
Spencer Charters
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 somewha…
Known For
Arsenic and Old Lace
Marriage License Clerk
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mal (uncredited)
High Sierra
Ed
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Court Clerk
Young Mr. Lincoln
Judge Herbert A. Bell
The Pride of the Yankees
Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
McCall the Magistrate
Remember the Night
Judge at Rummage Sale
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Filmography
Acting (194)
Movies (194)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975as Self (archive footage)
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944as Marriage License Clerk
Slightly Dangerous
1943as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942as Sheriff
The Night Before the Divorce
1942as Second Judge
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942as Judge Ben Holt
Silver Queen
1942as Doc Stonebraker
The Pride of the Yankees
1942as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
1942as Oscar Titus
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942as Cheevers Snow
The Remarkable Andrew
1942as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
Right to the Heart
1942as Jonah
Pacific Blackout
1941as Cornelius
Tobacco Road
1941as County Clerk
High Sierra
1941as Ed
The Singing Hill
1941as Judge Henry Starrbottle
Hold That Ghost
1941as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Petticoat Politics
1941as Grandpa
So Ends Our Night
1941as Swiss Policeman
They Died with Their Boots On
1941as Station Master (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941as Clem
Bedtime Story
1941as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Moon Over Miami
1941as Joe, the Postman
Man at Large
1941as Mr. Gallon
Look Who's Laughing
1941as Motel Manager
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941as Judge White
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941as Dr. McGuinness
Remember the Night
1940as Judge at Rummage Sale
Santa Fe Trail
1940as Conductor
Our Town
1940as Constable
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940as Hotel Guest
Virginia City
1940as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Three Faces West
1940as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
He Married His Wife
1940as Mayer
Alias the Deacon
1940as Sheriff Yates
Maryland
1940as Judge
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
She Couldn't Say No
1940as Hank Woodcock
The Boys from Syracuse
1940as Turnkey
The Golden Fleecing
1940as Justice of Peace
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940as Onkel Abner Henderson
Meet the Missus
1940as Grandpa
Girl from God's Country
1940as Dealer
Friendly Neighbors
1940as Bumblebee Hibbs
They Asked For It
1939as Chief Lawson
Exile Express
1939as Justice Henry P. Smith
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939as Court Clerk
Dust Be My Destiny
1939as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
1939as Bradley
Jesse James
1939as Minister
Dodge City
1939as Reverend (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939as Innkeeper
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939as Angus Dibble
The Kid From Texas
1939as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939as Judge Herbert A. Bell
In Name Only
1939as Gardener
Hotel Imperial
1939as Visoff (uncredited)
I'm from Missouri
1939as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
The Covered Trailer
1939as Sheriff
Women in the Wind
1939as Farmer
The Under-Pup
1939as Druggist
Two Thoroughbreds
1939as Doc Purdy
Second Fiddle
1939as Joe Clayton
They Made Her a Spy
1939as Lucius Wilkins
The Flying Irishman
1939as Smedley
Inside Story
1939as Uncle Ben Perkins
The Lady and the Mob
1939as Flanagan, Bank Guard
Unexpected Father
1939as Magistrate
Crime School
1938as Old Doctor
Five of a Kind
1938as Rev. Matthew Brand
Forbidden Valley
1938as Dr. Scudd
Stablemates
1938as Choirmaster
Vivacious Lady
1938as Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
1938as Angus Tubbs
Four's a Crowd
1938as Charlie (uncredited)
Spring Madness
1938as Police Chief
In Old Chicago
1938as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
The Road to Reno
1938as The Judge
Mr. Chump
1938as Mr. Koeper
Three Blind Mice
1938as Hendricks
Topper Takes a Trip
1938as Judge
Three Comrades
1938as Herr Schultz
Joy of Living
1938as Magistrate
Professor Beware
1938as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
One Wild Night
1938as Lem Halliday
Breaking the Ice
1938as Smith
The Jury's Secret
1938as Old Man
Strange Faces
1938as Mason City Sheriff
She Had to Eat
1937as Franklin (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
1937as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
Venus Makes Trouble
1937as Joel Willard
Danger – Love at Work
1937as Taxi driver
Behind the Mike
1937as Pete Jones
Mountain Music
1937as Justice of the Peace Sharody
The Hurricane
1937as Judge (uncredited)
Checkers
1937as Zeb
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937as Usher (uncredited)
Girl Loves Boy
1937as Rufus Boggs
Make a Wish
1937as Station Agent
Wells Fargo
1937as Jethro - Old Confederate
Big Town Girl
1937as Isaiah Wickenback
The Mighty Treve
1937as Watling
Pick a Star
1937as Judge
Fifty Roads to Town
1937as George Hession
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937as Uncle
Dangerous Number
1937as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
Back in Circulation
1937as The Sheriff
Lady Behave!
