Actor
Spencer Charters
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 ...

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