Actor
Spencer Charters
March 23, 1875 · Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles. Spencer Charters first stage work soon after leaving school was a walk on part, but it wasn't long before he was being given fair-sized roles. He played on Broadway between 1910 and 1929 and was a busy character actor in films during the 1930s and early 1940s. He often portrayed somewhat befuddeled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers.
He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Notable work
Often works with
Ward Bond
5 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, Dodge City
Russell Simpson
4 titles together
Drums Along the Mohawk, Dodge City, Santa Fe Trail
Raymond Massey
3 titles together
Arsenic and Old Lace, Santa Fe Trail, The Hurricane
Irving Bacon
3 titles together
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, They Died with Their Boots On, Tobacco Road
Henry Fonda
3 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, Jesse James
Arthur Aylesworth
3 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, In Name Only
Full filmography · 150
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Marriage License Clerk
19447.6
Slightly Dangerous
as Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
1943
Silver Queen
as Doc Stonebraker
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Sheriff
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
19427.3
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Ben Holt
1942
Dr. Broadway
as Oscar Titus
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cheevers Snow
1942
The Night Before the Divorce
as Second Judge
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
1942
Right to the Heart
as Jonah
1942
Pacific Blackout
as Cornelius
1941