Wheaton Chambers
Acting1887Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
His Girl Friday
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Personnel Man (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Committeeman (uncredited)
All the King's Men
Senator (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
Reporter (uncredited)
Acting History
1966
D-Day on Mars
as Prof. Benjamin
1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Coroner (uncredited)
1956
The Peacemaker
as Doc Runyan
1955
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Crossroads
TVas R.W. Bergen• 1 eps
1954
1953
Law and Order
as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
as Cyrus' Foster Father
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
Wagons West
as Sam Wilkins
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
The Well
as Mr. Woody
The Prowler
as Doctor James
The Unknown Man
as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Boston Blackie
TVas Businessman (uncredited)
1950
The Magnificent Yankee
as Senator (uncredited)
Peggy
as Gateman
Three Secrets
as Man With Dog (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn
as Building Superintendent Blake
The Secret Fury
as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
1949
The Great Sinner
as Priest (uncredited)
All the King's Men
as Senator (uncredited)
Not Wanted
as Mr. Kelton
The Undercover Man
as Parker's Secretary
Mississippi Rhythm
as Townsman (uncredited)
Caught
as Servant (uncredited)
Deputy Marshal
as Harley Masters
The Lone Ranger
TVas Father Batista• 1 eps
1948
Panhandle
as Cabot (uncredited)
The Pirate
as Artist (uncredited)
Four Faces West
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1947
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as Brown
Possessed
as Waiter (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Gun Talk
as Herk - the Barber
Always Together
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Invisible Wall
as Conductor (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
as Professor
The Sea of Grass
as Dean (uncredited)
Body and Soul
as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
The Wild Frontier
as Doc Hardy
1946
Lady in the Lake
as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
as Jasper Braydon
Big Town
as Witness (uncredited)
Killer with Wings
as Louis Havener
The Time of Their Lives
as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Lane
Undercurrent
as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Greek Professor (uncredited)
Valley of the Zombies
as Coroner (uncredited)
The El Paso Kid
as Doctor Hamlin
Lost City of the Jungle
as Peace Foundation Member #2
The Crimson Ghost
as Wilson [Ch. 1]
1945
Marshal of Laredo
as Dr. Allen
The Southerner
as Store Customer (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
River Gang
as Reporter
The Brighton Strangler
as Clerk (Uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Sam Jones (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1944
Heavenly Days
as Well-Wisher
Tall in the Saddle
as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
as Navy Observer (uncredited)
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Technician (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
as Mr. Lorraine
Phantom of the Opera
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Seventh Victim
as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
Black Hills Express
as Dad Southern
1942
Stagecoach Express
as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Chaplain
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Floorwalker
The Power of God
as Mr. Gilder
1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Dr. Henderson
1940
His Girl Friday
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Humphrey
Foreign Correspondent
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Boswell
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Scientist (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific
as Businessman (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
as Reporter (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
as Guest (Uncredited)
Geronimo
as John A. Rawlins
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
1937
Midnight Court
as Reporter
The Man Who Found Himself
as Man at Train Wreck
1936
Florida Special
as (uncredited)