Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Acting

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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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 somewha...Read more

Acting
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6

(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace

as Marriage License Clerk

The Pursuit of Happiness
5.8

(1934) The Pursuit of Happiness

as Sam Evans

Four's a Crowd
5.1

(1938) Four's a Crowd

as Charlie (uncredited)

Blondie Plays Cupid
6.7

(1940) Blondie Plays Cupid

as Onkel Abner Henderson

Our Town
5.8

(1940) Our Town

as Constable

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

(1939) The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Court Clerk

Petticoat Politics
0.0

(1941) Petticoat Politics

as Grandpa

The Covered Trailer
0.0

(1939) The Covered Trailer

as Sheriff

Welcome Home
0.0

(1935) Welcome Home

as Constable Mulhausen

High Sierra
7.0

(1941) High Sierra

as Ed

Lady Killer
6.7

(1933) Lady Killer

as ---

It's a Gift
6.5

(1934) It's a Gift

as Gate Guard

Three Faces West
5.4

(1940) Three Faces West

as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury

Remember the Night
7.3

(1940) Remember the Night

as Judge at Rummage Sale

Moon Over Miami
6.1

(1941) Moon Over Miami

as Joe, the Postman

Second Fiddle
4.5

(1939) Second Fiddle

as Joe Clayton

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln

as Judge Herbert A. Bell

Little Old New York
6.4

(1923) Little Old New York

as Bunny

Fashions of 1934
6.4

(1934) Fashions of 1934

as Man Removing Telephone

The Raven
6.5

(1935) The Raven

as Col. Bertram Grant

Movie Crazy
6.2

(1932) Movie Crazy

as J.L. O'Brien

Don't Bet on Blondes
5.0

(1935) Don't Bet on Blondes

as Doc

Murder on a Honeymoon
6.2

(1935) Murder on a Honeymoon

as Chief of Police Britt

In Old Chicago
6.4

(1938) In Old Chicago

as Commissioner W.J. Beavers

Crime School
6.3

(1938) Crime School

as Old Doctor

The Emperor's Candlesticks
5.2

(1937) The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Usher (uncredited)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.2

(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)

Colleen
5.3

(1936) Colleen

as Doctor (uncredited)

Pick a Star
4.8

(1937) Pick a Star

as Judge

Palmy Days
7.0

(1931) Palmy Days

as Mr. Clark

The Match King
6.6

(1932) The Match King

as Oscar

Lonely Wives
4.7

(1931) Lonely Wives

as Andrews, the Butler

Danger – Love at Work
7.3

(1937) Danger – Love at Work

as Taxi driver

The Golden Fleecing
5.3

(1940) The Golden Fleecing

as Justice of Peace

The Goose and the Gander
4.6

(1935) The Goose and the Gander

as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg

Scattergood Survives a Murder
4.5

(1942) Scattergood Survives a Murder

as Sheriff

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.2

(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne

as Dr. McGuinness

The Nut Farm
8.0

(1935) The Nut Farm

as Sliscomb, the Landlord

Love on a Bet
7.0

(1936) Love on a Bet

as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner

The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

(1942) The Pride of the Yankees

as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)

She Couldn't Say No
6.8

(1940) She Couldn't Say No

as Hank Woodcock

Mr. Chump
0.0

(1938) Mr. Chump

as Mr. Koeper

He Married His Wife
5.1

(1940) He Married His Wife

as Mayer

Five of a Kind
4.2

(1938) Five of a Kind

as Rev. Matthew Brand

The Preview Murder Mystery
6.0

(1936) The Preview Murder Mystery

as Jones - Watchman

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.0

(1942) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Cheevers Snow

Make a Wish
5.9

(1937) Make a Wish

as Station Agent

Lady Behave!
5.2

(1937) Lady Behave!

as Innkeeper

Mr. Boggs Steps Out
5.5

(1938) Mr. Boggs Steps Out

as Angus Tubbs

0.0

(1936) The Harvester

as Stubby Pratt

The Bride Walks Out
5.3

(1936) The Bride Walks Out

as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Mr. Skitch
6.0

(1933) Mr. Skitch

as Mr. Umpchay

Boy Trouble
5.0

(1939) Boy Trouble

as Bradley

Hotel Imperial
6.0

(1939) Hotel Imperial

as Visoff (uncredited)

Spendthrift
5.0

(1936) Spendthrift

as Col. Barnaby

Topper Takes a Trip
6.4

(1938) Topper Takes a Trip

as Judge

Career Woman
6.0

(1936) Career Woman

as Coroner McInery

Three Blind Mice
6.0

(1938) Three Blind Mice

as Hendricks

Pacific Blackout
6.3

(1941) Pacific Blackout

as Cornelius

Traveling Husbands
4.0

(1931) Traveling Husbands

as Joe

The Flying Irishman
4.6

(1939) The Flying Irishman

as Smedley

The Crooked Circle
4.8

(1932) The Crooked Circle

as Kinny

Whoopee!
6.5

(1930) Whoopee!

