American actor (1875–1943
Spencer Charters
Born (1875-03-25 ) March 25, 1875Died January 25, 1943(1943-01-25) (aged 67) Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California Occupation Actor Years active 1910–1943 Spouse Irene M. Charters
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m. 1913; died 1941)
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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.
Charters was born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania . Until around 1890 he worked as a machinist for the Chesapeake Nail Works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , and had little interest in acting.[ 1] Broadway between 1910 and 1929 and was a busy character actor in films during the 1930s and early 1940s. He often portrayed somewhat befuddled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers.[ 2]
Charters was married to actress Irene Myers until her death December 22, 1941.[ 3]
He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning .[ 4] Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California .[ 5]
Year Title Role Director Notes 1920 April Folly Dobbs Robert Z. Leonard 1920 Number 17 1923 Little Old New York Bunny Sidney Olcott 1924 Janice Meredith Squire Hennion E. Mason Hopper E. J. Babille (assistant) 1926 Dancing Mothers Butter and Egg Man Herbert Brenon 1930 Whoopee! Jerome Underwood Thornton Freeland 1930 The Bat Whispers The Caretaker Roland West 1931 Lonely Wives Andrews, the Butler Russell Mack [ 6] 1931 The Front Page Woodenshoes Lewis Milestone 1931 Ex-Bad Boy Henry Simmons Vin Moore 1931 Traveling Husbands Joe Paul Sloane Charles Kerr (assistant) 1931 Palmy Days Mr. Clark A. Edward Sutherland 1932 Union Depot Police Officer Bert Brady Alfred E. Green Uncredited 1932 The Heart of New York The Doorman Mervyn LeRoy Uncredited 1932 The Famous Ferguson Case Fire Chief Lloyd Bacon Uncredited 1932 The Tenderfoot Oscar Ray Enright 1932 Jewel Robbery Lenz William Dieterle 1932 Movie Crazy J.L. O'Brien Clyde Bruckman Harold Lloyd (uncredited) 1932 Two Against the World Doorman Archie Mayo Uncredited 1932 Hold 'Em Jail The Governor Norman Taurog 1932 The Crooked Circle Kinny H. Bruce Humberstone 1932 Three on a Match Street Cleaner Mervyn LeRoy Uncredited 1932 Central Park Police Sergeant Riley John G. Adolfi Uncredited 1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Officer Daniels Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1932 The Match King Oscar Howard Bretherton 1933 Broadway Bad Lew Gordon Sidney Lanfield Uncredited 1933 Gabriel Over the White House Vice President Gregory La Cava Uncredited 1933 So This Is Africa Doctor Edward F. Cline 1933 Song of the Eagle Detective 'Bright Eyes' Ralph Murphy Uncredited 1933 Gambling Ship Detective Max Marcin 1933 The Kennel Murder Case Sgt. Snitkin Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1933 Female Tom William A. Wellman 1933 From Headquarters Teletype Man William Dieterle Uncredited 1933 Lady Killer Los Angeles Cop Roy Del Ruth Uncredited 1933 Mr. Skitch the Chump James Cruze Uncredited 1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray! Clark Mark Sandrich 1934 Caravan Flunkey Erik Charell Uncredited 1934 Fashions of 1934 Man Removing Telephone William Dieterle 1934 Wonder Bar Pete Busby Berkeley 1934 Success at Any Price Architect J. Walter Ruben Uncredited 1934 The Loudspeaker Burroughs Joseph Santley 1934 Half a Sinner Noel Cunningham Kurt Neumann 1934 The Circus Clown Kingsley Ray Enright 1934 Blind Date Pa Taylor Roy William Neill 1934 Million Dollar Ransom Pop McGarry Murray Roth Uncredited 1934 The Pursuit of Happiness Sam Evans Alexander Hall 1934 Wake Up and Dream Earl Craft Kurt Neumann 1934 