Wheaton Chambers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1887
- Died
- January 31, 1958
- Birthplace
- 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 1966
as Prof. Benjamin
The Notorious Mr. Monks 1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Peacemaker 1956
as Doc Runyan
The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
as Jim Drews (uncredited)
Top Gun 1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
East of Eden 1955
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
The Miami Story 1954
Actor
Slaves of Babylon 1953
as Cyrus' Foster Father
Law and Order 1953
as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek 1952
as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
Wagons West 1952
as Sam Wilkins
Young Man with Ideas 1952
as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
The Cimarron Kid 1952
as Webb Thompson (uncredited)
The Unknown Man 1951
as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll 1951
as Magistrate (uncredited)
The Well 1951
as Mr. Woody
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
as Mr. Bleeker
The Prowler 1951
as Doctor James
The Magnificent Yankee 1950
as Senator (uncredited)
Three Secrets 1950
as Man With Dog (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger 1950
as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn 1950
as Building Superintendent Blake
Peggy 1950
as Gateman
The Baron of Arizona 1950
as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
The Secret Fury 1950
as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
All the King's Men 1949
as Senator (uncredited)
Deputy Marshal 1949
as Harley Masters
The Great Sinner 1949
as Priest (uncredited)
Not Wanted 1949
as Mr. Kelton
Mississippi Rhythm 1949
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Undercover Man 1949
as Parker's Secretary
Caught 1949
as Servant (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers 1948
Actor
Four Faces West 1948
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas 1948
as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
The Pirate 1948
as Artist (uncredited)
Panhandle 1948
as Cabot (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters 1948
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Song of the Drifter 1948
as Doctor
Gun Talk 1947
as Herk - the Barber
Always Together 1947
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble 1947
as Brown
Body and Soul 1947
as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
On the Old Spanish Trail 1947
as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
The Invisible Wall 1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Wild Frontier 1947
as Doc Hardy
Monsieur Verdoux 1947
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Possessed 1947
as Waiter (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College 1947
as Professor
The Sea of Grass 1947
as Dean (uncredited)
Son of Zorro 1947
as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Stagecoach to Denver 1946
as Jasper Braydon
Lady in the Lake 1946
as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Undercurrent 1946
as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost 1946
as Wilson [Ch. 1]
Big Town 1946
as Witness (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile 1946
as Lane
Two Sisters from Boston 1946
as Greek Professor (uncredited)
Valley of the Zombies 1946
as Coroner (uncredited)
The El Paso Kid 1946
as Doctor Hamlin
Lost City of the Jungle 1946
as Peace Foundation Member #2
The Flying Serpent 1946
as Louis Havener
Mildred Pierce 1945
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
Marshal of Laredo 1945
as Dr. Allen
Strange Confession 1945
Actor
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Apology for Murder 1945
as Minister
River Gang 1945
as Reporter
Hitchhike to Happiness 1945
as Sam Jones (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler 1945
as Clerk (Uncredited)
The Southerner 1945
as Store Customer (uncredited)
The Falcon in Hollywood 1944
as Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
Heavenly Days 1944
as Well-Wisher
Tall in the Saddle 1944
as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico 1944
as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday 1944
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees 1944
as Navy Observer (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie 1943
as Technician (Uncredited)
The Seventh Victim 1943
as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
Black Hills Express 1943
as Dad Southern
Phantom of the Opera 1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine 1943
as Mr. Lorraine
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty 1942
as Floorwalker
Even as IOU 1942
as Dr. O.B. Stretrick (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer 1942
as Chaplain
Stagecoach Express 1942
as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Power of God 1942
as Mr. Gilder
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. 1941
as Dr. Henderson
Secrets of the Lone Wolf 1941
as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
The Devil Commands 1941
as Dr. Sanders
Foreign Correspondent 1940
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder 1940
as Boswell
Drums of Fu Manchu 1940
as Dr. Humphrey
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1940
as Scientist (uncredited)
His Girl Friday 1940
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable 1939
as Guest (Uncredited)
Geronimo 1939
as John A. Rawlins
Invitation to Happiness 1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Union Pacific 1939
as Businessman (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective 1938
as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself 1937
as Man at Train Wreck
Midnight Court 1937
as Reporter
Florida Special 1936
as (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger 1935
as Servant (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.