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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

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