Wheaton Chambers
View on IMDb ↗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 Wild Frontier
River Gang
The Man Who Found Himself
Gun Talk
The El Paso Kid
Marshal of Laredo
Heavenly Days
Monsieur Verdoux
Mildred Pierce
East of EdenFilmography (107)
- 1966
D-Day on MarsProf. Benjamin - 1958
The Notorious Mr. MonksCoroner (uncredited) - 1956
The Fastest Gun AliveJim Drews (uncredited) - 1956
The PeacemakerDoc Runyan - 1955
East of EdenTownsman at Carnival (uncredited) - 1955
CrossroadsR.W. Bergen - 1955
Top GunTownsman (uncredited) - 1954
The Miami Story - 1953
Slaves of BabylonCyrus' Foster Father - 1953
Law and OrderMr. Sterling (uncredited) - 1952
Wagons WestSam Wilkins - 1952
The Duel at Silver CreekDoc Hargrove (uncredited) - 1952
The Cimarron KidWebb Thompson (uncredited) - 1952
Young Man with IdeasProctor - Law Professor (uncredited) - 1951
The Day the Earth Stood StillMr. Bleeker - 1951
The WellMr. Woody - 1951
The ProwlerDoctor James - 1951
The Unknown ManSecond Bailiff (uncredited) - 1951
The Son of Dr. JekyllMagistrate (uncredited) - 1951
Boston BlackieBusinessman (uncredited) - 1950
The Baron of ArizonaBrother Gregory (uncredited) - 1950
Three SecretsMan With Dog (uncredited) - 1950
PeggyGateman - 1950
The Magnificent YankeeSenator (uncredited) - 1950
Between Midnight and DawnBuilding Superintendent Blake - 1950
The Secret FuryEd Peterson (uncredited) - 1950
Walk Softly, StrangerTobacco Clerk (uncredited) - 1949
All the King's MenSenator (uncredited) - 1949
Mississippi RhythmTownsman (uncredited) - 1949
The Lone RangerFather Batista - 1949
Not WantedMr. Kelton - 1949
The Great SinnerPriest (uncredited) - 1949
CaughtServant (uncredited) - 1949
Deputy MarshalHarley Masters - 1949
The Undercover ManParker's Secretary - 1948
Song of the DrifterDoctor - 1948
The Three Musketeers - 1948
Romance on the High SeasPassport Photographer (uncredited) - 1948
The PirateArtist (uncredited) - 1948
Three Daring DaughtersStage Manager (uncredited) - 1948
PanhandleCabot (uncredited) - 1948
Four Faces WestStation Agent (uncredited) - 1947
The Wild FrontierDoc Hardy - 1947
Gun TalkHerk - the Barber - 1947
Monsieur VerdouxPharmacist (uncredited) - 1947
Son of ZorroCaleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9] - 1947
Always TogetherCourt Clerk (uncredited) - 1947
PossessedWaiter (uncredited) - 1947
Body and SoulBen's Doctor (uncredited) - 1947
The Sea of GrassDean (uncredited) - 1947
The Invisible WallConductor (uncredited) - 1947
The Crime Doctor's GambleBrown - 1947
On the Old Spanish TrailOil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre - 1947
Sarge Goes to CollegeProfessor - 1946
The El Paso KidDoctor Hamlin - 1946
The Time of Their LivesBill - Museum Guard (uncredited) - 1946
Lost City of the JunglePeace Foundation Member #2 - 1946
Two Sisters from BostonGreek Professor (uncredited) - 1946
Lady in the LakeProperty Clerk (Uncredited) - 1946
Stagecoach to DenverJasper Braydon - 1946
UndercurrentBookstore Proprietor (uncredited) - 1946
Big TownWitness (uncredited) - 1946
The Last Crooked MileLane - 1946
Valley of the ZombiesCoroner (uncredited) - 1946
The Crimson GhostWilson [Ch. 1] - 1946
The Flying SerpentLouis Havener - 1945
River GangReporter - 1945
Marshal of LaredoDr. Allen - 1945
Mildred PiercePersonnel Man (uncredited) - 1945
Hitchhike to HappinessSam Jones (uncredited) - 1945
Strange Confession - 1945
The SouthernerStore Customer (uncredited) - 1945
The Brighton StranglerClerk (Uncredited) - 1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodPedestrian (uncredited) - 1945
Apology for MurderMinister - 1944
Heavenly DaysWell-Wisher - 1944
Tall in the SaddleAb Jenkins (uncredited) - 1944
Christmas HolidayPlane Passenger (uncredited) - 1944
The Fighting SeabeesNavy Observer (uncredited) - 1944
The Falcon in HollywoodMarvin, in Miniatures (uncredited) - 1944
The Falcon in MexicoJarvis the Butler (uncredited) - 1943
This Land Is MineMr. Lorraine - 1943
Swing Shift MaisieTechnician (Uncredited) - 1943
Black Hills ExpressDad Southern - 1943
The Seventh VictimMissing Girl's Father (Uncredited) - 1943
Phantom of the OperaReporter (uncredited) - 1942
Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyFloorwalker - 1942
Stagecoach ExpressGates - Stage Line Official (uncredited) - 1942
The Wife Takes a FlyerChaplain - 1942
The Power of GodMr. Gilder - 1941
Secrets of the Lone WolfVanderbeek (uncredited) - 1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Dr. Henderson - 1941
The Devil CommandsDr. Sanders - 1940
His Girl FridayElevator Passenger (uncredited) - 1940
Foreign CorrespondentCommitteeman (uncredited) - 1940
Adventures of Red RyderBoswell - 1940
Drums of Fu ManchuDr. Humphrey - 1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseScientist (uncredited) - 1939
Invitation to HappinessReporter (uncredited) - 1939
Union PacificBusinessman (uncredited) - 1939
GeronimoJohn A. Rawlins - 1939
Slightly HonorableGuest (Uncredited) - 1938
Mr. Wong, DetectiveChemistry Lab Director (uncredited) - 1937
The Man Who Found HimselfMan at Train Wreck - 1937
Midnight CourtReporter - 1936
Florida Special(uncredited) - 1935
The Florentine DaggerServant (uncredited)