Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Known for Acting · 107 credits

Born
1887-10-13
Died
1958-01-31
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
James 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.

Known For

TV Shows (3)

Movies (104)

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

as Mr. Bleeker

Foreign Correspondent
Movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Law and Order
Movie

Law and Order

1953

as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)

His Girl Friday
Movie

His Girl Friday

1940

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
Movie

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Pharmacist (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
Movie

The Three Musketeers

1948

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Dean (uncredited)

Invitation to Happiness
Movie

Invitation to Happiness

1939

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce
Movie

Mildred Pierce

1945

as Personnel Man (uncredited)

The Pirate
Movie

The Pirate

1948

as Artist (uncredited)

The Crimson Ghost
Movie

The Crimson Ghost

1946

as Wilson [Ch. 1]

Valley of the Zombies
Movie

Valley of the Zombies

1946

as Coroner (uncredited)

East of Eden
Movie

East of Eden

1955

as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

Body and Soul
Movie

Body and Soul

1947

as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)

The Duel at Silver Creek
Movie

The Duel at Silver Creek

1952

as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)

The Great Sinner
Movie

The Great Sinner

1949

as Priest (uncredited)

Caught
Movie

Caught

1949

as Servant (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie
Movie

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

as Technician (Uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

as Jim Drews (uncredited)

Stagecoach to Denver
Movie

Stagecoach to Denver

1946

as Jasper Braydon

Not Wanted
Movie

Not Wanted

1949

as Mr. Kelton

The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Movie

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

1947

as Brown

Between Midnight and Dawn
Movie

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950

as Building Superintendent Blake

The Unknown Man
Movie

The Unknown Man

1951

as Second Bailiff (uncredited)

The Fighting Seabees
Movie

The Fighting Seabees

1944

as Navy Observer (uncredited)

The Peacemaker
Movie

The Peacemaker

1956

as Doc Runyan

Romance on the High Seas
Movie

Romance on the High Seas

1948

as Passport Photographer (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Movie

Undercurrent

1946

as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Greek Professor (uncredited)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Movie

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

as Scientist (uncredited)

Four Faces West
Movie

Four Faces West

1948

as Station Agent (uncredited)

All the King's Men
Movie

All the King's Men

1949

as Senator (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Businessman (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas
Movie

Young Man with Ideas

1952

as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)

The Last Crooked Mile
Movie

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

as Lane

The Cimarron Kid
Movie

The Cimarron Kid

1952

as Webb Thompson (uncredited)

The Man Who Found Himself
Movie

The Man Who Found Himself

1937

as Man at Train Wreck

Lost City of the Jungle
Movie

Lost City of the Jungle

1946

as Peace Foundation Member #2

Walk Softly, Stranger
Movie

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)

The Wife Takes a Flyer
Movie

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

as Chaplain

The Secret Fury
Movie

The Secret Fury

1950

as Ed Peterson (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu
Movie

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

as Dr. Humphrey

The Time of Their Lives
Movie

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
Movie

Tall in the Saddle

1944

as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)

Hitchhike to Happiness
Movie

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

as Sam Jones (uncredited)

Phantom of the Opera
Movie

Phantom of the Opera

1943

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Baron of Arizona
Movie

The Baron of Arizona

1950

as Brother Gregory (uncredited)

The Miami Story
Movie

The Miami Story

1954

Three Daring Daughters
Movie

Three Daring Daughters

1948

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
Movie

This Land Is Mine

1943

as Mr. Lorraine

Peggy
Movie

Peggy

1950

as Gateman

Son of Zorro
Movie

Son of Zorro

1947

as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]

Lady in the Lake
Movie

Lady in the Lake

1946

as Property Clerk (Uncredited)

The Seventh Victim
Movie

The Seventh Victim

1943

as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)

The Magnificent Yankee
Movie

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Senator (uncredited)

The Brighton Strangler
Movie

The Brighton Strangler

1945

as Clerk (Uncredited)

The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Movie

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951

as Magistrate (uncredited)

Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

as Boswell

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Movie

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942

as Floorwalker

The Notorious Mr. Monks
Movie

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

as Coroner (uncredited)

Panhandle
Movie

Panhandle

1948

as Cabot (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Movie

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

as Dr. Henderson

Three Secrets
Movie

Three Secrets

1950

as Man With Dog (uncredited)

Deputy Marshal
Movie

Deputy Marshal

1949

as Harley Masters

Sarge Goes to College
Movie

Sarge Goes to College

1947

as Professor

Marshal of Laredo
Movie

Marshal of Laredo

1945

as Dr. Allen

Wagons West
Movie

Wagons West

1952

as Sam Wilkins

The Prowler
Movie

The Prowler

1951

as Doctor James

The Southerner
Movie

The Southerner

1945

as Store Customer (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Heavenly Days
Movie

Heavenly Days

1944

as Well-Wisher

Midnight Court
Movie

Midnight Court

1937

as Reporter

The Undercover Man
Movie

The Undercover Man

1949

as Parker's Secretary

On the Old Spanish Trail
Movie

On the Old Spanish Trail

1947

as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre

Top Gun
Movie

Top Gun

1955

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Florentine Dagger
Movie

The Florentine Dagger

1935

as Servant (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday
Movie

Christmas Holiday

1944

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Possessed
Movie

Possessed

1947

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Devil Commands
Movie

The Devil Commands

1941

as Dr. Sanders

Black Hills Express
Movie

Black Hills Express

1943

as Dad Southern

The Falcon in Mexico
Movie

The Falcon in Mexico

1944

as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)

Stagecoach Express
Movie

Stagecoach Express

1942

as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)

River Gang
Movie

River Gang

1945

as Reporter

The Falcon in Hollywood
Movie

The Falcon in Hollywood

1944

as Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)

Florida Special
Movie

Florida Special

1936

as (uncredited)

Gun Talk
Movie

Gun Talk

1947

as Herk - the Barber

Mr. Wong, Detective
Movie

Mr. Wong, Detective

1938

as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)

The Well
Movie

The Well

1951

as Mr. Woody

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Movie

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941

as Vanderbeek (uncredited)

Geronimo
Movie

Geronimo

1939

as John A. Rawlins

Song of the Drifter
Movie

Song of the Drifter

1948

as Doctor

Slightly Honorable
Movie

Slightly Honorable

1939

as Guest (Uncredited)

Slaves of Babylon
Movie

Slaves of Babylon

1953

as Cyrus' Foster Father

The Invisible Wall
Movie

The Invisible Wall

1947

as Conductor (uncredited)

Strange Confession
Movie

Strange Confession

1945

Always Together
Movie

Always Together

1947

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Mississippi Rhythm
Movie

Mississippi Rhythm

1949

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Flying Serpent
Movie

The Flying Serpent

1946

as Louis Havener

The Wild Frontier
Movie

The Wild Frontier

1947

as Doc Hardy

The El Paso Kid
Movie

The El Paso Kid

1946

as Doctor Hamlin

D-Day on Mars
Movie

D-Day on Mars

1966

as Prof. Benjamin

Big Town
Movie

Big Town

1946

as Witness (uncredited)

Apology for Murder
Movie

Apology for Murder

1945

as Minister

The Power of God
Movie

The Power of God

1942

as Mr. Gilder

About Wheaton Chambers

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. With 107 credits spanning from 1935 to 1966, Wheaton Chambers has appeared in 104 films and 3 TV shows.

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