Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born October 13, 1887
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.
MovieD-Day on Mars
1966
as Prof. Benjamin
MovieThe Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
MovieThe Peacemaker
1956
as Doc Runyan
MovieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Jim Drews (uncredited)
MovieTop Gun
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
TVCrossroads
1955
as R.W. Bergen
MovieEast of Eden
1955
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
MovieThe Miami Story
1954
MovieSlaves of Babylon
1953
as Cyrus' Foster Father
MovieLaw and Order
1953
as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
MovieThe Duel at Silver Creek
1952
as Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
MovieWagons West
1952
as Sam Wilkins
MovieYoung Man with Ideas
1952
as Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
MovieThe Cimarron Kid
1952
as Webb Thompson (uncredited)
MovieThe Unknown Man
1951
as Second Bailiff (uncredited)
MovieThe Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Magistrate (uncredited)
MovieThe Well
1951
as Mr. Woody
MovieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
as Mr. Bleeker
TVBoston Blackie
1951
as Businessman (uncredited)
MovieThe Prowler
1951
as Doctor James
MovieThe Magnificent Yankee
1950
as Senator (uncredited)
MovieThree Secrets
1950
as Man With Dog (uncredited)
MovieWalk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
MovieBetween Midnight and Dawn
1950
as Building Superintendent Blake
MoviePeggy
1950
as Gateman
MovieThe Baron of Arizona
1950
as Brother Gregory (uncredited)
MovieThe Secret Fury
1950
as Ed Peterson (uncredited)
MovieAll the King's Men
1949
as Senator (uncredited)
MovieDeputy Marshal
1949
as Harley Masters
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Father Batista
MovieThe Great Sinner
1949
as Priest (uncredited)
MovieNot Wanted
1949
as Mr. Kelton
MovieMississippi Rhythm
1949
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieThe Undercover Man
1949
as Parker's Secretary
MovieCaught
1949
as Servant (uncredited)
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1948
MovieFour Faces West
1948
as Station Agent (uncredited)
MovieRomance on the High Seas
1948
as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
MovieThe Pirate
1948
as Artist (uncredited)
MoviePanhandle
1948
as Cabot (uncredited)
MovieThree Daring Daughters
1948
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
MovieSong of the Drifter
1948
as Doctor
MovieGun Talk
1947
as Herk - the Barber
MovieAlways Together
1947
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
MovieThe Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947
as Brown
MovieBody and Soul
1947
as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
MovieThe Invisible Wall
1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
MovieOn the Old Spanish Trail
1947
as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
MovieThe Wild Frontier
1947
as Doc Hardy
MovieMonsieur Verdoux
1947
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
MoviePossessed
1947
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieSarge Goes to College
1947
as Professor
MovieThe Sea of Grass
1947
as Dean (uncredited)
MovieSon of Zorro
1947
as Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
MovieStagecoach to Denver
1946
as Jasper Braydon
MovieLady in the Lake
1946
as Property Clerk (Uncredited)
MovieUndercurrent
1946
as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
MovieThe Crimson Ghost
1946
as Wilson [Ch. 1]
MovieBig Town
1946
as Witness (uncredited)
MovieThe Time of Their Lives
1946
as Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Lane
MovieTwo Sisters from Boston
1946
as Greek Professor (uncredited)
MovieValley of the Zombies
1946
as Coroner (uncredited)
MovieThe El Paso Kid
1946
as Doctor Hamlin
MovieLost City of the Jungle
1946
as Peace Foundation Member #2
MovieThe Flying Serpent
1946
as Louis Havener
MovieMildred Pierce
1945
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
MovieMarshal of Laredo
1945
as Dr. Allen
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
MovieStrange Confession
1945
MovieApology for Murder
1945
as Minister
MovieRiver Gang
1945
as Reporter
MovieHitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Sam Jones (uncredited)
MovieThe Brighton Strangler
1945
as Clerk (Uncredited)
MovieThe Southerner
1945
as Store Customer (uncredited)
MovieThe Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
MovieHeavenly Days
1944
as Well-Wisher
MovieTall in the Saddle
1944
as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
MovieThe Falcon in Mexico
1944
as Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
MovieChristmas Holiday
1944
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Fighting Seabees
1944
as Navy Observer (uncredited)
MovieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
as Technician (Uncredited)
MovieThe Seventh Victim
1943
as Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
MovieBlack Hills Express
1943
as Dad Southern
MoviePhantom of the Opera
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThis Land Is Mine
1943
as Mr. Lorraine
MovieLife Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
as Floorwalker
MovieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Chaplain
MovieStagecoach Express
1942
as Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
MovieThe Power of God
1942
as Mr. Gilder
MovieDick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941
as Dr. Henderson
MovieSecrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
as Vanderbeek (uncredited)
MovieThe Devil Commands
1941
as Dr. Sanders
MovieForeign Correspondent
1940
as Committeeman (uncredited)
MovieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Boswell
MovieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Dr. Humphrey
MovieFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Scientist (uncredited)
MovieHis Girl Friday
1940
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
MovieSlightly Honorable
1939
as Guest (Uncredited)
MovieGeronimo
1939
as John A. Rawlins
MovieInvitation to Happiness
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieUnion Pacific
1939
as Businessman (uncredited)
MovieMr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Man at Train Wreck
MovieMidnight Court
1937
as Reporter
MovieFlorida Special
1936
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Florentine Dagger
1935
as Servant (uncredited)
