Beware
as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
(1939) Drums Along the Mohawk
as Innkeeper
(1939) The Under-Pup
as Druggist
(1939) Dust Be My Destiny
as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
(1936) Postal Inspector
as Grumpy
(1936) The Farmer in the Dell
as Milkman
(1934) The Secret Bride
as Diner 2 (uncredited)
(1940) Lucky Cisco Kid
as Hotel Guest
(1935) Whispering Smith Speaks
as Cal Stone
(1941) Bedtime Story
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1924) Janice Meredith
as Squire Hennion
(1932) 20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
(1933) Female
as Tom
(1939) The Kid From Texas
as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
(1932) Hold 'Em Jail
as Governor
(1933) So This Is Africa
as Doctor
(1936) Libeled Lady
as McCall the Magistrate
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mal (uncredited)
(1932) Jewel Robbery
as Johann Christian Lenz
(1936) All American Chump
as Abiah Smith
(1937) Big Town Girl
as Isaiah Wickenback
(1936) Four Days Wonder
as Gilroy
(1941) Man at Large
as Mr. Gallon
(1942) The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Ben Holt
(1939) They Asked For It
as Chief Lawson
(1934) Rough Necking
as Mr. Marshall
(1936) The Mine with the Iron Door
as Thad Hill
(1940) Santa Fe Trail
as Conductor
(1942) The Night Before the Divorce
as Second Judge
(1940) Virginia City
as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
(1940) The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
(1937) Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Uncle
(1933) Gambling Ship
as Detective
(1940) Friendly Neighbors
as Bumblebee Hibbs
(1934) The Loudspeaker
as Burroughs
(1940) The Boys from Syracuse
as Turnkey
(1940) Maryland
as Judge
(1933) Gabriel Over the White House
as Vice President (uncredited)
(1935) Romance in Manhattan
as Clerk (uncredited)
(1938) Vivacious Lady
as Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
(1933) From Headquarters
as Teletype Man (uncredited)
(1939) Unexpected Father
as Magistrate
(1939) Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Angus Dibble
(1942) Silver Queen
as Doc Stonebraker
(1941) The Singing Hill
as Judge Henry Starrbottle
(1938) Stablemates
as Choirmaster
(1938) Forbidden Valley
as Dr. Scudd
(1941) Bad Men of Missouri
as Clem
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as Station Master (uncredited)
(1941) So Ends Our Night
as Swiss Policeman
(1920) April Folly
as Dobbs
(1938) The Road to Reno
as The Judge
(1940) Meet the Missus
as Grandpa
(1942) The Remarkable Andrew
as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) Dangerous Number
as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
(1943) Slightly Dangerous
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
(1937) Venus Makes Trouble
as Joel Willard
(1937) Fifty Roads to Town
as George Hession
(1935) Stranded
as Boatman
(1935) The Great American Pie Company
as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
(1932) Three on a Match
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1933) The Kennel Murder Case
as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
(1936) Back to Nature
as Deputy Sheriff Putney
(1931) The Front Page
as Woodenshoes
(1938) The Jury's Secret
as Old Man
(1934) Half a Sinner
as Noel Cunningham
(1937) Behind the Mike
as Pete Jones
(1937) The Mighty Treve
as Watling
(1938) Joy of Living
as Magistrate
(1934) Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Mr. Clark
(1941) Hold That Ghost
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1937) She Had to Eat
as Franklin (uncredited)
(1940) Girl from God's Country
as Dealer
(1936) Till We Meet Again
as Herr Hoffer
(1932) Central Park
as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
(1934) The Ghost Walks
as Guard
(1935) Star of Midnight
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
(1937) Mountain Music
as Justice of the Peace Sharody
(1932) Union Depot
as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
(1941) Look Who's Laughing
as Motel Manager
(1937) Checkers
as Zeb
(1936) Murder on a Bridle Path
as Warden Sylvester Mahoney