Wheaton Chambers

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.

Personal Info

Id

32221

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-10-13

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

  • James Wheaton Chambers
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    Known For

    Black Hills Express

    Black Hills

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    D-Day on Mar

    The Prowler

    The Prowler

    Panhandle

    Panhandle

    Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to

    Apology for Murder

    Apology for

    The Well

    The Well

    The Flying Serpent

    The Flying S

    Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of t

    Three Daring Daughters

    Three Daring

    The Undercover Man

    The Undercov

    Valley of the Zombies

    Valley of th

    Law and Order

    Law and Orde

    Mr. Wong, Detective

    Mr. Wong, De

    The Duel at Silver Creek

    The Duel at

    The Devil Commands

    The Devil Co

    The Unknown Man

    The Unknown

    Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures o

    Song of the Drifter

    Song of the

    The Fastest Gun Alive

    The Fastest

    The Man Who Found Himself

    The Man Who

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    Life Begins

    Not Wanted

    Not Wanted

    Union Pacific

    Union Pacifi

    Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation t

    The Magnificent Yankee

    The Magnific

    Big Town

    Big Town

    Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Hon

    Caught

    Caught

    Slaves of Babylon

    Slaves of Ba

    Drums of Fu Manchu

    Drums of Fu

    Midnight Court

    Midnight Cou

    All the King's Men

    All the King

    The Southerner

    The Southern

    East of Eden

    East of Eden

    Between Midnight and Dawn

    Between Midn

    Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pier

    Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Ver

    His Girl Friday

    His Girl Fri

    Secrets of the Lone Wolf

    Secrets of t

    The Invisible Wall

    The Invisibl

    The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of G

    The Pirate

    The Pirate

    The Crimson Ghost

    The Crimson

    The Great Sinner

    The Great Si

    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Mu

    This Land Is Mine

    This Land Is

    The Florentine Dagger

    The Florenti

    Foreign Correspondent

    Foreign Corr

    Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

    Dick Tracy v

    Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    Flash Gordon

    Geronimo

    Geronimo

    The Last Crooked Mile

    The Last Cro

    The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting

    Marshal of Laredo

    Marshal of L

    The Wild Frontier

    The Wild Fro

    Stagecoach to Denver

    Stagecoach t

    Peggy

    Peggy

    Wagons West

    Wagons West

    The El Paso Kid

    The El Paso

    Gun Talk

    Gun Talk

    On the Old Spanish Trail

    On the Old S

    Son of Zorro

    Son of Zorro

    Deputy Marshal

    Deputy Marsh

    Lost City of the Jungle

    Lost City of

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

    The Wife Tak

    The Peacemaker

    The Peacemak

    Sarge Goes to College

    Sarge Goes t

    The Falcon in Mexico

    The Falcon i

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    The Day the

    Placeholder

    The Power of

    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    The Secret Fury

    The Secret F

    River Gang

    River Gang

    Three Secrets

    Three Secret

    Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly,

    Young Man with Ideas

    Young Man wi

    Body and Soul

    Body and Sou

    Always Together

    Always Toget

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Bud Abbott a

    The Time of Their Lives

    The Time of

    Two Sisters from Boston

    Two Sisters

    Romance on the High Seas

    Romance on t

    The Brighton Strangler

    The Brighton

    The Seventh Victim

    The Seventh

    Swing Shift Maisie

    Swing Shift

    The Miami Story

    The Miami St

    Strange Confession

    Strange Conf

    Lady in the Lake

    Lady in the

    The Notorious Mr. Monks

    The Notoriou

    The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    The Son of D

    Four Faces West

    Four Faces W

    The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of

    Heavenly Days

    Heavenly Day

    Florida Special

    Florida Spec

    Mississippi Rhythm

    Mississippi

    Stagecoach Express

    Stagecoach E

    The Crime Doctor's Gamble

    The Crime Do

    Tall in the Saddle

    Tall in the

    Possessed

    Possessed

    Christmas Holiday

    Christmas Ho

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    1966

    D-Day on Mars

    asProf. Benjamin

    1958

    The Notorious Mr. Monks

    asCoroner (uncredited)

    1956

    The Peacemaker

    asDoc Runyan

    1956

    The Fastest Gun Alive

    as

    1955

    East of Eden

    asTownsman at Carnival (uncredited)

    1954

    The Miami Story

    as

    1953

    Slaves of Babylon

    asCyrus' Foster Father

    1953

    Law and Order

    asMr. Sterling (uncredited)

    1952

    The Duel at Silver Creek

    asDoc Hargrove (uncredited)

    1952

    Wagons West

    asSam Wilkins

    1952

    Young Man with Ideas

    asProctor - Law Professor (uncredited)

    1951

    The Unknown Man

    asSecond Bailiff (uncredited)

    1951

    The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    asMagistrate (uncredited)

    1951

    The Well

    asMr. Woody

    1951

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    asMr. Bleeker, jeweller

    1951

    The Prowler

    asDoctor James

    1950

    The Magnificent Yankee

    asSenator (uncredited)

    1950

    Three Secrets

    asMan With Dog (uncredited)

    1950

    Walk Softly, Stranger

    asTobacco Clerk (uncredited)

