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Spencer Charters

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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 somew

Born

Mar 23, 1875

Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Jan 25, 1943

Known For

Acting

Movies

195 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 as Court Clerk
★ 7.3
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 as Marriage License Clerk
★ 7.6
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 as Minister
★ 6.5
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 as Station Master (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 as Conductor
★ 5.8
High Sierra
High Sierra
1941 as Ed
★ 7.1
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 as Reverend (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941 as County Clerk
★ 6.8
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 as Mal (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Raven
The Raven
1935 as Col. Bertram Grant
★ 6.6
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 as Storekeeper (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 as Innkeeper
★ 6.5
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
1936 as McCall the Magistrate
★ 7.3
Our Town
Our Town
1940 as Constable
★ 5.9
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady
1938 as Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 as Oscar Titus
★ 6.0
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 as Judge Herbert A. Bell
★ 7.2
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 as Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Blind Date
Blind Date
1934 as Pa Taylor
★ 8.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
In Name Only
In Name Only
1939 as Gardener
★ 7.0
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 as Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Virginia City
Virginia City
1940 as Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 as Judge at Rummage Sale
★ 7.3
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
★ 7.4
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1941 as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 as Jethro - Old Confederate
★ 5.5
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Crime School
Crime School
1938 as Old Doctor
★ 6.4
The Front Page
The Front Page
1931 as Woodenshoes
★ 6.5
Three Faces West
Three Faces West
1940 as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
★ 5.5
So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night
1941 as Swiss Policeman
★ 6.3
Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery
1932 as Johann Christian Lenz
★ 6.5
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
1936 as Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
★ 7.0
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940 as Justice of Peace
★ 5.9
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
1940 as Mayer
★ 5.6
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 as Clem
★ 6.2
The Preview Murder Mystery
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 as Jones - Watchman
★ 5.8
Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 as Henry Staeger
★ 6.3
Stablemates
Stablemates
1938 as Choirmaster
★ 6.3
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932 as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935 as Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 as Messeldopp
★ 6.3
Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 as Chief of Police Britt
★ 6.5
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
1938 as Commissioner W.J. Beavers
★ 6.7
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 as Vice President (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse
1940 as Turnkey
★ 6.4
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 as Diner 2 (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Stranded
Stranded
1935 as Boatman
★ 6.0
The Hurricane
The Hurricane
1937 as Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 as Cheevers Snow
★ 6.5
Romance in Manhattan
Romance in Manhattan
1935 as Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship
1933 as Detective
★ 5.8
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble
1939 as Bradley
★ 6.0
The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown
1934 as Kingsley
★ 6.5
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector
1936 as Grumpy
★ 7.0
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 as Old Man
★ 5.0
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob
1939 as Flanagan, Bank Guard
★ 6.5
The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 as Usher (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Spring Madness
Spring Madness
1938 as Police Chief
★ 4.9
The Mighty Treve
The Mighty Treve
1937 as Watling
★ 7.5
Caravan
Caravan
1934 as Flunkey (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 as Joe Clayton
★ 5.1
Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch
1933 as Mr. Umpchay
★ 7.3
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939 as Angus Dibble
★ 4.5
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 as Magistrate
★ 5.9
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The Harvester
1936 as Stubby Pratt
★ 9.0
The Match King
The Match King
1932 as Oscar
★ 6.7
36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill
1936 as Mr. Hutchins
★ 6.1
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work
1937 as Taxi driver
★ 7.0
Three Comrades
Three Comrades
1938 as Herr Schultz
★ 7.3
The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks
1934 as Guard
★ 5.6
Female
Female
1933 as Tom
★ 6.3
Palmy Days
Palmy Days
1931 as Mr. Clark
★ 7.3
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
1937 as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
★ 4.9
Eight Bells
Eight Bells
1935 as Walker
★ 6.5
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 as Fire Chief (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl
1937 as Isaiah Wickenback
★ 7.0
Lonely Wives
Lonely Wives
1931 as Andrews, the Butler
★ 5.3
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
1939 as Farmer
★ 6.8
Man at Large
Man at Large
1941 as Mr. Gallon
★ 6.5
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 as Judge
★ 6.6
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Hendricks
★ 6.1
The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot
1932 as Oscar
★ 7.5
Colleen
Colleen
1936 as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.8
F-Man
F-Man
1936 as Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
★ 7.0
It's a Gift
It's a Gift
1934 as Gate Guard
★ 6.3
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
1935 as Constable Mulhausen
★ 9.0
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers
1930 as The Caretaker
★ 6.6
Unexpected Father
Unexpected Father
1939 as Magistrate
★ 6.3
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934 as Sam Evans
★ 6.3
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937 as Franklin (uncredited)
★ 5.6
In Person
In Person
1935 as Parson Calverton Lunk
★ 6.8
Janice Meredith
Janice Meredith
1924 as Squire Hennion
