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{{Short description|American actor (1875–1943)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Spencer Charters
| image = Spencer Charters in Santa Fe Trail (1940).jpg
| caption = Charters in ''[[Santa Fe Trail (film)|Santa Fe Trail]]'' (1940)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|03|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Duncannon, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1943|01|25|1875|03|25|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]], [[Glendale, California]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1910–1943
| spouse = {{marriage|Irene M. Charters|1913|1941|end=d.}}
| children = 1
}}

'''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.

==Biography==
Charters was born in [[Duncannon, Pennsylvania]]. Until around 1890 he worked as a machinist for the Chesapeake Nail Works in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], and had little interest in acting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Paul |title=Reviews and Preiews |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35672444/spencer_charters/ |access-date=September 6, 2019 |work=Harrisburg Telegraph |date=May 6, 1938 |location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg |page=12|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He soon appeared on stage after leaving school with a walk-on part, but it wasn't long before he was being given fair-sized roles. He played on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] between 1910 and 1929 and was a busy character actor in films during the 1930s and early 1940s. He often portrayed somewhat befuddled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Paul |title=Film Stars Selling Bonds! Mickey Rooney at Loew's! Spencer Charters Remembers! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35673175/harrisburg_telegraph/ |access-date=September 6, 2019 |work=Harrisburg Telegraph |date=September 23, 1942 |location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg |page=14|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Charters was married to actress Irene Myers until her death December 22, 1941.<ref name="en">{{cite news |title=Spencer Charters Found Dead in Garage on Coast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35678638/spencer_charters/ |access-date=September 6, 2019 |work=The Evening News |date=January 26, 1949 |location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg |page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

He died by suicide from a mix of [[Hypnotic|sleeping pills]] and [[carbon monoxide poisoning]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ellenberger |first=Allen R. |date=May 1, 2001 |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA41 |publisher=McFarland |page=41 |isbn=978-0-7864-0983-9 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100818/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA41 |archivedate=April 19, 2017 }}</ref> He is buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]], [[Glendale, California]].<ref name="Wilson, Scott">Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2. McFarland & Company (2016) {{ISBN|0786479922}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1920
| ''[[April Folly]]''
| Dobbs
| [[Robert Z. Leonard]]
|
|-
| 1920
| ''Number 17''
|
|
|
|-
| 1923
| ''[[Little Old New York (1923 film)|Little Old New York]]''
| Bunny
| [[Sidney Olcott]]
|
|-
| 1924
| ''[[Janice Meredith (film)|Janice Meredith]]''
| Squire Hennion
| [[E. Mason Hopper]] [[E. J. Babille]] (assistant)
|
|-
| 1926
| ''[[Dancing Mothers]]''
| Butter and Egg Man
| [[Herbert Brenon]]
|
|-
| 1930
| ''[[Whoopee! (film)|Whoopee!]]''
| Jerome Underwood
| [[Thornton Freeland]]
|
|-
| 1930
| ''[[The Bat Whispers]]''
| The Caretaker
| [[Roland West]]
|
|-
| 1931
| ''[[Lonely Wives]]''
| Andrews, the Butler
| [[Russell Mack]]<ref name=Theiapolis>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2N63/lonely-wives|title=Lonely Wives: Technical Details|publisher=theiapolis.com|accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref>
|
|-
| 1931
| ''[[The Front Page (1931 film)|The Front Page]]''
| Woodenshoes
| [[Lewis Milestone]]
|
|-
| 1931
| ''[[Ex-Bad Boy]]''
| Henry Simmons
| [[Vin Moore]]
|
|-
| 1931
| ''[[Traveling Husbands]]''
| Joe
| [[Paul Sloane (director)|Paul Sloane]] [[Charles Kerr (director)|Charles Kerr]] (assistant)
|
|-
| 1931
| ''[[Palmy Days]]''
| Mr. Clark
| [[A. Edward Sutherland]]
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Union Depot (film)|Union Depot]]''
| Police Officer Bert Brady
| [[Alfred E. Green]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Heart of New York (film)|The Heart of New York]]''
| The Doorman
| [[Mervyn LeRoy]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Famous Ferguson Case]]''
| Fire Chief
| [[Lloyd Bacon]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Tenderfoot (film)|The Tenderfoot]]''