The St. Louis Kid Messeldopp Ray Enright 1934 The Firebird the Porter William Dieterle 1934 It's a Gift Gate Guard Norman Z. McLeod 1934 The Ghost Walks Guard #1 Frank R. Strayer 1934 The Secret Bride Second Diner William Dieterle Uncredited 1935 Romance in Manhattan Marriage License Clerk Stephen Roberts Uncredited 1935 Murder on a Honeymoon Chief Of Police Britt Lloyd Corrigan 1935 The Nut Farm the Landlord Melville W. Brown 1935 Star of Midnight Hotel Doorman Stephen Roberts James Anderson (assistant) Uncredited 1935 Eight Bells Walker Roy William Neill 1935 Whispering Smith Speaks Cal Stone David Howard 1935 Alibi Ike Minister Ray Enright 1935 Stranded Boatman Frank Borzage 1935 The Raven Geoffrey Lew Landers Credits 1935 Don't Bet on Blondes Doc Robert Florey 1935 Welcome Home Constable Mulhausen James Tinling 1935 The Gay Deception Banker William Wyler Uncredited 1935 The Goose and the Gander Winkelsteinberger Alfred E. Green 1935 1,000 Dollars a Minute Stevens Aubrey Scotto Uncredited 1935 In Person Parson Calverton Lunk William A. Seiter James Anderson (assistant) 1936 Don't Get Personal Mr. Charles van Ranseleer William Nigh 1936 The Preview Murder Mystery Watchman Robert Florey 1936 Love on a Bet Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner Leigh Jason 1936 The Farmer in the Dell Milkman Ben Holmes 1936 Boulder Dam First Sheriff Frank McDonald Uncredited 1936 Colleen Doctor Frothingham Alfred E. Green Uncredited 1936 Till We Meet Again Herr Hoffer Robert Florey 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mal Frank Capra Uncredited 1936 The Moon's Our Home Abner Simpson William A. Seiter 1936 Murder on a Bridle Path Warden Sylvester Mahoney Edward Killy 1936 The Harvester Stubby Pratt Joseph Santley 1936 F-Man Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder Edward F. Cline 1936 The Mine with the Iron Door Thad Hill David Howard 1936 Let's Sing Again Kurt Neumann Uncredited 1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Dr. Bunting, Coroner Stephen Roberts Uncredited 1936 The Bride Walks Out Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace Leigh Jason Uncredited 1936 Spendthrift Col. Barnaby Raoul Walsh 1936 36 Hours to Kill Mr. Hutchins Eugene Forde Uncredited 1936 My American Wife Engineer Harold Young Uncredited 1936 Back to Nature Deputy Sheriff Putney James Tinling Uncredited 1936 Postal Inspector Grumpy Otto Brower 1936 The Texas Rangers Sheriff Jake King Vidor Uncredited 1936 Libeled Lady Magistrate Jack Conway 1936 All American Chump Abiah Smith Edwin L. Marin 1936 Fugitive in the Sky Henry Staeger Nick Grinde 1936 Four Days' Wonder Gilroy Sidney Salkow 1936 Banjo on My Knee Judge Tope John Cromwell 1936 Career Woman Coroner McInery Lewis Seiler 1936 Lady from Nowhere Alexander Scorzo Gordon Wiles 1937 The Mighty Treve Watling Lewis D. Collins 1937 Dangerous Number Justice of the Peace Richard Thorpe Uncredited 1937 They Wanted to Marry Police Turnkey Lew Landers Uncredited 1937 Waikiki Wedding Frame Frank Tuttle Uncredited 1937 Girl Loves Boy Rufus Boggs W. Duncan Mansfield 1937 Venus Makes Trouble Joel Willard Gordon Wiles 1937 Pick a Star Judge Edward Sedgwick 1937 Fifty Roads to Town George Hession Norman Taurog 1937 Mountain Music Justice of the Peace Sharody Robert Florey 1937 Married Before Breakfast Fireman Edwin L. Marin Uncredited 1937 Ever Since Eve Monteray Tavern Porter Lloyd Bacon Uncredited 1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks Usher Uncredited 1937 She Had to Eat Alf Franklin Malcolm St. Clair Uncredited 1937 Make a Wish Station Agent Kurt Neumann 1937 The Prisoner of Zenda Railroad Porter John Cromwell W. S. Van Dyke (uncredited) Uncredited 1937 Wife, Doctor and Nurse