Spencer Charters
Born: 1875-03-23 in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1943-01-25
Known For: Acting
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 somewhat befuddeled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers. He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Filmography
1975
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
1944
- Arsenic and Old Lace as Marriage License Clerk
1943
- Slightly Dangerous as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
1942
- The Pride of the Yankees as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
- Dr. Broadway as Oscar Titus
- Silver Queen as Doc Stonebraker
- The Remarkable Andrew as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
- The Postman Didn't Ring as Judge Ben Holt
- The Night Before the Divorce as Second Judge
- Scattergood Survives a Murder as Sheriff
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine as Cheevers Snow
- Right to the Heart as Jonah
1941
- High Sierra as Ed
- They Died with Their Boots On as Station Master (uncredited)
- Hold That Ghost as Storekeeper (uncredited)
- Tobacco Road as County Clerk
- The Singing Hill as Judge Henry Starrbottle
- The Lady from Cheyenne as Dr. McGuinness
- Bad Men of Missouri as Clem
- Moon Over Miami as Joe, the Postman
- So Ends Our Night as Swiss Policeman
- Look Who's Laughing as Motel Manager
- Bedtime Story as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Petticoat Politics as Grandpa
- Pacific Blackout as Cornelius
- Man at Large as Mr. Gallon
- Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case as Judge White
1940
- Remember the Night as Judge at Rummage Sale
- Santa Fe Trail as Conductor
- Virginia City as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
- Our Town as Constable
- Lucky Cisco Kid as Hotel Guest
- Maryland as Judge
- He Married His Wife as Mayer
- The Doctor Takes a Wife as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
- Blondie Plays Cupid as Onkel Abner Henderson
- Three Faces West as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
- Alias the Deacon as Sheriff Yates
- The Golden Fleecing as Justice of Peace
- Friendly Neighbors as Bumblebee Hibbs
- The Boys from Syracuse as Turnkey
- She Couldn't Say No as Hank Woodcock
- Girl from God's Country as Dealer
- Meet the Missus as Grandpa
1939
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Court Clerk
- Jesse James as Minister
- Dodge City as Reverend (uncredited)
- Drums Along the Mohawk as Innkeeper
- Young Mr. Lincoln as Judge Herbert A. Bell
- In Name Only as Gardener
- Women in the Wind as Farmer
- The Kid From Texas as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
- Second Fiddle as Joe Clayton
- Exile Express as Justice Henry P. Smith
- Dust Be My Destiny as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
- The Flying Irishman as Smedley
- They Made Her a Spy as Lucius Wilkins
- The Lady and the Mob as Flanagan, Bank Guard
- The Under-Pup as Druggist
- Unexpected Father as Magistrate
- Boy Trouble as Bradley
- Yes, My Darling Daughter as Angus Dibble
- Hotel Imperial as Visoff (uncredited)
- Two Thoroughbreds as Doc Purdy
- Inside Story as Uncle Ben Perkins
- The Covered Trailer as Sheriff
- I'm from Missouri as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
- They Asked For It as Chief Lawson
1938
- Three Comrades as Herr Schultz
- Vivacious Lady as Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
- Joy of Living as Magistrate
- In Old Chicago as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
- Crime School as Old Doctor
- The Jury's Secret as Old Man
- Spring Madness as Police Chief
- One Wild Night as Lem Halliday
- Stablemates as Choirmaster
- Three Blind Mice as Hendricks
- Four's a Crowd as Charlie (uncredited)
- Five of a Kind as Rev. Matthew Brand
- Topper Takes a Trip as Judge
- Forbidden Valley as Dr. Scudd
- Mr. Boggs Steps Out as Angus Tubbs
- Professor Beware as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
- Strange Faces as Mason City Sheriff
- Breaking the Ice as Smith
- Mr. Chump as Mr. Koeper
- The Road to Reno as The Judge
1937
- Fifty Roads to Town as George Hession
- The Hurricane as Judge (uncredited)
- Wells Fargo as Jethro - Old Confederate
- Danger – Love at Work as Taxi driver
- Pick a Star as Judge
- Make a Wish as Station Agent
