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Spencer Charters

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