as Jerome Underwood

The Circus Clown
6.0

(1934) The Circus Clown

as Kingsley

Exile Express
5.0

(1939) Exile Express

as Henry P. Smith

Breaking the Ice
4.8

(1938) Breaking the Ice

as Smith

Wake Up and Dream
4.0

(1934) Wake Up and Dream

as Earl Craft

The St. Louis Kid
5.8

(1934) The St. Louis Kid

as Messeldopp

The Firebird
5.5

(1934) The Firebird

as Max Bauer, the Porter

The Gay Deception
6.4

(1935) The Gay Deception

as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)

Lady from Nowhere
0.0

(1936) Lady from Nowhere

as Alexander Scorzo

Blind Date
7.0

(1934) Blind Date

as Pa Taylor

In Person
6.3

(1935) In Person

as Parson Calverton Lunk

F-Man
0.0

(1936) F-Man

as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder

Inside Story
0.0

(1939) Inside Story

as Uncle Ben Perkins

Ex-Bad Boy
0.0

(1931) Ex-Bad Boy

as Henry Simmons

Banjo on My Knee
5.8

(1936) Banjo on My Knee

as Judge Tope

The Moon's Our Home
6.5

(1936) The Moon's Our Home

as Abner Simpson

Back in Circulation
5.3

(1937) Back in Circulation

as The Sheriff

Women in the Wind
6.8

(1939) Women in the Wind

as Farmer

Tobacco Road
6.6

(1941) Tobacco Road

as County Clerk

The Bat Whispers
6.4

(1930) The Bat Whispers

as The Caretaker

In Name Only
7.0

(1939) In Name Only

as Gardener

One Wild Night
5.5

(1938) One Wild Night

as Lem Halliday

The Hurricane
6.6

(1937) The Hurricane

as Judge (uncredited)

Ever Since Eve
5.8

(1937) Ever Since Eve

as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
5.1

(1937) Wells Fargo

as Jethro - Old Confederate

36 Hours to Kill
5.3

(1936) 36 Hours to Kill

as Mr. Hutchins

Million Dollar Ransom
0.0

(1934) Million Dollar Ransom

as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)

Fugitive in the Sky
6.0

(1936) Fugitive in the Sky

as Henry Staeger

The Lady and the Mob
6.3

(1939) The Lady and the Mob

as Flanagan, Bank Guard

Spring Madness
3.9

(1938) Spring Madness

as Police Chief

The Tenderfoot
6.0

(1932) The Tenderfoot

as Oscar

Alias the Deacon
0.0

(1940) Alias the Deacon

as Sheriff Yates

Three Comrades
7.2

(1938) Three Comrades

as Herr Schultz

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.0

(1932) The Famous Ferguson Case

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

Jesse James
6.4

(1939) Jesse James

as Minister

Eight Bells
6.0

(1935) Eight Bells

as Walker

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
6.0

(1941) Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

as Judge White

Caravan
5.0

(1934) Caravan

as Flunkey (Uncredited)

Girl Loves Boy
4.5

(1937) Girl Loves Boy

as Rufus Boggs

They Made Her a Spy
6.0

(1939) They Made Her a Spy

as Lucius Wilkins

Dodge City
6.9

(1939) Dodge City

as Reverend (uncredited)

Boulder Dam
4.0

(1936) Boulder Dam

as First Sheriff (uncredited)

Two Thoroughbreds
2.0

(1939) Two Thoroughbreds

as Doc Purdy

Dr. Broadway
5.0

(1942) Dr. Broadway

as Oscar Titus

The Texas Rangers
6.4

(1936) The Texas Rangers

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Professor Beware
6.1

(1938) Professor Beware

as Sheriff Henry Sweatt

Drums Along the Mohawk
6.5

(1939) Drums Along the Mohawk

as Innkeeper

The Under-Pup
6.0

(1939) The Under-Pup

as Druggist

Dust Be My Destiny
6.2

(1939) Dust Be My Destiny

as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)

Postal Inspector
6.2

(1936) Postal Inspector

as Grumpy

The Farmer in the Dell
0.0

(1936) The Farmer in the Dell

as Milkman

The Secret Bride
6.3

(1934) The Secret Bride

as Diner 2 (uncredited)

Lucky Cisco Kid
5.6

(1940) Lucky Cisco Kid

as Hotel Guest

Whispering Smith Speaks
0.0

(1935) Whispering Smith Speaks

as Cal Stone

Bedtime Story
5.9

(1941) Bedtime Story

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Janice Meredith
5.0

(1924) Janice Meredith

as Squire Hennion

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
6.3

(1932) 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as Officer Daniels (uncredited)

Female
6.3

(1933) Female

as Tom

The Kid From Texas
6.5

(1939) The Kid From Texas

as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers

Hold 'Em Jail
6.8

(1932) Hold 'Em Jail

as Governor

So This Is Africa
6.0

(1933) So This Is Africa

as Doctor

Libeled Lady
7.3

(1936) Libeled Lady

as McCall the Magistrate

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Mal (uncredited)

