Person
Spencer Charters
Acting · 1875–1943 · Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Court Clerk
Arsenic and Old Lace
Marriage License Clerk
Libeled Lady
McCall the Magistrate
Vivacious Lady
Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Judge Herbert A. Bell
In Old Chicago
Commissioner W.J. Beavers
They Died with Their Boots On
Station Master (uncredited)
High Sierra
Ed
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mal (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Innkeeper
Filmography
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1944Arsenic and Old LaceMarriage License Clerk
- 1943Slightly DangerousClaudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
- 1942Silver QueenDoc Stonebraker
- 1942Scattergood Survives a MurderSheriff
- 1942The Pride of the YankeesMr. Larsen (uncredited)
- 1942The Postman Didn't RingJudge Ben Holt
- 1942Dr. BroadwayOscar Titus
- 1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineCheevers Snow
- 1942The Night Before the DivorceSecond Judge
- 1942The Remarkable AndrewDr. Clarence Upjohn
- 1942Right to the HeartJonah
- 1941Pacific BlackoutCornelius
- 1941Bedtime StoryGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1941Mr. District Attorney in the Carter CaseJudge White
- 1941Look Who's LaughingMotel Manager
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnStation Master (uncredited)
- 1941Man at LargeMr. Gallon
- 1941Hold That GhostStorekeeper (uncredited)
- 1941Bad Men of MissouriClem
- 1941Moon Over MiamiJoe, the Postman
- 1941The Singing HillJudge Henry Starrbottle
- 1941The Lady from CheyenneDr. McGuinness
- 1941So Ends Our NightSwiss Policeman
- 1941Tobacco RoadCounty Clerk
- 1941Petticoat PoliticsGrandpa
- 1941High SierraEd
- 1940Santa Fe TrailConductor
- 1940She Couldn't Say NoHank Woodcock
- 1940Meet the MissusGrandpa
- 1940Friendly NeighborsBumblebee Hibbs
- 1940Blondie Plays CupidOnkel Abner Henderson
- 1940The Golden FleecingJustice of Peace
- 1940The Boys from SyracuseTurnkey
- 1940Girl from God's CountryDealer
- 1940MarylandJudge
- 1940Three Faces WestDr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
- 1940Lucky Cisco KidHotel Guest
- 1940Our TownConstable
- 1940Alias the DeaconSheriff Yates
- 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeHenry Quinn (uncredited)
- 1940Virginia CitySazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
- 1940Remember the NightJudge at Rummage Sale
- 1940He Married His WifeMayer
- 1939Two ThoroughbredsDoc Purdy
- 1939The Covered TrailerSheriff
- 1939Drums Along the MohawkInnkeeper
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyF.W. Jennson (uncredited)
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameCourt Clerk
- 1939The Under-PupDruggist
- 1939In Name OnlyGardener
- 1939Second FiddleJoe Clayton
- 1939Unexpected FatherMagistrate
- 1939Young Mr. LincolnJudge Herbert A. Bell
- 1939Exile ExpressJustice Henry P. Smith
- 1939They Asked For ItChief Lawson
- 1939Hotel ImperialVisoff (uncredited)
- 1939Women in the WindFarmer
- 1939They Made Her a SpyLucius Wilkins
- 1939The Kid From TexasDeputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
- 1939Dodge CityReverend (uncredited)
- 1939The Flying IrishmanSmedley
- 1939I'm from MissouriCharley Shook - Mule Breeder
- 1939The Lady and the MobFlanagan, Bank Guard
- 1939Inside StoryUncle Ben Perkins
- 1939Yes, My Darling DaughterAngus Dibble
- 1939Boy TroubleBradley
- 1939Jesse JamesMinister
- 1938Topper Takes a TripJudge
- 1938Strange FacesMason City Sheriff
- 1938Spring MadnessPolice Chief
- 1938Five of a KindRev. Matthew Brand
- 1938StablematesChoirmaster
- 1938Breaking the IceSmith
- 1938Mr. ChumpMr. Koeper
- 1938Four's a CrowdCharlie (uncredited)
- 1938The Road to RenoThe Judge
- 1938Professor BewareSheriff Henry Sweatt
- 1938Three Blind MiceHendricks
- 1938One Wild NightLem Halliday
- 1938Three ComradesHerr Schultz
- 1938Vivacious LadyHusband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
- 1938Crime SchoolOld Doctor
- 1938Joy of LivingMagistrate
- 1938In Old ChicagoCommissioner W.J. Beavers
- 1938Mr. Boggs Steps OutAngus Tubbs
- 1938Forbidden ValleyDr. Scudd
- 1938The Jury's SecretOld Man
- 1937Wells FargoJethro - Old Confederate
- 1937Lady Behave!Innkeeper
- 1937CheckersZeb
- 1937Big Town GirlIsaiah Wickenback