| Oscar
| [[Ray Enright]]
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Jewel Robbery]]''
| Lenz
| [[William Dieterle]]
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Movie Crazy]]''
| J.L. O'Brien
| [[Clyde Bruckman]] [[Harold Lloyd]] (uncredited)
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Two Against the World (1932 film)|Two Against the World]]''
| Doorman
| [[Archie Mayo]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Hold 'Em Jail]]''
| The Governor
| [[Norman Taurog]]
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Crooked Circle (1932 film)|The Crooked Circle]]''
| Kinny
| [[H. Bruce Humberstone]]
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Three on a Match]]''
| Street Cleaner
| [[Mervyn LeRoy]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Central Park (1932 film)|Central Park]]''
| Police Sergeant Riley
| [[John G. Adolfi]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[20,000 Years in Sing Sing]]''
| Officer Daniels
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Match King]]''
| Oscar
| [[Howard Bretherton]]
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Broadway Bad]]''
| Lew Gordon
| [[Sidney Lanfield]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Gabriel Over the White House]]''
| Vice President
| [[Gregory La Cava]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1933
| ''[[So This Is Africa]]''
| Doctor
| [[Edward F. Cline]]
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Song of the Eagle]]''
| Detective 'Bright Eyes'
| [[Ralph Murphy]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Gambling Ship (1933 film)|Gambling Ship]]''
| Detective
| [[Max Marcin]]
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[The Kennel Murder Case (film)|The Kennel Murder Case]]''
| Sgt. Snitkin
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Female (1933 film)|Female]]''
| Tom
| [[William A. Wellman]]
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[From Headquarters (1933 film)|From Headquarters]]''
| Teletype Man
| [[William Dieterle]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Lady Killer (1933 film)|Lady Killer]]''
| Los Angeles Cop
| [[Roy Del Ruth]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Mr. Skitch]]''
| the Chump
| [[James Cruze]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Hips, Hips, Hooray!]]''
| Clark
| [[Mark Sandrich]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Caravan (1934 film)|Caravan]]''
| Flunkey
| [[Erik Charell]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Fashions of 1934]]''
| Man Removing Telephone
| [[William Dieterle]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Wonder Bar]]''
| Pete
| [[Busby Berkeley]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Success at Any Price]]''
| Architect
| [[J. Walter Ruben]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Loudspeaker]]''
| Burroughs
| [[Joseph Santley]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Half a Sinner (1934 film)|Half a Sinner]]''
| Noel Cunningham
| [[Kurt Neumann (director)|Kurt Neumann]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Circus Clown]]''
| Kingsley
| [[Ray Enright]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Blind Date (1934 film)|Blind Date]]''
| Pa Taylor
| [[Roy William Neill]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Million Dollar Ransom]]''
| Pop McGarry
| Murray Roth
| Uncredited
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Pursuit of Happiness (1934 film)|The Pursuit of Happiness]]''
| Sam Evans
| [[Alexander Hall]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Wake Up and Dream (1934 film)|Wake Up and Dream]]''
| Earl Craft
| [[Kurt Neumann (director)|Kurt Neumann]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The St. Louis Kid]]''
| Messeldopp
| [[Ray Enright]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Firebird (1934 film)|The Firebird]]''
| the Porter
| [[William Dieterle]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[It's a Gift]]''
| Gate Guard
| [[Norman Z. McLeod]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Ghost Walks]]''
| Guard #1
| [[Frank R. Strayer]]
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Secret Bride]]''
| Second Diner
| [[William Dieterle]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Romance in Manhattan]]''
| Marriage License Clerk
| [[Stephen Roberts (director)|Stephen Roberts]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Murder on a Honeymoon]]''
| Chief Of Police Britt
| [[Lloyd Corrigan]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[The Nut Farm]]''
| the Landlord
| [[Melville W. Brown]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Star of Midnight]]''
| Hotel Doorman
| [[Stephen Roberts (director)|Stephen Roberts]] [[James Anderson (director)|James Anderson]] (assistant)
| Uncredited
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Eight Bells (film)|Eight Bells]]''
| Walker