    1950

    Between Midnight and Dawn

    asBuilding Superintendent Blake

    1950

    Peggy

    asGateman

    1950

    The Baron of Arizona

    asBrother Gregory (uncredited)

    1950

    The Secret Fury

    asEd Peterson (uncredited)

    1949

    All the King's Men

    asSenator (uncredited)

    1949

    Deputy Marshal

    asHarley Masters

    1949

    The Great Sinner

    asPriest (uncredited)

    1949

    Not Wanted

    asMr. Kelton

    1949

    Mississippi Rhythm

    asTownsman (uncredited)

    1949

    The Undercover Man

    asParker's Secretary

    1949

    Caught

    asServant (uncredited)

    1948

    The Three Musketeers

    as

    1948

    Four Faces West

    asStation Agent (uncredited)

    1948

    Romance on the High Seas

    asPassport Photographer (uncredited)

    1948

    The Pirate

    asArtist (uncredited)

    1948

    Panhandle

    asCabot (uncredited)

    1948

    Three Daring Daughters

    asStage Manager (uncredited)

    1948

    Song of the Drifter

    asDoctor

    1947

    Gun Talk

    asHerk - the Barber

    1947

    Always Together

    asCourt Clerk (uncredited)

    1947

    The Crime Doctor's Gamble

    asBrown

    1947

    Body and Soul

    asBen's Doctor (uncredited)

    1947

    The Invisible Wall

    asConductor (uncredited)

    1947

    On the Old Spanish Trail

    asOil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre

    1947

    The Wild Frontier

    asDoc Hardy

    1947

    Monsieur Verdoux

    asPharmacist (uncredited)

    1947

    Possessed

    asWaiter (uncredited)

    1947

    Sarge Goes to College

    asProfessor

    1947

    The Sea of Grass

    asDean (uncredited)

    1947

    Son of Zorro

    asCaleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]

    1946

    Stagecoach to Denver

    asJasper Braydon

    1946

    Lady in the Lake

    asProperty Clerk (Uncredited)

    1946

    Undercurrent

    asBookstore Proprietor (uncredited)

    1946

    The Crimson Ghost

    asWilson [Ch. 1]

    1946

    Big Town

    asWitness (uncredited)

    1946

    The Time of Their Lives

    asBill - Museum Guard (uncredited)

    1946

    The Last Crooked Mile

    asLane

    1946

    Two Sisters from Boston

    asGreek Professor (uncredited)

    1946

    Valley of the Zombies

    asCoroner (uncredited)

    1946

    The El Paso Kid

    asDoctor Hamlin

    1946

    Lost City of the Jungle

    asPeace Foundation Member #2

    1946

    The Flying Serpent

    asLouis Havener

    1945

    Mildred Pierce

    asPersonnel Man (uncredited)

    1945

    Marshal of Laredo

    asDr. Allen

    1945

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    asPedestrian (uncredited)

    1945

    Strange Confession

    as

    1945

    Apology for Murder

    asMinister

    1945

    River Gang

    asReporter

    1945

    Hitchhike to Happiness

    asSam Jones (uncredited)

    1945

    The Brighton Strangler

    asClerk (Uncredited)

    1945

    The Southerner

    asStore Customer (uncredited)

    1944

    Heavenly Days

    asWell-Wisher

    1944

    Tall in the Saddle

    asAb Jenkins (uncredited)

    1944

    The Falcon in Mexico

    asJarvis the Butler (uncredited)

    1944

    Christmas Holiday

    asPlane Passenger (uncredited)

    1944

    The Fighting Seabees

    asNavy Observer (uncredited)

    1943

    Swing Shift Maisie

    asTechnician (Uncredited)

    1943

    The Seventh Victim

    asMissing Girl's Father (Uncredited)

    1943

    Black Hills Express

    asDad Southern

    1943

    Phantom of the Opera

    asReporter (uncredited)

    1943

    This Land Is Mine

    asMr. Lorraine

    1942

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    asFloorwalker

    1942

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

    asChaplain

    1942

    Stagecoach Express

    asGates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)

    1942

    The Power of God

    asMr. Gilder

    1941

    Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

    asDr. Henderson

    1941

    Secrets of the Lone Wolf

    asVanderbeek (uncredited)

    1941

    The Devil Commands

    asDr. Sanders

    1940

    Foreign Correspondent

    asCommitteeman (uncredited)

    1940

    Adventures of Red Ryder

    asBoswell

    1940

    Drums of Fu Manchu

    asDr. Humphrey

    1940

    Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    asScientist (uncredited)

    1940

    His Girl Friday

    asElevator Passenger (uncredited)

    1939

    Slightly Honorable

    asGuest (Uncredited)

    1939

    Geronimo

    asJohn A. Rawlins

    1939

    Invitation to Happiness

    asReporter (uncredited)

    1939

    Union Pacific

    asBusinessman (uncredited)

    1938

    Mr. Wong, Detective

    asChemistry Lab Director (uncredited)

    1937

    The Man Who Found Himself

    asMan at Train Wreck

    1937

    Midnight Court

    asReporter

    1936

    Florida Special

    as(uncredited)

    1935

    The Florentine Dagger

    asServant (uncredited)

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asFather Batista

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asR.W. Bergen

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asBusinessman (uncredited)