James Wheaton Chambers was named after his maternal grandfather, James Wheaton Smith. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Freehold, New Jersey. he eventually made his way to Hollywood in the late 1920s. Shortening his name to Wheaton Chambers, he would go on to appear in over 200 film and television productions during a career that spanned roughly three decades.
Known For
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
Personnel Man (uncredited)
East of Eden
(1955)
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
(1940)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
(1943)
Reporter (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Committeeman (uncredited)
All the King's Men
(1949)
Senator (uncredited)
Body and Soul
(1947)
Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
Lady in the Lake
(1946)
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
(1952)
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
The Southerner
(1945)
Store Customer (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
(1944)
Navy Observer (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
(1948)
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Union Pacific
(1939)
Businessman (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Florentine Dagger
(1935)
Servant (uncredited)
Midnight Court
(1937)
Reporter
The Man Who Found Himself
(1937)
Man at Train Wreck
Mr. Wong, Detective
(1938)
Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
(1939)
Reporter (uncredited)
Geronimo
(1939)
John A. Rawlins
Union Pacific
(1939)
Businessman (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
(1939)
Guest (Uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
(1940)
Boswell
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
(1940)
Scientist (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
(1940)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
(1940)
Dr. Humphrey
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Committeeman (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
(1941)
Dr. Sanders
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
(1941)
Dr. Henderson
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
(1941)
Vanderbeek (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
(1942)
Chaplain
The Power of God
(1942)
Mr. Gilder
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
(1942)
Floorwalker
Black Hills Express
(1943)
Dad Southern
Phantom of the Opera
(1943)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Seventh Victim
(1943)
Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
(1943)
Mr. Lorraine
Swing Shift Maisie
(1943)
Technician (Uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
(1944)
Navy Observer (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
(1944)
Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
Personnel Man (uncredited)
River Gang
(1945)
Reporter
Strange Confession
(1945)
Apology for Murder
(1945)
Minister
The Brighton Strangler
(1945)
Clerk (Uncredited)
Marshal of Laredo
(1945)
Dr. Allen
The Southerner
(1945)
Store Customer (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
(1945)
Sam Jones (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
(1945)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
(1946)
Jasper Braydon
Lost City of the Jungle
(1946)
Peace Foundation Member #2
Lady in the Lake
(1946)
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
The El Paso Kid
(1946)
Doctor Hamlin
Valley of the Zombies
(1946)
Coroner (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
(1946)
Lane
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Greek Professor (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
(1946)
Wilson [Ch. 1]
The Flying Serpent
(1946)
Louis Havener
Undercurrent
(1946)
Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
(1946)
Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
Big Town
(1946)
Witness (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
(1947)
Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Gun Talk
(1947)
Herk - the Barber
On the Old Spanish Trail
(1947)
Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
The Wild Frontier
(1947)
Doc Hardy
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
(1947)
Professor
Always Together
(1947)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Body and Soul
(1947)
Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
(1948)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Panhandle
(1948)
Cabot (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
(1948)
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter
(1948)
Doctor
Deputy Marshal
(1949)
Harley Masters
The Undercover Man
(1949)
Parker's Secretary
All the King's Men
(1949)
Senator (uncredited)
Not Wanted
(1949)
Mr. Kelton
Caught
(1949)
Servant (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
(1950)
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
(1950)
Ed Peterson (uncredited)
Three Secrets
(1950)
Man With Dog (uncredited)
Peggy
(1950)
Gateman
Between Midnight and Dawn
(1950)
Building Superintendent Blake
The Magnificent Yankee
(1950)
Senator (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
(1951)
Magistrate (Uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
The Unknown Man
(1951)
The Well
(1951)
Mr. Woody
The Prowler
(1951)
Doctor James
Young Man with Ideas
(1952)
Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
Wagons West
(1952)
Sam Wilkins
The Duel at Silver Creek
(1952)
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
(1953)
Cyrus' foster father
Law and Order
(1953)
Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
The Miami Story
(1954)
East of Eden
(1955)
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
The Peacemaker
(1956)
Doc Runyan
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Coroner (uncredited)
D-Day on Mars
(1966)
Prof. Benjamin