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.

Known For

The Lone Ranger

Boston Blackie

The Day the Earth Stood Still

East of Eden

Crossroads

His Girl Friday

The Time of Their Lives

The Three Musketeers

All Movies (103)

• D-Day on Mars1966 · as Prof. Benjamin
• The Notorious Mr. Monks1958 · as Coroner (uncredited)
• The Peacemaker1956 · as Doc Runyan
• The Fastest Gun Alive1956 · as Jim Drews (uncredited)
• Top Gun1955 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• East of Eden1955 · as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
• The Miami Story1954
• Slaves of Babylon1953 · as Cyrus' Foster Father
• Law and Order1953 · as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
• The Duel at Silver Creek1952 · as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
• Wagons West1952 · as Sam Wilkins
• Young Man with Ideas1952 · as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
• The Cimarron Kid1952 · as Webb Thompson (uncredited)
• The Unknown Man1951 · as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
• The Son of Dr. Jekyll1951 · as Magistrate (uncredited)
• The Well1951 · as Mr. Woody
• The Day the Earth Stood Still1951 · as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
• The Prowler1951 · as Doctor James
• The Magnificent Yankee1950 · as Senator (uncredited)
• Three Secrets1950 · as Man With Dog (uncredited)
• Walk Softly, Stranger1950 · as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
• Between Midnight and Dawn1950 · as Building Superintendent Blake
• Peggy1950 · as Gateman
• The Baron of Arizona1950 · as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
• The Secret Fury1950 · as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
• All the King's Men1949 · as Senator (uncredited)
• Deputy Marshal1949 · as Harley Masters
• The Great Sinner1949 · as Priest (uncredited)
• Not Wanted1949 · as Mr. Kelton
• Mississippi Rhythm1949 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• The Undercover Man1949 · as Parker's Secretary
• Caught1949 · as Servant (uncredited)
• The Three Musketeers1948
• Four Faces West1948 · as Station Agent (uncredited)
• Romance on the High Seas1948 · as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
• The Pirate1948 · as Artist (uncredited)
• Panhandle1948 · as Cabot (uncredited)
• Three Daring Daughters1948 · as Stage Manager (uncredited)
• Song of the Drifter1948 · as Doctor
• Gun Talk1947 · as Herk - the Barber
• Always Together1947 · as Court Clerk (uncredited)
• The Crime Doctor's Gamble1947 · as Brown
• Body and Soul1947 · as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
• The Invisible Wall1947 · as Conductor (uncredited)
• On the Old Spanish Trail1947 · as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
• The Wild Frontier1947 · as Doc Hardy
• Monsieur Verdoux1947 · as Pharmacist (uncredited)
• Possessed1947 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Sarge Goes to College1947 · as Professor
• The Sea of Grass1947 · as Dean (uncredited)
• Son of Zorro1947 · as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
• Stagecoach to Denver1946 · as Jasper Braydon
• Lady in the Lake1946 · as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
• Undercurrent1946 · as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
• The Crimson Ghost1946 · as Wilson [Ch. 1]
• Big Town1946 · as Witness (uncredited)
• The Time of Their Lives1946 · as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
• The Last Crooked Mile1946 · as Lane
• Two Sisters from Boston1946 · as Greek Professor (uncredited)
• Valley of the Zombies1946 · as Coroner (uncredited)
• The El Paso Kid1946 · as Doctor Hamlin
• Lost City of the Jungle1946 · as Peace Foundation Member #2
• The Flying Serpent1946 · as Louis Havener
• Mildred Pierce1945 · as Personnel Man (uncredited)
• Marshal of Laredo1945 · as Dr. Allen
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · as Pedestrian (uncredited)
• Strange Confession1945
• Apology for Murder1945 · as Minister
• River Gang1945 · as Reporter
• Hitchhike to Happiness1945 · as Sam Jones (uncredited)
• The Brighton Strangler1945 · as Clerk (Uncredited)
• The Southerner1945 · as Store Customer (uncredited)
• Heavenly Days1944 · as Well-Wisher
• Tall in the Saddle1944 · as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
• The Falcon in Mexico1944 · as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
• Christmas Holiday1944 · as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
• The Fighting Seabees1944 · as Navy Observer (uncredited)
• Swing Shift Maisie1943 · as Technician (Uncredited)
• The Seventh Victim1943 · as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
• Black Hills Express1943 · as Dad Southern
• Phantom of the Opera1943 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• This Land Is Mine1943 · as Mr. Lorraine
• Life Begins at Eight-Thirty1942 · as Floorwalker
• The Wife Takes a Flyer1942 · as Chaplain
• Stagecoach Express1942 · as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
• The Power of God1942 · as Mr. Gilder
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.1941 · as Dr. Henderson
• Secrets of the Lone Wolf1941 · as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
• The Devil Commands1941 · as Dr. Sanders
• Foreign Correspondent1940 · as Committeeman (uncredited)
• Adventures of Red Ryder1940 · as Boswell
• Drums of Fu Manchu1940 · as Dr. Humphrey
• Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940 · as Scientist (uncredited)
• His Girl Friday1940 · as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
• Slightly Honorable1939 · as Guest (Uncredited)
• Geronimo1939 · as John A. Rawlins
• Invitation to Happiness1939 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Union Pacific1939 · as Businessman (uncredited)
• Mr. Wong, Detective1938 · as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
• The Man Who Found Himself1937 · as Man at Train Wreck
• Midnight Court1937 · as Reporter
• Florida Special1936 · as (uncredited)
• The Florentine Dagger1935 · as Servant (uncredited)

All TV Shows (3)

• Crossroads1955 · as R.W. Bergen
• Boston Blackie1951 · as Businessman (uncredited)
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Father Batista