Uncle Walter Lang 1937 Back in Circulation The Sheriff Ray Enright 1937 Behind the Mike Pete Jones Sidney Salkow 1937 Danger – Love at Work Hick Otto Preminger 1937 The Perfect Specimen Stationmaster Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1937 The Hurricane Judge John Ford Uncredited 1937 Big Town Girl Isaiah Wickenback Alfred L. Werker 1937 Checkers Zeb H. Bruce Humberstone 1937 Lady Behave! Innkeeper Lloyd Corrigan 1937 Wells Fargo Old Confederate Frank Lloyd Uncredited 1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone Rufus Odlum J. Walter Ruben Uncredited 1938 In Old Chicago Commissioner W.J. Beavers Henry King 1938 The Jury's Secret Old Man Edward Sloman Uncredited 1938 Mr. Boggs Steps Out Angus Tubbs Gordon Wiles 1938 Forbidden Valley Dr. Scudd Wyndham Gittens 1938 Joy of Living Magistrate Tay Garnett 1938 Vivacious Lady Henpecked Husband Shaving on Train George Stevens Uncredited 1938 Crime School Old Doctor Lewis Seiler 1938 One Wild Night Lem Halliday Eugene Forde 1938 Three Comrades Herr Schultz Frank Borzage Uncredited 1938 Three Blind Mice Hendricks William A. Seiter 1938 Professor Beware Sheriff Henry Sweatt Elliott Nugent Uncredited 1938 Four's a Crowd Charlie Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1938 Mr. Chump Mr. Koeper William Clemens 1938 The Texans Chairman James P. Hogan Uncredited 1938 The Road to Reno The Judge S. Sylvan Simon 1938 Valley of the Giants Fireman #1 William Keighley Uncredited 1938 Breaking the Ice Farmer Smith Edward F. Cline 1938 Stablemates Choirmaster Sam Wood Uncredited 1938 Five of a Kind Rev. Matthew Brand Herbert I. Leeds 1938 Spring Madness Police Chief S. Sylvan Simon Uncredited 1938 Strange Faces Mason City Sheriff Errol Taggart 1938 The Law West of Tombstone El Paso Judge Tom Moseby Glenn Tryon Uncredited 1938 Topper Takes a Trip Judge Norman Z. McLeod 1939 Jesse James Minister Henry King 1939 Boy Trouble Grocer Bradley George Archainbaud 1939 St. Louis Blues Judge Raoul Walsh Uncredited 1939 Woman Doctor Veterinarian Sidney Salkow 1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter Angus Dibble William Keighley 1939 Inside Story Uncle Ben Perkins Ricardo Cortez 1939 I'm from Missouri Charley Shook, Mule Breeder Theodore Reed 1939 They Made Her a Spy Lucius Jack Hively 1939 Dodge City Reverend Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1939 The Lady and the Mob Bank Guard Benjamin Stoloff Uncredited 1939 The Flying Irishman Mr. Smedley Leigh Jason Uncredited 1939 Hotel Imperial Visoff Uncredited 1939 The Kid from Texas Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers S. Sylvan Simon Uncredited 1939 Women in the Wind Farmer John Farrow 1939 They Asked for It Chief Lawson Frank McDonald 1939 Unmarried Judge Kurt Neumann Uncredited 1939 Exile Express Justice of the Peace Henry P. Smith Otis Garrett 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln Judge Herbert A. Bell John Ford 1939 Unexpected Father Magistrate Charles Lamont 1939 Second Fiddle Joe Clayton Sidney Lanfield 1939 In Name Only Gardener John Cromwell 1939 The Under-Pup Druggist Richard Wallace 1939 Dust Be My Destiny Jailer Lewis Seiler Uncredited 1939 No Place to Go Old Soldier Terry O. Morse Uncredited 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Innkeeper John Ford 1939 The Covered Trailer Sheriff Gus Meins 1939 Two Thoroughbreds Doc Purdy Jack Hively 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Court Clerk William Dieterle 1939 The Oklahoma Kid Lloyd Bacon Uncredited 1940 Remember the Night Judge at Rummage Sale Mitchell Leisen 1940 He Married His Wife Mayer Roy Del Ruth 1940 Virginia City Sazerac Saloon Bartender Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife Justice