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