- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1887
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- January 31, 1958
Wheaton Chambers
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
movieD-Day on Mars
1966 · Prof. Benjamin
movieThe Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 · Coroner (uncredited)
movieThe Peacemaker
1956 · Doc Runyan
movieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Jim Drews (uncredited)
movieTop Gun
1955 · Townsman (uncredited)
tvCrossroads
1955 · R.W. Bergen
movieEast of Eden
1955 · Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
movieThe Miami Story
1954
movieSlaves of Babylon
1953 · Cyrus' Foster Father
movieLaw and Order
1953 · Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
movieThe Duel at Silver Creek
1952 · Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
movieWagons West
1952 · Sam Wilkins
movieYoung Man with Ideas
1952 · Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
movieThe Cimarron Kid
1952 · Webb Thompson (uncredited)
movieThe Unknown Man
1951 · Second Bailiff (uncredited)
movieThe Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 · Magistrate (uncredited)
movieThe Well
1951 · Mr. Woody
movieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 · Mr. Bleeker
tvBoston Blackie
1951 · Businessman (uncredited)
movieThe Prowler
1951 · Doctor James
movieThe Magnificent Yankee
1950 · Senator (uncredited)
movieThree Secrets
1950 · Man With Dog (uncredited)
movieWalk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
movieBetween Midnight and Dawn
1950 · Building Superintendent Blake
moviePeggy
1950 · Gateman
movieThe Baron of Arizona
1950 · Brother Gregory (uncredited)
movieThe Secret Fury
1950 · Ed Peterson (uncredited)
movieAll the King's Men
1949 · Senator (uncredited)
movieDeputy Marshal
1949 · Harley Masters
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949 · Father Batista
movieThe Great Sinner
1949 · Priest (uncredited)
movieNot Wanted
1949 · Mr. Kelton
movieMississippi Rhythm
1949 · Townsman (uncredited)
movieThe Undercover Man
1949 · Parker's Secretary
movieCaught
1949 · Servant (uncredited)
movieThe Three Musketeers
1948
movieFour Faces West
1948 · Station Agent (uncredited)
movieRomance on the High Seas
1948 · Passport Photographer (uncredited)
movieThe Pirate
1948 · Artist (uncredited)
moviePanhandle
1948 · Cabot (uncredited)
movieThree Daring Daughters
1948 · Stage Manager (uncredited)
movieSong of the Drifter
1948 · Doctor
movieGun Talk
1947 · Herk - the Barber
movieAlways Together
1947 · Court Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947 · Brown
movieBody and Soul
1947 · Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
movieThe Invisible Wall
1947 · Conductor (uncredited)
movieOn the Old Spanish Trail
1947 · Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
movieThe Wild Frontier
1947 · Doc Hardy
movieMonsieur Verdoux
1947 · Pharmacist (uncredited)
moviePossessed
1947 · Waiter (uncredited)
movieSarge Goes to College
1947 · Professor
movieThe Sea of Grass
1947 · Dean (uncredited)
movieSon of Zorro
1947 · Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
movieStagecoach to Denver
1946 · Jasper Braydon
movieLady in the Lake
1946 · Property Clerk (Uncredited)
movieUndercurrent
1946 · Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
movieThe Crimson Ghost
1946 · Wilson [Ch. 1]
movieBig Town
1946 · Witness (uncredited)
movieThe Time of Their Lives
1946 · Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946 · Lane
movieTwo Sisters from Boston
1946 · Greek Professor (uncredited)
movieValley of the Zombies
1946 · Coroner (uncredited)
movieThe El Paso Kid
1946 · Doctor Hamlin
movieLost City of the Jungle
1946 · Peace Foundation Member #2
movieThe Flying Serpent
1946 · Louis Havener
movieMildred Pierce
1945 · Personnel Man (uncredited)
movieMarshal of Laredo
1945 · Dr. Allen
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Pedestrian (uncredited)
movieStrange Confession
1945
movieApology for Murder
1945 · Minister
movieRiver Gang
1945 · Reporter
movieHitchhike to Happiness
1945 · Sam Jones (uncredited)
movieThe Brighton Strangler
1945 · Clerk (Uncredited)
movieThe Southerner
1945 · Store Customer (uncredited)
movieThe Falcon in Hollywood
1944 · Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
movieHeavenly Days
1944 · Well-Wisher
movieTall in the Saddle
1944 · Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
movieThe Falcon in Mexico
1944 · Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
movieChristmas Holiday
1944 · Plane Passenger (uncredited)
movieThe Fighting Seabees
1944 · Navy Observer (uncredited)
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943 · Technician (Uncredited)
movieThe Seventh Victim
1943 · Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
movieBlack Hills Express
1943 · Dad Southern
moviePhantom of the Opera
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieThis Land Is Mine
1943 · Mr. Lorraine
movieLife Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · Floorwalker
movieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · Chaplain
movieStagecoach Express
1942 · Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
movieThe Power of God
1942 · Mr. Gilder
movieDick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941 · Dr. Henderson
movieSecrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 · Vanderbeek (uncredited)
movieThe Devil Commands
1941 · Dr. Sanders
movieForeign Correspondent
1940 · Committeeman (uncredited)
movieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940 · Boswell
movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940 · Dr. Humphrey
movieFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 · Scientist (uncredited)
movieHis Girl Friday
1940 · Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
movieSlightly Honorable
1939 · Guest (Uncredited)
movieGeronimo
1939 · John A. Rawlins
movieInvitation to Happiness
1939 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieUnion Pacific
1939 · Businessman (uncredited)
movieMr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Found Himself
1937 · Man at Train Wreck
movieMidnight Court
1937 · Reporter
movieFlorida Special
1936 · (uncredited)
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935 · Servant (uncredited)