Spencer Charters
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Marriage License Clerk
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942
as Sheriff
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Cheevers Snow
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Oscar Titus
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Judge Ben Holt
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
as Second Judge
Silver Queen
1942
as Doc Stonebraker
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
Right to the Heart
1942
as Jonah
Petticoat Politics
1941
as Grandpa
High Sierra
1941
as Ed
Moon Over Miami
1941
as Joe, the Postman
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Dr. McGuinness
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cornelius
Tobacco Road
1941
as County Clerk
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
as Judge White
Bedtime Story
1941
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Man at Large
1941
as Mr. Gallon
The Singing Hill
1941
as Judge Henry Starrbottle
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Clem
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Station Master (uncredited)
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Swiss Policeman
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Look Who's Laughing
1941
as Motel Manager
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Onkel Abner Henderson
Our Town
1940
as Constable
Three Faces West
1940
as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
Remember the Night
1940
as Judge at Rummage Sale
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Justice of Peace
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Hank Woodcock
He Married His Wife
1940
as Mayer
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Sheriff Yates
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Hotel Guest
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Conductor
Virginia City
1940
as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
Friendly Neighbors
1940
as Bumblebee Hibbs
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Turnkey
Maryland
1940
as Judge
Meet the Missus
1940
as Grandpa
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Dealer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Court Clerk
The Covered Trailer
1939
as Sheriff
Second Fiddle
1939
as Joe Clayton
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
Boy Trouble
1939
as Bradley
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Visoff (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Smedley
Exile Express
1939
as Justice Henry P. Smith
Inside Story
1939
as Uncle Ben Perkins
Women in the Wind
1939
as Farmer
In Name Only
1939
as Gardener
The Lady and the Mob
1939
as Flanagan, Bank Guard
Jesse James
1939
as Minister
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Lucius Wilkins
Dodge City
1939
as Reverend (uncredited)
Two Thoroughbreds
1939
as Doc Purdy
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Innkeeper
The Under-Pup
1939
as Druggist
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
The Kid From Texas
1939
as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
They Asked For It
1939
as Chief Lawson
Unexpected Father
1939
as Magistrate
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Angus Dibble
I'm from Missouri
1939
as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Charlie (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
1938
as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
Crime School
1938
as Old Doctor
Mr. Chump
1938
as Mr. Koeper
Five of a Kind
1938
as Rev. Matthew Brand
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
1938
as Angus Tubbs
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Judge
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Hendricks
Breaking the Ice
1938
as Smith
One Wild Night
1938
as Lem Halliday
Spring Madness
1938
as Police Chief
Three Comrades
1938
as Herr Schultz
Professor Beware
1938
as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Stablemates
1938
as Choirmaster
Forbidden Valley
1938
as Dr. Scudd
The Road to Reno
1938
as The Judge
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Old Man
Joy of Living
1938
as Magistrate
Strange Faces
1938
as Mason City Sheriff
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Usher (uncredited)
Pick a Star
1937
as Judge
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Taxi driver
Make a Wish
1937
as Station Agent
Lady Behave!
1937
as Innkeeper
Back in Circulation
1937
as The Sheriff
The Hurricane
1937
as Judge (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Jethro - Old Confederate
Girl Loves Boy
1937
as Rufus Boggs
Big Town Girl
1937
as Isaiah Wickenback
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Uncle
Dangerous Number
1937
as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
Venus Makes Trouble
1937
as Joel Willard
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as George Hession
Behind the Mike
1937
as Pete Jones
The Mighty Treve
1937
as Watling
She Had to Eat
1937
as Franklin (uncredited)
Mountain Music
1937
as Justice of the Peace Sharody
Checkers
1937
as Zeb
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
Colleen
1936
as Doctor (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936
as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Jones - Watchman
The Harvester
1936
as Stubby Pratt
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Spendthrift
1936
as Col. Barnaby
Career Woman
1936
as Coroner McInery
Lady from Nowhere
1936
as Alexander Scorzo
F-Man
1936
as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
Banjo on My Knee
1936
as Judge Tope
The Moon's Our Home
1936
as Abner Simpson
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Mr. Hutchins
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
as Henry Staeger
Boulder Dam
1936
as First Sheriff (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
1936
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
1936
as Grumpy
The Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Milkman
Libeled Lady
1936
as Magistrate
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Mal (uncredited)
All American Chump
1936
as Abiah Smith
Four Days Wonder
1936
as Gilroy
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
as Thad Hill
Back to Nature
1936
as Deputy Sheriff Putney
Till We Meet Again
1936
as Herr Hoffer
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936
as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
Don’t Get Personal
1936
as Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
Welcome Home
1935
as Constable Mulhausen
The Raven
1935
as Col. Bertram Grant
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Doc
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Chief of Police Britt
The Goose and the Gander
1935
as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
The Nut Farm
1935
as Sliscomb, the Landlord
The Gay Deception
1935
as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
In Person
1935
as Parson Calverton Lunk
Eight Bells
1935
as Walker
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
as Cal Stone
Stranded
1935
as Boatman
The Great American Pie Company
1935
as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
1935
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Sam Evans
It's a Gift
1934
as Gate Guard
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Man Removing Telephone
The Circus Clown
1934
as Kingsley
Wake Up and Dream
1934
as Earl Craft
The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Messeldopp
The Firebird
1934
as Max Bauer, the Porter
Blind Date
1934
as Pa Taylor
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
Caravan
1934
as Flunkey (Uncredited)
The Secret Bride
1934
as Diner 2 (uncredited)
Rough Necking
1934
as Mr. Marshall
The Loudspeaker
1934
as Burroughs
Romance in Manhattan
1934
as Clerk (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
1934
as Noel Cunningham
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934
as Mr. Clark
The Ghost Walks
1934
as Guard
Lady Killer
1933
as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
1933
as Mr. Umpchay
Female
1933
as Tom
So This Is Africa
1933
as Doctor
Gambling Ship
1933
as Detective
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Vice President (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1933
as Teletype Man (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
1932
as J.L. O'Brien
The Match King
1932
as Oscar
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Kinny
The Tenderfoot
1932
as Oscar
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Governor
Jewel Robbery
1932
as Johann Christian Lenz
Three on a Match
1932
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Central Park
1932
as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
Palmy Days
1931
as Mr. Clark
Lonely Wives
1931
as Andrews, the Butler
Traveling Husbands
1931
as Joe
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
as Henry Simmons
The Front Page
1931
as Woodenshoes
Whoopee!
1930
as Jerome Underwood
The Bat Whispers
1930
as The Caretaker
Dancing Mothers
1926
as Butter and Egg Man
Janice Meredith
1924
as Squire Hennion
Little Old New York
1923
as Bunny
April Folly
1920
as Dobbs