- Ever Since Eve as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
- The Emperor's Candlesticks as Usher (uncredited)
- Wife, Doctor and Nurse as Uncle
- Girl Loves Boy as Rufus Boggs
- Lady Behave! as Innkeeper
- Mountain Music as Justice of the Peace Sharody
- Big Town Girl as Isaiah Wickenback
- Back in Circulation as The Sheriff
- She Had to Eat as Franklin (uncredited)
- The Mighty Treve as Watling
- Dangerous Number as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
- Checkers as Zeb
- Behind the Mike as Pete Jones
- Venus Makes Trouble as Joel Willard
1936
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Mal (uncredited)
- Libeled Lady as McCall the Magistrate
- Love on a Bet as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
- The Moon's Our Home as Abner Simpson
- The Texas Rangers as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Colleen as Doctor (uncredited)
- Fugitive in the Sky as Henry Staeger
- Spendthrift as Col. Barnaby
- The Preview Murder Mystery as Jones - Watchman
- The Bride Walks Out as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
- Back to Nature as Deputy Sheriff Putney
- Career Woman as Coroner McInery
- F-Man as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
- Postal Inspector as Grumpy
- 36 Hours to Kill as Mr. Hutchins
- Murder on a Bridle Path as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
- Banjo on My Knee as Judge Tope
- Four Days Wonder as Gilroy
- Till We Meet Again as Herr Hoffer
- The Mine with the Iron Door as Thad Hill
- Lady from Nowhere as Alexander Scorzo
- Boulder Dam as First Sheriff (uncredited)
- All American Chump as Abiah Smith
- The Farmer in the Dell as Milkman
- The Harvester as Stubby Pratt
- Don’t Get Personal as Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
1935
- The Raven as Col. Bertram Grant
- The Gay Deception as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
- Romance in Manhattan as Clerk (uncredited)
- Murder on a Honeymoon as Chief of Police Britt
- In Person as Parson Calverton Lunk
- Star of Midnight as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
- Stranded as Boatman
- Don't Bet on Blondes as Doc
- The Goose and the Gander as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
- The Nut Farm as Sliscomb, the Landlord
- Whispering Smith Speaks as Cal Stone
- The Great American Pie Company as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
- Eight Bells as Walker
- Welcome Home as Constable Mulhausen
1934
- Fashions of 1934 as Man Removing Telephone
- Blind Date as Pa Taylor
- It's a Gift as Gate Guard
- The Firebird as Max Bauer, the Porter
- The Secret Bride as Diner 2 (uncredited)
- Rough Necking as Mr. Marshall
- The Circus Clown as Kingsley
- Half a Sinner as Noel Cunningham
- The St. Louis Kid as Messeldopp
- Caravan as Flunkey (Uncredited)
- The Ghost Walks as Guard
- Wake Up and Dream as Earl Craft
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! as Mr. Clark
- Million Dollar Ransom as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
- The Loudspeaker as Burroughs
- The Pursuit of Happiness as Sam Evans
1933
- Gambling Ship as Detective
- Lady Killer as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
- The Kennel Murder Case as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
- Female as Tom
- Mr. Skitch as Mr. Umpchay
- Gabriel Over the White House as Vice President (uncredited)
- From Headquarters as Teletype Man (uncredited)
- So This Is Africa as Doctor
1932
- Hold 'Em Jail as Governor
- Three on a Match as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
- Union Depot as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
- Movie Crazy as J.L. O'Brien
- Jewel Robbery as Johann Christian Lenz
- Central Park as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
- The Famous Ferguson Case as Fire Chief (uncredited)
- The Match King as Oscar
- The Tenderfoot as Oscar
- The Crooked Circle as Kinny
1931
- The Front Page as Woodenshoes
- Palmy Days as Mr. Clark
- Lonely Wives as Andrews, the Butler
- Traveling Husbands as Joe
- Ex-Bad Boy as Henry Simmons
1930
- Whoopee! as Jerome Underwood
- The Bat Whispers as The Caretaker
1926
- Dancing Mothers as Butter and Egg Man
1924
- Janice Meredith as Squire Hennion
1923
- Little Old New York as Bunny
1920
- April Folly as Dobbs