Wheaton Chambers
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Oct 13 1887• Died Jan 31 1958
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Biography
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.
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Wheaton Chambers's Credits
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The Lone Ranger
Father Batista
Boston Blackie
Businessman (uncredited)
Crossroads
R.W. Bergen
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
His Girl Friday
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Personnel Man (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
Sam Jones (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Businessman (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Committeeman (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
The Fastest Gun Alive
Possessed
Waiter (uncredited)
Caught
Servant (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
Reporter (uncredited)
Law and Order
Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Undercurrent
Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
Panhandle
Cabot (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Body and Soul
Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
The Well
Mr. Woody
The Baron of Arizona
Brother Gregory (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Dean (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
Greek Professor (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Technician (Uncredited)
Four Faces West
Station Agent (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Peggy
Gateman
The Undercover Man
Parker's Secretary
All the King's Men
Senator (uncredited)
Midnight Court
Reporter
The Time of Their Lives
Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Prowler
Doctor James
The Great Sinner
Priest (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
Lane
Three Secrets
Man With Dog (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Scientist (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
Boswell
The Peacemaker
Doc Runyan
The Brighton Strangler
Clerk (Uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
The Invisible Wall
Conductor (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Navy Observer (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Seventh Victim
Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Chaplain
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
Guest (Uncredited)
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Floorwalker
Deputy Marshal
Harley Masters
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dr. Henderson
Always Together
Court Clerk (uncredited)
River Gang
Reporter
The Pirate
Artist (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
Senator (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
Wilson [Ch. 1]
The Miami Story
Invitation to Happiness
Reporter (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Humphrey
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Magistrate (uncredited)
Wagons West
Sam Wilkins
Between Midnight and Dawn
Building Superintendent Blake
Geronimo
John A. Rawlins
Apology for Murder
Minister
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Vanderbeek (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
Jasper Braydon
Three Daring Daughters
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Southerner
Store Customer (uncredited)
Valley of the Zombies
Coroner (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
Cyrus' Foster Father
Mr. Wong, Detective
Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
Dr. Sanders
The Florentine Dagger
Servant (uncredited)
Marshal of Laredo
Dr. Allen
This Land Is Mine
Mr. Lorraine
The Secret Fury
Ed Peterson (uncredited)
The Flying Serpent
Louis Havener
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Brown
Not Wanted
Mr. Kelton
Gun Talk
Herk - the Barber
The Falcon in Mexico
Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
Black Hills Express
Dad Southern
Strange Confession
Florida Special
(uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
Professor
On the Old Spanish Trail
Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
Big Town
Witness (uncredited)
The Wild Frontier
Doc Hardy
Heavenly Days
Well-Wisher
D-Day on Mars
Prof. Benjamin
Lost City of the Jungle
Peace Foundation Member #2
The Man Who Found Himself
Man at Train Wreck
Stagecoach Express
Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Power of God
Mr. Gilder
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Coroner (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter
Doctor
The El Paso Kid
Doctor Hamlin
Mississippi Rhythm
Townsman (uncredited)