Arsenic and Old Lace1944
As Marriage License Clerk
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Spencer Charters
Born
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography (195)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939
As Court Clerk
TMDb 7.3 / 10
They Died with Their Boots On1941
As Station Master (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936
As Mal (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Jesse James1939
As Minister
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Santa Fe Trail1940
As Conductor
TMDb 5.8 / 10
High Sierra1941
As Ed
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Drums Along the Mohawk1939
As Innkeeper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Dodge City1939
As Reverend (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Young Mr. Lincoln1939
As Judge Herbert A. Bell
TMDb 7.2 / 10
20,000 Years in Sing Sing1932
As Officer Daniels (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Libeled Lady1936
As Magistrate
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Vivacious Lady1938
As Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Pride of the Yankees1942
As Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Raven1935
As Col. Bertram Grant
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hold That Ghost1941
As Storekeeper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
In Old Chicago1938
As Commissioner W.J. Beavers
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Three on a Match1932
As Street Cleaner (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Virginia City1940
As Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Tobacco Road1941
As County Clerk
TMDb 6.8 / 10
In Name Only1939
As Gardener
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Hurricane1937
As Judge (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
It's a Gift1934
As Gate Guard
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Kennel Murder Case1933
As Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Dust Be My Destiny1939
As F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Jury's Secret1938
As Old Man
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford1936
As Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Preview Murder Mystery1936
As Jones - Watchman
TMDb 5.8 / 10
He Married His Wife1940
As Mayer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Topper Takes a Trip1938
As Judge
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Danger – Love at Work1937
As Taxi driver
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Checkers1937
As Zeb
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Four's a Crowd1938
As Charlie (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Murder on a Bridle Path1936
As Warden Sylvester Mahoney
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Emperor's Candlesticks1937
As Usher (uncredited)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Kid From Texas1939
As Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Three Comrades1938
As Herr Schultz
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Mr. Skitch1933
As Mr. Umpchay
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Doctor Takes a Wife1940
As Henry Quinn (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Wife, Doctor and Nurse1937
As Uncle
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jewel Robbery1932
As Johann Christian Lenz
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Joy of Living1938
As Magistrate
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Remember the Night1940
As Judge at Rummage Sale
TMDb 7.3 / 10
36 Hours to Kill1936
As Mr. Hutchins
TMDb 6.1 / 10
So Ends Our Night1941
As Swiss Policeman
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Gabriel Over the White House1933
As Vice President (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
They Made Her a Spy1939
As Lucius Wilkins
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Don't Bet on Blondes1935
As Doc
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Moon's Our Home1936
As Abner Simpson
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Yes, My Darling Daughter1939
As Angus Dibble
TMDb 4.5 / 10
In Person1935
As Parson Calverton Lunk
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Murder on a Honeymoon1935
As Chief of Police Britt
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wells Fargo1937
As Jethro - Old Confederate
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Slightly Dangerous1943
As Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gambling Ship1933
As Detective
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Bride Walks Out1936
As Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
She Had to Eat1937
As Franklin (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
So This Is Africa1933
As Doctor
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Five of a Kind1938
As Rev. Matthew Brand
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Fashions of 19341934
As Man Removing Telephone
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Our Town1940
As Constable
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Boys from Syracuse1940
As Turnkey
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Famous Ferguson Case1932
As Fire Chief (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Gay Deception1935
As Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Front Page1931
As Woodenshoes
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Scattergood Survives a Murder1942
As Sheriff
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Little Old New York1923
As Bunny
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Fifty Roads to Town1937
As George Hession
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Postman Didn't Ring1942
As Judge Ben Holt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Pursuit of Happiness1934
As Sam Evans
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Banjo on My Knee1936
As Judge Tope
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Lady from Cheyenne1941
As Dr. McGuinness
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Female1933
As Tom
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Look Who's Laughing1941
As Motel Manager
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Strange Faces1938
As Mason City Sheriff
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Night Before the Divorce1942
As Second Judge
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Flying Irishman1939
As Smedley
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The St. Louis Kid1934
As Messeldopp
TMDb 6.3 / 10
She Couldn't Say No1940
As Hank Woodcock
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bad Men of Missouri1941
As Clem
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine1942
As Cheevers Snow
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Big Town Girl1937
As Isaiah Wickenback
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dr. Broadway1942
As Oscar Titus
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Goose and the Gander1935
As Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Whoopee!1930
As Jerome Underwood
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Palmy Days1931
As Mr. Clark
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Hotel Imperial1939
As Visoff (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
I'm from Missouri1939
As Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Women in the Wind1939
As Farmer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Petticoat Politics1941
As Grandpa
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Union Depot1932
As Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Lady and the Mob1939
As Flanagan, Bank Guard
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Half a Sinner1934
As Noel Cunningham
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Crime School1938
As Old Doctor
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Golden Fleecing1940
As Justice of Peace
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Texas Rangers1936
As Sheriff (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case1941
As Judge White
