
Wheaton Chambers
Biography
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
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
His Girl Friday
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Personnel Man (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Committeeman (uncredited)
All the King's Men
Senator (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
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Filmography
Acting (104)
Movies (101)
D-Day on Mars
1966as Prof. Benjamin
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958as Coroner (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
The Peacemaker
1956as Doc Runyan
East of Eden
1955as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
The Miami Story
1954
Slaves of Babylon
1953as Cyrus' Foster Father
Law and Order
1953as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
Wagons West
1952as Sam Wilkins
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
The Prowler
1951as Doctor James
The Well
1951as Mr. Woody
The Unknown Man
1951as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951as Magistrate (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950as Building Superintendent Blake
Peggy
1950as Gateman
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
1950as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
1950as Senator (uncredited)
Three Secrets
1950as Man With Dog (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
1950as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
The Undercover Man
1949as Parker's Secretary
The Great Sinner
1949as Priest (uncredited)
Not Wanted
1949as Mr. Kelton
Caught
1949as Servant (uncredited)
Mississippi Rhythm
1949as Townsman (uncredited)
All the King's Men
1949as Senator (uncredited)
Deputy Marshal
1949as Harley Masters
The Pirate
1948as Artist (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
1948as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Four Faces West
1948as Station Agent (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
Panhandle
1948as Cabot (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
1948as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter
1948as Doctor
The Wild Frontier
1947as Doc Hardy
Son of Zorro
1947as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Monsieur Verdoux
1947as Pharmacist (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947as Dean (uncredited)
Possessed
1947as Waiter (uncredited)
Always Together
1947as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Body and Soul
1947as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
Gun Talk
1947as Herk - the Barber
Sarge Goes to College
1947as Professor
The Invisible Wall
1947as Conductor (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947as Brown
Stagecoach to Denver
1946as Jasper Braydon
The Last Crooked Mile
1946as Lane
Undercurrent
1946as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
1946as Wilson [Ch. 1]
Lady in the Lake
1946as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Valley of the Zombies
1946as Coroner (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Flying Serpent
1946as Louis Havener
Two Sisters from Boston
1946as Greek Professor (uncredited)
Big Town
1946as Witness (uncredited)
Lost City of the Jungle
1946as Peace Foundation Member #2
The El Paso Kid
1946as Doctor Hamlin
The Southerner
1945as Store Customer (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
1945as Clerk (Uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945as Personnel Man (uncredited)
River Gang
1945as Reporter
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Strange Confession
1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945as Sam Jones (uncredited)
Apology for Murder
1945as Minister
Marshal of Laredo
1945as Dr. Allen
Heavenly Days
1944as Well-Wisher
Tall in the Saddle
1944as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
1944as Navy Observer (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
1944as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943as Reporter (uncredited)
The Seventh Victim
1943as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943as Mr. Lorraine
Swing Shift Maisie
1943as Technician (Uncredited)
Black Hills Express
1943as Dad Southern
Stagecoach Express
1942as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942as Floorwalker
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942as Chaplain
The Power of God
1942as Mr. Gilder
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
1941as Dr. Sanders
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941as Dr. Henderson
His Girl Friday
1940as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940as Committeeman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940as Scientist (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940as Dr. Humphrey
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940as Boswell
Union Pacific
1939as Businessman (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
1939as Reporter (uncredited)
Geronimo
1939as John A. Rawlins
Slightly Honorable
1939as Guest (Uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937as Man at Train Wreck
Midnight Court
1937as Reporter
Florida Special
1936as (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger
1935as Servant (uncredited)
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