1937as Innkeeper
The Bride Walks Out
1936as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Fugitive in the Sky
1936as Henry Staeger
Libeled Lady
1936as McCall the Magistrate
Lady from Nowhere
1936as Alexander Scorzo
Banjo on My Knee
1936as Judge Tope
Spendthrift
1936as Col. Barnaby
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936as Mal (uncredited)
The Moon's Our Home
1936as Abner Simpson
F-Man
1936as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
Back to Nature
1936as Deputy Sheriff Putney
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
Colleen
1936as Doctor (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936as Jones - Watchman
The Texas Rangers
1936as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936as Thad Hill
Four Days Wonder
1936as Gilroy
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
Career Woman
1936as Coroner McInery
Love on a Bet
1936as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
Boulder Dam
1936as First Sheriff (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
1936as Grumpy
36 Hours to Kill
1936as Mr. Hutchins
All American Chump
1936as Abiah Smith
The Harvester
1936as Stubby Pratt
The Farmer in the Dell
1936as Milkman
Till We Meet Again
1936as Herr Hoffer
The Great American Pie Company
1935as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
The Goose and the Gander
1935as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
Romance in Manhattan
1935as Clerk (uncredited)
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935as Cal Stone
Stranded
1935as Boatman
In Person
1935as Parson Calverton Lunk
The Gay Deception
1935as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
The Raven
1935as Col. Bertram Grant
Star of Midnight
1935as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
The Nut Farm
1935as Sliscomb, the Landlord
Eight Bells
1935as Walker
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935as Chief of Police Britt
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935as Doc
Welcome Home
1935as Constable Mulhausen
Wake Up and Dream
1934as Earl Craft
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934as Sam Evans
Million Dollar Ransom
1934as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
Blind Date
1934as Pa Taylor
Caravan
1934as Flunkey (Uncredited)
Rough Necking
1934as Mr. Marshall
The St. Louis Kid
1934as Messeldopp
The Secret Bride
1934as Diner 2 (uncredited)
The Loudspeaker
1934as Burroughs
The Ghost Walks
1934as Guard
The Circus Clown
1934as Kingsley
It's a Gift
1934as Gate Guard
Fashions of 1934
1934as Man Removing Telephone
Half a Sinner
1934as Noel Cunningham
The Firebird
1934as Max Bauer, the Porter
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934as Mr. Clark
Gambling Ship
1933as Detective
Mr. Skitch
1933as Mr. Umpchay
Female
1933as Tom
The Kennel Murder Case
1933as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
Lady Killer
1933as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
So This Is Africa
1933as Doctor
Gabriel Over the White House
1933as Vice President (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1933as Teletype Man (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932as Fire Chief (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
1932as J.L. O'Brien
Jewel Robbery
1932as Johann Christian Lenz
Three on a Match
1932as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
The Match King
1932as Oscar
The Crooked Circle
1932as Kinny
Hold 'Em Jail
1932as Governor
Central Park
1932as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
The Tenderfoot
1932as Oscar
The Front Page
1931as Woodenshoes
Ex-Bad Boy
1931as Henry Simmons
Palmy Days
1931as Mr. Clark
Lonely Wives
1931as Andrews, the Butler
Traveling Husbands
1931as Joe
Whoopee!
1930as Jerome Underwood
The Bat Whispers
1930as The Caretaker
Dancing Mothers
1926as Butter and Egg Man
Janice Meredith
1924as Squire Hennion
Little Old New York
1923as Bunny
April Folly
1920as Dobbs
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