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