Jewel Robbery
6.5

(1932) Jewel Robbery

as Johann Christian Lenz

All American Chump
5.8

(1936) All American Chump

as Abiah Smith

Big Town Girl
6.0

(1937) Big Town Girl

as Isaiah Wickenback

0.0

(1936) Four Days Wonder

as Gilroy

Man at Large
6.0

(1941) Man at Large

as Mr. Gallon

The Postman Didn't Ring
0.0

(1942) The Postman Didn't Ring

as Judge Ben Holt

3.0

(1939) They Asked For It

as Chief Lawson

Rough Necking
10.0

(1934) Rough Necking

as Mr. Marshall

The Mine with the Iron Door
0.0

(1936) The Mine with the Iron Door

as Thad Hill

Santa Fe Trail
5.7

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Conductor

The Night Before the Divorce
5.0

(1942) The Night Before the Divorce

as Second Judge

Virginia City
6.1

(1940) Virginia City

as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.5

(1940) The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Henry Quinn (uncredited)

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
6.0

(1937) Wife, Doctor and Nurse

as Uncle

Gambling Ship
5.2

(1933) Gambling Ship

as Detective

Friendly Neighbors
0.0

(1940) Friendly Neighbors

as Bumblebee Hibbs

The Loudspeaker
0.0

(1934) The Loudspeaker

as Burroughs

The Boys from Syracuse
5.8

(1940) The Boys from Syracuse

as Turnkey

Maryland
6.2

(1940) Maryland

as Judge

Gabriel Over the White House
7.1

(1933) Gabriel Over the White House

as Vice President (uncredited)

Romance in Manhattan
7.8

(1935) Romance in Manhattan

as Clerk (uncredited)

Vivacious Lady
6.9

(1938) Vivacious Lady

as Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)

From Headquarters
5.8

(1933) From Headquarters

as Teletype Man (uncredited)

Unexpected Father
0.0

(1939) Unexpected Father

as Magistrate

Yes, My Darling Daughter
4.0

(1939) Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Angus Dibble

Silver Queen
5.6

(1942) Silver Queen

as Doc Stonebraker

The Singing Hill
0.0

(1941) The Singing Hill

as Judge Henry Starrbottle

Stablemates
4.5

(1938) Stablemates

as Choirmaster

Forbidden Valley
6.0

(1938) Forbidden Valley

as Dr. Scudd

Bad Men of Missouri
5.6

(1941) Bad Men of Missouri

as Clem

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Station Master (uncredited)

So Ends Our Night
6.0

(1941) So Ends Our Night

as Swiss Policeman

April Folly
7.0

(1920) April Folly

as Dobbs

The Road to Reno
2.0

(1938) The Road to Reno

as The Judge

Meet the Missus
0.0

(1940) Meet the Missus

as Grandpa

The Remarkable Andrew
8.2

(1942) The Remarkable Andrew

as Dr. Clarence Upjohn

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Dangerous Number
5.0

(1937) Dangerous Number

as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace

Slightly Dangerous
5.8

(1943) Slightly Dangerous

as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)

3.5

(1937) Venus Makes Trouble

as Joel Willard

Fifty Roads to Town
0.0

(1937) Fifty Roads to Town

as George Hession

Stranded
5.8

(1935) Stranded

as Boatman

The Great American Pie Company
7.5

(1935) The Great American Pie Company

as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)

Three on a Match
6.2

(1932) Three on a Match

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

The Kennel Murder Case
6.2

(1933) The Kennel Murder Case

as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)

Back to Nature
0.0

(1936) Back to Nature

as Deputy Sheriff Putney

The Front Page
6.6

(1931) The Front Page

as Woodenshoes

The Jury's Secret
3.0

(1938) The Jury's Secret

as Old Man

Half a Sinner
0.0

(1934) Half a Sinner

as Noel Cunningham

Behind the Mike
0.0

(1937) Behind the Mike

as Pete Jones

The Mighty Treve
6.0

(1937) The Mighty Treve

as Watling

Joy of Living
5.7

(1938) Joy of Living

as Magistrate

Hips, Hips, Hooray!
5.8

(1934) Hips, Hips, Hooray!

as Mr. Clark

Hold That Ghost
6.7

(1941) Hold That Ghost

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

She Had to Eat
5.0

(1937) She Had to Eat

as Franklin (uncredited)

Girl from God's Country
0.0

(1940) Girl from God's Country

as Dealer

Till We Meet Again
5.0

(1936) Till We Meet Again

as Herr Hoffer

Central Park
5.2

(1932) Central Park

as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)

The Ghost Walks
5.2

(1934) The Ghost Walks

as Guard

Star of Midnight
6.0

(1935) Star of Midnight

as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Mountain Music
6.5

(1937) Mountain Music

as Justice of the Peace Sharody

Union Depot
6.1

(1932) Union Depot

as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)

Look Who's Laughing
5.5

(1941) Look Who's Laughing

as Motel Manager

Checkers
0.0

(1937) Checkers

as Zeb

Murder on a Bridle Path
5.0

(1936) Murder on a Bridle Path

as Warden Sylvester Mahoney