of the Peace Alexander Hall Uncredited 1940 Alias the Deacon Sheriff Yates Christy Cabanne 1940 Our Town Constable Warren Sam Wood 1940 Lucky Cisco Kid Hotel Guest H. Bruce Humberstone Uncredited 1940 Three Faces West Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury Bernard Vorhaus 1940 Maryland Judge Henry King 1940 Girl from God's Country Dealer Sidney Salkow 1940 The Boys from Syracuse Turnkey A. Edward Sutherland 1940 The Golden Fleecing Justice of Peace Leslie Fenton 1940 Calling All Husbands Station Agent Noel M. Smith Uncredited 1940 Blondie Plays Cupid Uncle Abner Frank R. Strayer 1940 Friendly Neighbors Bumblebee Hibbs Nick Grinde 1940 Meet the Missus Grandpa Malcolm St. Clair 1940 She Couldn't Say No Hank Woodcock William Clemens 1940 Santa Fe Trail Conductor Michael Curtiz 1940 Kitty Foyle Father Sam Wood (scenes deleted) 1941 So Ends Our Night Swiss Policeman John Cromwell 1941 High Sierra Ed Raoul Walsh 1941 Petticoat Politics Grandpa Erle Kenton 1941 Tobacco Road County Clerk John Ford 1941 The Lady from Cheyenne Dr. McGuinness Frank Lloyd 1941 The Singing Hill Judge Henry Starrbottle Lew Landers 1941 Moon Over Miami Postman Walter Lang 1941 Bad Men of Missouri Clem Ray Enright Uncredited 1941 Hold That Ghost Storekeeper Arthur Lubin Uncredited 1941 Man at Large Mr. Gallon Eugene Forde 1941 They Died with Their Boots On Station Master Raoul Walsh Uncredited 1941 Look Who's Laughing Motel Manager Allan Dwan 1941 Glamour Boy Hillbilly Gas Station Attendant Ralph Murphy Uncredited 1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case Judge White Bernard Vorhaus 1941 Bedtime Story Gas Station Attendant Alexander Hall Uncredited 1941 Pacific Blackout Cornelius—Garage Night Watchman Ralph Murphy 1942 Right to the Heart Jonah Eugene Forde 1942 The Remarkable Andrew Dr. Clarence Upjohn Stuart Heisler 1942 The Night Before the Divorce Small Town Judge Robert Siodmak 1942 The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Cheevers Snow Bernard Vorhaus 1942 Dr. Broadway Oscar Titus Anthony Mann 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy Colony Opera House Stage Manager Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1942 Juke Girl Keeno Curtis Bernhardt 1942 Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die Judge Fred Horgan William C. McGann 1942 The Postman Didn't Ring Judge Ben Holt Harold D. Schuster 1942 The Pride of the Yankees Mr. Larsen Sam Wood Uncredited 1942 Scattergood Survives a Murder Sheriff Christy Cabanne Ridgeway Callow (assistant) 1942 Silver Queen Doc Stonebraker Lloyd Bacon 1943 Slightly Dangerous Claudius Swade - Owner of Motel Buster Keaton Uncredited 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace Marriage License Clerk Frank Capra Uncredited, (final film role)
^ Walker, Paul (May 6, 1938). "Reviews and Preiews" . Harrisburg Telegraph . Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Walker, Paul (September 23, 1942). "Film Stars Selling Bonds! Mickey Rooney at Loew's! Spencer Charters Remembers!" . Harrisburg Telegraph . Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. p. 14. Retrieved September 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Spencer Charters Found Dead in Garage on Coast" . The Evening News . Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. January 26, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .^ Ellenberger, Allen R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9 Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons , 3d ed.: 2. McFarland & Company (2016) ISBN 0786479922 ^ "Lonely Wives: Technical Details" . theiapolis.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014 .
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