BeamFlip Logo
User
Wheaton Chambers

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.

Born

Oct 13, 1887

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Jan 31, 1958

Known For

Acting

Movies

104 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.9

movie

Known For

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

as Mr. Bleeker
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Committeeman (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

as Personnel Man (uncredited)
All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

as Senator (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

The Pirate

The Pirate

1948

as Artist (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Caught

Caught

1949

as Servant (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 • as Mr. Bleeker
★ 7.5
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
1940 • as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
★ 7.4
East of Eden
East of Eden
1955 • as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 • as Committeeman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
1945 • as Personnel Man (uncredited)
★ 7.6
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1949 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Duel at Silver Creek
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952 • as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948
★ 6.8
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
1948 • as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Pirate
The Pirate
1948 • as Artist (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 • as Jim Drews (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 • as Businessman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • as Pharmacist (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Caught
Caught
1949 • as Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Seventh Victim
The Seventh Victim
1943 • as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
★ 6.4
Undercurrent
Undercurrent
1946 • as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle
1944 • as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
1943 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1947 • as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
1946 • as Lane
★ 5.5
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Dean (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Baron of Arizona
The Baron of Arizona
1950 • as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Law and Order
Law and Order
1953 • as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • as Navy Observer (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
1946 • as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947 • as Brown
★ 6.0
Possessed
Possessed
1947 • as Waiter (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Prowler
The Prowler
1951 • as Doctor James
★ 6.8
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury
1950 • as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
1949 • as Priest (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
1946 • as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
★ 6.1
Not Wanted
Not Wanted
1949 • as Mr. Kelton
★ 6.8
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
1943 • as Mr. Lorraine
★ 7.1
Geronimo
Geronimo
1939 • as John A. Rawlins
★ 5.3
The Southerner
The Southerner
1945 • as Store Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941 • as Dr. Henderson
★ 6.8
Big Town
Big Town
1946 • as Witness (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 • as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Three Secrets
Three Secrets
1950 • as Man With Dog (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Panhandle
Panhandle
1948 • as Cabot (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Four Faces West
Four Faces West
1948 • as Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Crimson Ghost
The Crimson Ghost
1946 • as Wilson [Ch. 1]
★ 5.3
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 • as Scientist (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944 • as Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 • as Pedestrian (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Cimarron Kid
The Cimarron Kid
1952 • as Webb Thompson (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man
1949 • as Parker's Secretary
★ 6.1
Between Midnight and Dawn
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950 • as Building Superintendent Blake
★ 5.7
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 • as Floorwalker
★ 6.7
The Well
The Well
1951 • as Mr. Woody
★ 7.3
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 • as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Wagons West
Wagons West
1952 • as Sam Wilkins
★ 7.3
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • as Technician (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
Valley of the Zombies
Valley of the Zombies
1946 • as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Drums of Fu Manchu
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940 • as Dr. Humphrey
★ 6.3
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee
1950 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948 • as Stage Manager (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable
1939 • as Guest (Uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 • as Man at Train Wreck
★ 8.5
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 • as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Peggy
Peggy
1950 • as Gateman
★ 6.0
The Miami Story
The Miami Story
1954
★ 4.9
The Brighton Strangler
The Brighton Strangler
1945 • as Clerk (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 • as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
★ 5.5
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • as Greek Professor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Top Gun
Top Gun
1955 • as Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man
1951 • as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Florida Special
Florida Special
1936 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands
1941 • as Dr. Sanders
★ 6.3
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 • as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940 • as Boswell
★ 6.7
Apology for Murder
Apology for Murder
1945 • as Minister
★ 4.9
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 • as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Flying Serpent
The Flying Serpent
1946 • as Louis Havener
★ 4.8
Always Together
Always Together
1947 • as Court Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger
1935 • as Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Strange Confession
Strange Confession
1945
★ 6.8
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall
1947 • as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days
1944 • as Well-Wisher
★ 8.0
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
1956 • as Doc Runyan
★ 5.3
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 • as Magistrate (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945 • as Sam Jones (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal
1949 • as Harley Masters
★ 6.3
Slaves of Babylon
Slaves of Babylon
1953 • as Cyrus' Foster Father
★ 5.8
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
1937 • as Reporter
★ 5.1
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 • as Chaplain
★ 5.5
Stagecoach to Denver
Stagecoach to Denver
1946 • as Jasper Braydon
★ 6.0
Lost City of the Jungle
Lost City of the Jungle
1946 • as Peace Foundation Member #2
★ 6.5
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 • as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Song of the Drifter
Song of the Drifter
1948 • as Doctor
★ 7.0
The Falcon in Mexico
The Falcon in Mexico
1944 • as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Son of Zorro
Son of Zorro
1947 • as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
★ 7.5
Stagecoach Express
Stagecoach Express
1942 • as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
★ 6.3
River Gang
River Gang
1945 • as Reporter
★ 9.0
Mississippi Rhythm
Mississippi Rhythm
1949 • as Townsman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Professor
★ 4.5
The Power of God
The Power of God
1942 • as Mr. Gilder
The El Paso Kid
The El Paso Kid
1946 • as Doctor Hamlin
★ 8.0
Black Hills Express
Black Hills Express
1943 • as Dad Southern
★ 6.5
Marshal of Laredo
Marshal of Laredo
1945 • as Dr. Allen
★ 8.0
The Wild Frontier
The Wild Frontier
1947 • as Doc Hardy
★ 9.0
Gun Talk
Gun Talk
1947 • as Herk - the Barber
★ 8.0
D-Day on Mars
D-Day on Mars
1966 • as Prof. Benjamin
★ 6.0