Spencer Charters

Biography

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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 somewhat befuddeled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers.

He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Court Clerk

Lonely Wives

Andrews, the Butler

Arsenic and Old Lace

Marriage License Clerk

Santa Fe Trail

Conductor

Wells Fargo

Jethro - Old Confederate

Our Town

Constable

They Died with Their Boots On

Station Master (uncredited)

Dodge City

Reverend (uncredited)

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role