Wheaton Chambers

Born: 1887-10-13 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1958-01-31

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

1966

D-Day on Mars as Prof. Benjamin

1958

The Notorious Mr. Monks as Coroner (uncredited)

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive as Jim Drews (uncredited)
The Peacemaker as Doc Runyan

1955

Crossroads as R.W. Bergen
East of Eden as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Top Gun as Townsman (uncredited)

1954

The Miami Story

1953

Law and Order as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon as Cyrus' Foster Father

1952

The Duel at Silver Creek as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
The Cimarron Kid as Webb Thompson (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
Wagons West as Sam Wilkins

1951

Boston Blackie as Businessman (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still as Mr. Bleeker
The Prowler as Doctor James
The Well as Mr. Woody
The Unknown Man as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll as Magistrate (uncredited)

1950

Three Secrets as Man With Dog (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
The Secret Fury as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn as Building Superintendent Blake
The Magnificent Yankee as Senator (uncredited)
Peggy as Gateman

1949

The Lone Ranger as Father Batista
All the King's Men as Senator (uncredited)
The Undercover Man as Parker's Secretary
Caught as Servant (uncredited)
The Great Sinner as Priest (uncredited)
Not Wanted as Mr. Kelton
Deputy Marshal as Harley Masters
Mississippi Rhythm as Townsman (uncredited)

1948

The Three Musketeers
The Pirate as Artist (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Four Faces West as Station Agent (uncredited)
Panhandle as Cabot (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter as Doctor

1947

Monsieur Verdoux as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Body and Soul as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble as Brown
The Sea of Grass as Dean (uncredited)
Possessed as Waiter (uncredited)
Always Together as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Son of Zorro as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
The Invisible Wall as Conductor (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College as Professor
On the Old Spanish Trail as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
The Wild Frontier as Doc Hardy
Gun Talk as Herk - the Barber

1946

Undercurrent as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost as Wilson [Ch. 1]
Two Sisters from Boston as Greek Professor (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile as Lane
Valley of the Zombies as Coroner (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver as Jasper Braydon
Big Town as Witness (uncredited)
Lost City of the Jungle as Peace Foundation Member #2
The Flying Serpent as Louis Havener
The El Paso Kid as Doctor Hamlin

1945

Mildred Pierce as Personnel Man (uncredited)
The Southerner as Store Customer (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler as Clerk (Uncredited)
Strange Confession
Apology for Murder as Minister
Hitchhike to Happiness as Sam Jones (uncredited)
River Gang as Reporter
Marshal of Laredo as Dr. Allen

1944

Tall in the Saddle as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees as Navy Observer (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Falcon in Hollywood as Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
Heavenly Days as Well-Wisher
The Falcon in Mexico as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)

1943

Phantom of the Opera as Reporter (uncredited)
The Seventh Victim as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine as Mr. Lorraine
Swing Shift Maisie as Technician (Uncredited)
Black Hills Express as Dad Southern

1942

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Floorwalker
The Wife Takes a Flyer as Chaplain
Stagecoach Express as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Power of God as Mr. Gilder

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. as Dr. Henderson
The Devil Commands as Dr. Sanders
Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Vanderbeek (uncredited)

1940

His Girl Friday as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent as Committeeman (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu as Dr. Humphrey
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Scientist (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder as Boswell

1939

Union Pacific as Businessman (uncredited)
Geronimo as John A. Rawlins
Invitation to Happiness as Reporter (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable as Guest (Uncredited)

1938

Mr. Wong, Detective as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)

1937

The Man Who Found Himself as Man at Train Wreck
Midnight Court as Reporter

1936

Florida Special as (uncredited)

1935

The Florentine Dagger as Servant (uncredited)