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