- 1937The HurricaneJudge (uncredited)
- 1937Danger – Love at WorkTaxi driver
- 1937Behind the MikePete Jones
- 1937Wife, Doctor and NurseUncle
- 1937Make a WishStation Agent
- 1937Back in CirculationThe Sheriff
- 1937Ever Since EveMike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
- 1937The Emperor's CandlesticksUsher (uncredited)
- 1937She Had to EatFranklin (uncredited)
- 1937Mountain MusicJustice of the Peace Sharody
- 1937Fifty Roads to TownGeorge Hession
- 1937Pick a StarJudge
- 1937Venus Makes TroubleJoel Willard
- 1937Girl Loves BoyRufus Boggs
- 1937Dangerous NumberJeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
- 1937The Mighty TreveWatling
- 1936Lady from NowhereAlexander Scorzo
- 1936Career WomanCoroner McInery
- 1936Banjo on My KneeJudge Tope
- 1936Four Days WonderGilroy
- 1936Fugitive in the SkyHenry Staeger
- 1936All American ChumpAbiah Smith
- 1936Libeled LadyMcCall the Magistrate
- 1936The Texas RangersSheriff (uncredited)
- 1936Postal InspectorGrumpy
- 1936Back to NatureDeputy Sheriff Putney
- 193636 Hours to KillMr. Hutchins
- 1936SpendthriftCol. Barnaby
- 1936The Bride Walks OutMarriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1936The Mine with the Iron DoorThad Hill
- 1936F-ManSheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
- 1936The Ex-Mrs. BradfordDr. Bunting (uncredited)
- 1936The HarvesterStubby Pratt
- 1936Murder on a Bridle PathWarden Sylvester Mahoney
- 1936The Moon's Our HomeAbner Simpson
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMal (uncredited)
- 1936Till We Meet AgainHerr Hoffer
- 1936The Farmer in the DellMilkman
- 1936ColleenDoctor (uncredited)
- 1936Boulder DamFirst Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1936Love on a BetPlaza Ritz Hotel Owner
- 1936The Preview Murder MysteryJones - Watchman
- 1936Don’t Get PersonalMr. Charles van Ranseleer
- 1935In PersonParson Calverton Lunk
- 1935The Great American Pie CompanyPhineas Doolittle (uncredited)
- 1935The Goose and the GanderWinkel 'Wink' Steinberg
- 1935The Gay DeceptionMr. Mercer (uncredited)
- 1935Welcome HomeConstable Mulhausen
- 1935Don't Bet on BlondesDoc
- 1935The RavenCol. Bertram Grant
- 1935StrandedBoatman
- 1935Whispering Smith SpeaksCal Stone
- 1935Star of MidnightHotel Doorman (uncredited)
- 1935Eight BellsWalker
- 1935The Nut FarmSliscomb, the Landlord
- 1935Murder on a HoneymoonChief of Police Britt
- 1934CaravanFlunkey (Uncredited)
- 1934The Secret BrideDiner 2 (uncredited)
- 1934Romance in ManhattanClerk (uncredited)
- 1934The Ghost WalksGuard
- 1934It's a GiftGate Guard
- 1934The St. Louis KidMesseldopp
- 1934The FirebirdMax Bauer, the Porter
- 1934Wake Up and DreamEarl Craft
- 1934The Pursuit of HappinessSam Evans
- 1934Million Dollar RansomPop McGarry (Uncredited)
- 1934Blind DatePa Taylor
- 1934The Circus ClownKingsley
- 1934The LoudspeakerBurroughs
- 1934Half a SinnerNoel Cunningham
- 1934Rough NeckingMr. Marshall
- 1934Fashions of 1934Man Removing Telephone
- 1934Hips, Hips, Hooray!Mr. Clark
- 1933Mr. SkitchMr. Umpchay
- 1933Lady KillerLos Angeles Cop (uncredited)
- 1933From HeadquartersTeletype Man (uncredited)
- 1933FemaleTom
- 1933The Kennel Murder CaseSergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
- 1933Gambling ShipDetective
- 1933So This Is AfricaDoctor
- 1933Gabriel Over the White HouseVice President (uncredited)
- 1932The Match KingOscar
- 193220,000 Years in Sing SingOfficer Daniels (uncredited)
- 1932Central ParkPolice Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
- 1932Three on a MatchStreet Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1932The Crooked CircleKinny
- 1932Movie CrazyJ.L. O'Brien
- 1932Hold 'Em JailGovernor
- 1932Jewel RobberyJohann Christian Lenz
- 1932The TenderfootOscar
- 1932The Famous Ferguson CaseFire Chief (uncredited)
- 1932Union DepotPolice Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
- 1931Palmy DaysMr. Clark
- 1931Traveling HusbandsJoe
- 1931Ex-Bad BoyHenry Simmons
- 1931The Front PageWoodenshoes
- 1931Lonely WivesAndrews, the Butler
- 1930The Bat WhispersThe Caretaker
- 1930Whoopee!Jerome Underwood
- 1926Dancing MothersButter and Egg Man
- 1924Janice MeredithSquire Hennion
- 1923Little Old New YorkBunny
- 1920April FollyDobbs
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