★ 7.0
Whoopee!
Whoopee!
1930 as Jerome Underwood
★ 6.6
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
1939 as Smedley
★ 5.0
Maryland
Maryland
1940 as Judge
★ 6.5
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 as George Hession
★ 10.0
From Headquarters
From Headquarters
1933 as Teletype Man (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941 as Cornelius
★ 6.5
Scattergood Survives a Murder
★ 5.9
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
1936 as Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home
1936 as Abner Simpson
★ 6.9
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1937 as Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Central Park
Central Park
1932 as Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
1934 as Man Removing Telephone
★ 6.5
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 as Judge
★ 4.8
Girl Loves Boy
Girl Loves Boy
1937 as Rufus Boggs
★ 6.0
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
1939 as Visoff (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935 as Doc
★ 5.8
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 as Judge Tope
★ 5.8
One Wild Night
One Wild Night
1938 as Lem Halliday
★ 7.8
Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940 as Hotel Guest
★ 6.0
The Loudspeaker
The Loudspeaker
1934 as Burroughs
★ 8.0
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
1937 as Pete Jones
★ 8.0
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami
1941 as Joe, the Postman
★ 6.5
Professor Beware
Professor Beware
1938 as Sheriff Henry Sweatt
★ 6.4
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 as Governor
★ 7.4
The Bride Walks Out
The Bride Walks Out
1936 as Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 5.4
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 as Judge Ben Holt
★ 7.0
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 as Noel Cunningham
★ 8.0
The Kid From Texas
The Kid From Texas
1939 as Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
★ 7.0
The Under-Pup
The Under-Pup
1939 as Druggist
★ 7.0
Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind
1938 as Rev. Matthew Brand
★ 4.8
Breaking the Ice
Breaking the Ice
1938 as Smith
★ 6.1
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
1942 as Doc Stonebraker
★ 6.0
The Farmer in the Dell
The Farmer in the Dell
1936 as Milkman
★ 7.0
Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation
1937 as The Sheriff
★ 6.5
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934 as Mr. Clark
★ 7.0
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
★ 7.5
Murder on a Bridle Path
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
★ 5.4
The Firebird
The Firebird
1934 as Max Bauer, the Porter
★ 6.4
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 as Onkel Abner Henderson
★ 6.9
Back to Nature
Back to Nature
1936 as Deputy Sheriff Putney
★ 9.0
The Singing Hill
The Singing Hill
1941 as Judge Henry Starrbottle
★ 9.0
The Nut Farm
The Nut Farm
1935 as Sliscomb, the Landlord
★ 9.0
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer
1939 as Sheriff
★ 7.0
Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 as Coroner McInery
★ 6.0
Million Dollar Ransom
Million Dollar Ransom
1934 as Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
★ 5.0
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Mountain Music
Mountain Music
1937 as Justice of the Peace Sharody
★ 6.0
Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing
1941 as Motel Manager
★ 6.7
The Goose and the Gander
The Goose and the Gander
1935 as Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
★ 4.7
Exile Express
Exile Express
1939 as Justice Henry P. Smith
★ 7.0
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 as Dr. McGuinness
★ 5.7
The Mine with the Iron Door
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936 as Thad Hill
★ 9.0
Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds
1939 as Doc Purdy
★ 5.0
Boulder Dam
Boulder Dam
1936 as First Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Make a Wish
Make a Wish
1937 as Station Agent
★ 5.8
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
1938 as Charlie (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors
1940 as Bumblebee Hibbs
★ 8.0
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Venus Makes Trouble
1937 as Joel Willard
★ 5.0
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Don’t Get Personal
1936 as Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
★ 10.0
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
1934 as Earl Craft
★ 5.3
All American Chump
All American Chump
1936 as Abiah Smith
★ 6.2
The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle
1932 as Kinny
★ 5.2
Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere
1936 as Alexander Scorzo
★ 9.0
Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight
1935 as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
1940 as Grandpa
★ 7.0
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy
1939 as Lucius Wilkins
★ 6.8
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 as Col. Barnaby
★ 6.0
I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri
1939 as Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
★ 7.0
Checkers
Checkers
1937 as Zeb
★ 10.0
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No
1940 as Hank Woodcock
★ 7.5
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 as Uncle
★ 7.0
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They Asked For It
1939 as Chief Lawson
★ 5.0
Inside Story
Inside Story
1939 as Uncle Ben Perkins
★ 9.0
Petticoat Politics
Petticoat Politics
1941 as Grandpa
★ 9.0
Rough Necking
Rough Necking
1934 as Mr. Marshall
★ 10.0
Forbidden Valley
Forbidden Valley
1938 as Dr. Scudd
★ 7.0
So This Is Africa
So This Is Africa
1933 as Doctor
★ 6.3
Movie Crazy
Movie Crazy
1932 as J.L. O'Brien
★ 6.4
Little Old New York
Little Old New York
1923 as Bunny
★ 6.5
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935 as Cal Stone
★ 10.0
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1936 as Herr Hoffer
★ 5.2
April Folly
April Folly
1920 as Dobbs
★ 8.0
Right to the Heart
Right to the Heart
1942 as Jonah
★ 7.0
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
1938 as Angus Tubbs
★ 5.3
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Four Days Wonder
1936 as Gilroy
★ 9.0
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Strange Faces
1938 as Mason City Sheriff
★ 10.0
Girl from God's Country
Girl from God's Country
1940 as Dealer
★ 9.0
The Road to Reno
The Road to Reno
1938 as The Judge
★ 3.8
Lady Behave!
Lady Behave!
1937 as Innkeeper
★ 4.8
Mr. Chump
Mr. Chump
1938 as Mr. Koeper
★ 10.0
The Night Before the Divorce
The Night Before the Divorce
1942 as Second Judge
★ 5.6
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940 as Sheriff Yates
★ 8.0
Traveling Husbands
Traveling Husbands
1931 as Joe
★ 6.0
The Great American Pie Company
The Great American Pie Company
1935 as Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
★ 8.3
Dancing Mothers
Dancing Mothers
1926 as Butter and Egg Man
★ 7.5
Ex-Bad Boy
Ex-Bad Boy
1931 as Henry Simmons
★ 8.0