Wheaton Chambers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 13, 1887
- Died
- Jan 31, 1958 (aged 70)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 108
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.
Known for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951Movie
Mr. Bleeker
His Girl Friday
1940Movie
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955Movie
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947Movie
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
Committeeman (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945Movie
Personnel Man (uncredited)
Filmography
D-Day on Mars
1966Movie
Prof. Benjamin
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
The Peacemaker
1956Movie
Doc Runyan
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956Movie
Jim Drews (uncredited)
Top Gun
1955Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Crossroads
1955TV
R.W. Bergen
East of Eden
1955Movie
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
The Miami Story
1954Movie
Slaves of Babylon
1953Movie
Cyrus' Foster Father
Law and Order
1953Movie
Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952Movie
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
Wagons West
1952Movie
Sam Wilkins
Young Man with Ideas
1952Movie
Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
The Cimarron Kid
1952Movie
Webb Thompson (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
1951Movie
Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951Movie
Magistrate (uncredited)
The Well
1951Movie
Mr. Woody
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951Movie
Mr. Bleeker
Boston Blackie
1951TV
Businessman (uncredited)
The Prowler
1951Movie
Doctor James
The Magnificent Yankee
1950Movie
Senator (uncredited)
Three Secrets
1950Movie
Man With Dog (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950Movie
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950Movie
Building Superintendent Blake
Peggy
1950Movie
Gateman
The Baron of Arizona
1950Movie
Brother Gregory (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
1950Movie
Ed Peterson (uncredited)
All the King's Men
1949Movie
Senator (uncredited)
Deputy Marshal
1949Movie
Harley Masters
The Lone Ranger
1949TV
Father Batista
The Great Sinner
1949Movie
Priest (uncredited)
Not Wanted
1949Movie
Mr. Kelton
Mississippi Rhythm
1949Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Undercover Man
1949Movie
Parker's Secretary
Caught
1949Movie
Servant (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948Movie
Four Faces West
1948Movie
Station Agent (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
1948Movie
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
The Pirate
1948Movie
Artist (uncredited)
Panhandle
1948Movie
Cabot (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
1948Movie
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter
1948Movie
Doctor
Gun Talk
1947Movie
Herk - the Barber
Always Together
1947Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947Movie
Brown
Body and Soul
1947Movie
Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
The Invisible Wall
1947Movie
Conductor (uncredited)
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947Movie
Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
The Wild Frontier
1947Movie
Doc Hardy
Monsieur Verdoux
1947Movie
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Possessed
1947Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
1947Movie
Professor
The Sea of Grass
1947Movie
Dean (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
1947Movie
Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Stagecoach to Denver
1946Movie
Jasper Braydon
Lady in the Lake
1946Movie
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946Movie
Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
1946Movie
Wilson [Ch. 1]
Big Town
1946Movie
Witness (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946Movie
Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
1946Movie
Lane
Two Sisters from Boston
1946Movie
Greek Professor (uncredited)
Valley of the Zombies
1946Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
The El Paso Kid
1946Movie
Doctor Hamlin
Lost City of the Jungle
1946Movie
Peace Foundation Member #2
The Flying Serpent
1946Movie
Louis Havener
Mildred Pierce
1945Movie
Personnel Man (uncredited)
Marshal of Laredo
1945Movie
Dr. Allen
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945Movie
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Strange Confession
1945Movie
Apology for Murder
1945Movie
Minister
River Gang
1945Movie
Reporter
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945Movie
Sam Jones (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
1945Movie
Clerk (Uncredited)
The Southerner
1945Movie
Store Customer (uncredited)
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944Movie
Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
Heavenly Days
1944Movie
Well-Wisher
Tall in the Saddle
1944Movie
Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
1944Movie
Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944Movie
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
1944Movie
Navy Observer (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943Movie
Technician (Uncredited)
The Seventh Victim
1943Movie
Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
Black Hills Express
1943Movie
Dad Southern
Phantom of the Opera
1943Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943Movie
Mr. Lorraine
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942Movie
Floorwalker
Even as IOU
1942Movie
Dr. O.B. Stretrick (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942Movie
Chaplain
Stagecoach Express
1942Movie
Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Power of God
1942Movie
Mr. Gilder
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941Movie
Dr. Henderson
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941Movie
Vanderbeek (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
1941Movie
Dr. Sanders
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
Committeeman (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940Movie
Boswell
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940Movie
Dr. Humphrey
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940Movie
Scientist (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940Movie
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
1939Movie
Guest (Uncredited)
Geronimo
1939Movie
John A. Rawlins
Invitation to Happiness
1939Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939Movie
Businessman (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938Movie
Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937Movie
Man at Train Wreck
Midnight Court
1937Movie
Reporter
Florida Special
1936Movie
(uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger
1935Movie
Servant (uncredited)