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Wheaton Chambers

Acting

Born October 13, 1887 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 31, 1958

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Monsieur Verdoux

1947as Pharmacist (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce

1945as Personnel Man (uncredited)

East of Eden

1955as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller

His Girl Friday

1940as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Wagons West

1952as Sam Wilkins

This Land Is Mine

1943as Mr. Lorraine

The Time of Their Lives

1946as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)

The Duel at Silver Creek

1952as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)

All the King's Men

1949as Senator (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

1940as Committeeman (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956as Jim Drews (uncredited)

Possessed

1947as Waiter (uncredited)

The Prowler

1951as Doctor James

Not Wanted

1949as Mr. Kelton

The Lone Ranger

1949as Father Batista

The Three Musketeers

1948

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941as Dr. Henderson

Crossroads

as R.W. Bergen

The Baron of Arizona

1950as Brother Gregory (uncredited)

Romance on the High Seas

1948as Passport Photographer (uncredited)

Body and Soul

1947as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)

Caught

1949as Servant (uncredited)

The Southerner

1945as Store Customer (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle

1944as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)

The Pirate

1948as Artist (uncredited)

Lost City of the Jungle

1946as Peace Foundation Member #2

The Seventh Victim

1943as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)

Deputy Marshal

1949as Harley Masters

The Fighting Seabees

1944as Navy Observer (uncredited)

Phantom of the Opera

1943as Reporter (uncredited)

The Cimarron Kid

1952as Webb Thompson (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

1947as Dean (uncredited)

Lady in the Lake

1946as Property Clerk (Uncredited)

Stagecoach to Denver

1946as Jasper Braydon

The Magnificent Yankee

1950as Senator (uncredited)

Three Daring Daughters

1948as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Undercurrent

1946as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)

Four Faces West

1948as Station Agent (uncredited)

Panhandle

1948as Cabot (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940as Scientist (uncredited)

Law and Order

1953as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)

Mr. Wong, Detective

1938as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)

On the Old Spanish Trail

1947as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre

The Last Crooked Mile

1946as Lane

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)

Slightly Honorable

1939as Guest (Uncredited)

Apology for Murder

1945as Minister

The Flying Serpent

1946as Louis Havener