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Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Born: 1887-10-13 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography
D-Day on Mars poster
D-Day on Mars
1966 • Prof. Benjamin
The Notorious Mr. Monks poster
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 • Coroner (uncredited)
The Peacemaker poster
The Peacemaker
1956 • Doc Runyan
The Fastest Gun Alive poster
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
East of Eden poster
East of Eden
1955 • Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
The Miami Story poster
The Miami Story
1954
Slaves of Babylon poster
Slaves of Babylon
1953 • Cyrus' Foster Father
Law and Order poster
Law and Order
1953 • Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek poster
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952 • Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
Wagons West poster
Wagons West
1952 • Sam Wilkins
Young Man with Ideas poster
Young Man with Ideas
1952 • Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
The Unknown Man poster
The Unknown Man
1951 • Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll poster
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 • Magistrate (uncredited)
The Well poster
The Well
1951 • Mr. Woody
The Day the Earth Stood Still poster
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 • Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
The Prowler poster
The Prowler
1951 • Doctor James
The Magnificent Yankee poster
The Magnificent Yankee
1950 • Senator (uncredited)
Three Secrets poster
Three Secrets
1950 • Man With Dog (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger poster
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 • Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn poster
Between Midnight and Dawn
1950 • Building Superintendent Blake
Peggy poster
Peggy
1950 • Gateman
The Baron of Arizona poster
The Baron of Arizona
1950 • Brother Gregory (uncredited)
The Secret Fury poster
The Secret Fury
1950 • Ed Peterson (uncredited)
All the King's Men poster
All the King's Men
1949 • Senator (uncredited)
Deputy Marshal poster
Deputy Marshal
1949 • Harley Masters
The Great Sinner poster
The Great Sinner
1949 • Priest (uncredited)
Not Wanted poster
Not Wanted
1949 • Mr. Kelton
Mississippi Rhythm poster
Mississippi Rhythm
1949 • Townsman (uncredited)
The Undercover Man poster
The Undercover Man
1949 • Parker's Secretary
Caught poster
Caught
1949 • Servant (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers poster
The Three Musketeers
1948
Four Faces West poster
Four Faces West
1948 • Station Agent (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas poster
Romance on the High Seas
1948 • Passport Photographer (uncredited)
The Pirate poster
The Pirate
1948 • Artist (uncredited)
Panhandle poster
Panhandle
1948 • Cabot (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters poster
Three Daring Daughters
1948 • Stage Manager (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter poster
Song of the Drifter
1948 • Doctor
Gun Talk poster
Gun Talk
1947 • Herk - the Barber
Always Together poster
Always Together
1947 • Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble poster
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947 • Brown
Body and Soul poster
Body and Soul
1947 • Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
The Invisible Wall poster
The Invisible Wall
1947 • Conductor (uncredited)
On the Old Spanish Trail poster
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 • Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
The Wild Frontier poster
The Wild Frontier
1947 • Doc Hardy
Monsieur Verdoux poster
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • Pharmacist (uncredited)
Possessed poster
Possessed
1947 • Waiter (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College poster
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • Professor
The Sea of Grass poster
The Sea of Grass
1947 • Dean (uncredited)
Son of Zorro poster
Son of Zorro
1947 • Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Stagecoach to Denver poster
Stagecoach to Denver
1946 • Jasper Braydon
Lady in the Lake poster
Lady in the Lake
1946 • Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Undercurrent poster
Undercurrent
1946 • Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost poster
The Crimson Ghost
1946 • Wilson [Ch. 1]
Big Town poster
Big Town
1946 • Witness (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives poster
The Time of Their Lives
1946 • Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile poster
The Last Crooked Mile
1946 • Lane
Two Sisters from Boston poster
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • Greek Professor (uncredited)
Valley of the Zombies poster
Valley of the Zombies
1946 • Coroner (uncredited)
The El Paso Kid poster
The El Paso Kid
1946 • Doctor Hamlin
Lost City of the Jungle poster
Lost City of the Jungle
1946 • Peace Foundation Member #2
The Flying Serpent poster
The Flying Serpent
1946 • Louis Havener
Mildred Pierce poster
Mildred Pierce
1945 • Personnel Man (uncredited)
Marshal of Laredo poster
Marshal of Laredo
1945 • Dr. Allen
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood poster
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 • Pedestrian (uncredited)
Strange Confession poster
Strange Confession
1945
Apology for Murder poster
Apology for Murder
1945 • Minister
River Gang poster
River Gang
1945 • Reporter
Hitchhike to Happiness poster
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945 • Sam Jones (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler poster
The Brighton Strangler
1945 • Clerk (Uncredited)
The Southerner poster
The Southerner
1945 • Store Customer (uncredited)
Heavenly Days poster
Heavenly Days
1944 • Well-Wisher
Tall in the Saddle poster
Tall in the Saddle
1944 • Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico poster
The Falcon in Mexico
1944 • Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday poster
Christmas Holiday
1944 • Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees poster
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • Navy Observer (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie poster
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • Technician (Uncredited)
The Seventh Victim poster
The Seventh Victim
1943 • Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
Black Hills Express poster
Black Hills Express
1943 • Dad Southern
Phantom of the Opera poster
Phantom of the Opera
1943 • Reporter (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine poster
This Land Is Mine
1943 • Mr. Lorraine
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty poster
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 • Floorwalker
The Wife Takes a Flyer poster
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 • Chaplain
Stagecoach Express poster
Stagecoach Express
1942 • Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Power of God poster
The Power of God
1942 • Mr. Gilder
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. poster
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941 • Dr. Henderson
Secrets of the Lone Wolf poster
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 • Vanderbeek (uncredited)
The Devil Commands poster
The Devil Commands
1941 • Dr. Sanders
Foreign Correspondent poster
Foreign Correspondent
1940 • Committeeman (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder poster
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940 • Boswell
Drums of Fu Manchu poster
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940 • Dr. Humphrey
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe poster
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 • Scientist (uncredited)
His Girl Friday poster
His Girl Friday
1940 • Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable poster
Slightly Honorable
1939 • Guest (Uncredited)
Geronimo poster
Geronimo
1939 • John A. Rawlins
Invitation to Happiness poster
Invitation to Happiness
1939 • Reporter (uncredited)
Union Pacific poster
Union Pacific
1939 • Businessman (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective poster
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 • Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself poster
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 • Man at Train Wreck
Midnight Court poster
Midnight Court
1937 • Reporter
Florida Special poster
Florida Special
1936 • (uncredited)