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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

105 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

as Mr. Bleeker
The Pirate

The Pirate

1948

as Artist (uncredited)
All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

as Senator (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

Caught

Caught

1949

as Servant (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

as Personnel Man (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

as Reporter (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Pharmacist (uncredited)
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden
East of Eden
1955 • as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 • as Mr. Bleeker
★ 7.4
The Pirate
The Pirate
1948 • as Artist (uncredited)
★ 6.5
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1949 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948
★ 6.8
Undercurrent
Undercurrent
1946 • as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Caught
Caught
1949 • as Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
1945 • as Personnel Man (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
1943 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Law and Order
Law and Order
1953 • as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • as Pharmacist (uncredited)
★ 7.7
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
1940 • as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Valley of the Zombies
Valley of the Zombies
1946 • as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle
1944 • as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 • as Committeeman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1947 • as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 • as Jim Drews (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Duel at Silver Creek
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952 • as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
1946 • as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
★ 6.1
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
1948 • as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 • as Businessman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
1943 • as Mr. Lorraine
★ 7.1
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • as Navy Observer (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Drums of Fu Manchu
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940 • as Dr. Humphrey
★ 6.2
The Crimson Ghost
The Crimson Ghost
1946 • as Wilson [Ch. 1]
★ 5.3
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
1946 • as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
★ 7.2
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
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 • as Pedestrian (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Not Wanted
Not Wanted
1949 • as Mr. Kelton
★ 6.8
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • as Greek Professor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947 • as Brown
★ 6.0
Between Midnight and Dawn
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950 • as Building Superintendent Blake
★ 5.7
The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944 • as Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Southerner
The Southerner
1945 • as Store Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Three Secrets
Three Secrets
1950 • as Man With Dog (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 • as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Possessed
Possessed
1947 • as Waiter (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Seventh Victim
The Seventh Victim
1943 • as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
★ 6.4
Peggy
Peggy
1950 • as Gateman
★ 6.0
Four Faces West
Four Faces West
1948 • as Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man
1949 • as Parker's Secretary
★ 6.1
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
1949 • as Priest (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 • as Magistrate (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Even as IOU
Even as IOU
1942 • as Dr. O.B. Stretrick (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
1946 • as Lane
★ 5.5
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 • as Man at Train Wreck
★ 8.5
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 • as Scientist (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Cimarron Kid
The Cimarron Kid
1952 • as Webb Thompson (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Panhandle
Panhandle
1948 • as Cabot (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 • as Floorwalker
★ 6.7
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 • as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Top Gun
Top Gun
1955 • as Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 • as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Song of the Drifter
Song of the Drifter
1948 • as Doctor
★ 7.0
The Prowler
The Prowler
1951 • as Doctor James
★ 6.8
Lost City of the Jungle
Lost City of the Jungle
1946 • as Peace Foundation Member #2
★ 6.5
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man
1951 • as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 • as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Falcon in Mexico
The Falcon in Mexico
1944 • as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Well
The Well
1951 • as Mr. Woody
★ 7.3
The Flying Serpent
The Flying Serpent
1946 • as Louis Havener
★ 4.8
The El Paso Kid
The El Paso Kid
1946 • as Doctor Hamlin
★ 8.0
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941 • as Dr. Henderson
★ 6.8
Wagons West
Wagons West
1952 • as Sam Wilkins
★ 7.3
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 • as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 • as Chaplain
★ 5.5
The Power of God
The Power of God
1942 • as Mr. Gilder
Stagecoach to Denver
Stagecoach to Denver
1946 • as Jasper Braydon
★ 6.0
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury
1950 • as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger
1935 • as Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Professor
★ 4.5
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945 • as Sam Jones (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Son of Zorro
Son of Zorro
1947 • as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
★ 7.5
Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940 • as Boswell
★ 6.7
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall
1947 • as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Stagecoach Express
Stagecoach Express
1942 • as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Wild Frontier
The Wild Frontier
1947 • as Doc Hardy
★ 9.0
Always Together
Always Together
1947 • as Court Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Geronimo
Geronimo
1939 • as John A. Rawlins
★ 5.3
On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 • as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
★ 5.5
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948 • as Stage Manager (uncredited)
★ 5.9
D-Day on Mars
D-Day on Mars
1966 • as Prof. Benjamin
★ 6.0
Slaves of Babylon
Slaves of Babylon
1953 • as Cyrus' Foster Father
★ 5.8
Big Town
Big Town
1946 • as Witness (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
1956 • as Doc Runyan
★ 5.2
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 • as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal
1949 • as Harley Masters
★ 6.3
Gun Talk
Gun Talk
1947 • as Herk - the Barber
★ 8.0
The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands
1941 • as Dr. Sanders
★ 6.3
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • as Technician (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee
1950 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
1937 • as Reporter
★ 5.1
The Miami Story
The Miami Story
1954
★ 4.9
Strange Confession
Strange Confession
1945
★ 6.7
Apology for Murder
Apology for Murder
1945 • as Minister
★ 4.9
River Gang
River Gang
1945 • as Reporter
★ 9.0
The Brighton Strangler
The Brighton Strangler
1945 • as Clerk (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable
1939 • as Guest (Uncredited)
★ 5.1
Florida Special
Florida Special
1936 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Black Hills Express
Black Hills Express
1943 • as Dad Southern
★ 6.5
Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days
1944 • as Well-Wisher
★ 8.0
Mississippi Rhythm
Mississippi Rhythm
1949 • as Townsman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Marshal of Laredo
Marshal of Laredo
1945 • as Dr. Allen
★ 8.0