Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters
Born	March 25, 1875 Duncannon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 25, 1943 (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1910–1943
Spouse(s)	Irene M. Charters (1913-1941; her death) 1 child

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.

Partial filmography

• Little Old New York (1923)
• Janice Meredith (1924)
• Whoopee! (1930)
• The Front Page (1931)
• Traveling Husbands (1931)
• Jewel Robbery (1932)
• The Match King (1932)
• Gambling Ship (1933)
• Female (1933)
• Wonder Bar (1934)
• The Circus Clown (1934)
• The St. Louis Kid (1934)
• The Firebird (1934)
• It's a Gift (1934)
• The Ghost Walks (1934)
• Alibi Ike (1935)
• Stranded (1935)
• The Raven (1935)
• Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
• The Goose and the Gander (1935)
• The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
• The Moon's Our Home (1936)
• Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
• Libeled Lady (1936)
• Banjo on My Knee (1936)
• Waikiki Wedding (1937)
• Venus Makes Trouble (1937)
• Mountain Music (1937)
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) (uncredited)
• Back in Circulation (1937)
• In Old Chicago (1937)
• Joy of Living (1938)
• Crime School (1938) as Old Doctor
• Three Blind Mice (1938)
• Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
• Jesse James (1939)
• Exile Express (1939)
• Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
• Second Fiddle (1939)
• In Name Only (1939)
• The Covered Trailer (1939)
• Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Court Clerk
• The Oklahoma Kid (1939) (uncredited)
• Remember the Night (1940)
• He Married His Wife (1940)
• Our Town (1940)
• Three Faces West (1940)
• The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
• Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
• She Couldn't Say No (1940)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940)
• High Sierra (1941)
• Tobacco Road (1941)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) (uncredited)
• Pacific Blackout (1941)
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as Stage Manager in Providence (uncredited)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942) (uncredited)
• Silver Queen (1942)
• The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1942) (uncredited)

External links

• Spencer Charters at the Internet Movie Database
• Spencer Charters at the Internet Broadway Database
  
• Spencer Charters at Find a Grave