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Spring Madness1938
As Police Chief
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Lucky Cisco Kid1940
As Hotel Guest
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Three Faces West1940
As Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Second Fiddle1939
As Joe Clayton
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Fugitive in the Sky1936
As Henry Staeger
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Forbidden Valley1938
As Dr. Scudd
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Love on a Bet1936
As Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lonely Wives1931
As Andrews, the Butler
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Farmer in the Dell1936
As Milkman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Caravan1934
As Flunkey (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Don’t Get Personal
Don’t Get Personal1936
As Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Pick a Star1937
As Judge
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Stranded1935
As Boatman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mr. Boggs Steps Out1938
As Angus Tubbs
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Hips, Hips, Hooray!1934
As Mr. Clark
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Girl from God's Country1940
As Dealer
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Road to Reno1938
As The Judge
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Loudspeaker1934
As Burroughs
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Star of Midnight1935
As Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Right to the Heart1942
As Jonah
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Remarkable Andrew1942
As Dr. Clarence Upjohn
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Inside Story1939
As Uncle Ben Perkins
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lady Killer1933
As Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Till We Meet Again1936
As Herr Hoffer
TMDb 5.2 / 10
From Headquarters1933
As Teletype Man (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Colleen1936
As Doctor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Back to Nature1936
As Deputy Sheriff Putney
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Spendthrift1936
As Col. Barnaby
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Romance in Manhattan1934
As Clerk (uncredited)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Tenderfoot1932
As Oscar
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Ever Since Eve1937
As Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Bat Whispers1930
As The Caretaker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Blind Date1934
As Pa Taylor
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Under-Pup1939
As Druggist
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Match King1932
As Oscar
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ex-Bad Boy1931
As Henry Simmons
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Boulder Dam1936
As First Sheriff (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Stablemates1938
As Choirmaster
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Postal Inspector1936
As Grumpy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Maryland1940
As Judge
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Movie Crazy1932
As J.L. O'Brien
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Moon Over Miami1941
As Joe, the Postman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
They Asked For It
They Asked For It1939
As Chief Lawson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Mine with the Iron Door1936
As Thad Hill
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Pacific Blackout1941
As Cornelius
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Central Park1932
As Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Eight Bells1935
As Walker
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Breaking the Ice1938
As Smith
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Mountain Music1937
As Justice of the Peace Sharody
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Firebird1934
As Max Bauer, the Porter
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Circus Clown1934
As Kingsley
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Secret Bride1934
As Diner 2 (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Silver Queen1942
As Doc Stonebraker
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Singing Hill1941
As Judge Henry Starrbottle
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Career Woman1936
As Coroner McInery
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Back in Circulation1937
As The Sheriff
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Alias the Deacon1940
As Sheriff Yates
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Professor Beware1938
As Sheriff Henry Sweatt
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Crooked Circle1932
As Kinny
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Dangerous Number1937
As Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Lady Behave!1937
As Innkeeper
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Wake Up and Dream1934
As Earl Craft
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Boy Trouble1939
As Bradley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Three Blind Mice1938
As Hendricks
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Hold 'Em Jail1932
As Governor
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Mighty Treve1937
As Watling
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Lady from Nowhere1936
As Alexander Scorzo
TMDb 9.0 / 10
One Wild Night1938
As Lem Halliday
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Bedtime Story1941
As Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Dancing Mothers1926
As Butter and Egg Man
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Janice Meredith1924
As Squire Hennion
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Blondie Plays Cupid1940
As Onkel Abner Henderson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Two Thoroughbreds1939
As Doc Purdy
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Friendly Neighbors1940
As Bumblebee Hibbs
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Traveling Husbands1931
As Joe
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Behind the Mike1937
As Pete Jones
TMDb 8.0 / 10
F-Man1936
As Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Ghost Walks1934
As Guard
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Harvester1936
As Stubby Pratt
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Exile Express1939
As Justice Henry P. Smith
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Make a Wish1937
As Station Agent
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Million Dollar Ransom1934
As Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
All American Chump1936
As Abiah Smith
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Four Days Wonder1936
As Gilroy
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Venus Makes Trouble
Venus Makes Trouble1937
As Joel Willard
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Nut Farm1935
As Sliscomb, the Landlord
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Welcome Home1935
As Constable Mulhausen
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Meet the Missus1940
As Grandpa
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rough Necking1934
As Mr. Marshall
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Covered Trailer1939
As Sheriff
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Whispering Smith Speaks1935
As Cal Stone
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Great American Pie Company1935
As Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Unexpected Father1939
As Magistrate
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Man at Large1941
As Mr. Gallon
TMDb 6.5 / 10
April Folly1920
As Dobbs
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Girl Loves Boy1937
As Rufus Boggs
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mr. Chump1938
As Mr. Koeper
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb