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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 13, 1887
Died
January 31, 1958
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- James Wheaton Chambers
Wheaton Chambers
0.2 Popularity
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
3.0
Prof. Benjamin
D-Day on Mars
1966
0.0
Coroner (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
3.7
Doc Runyan
The Peacemaker
1956
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
5.7
R.W. Bergen
Crossroads
1955
7.5
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955
4.7
The Miami Story
1954
4.7
Cyrus' Foster Father
Slaves of Babylon
1953
5.3
Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Law and Order
1953
7.0
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952
Credits
D-Day on Mars
as Prof. Benjamin
1966
3.0
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Coroner (uncredited)
1958
0.0
The Peacemaker
as Doc Runyan
1956
3.7
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
6.9
Crossroads
as R.W. Bergen
1955
5.7
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1955
7.5
The Miami Story
1954
4.7
Slaves of Babylon
as Cyrus' Foster Father
1953
4.7
Law and Order
as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
1953
5.3
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
1952
7.0
Wagons West
as Sam Wilkins
1952
6.5
Young Man with Ideas
as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
1952
4.7
The Unknown Man
1951
4.8
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Magistrate (uncredited)
1951
4.3
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
1951
7.5
The Well
as Mr. Woody
1951
7.2
Boston Blackie
as Businessman (uncredited)
1951
4.0
The Prowler
as Doctor James
1951
6.8
The Magnificent Yankee
as Senator (uncredited)
1950
5.4
Three Secrets
as Man With Dog (uncredited)
1950
6.4
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
1950
5.0
Between Midnight and Dawn
as Building Superintendent Blake
1950
5.6
Peggy
as Gateman
1950
4.7
The Baron of Arizona
as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
1950
6.6
The Secret Fury
as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
1950
5.4
All the King's Men
as Senator (uncredited)
1949
7.0
Deputy Marshal
as Harley Masters
1949
5.6
The Lone Ranger
as Father Batista
1949
6.8
The Great Sinner
as Priest (uncredited)
1949
6.6
Not Wanted
as Mr. Kelton
1949
6.8
Mississippi Rhythm
as Townsman (uncredited)
1949
5.0
The Undercover Man
as Parker's Secretary
1949
6.1
Caught
as Servant (uncredited)
1949
6.5
The Three Musketeers
1948
6.7
Four Faces West
as Station Agent (uncredited)
1948
5.6
Romance on the High Seas
as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
1948
6.7
The Pirate
as Artist (uncredited)
1948
6.4
Panhandle
as Cabot (uncredited)
1948
5.7
Three Daring Daughters
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1948
5.7
Song of the Drifter
as Doctor
1948
0.0
Gun Talk
as Herk - the Barber
1947
0.0
Always Together
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
1947
6.7
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as Brown
1947
4.7
Body and Soul
as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
1947
6.7
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
1947
5.2
The Invisible Wall
as Conductor (uncredited)
1947
5.4
The Wild Frontier
as Doc Hardy
1947
0.0
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
1947
7.7
Possessed
as Waiter (uncredited)
1947
6.9
Sarge Goes to College
as Professor
1947
3.3
The Sea of Grass
as Dean (uncredited)
1947
6.1
Son of Zorro
as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
1947
6.0
Stagecoach to Denver
as Jasper Braydon
1946
5.8
Lady in the Lake
as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
1946
6.0
Undercurrent
as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
1946
5.9
The Crimson Ghost
as Wilson [Ch. 1]
1946
4.8
Big Town
as Witness (uncredited)
1946
4.8
The Time of Their Lives
as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
1946
7.1
The Last Crooked Mile
as Lane
1946
5.1
Two Sisters from Boston
as Greek Professor (uncredited)
1946
6.0
Valley of the Zombies
as Coroner (uncredited)
1946
5.2
The El Paso Kid
as Doctor Hamlin
1946
0.0
Lost City of the Jungle
as Peace Foundation Member #2
1946
5.9
The Flying Serpent
as Louis Havener
1946
4.6
Mildred Pierce
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
1945
7.6
Marshal of Laredo
as Dr. Allen
1945
0.0
Strange Confession
1945
6.8
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1945
5.6
Apology for Murder
as Minister
1945
4.6
River Gang
as Reporter
1945
0.0
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Sam Jones (uncredited)
1945
5.0
The Brighton Strangler
as Clerk (Uncredited)
1945
5.9
The Southerner
as Store Customer (uncredited)
1945
6.5
Heavenly Days
as Well-Wisher
1944
0.0
Tall in the Saddle
as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
1944
6.5
The Falcon in Mexico
as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
1944
5.3
The Fighting Seabees
as Navy Observer (uncredited)
1944
6.2
Swing Shift Maisie
as Technician (Uncredited)
1943
6.5
The Seventh Victim
as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
1943
6.5
Black Hills Express
as Dad Southern
1943
6.0
Phantom of the Opera
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
6.2
This Land Is Mine
as Mr. Lorraine
1943
7.2
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Floorwalker
1942
6.5
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Chaplain
1942
4.5
Stagecoach Express
as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
1942
5.7
The Power of God
as Mr. Gilder
1942
0.0
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Dr. Henderson
1941
5.7
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
1941
6.3
The Devil Commands
as Dr. Sanders
1941
6.2
Foreign Correspondent
as Committeeman (uncredited)
1940
7.0
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Boswell
1940
5.5
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Humphrey
1940
6.1
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Scientist (uncredited)
1940
5.8
His Girl Friday
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1940
7.4
Slightly Honorable
as Guest (Uncredited)
1939
4.7
Geronimo
as John A. Rawlins
1939
4.6
Invitation to Happiness
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Union Pacific
as Businessman (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
1938
5.5
The Man Who Found Himself
as Man at Train Wreck
1937
7.0
Midnight Court
as Reporter
1937
4.4
Florida Special
as (uncredited)
1936
6.0
The Florentine Dagger
as Servant (uncredited)
1935
5.7