| [[Roy William Neill]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Whispering Smith Speaks]]''
| Cal Stone
| [[David Howard (director)|David Howard]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Alibi Ike]]''
| Minister
| [[Ray Enright]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Stranded (1935 film)|Stranded]]''
| Boatman
| [[Frank Borzage]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[The Raven (1935 film)|The Raven]]''
| Geoffrey
| [[Lew Landers]]
| Credits
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Don't Bet on Blondes]]''
| Doc
| [[Robert Florey]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Welcome Home (1935 film)|Welcome Home]]''
| Constable Mulhausen
| [[James Tinling]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[The Gay Deception]]''
| Banker
| [[William Wyler]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1935
| ''[[The Goose and the Gander]]''
| Winkelsteinberger
| [[Alfred E. Green]]
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[1,000 Dollars a Minute]]''
| Stevens
| [[Aubrey Scotto]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1935
| ''[[In Person (film)|In Person]]''
| Parson Calverton Lunk
| [[William A. Seiter]] [[James Anderson (director)|James Anderson]] (assistant)
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Don't Get Personal (1936 film)|Don't Get Personal]]''
| Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
| [[William Nigh]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Preview Murder Mystery]]''
| Watchman
| [[Robert Florey]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Love on a Bet]]''
| Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
| [[Leigh Jason]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Farmer in the Dell (film)|The Farmer in the Dell]]''
| Milkman
| [[Ben Holmes]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Boulder Dam (film)|Boulder Dam]]''
| First Sheriff
| [[Frank McDonald (director)|Frank McDonald]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Colleen (1936 film)|Colleen]]''
| Doctor Frothingham
| [[Alfred E. Green]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Till We Meet Again (1936 film)|Till We Meet Again]]''
| Herr Hoffer
| [[Robert Florey]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]]''
| Mal
| [[Frank Capra]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Moon's Our Home]]''
| Abner Simpson
| [[William A. Seiter]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Murder on a Bridle Path]]''
| Warden Sylvester Mahoney
| [[Edward Killy]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Harvester]]''
| Stubby Pratt
| [[Joseph Santley]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[F-Man]]''
| Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
| [[Edward F. Cline]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Mine with the Iron Door (1936 film)|The Mine with the Iron Door]]''
| Thad Hill
| [[David Howard (director)|David Howard]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Let's Sing Again]]''
|
| [[Kurt Neumann (director)|Kurt Neumann]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Ex-Mrs. Bradford]]''
| Dr. Bunting, Coroner
| [[Stephen Roberts (director)|Stephen Roberts]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Bride Walks Out]]''
| Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace
| [[Leigh Jason]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Spendthrift (film)|Spendthrift]]''
| Col. Barnaby
| [[Raoul Walsh]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[36 Hours to Kill]]''
| Mr. Hutchins
| [[Eugene Forde]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[My American Wife (1936 film)|My American Wife]]''
| Engineer
| [[Harold Young (director)|Harold Young]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Back to Nature]]''
| Deputy Sheriff Putney
| [[James Tinling]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Postal Inspector]]''
| Grumpy
| [[Otto Brower]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Texas Rangers (1936 film)|The Texas Rangers]]''
| Sheriff Jake
| [[King Vidor]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Libeled Lady]]''
| Magistrate
| [[Jack Conway (film-maker)|Jack Conway]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[All American Chump]]''
| Abiah Smith
| [[Edwin L. Marin]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Fugitive in the Sky]]''
| Henry Staeger
| [[Nick Grinde]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Four Days' Wonder]]''
| Gilroy
| [[Sidney Salkow]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Banjo on My Knee (film)|Banjo on My Knee]]''
| Judge Tope
| [[John Cromwell (director)|John Cromwell]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Career Woman (film)|Career Woman]]''
| Coroner McInery
| [[Lewis Seiler]]
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Lady from Nowhere]]''
| Alexander Scorzo
| [[Gordon Wiles]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[The Mighty Treve]]''
| Watling
| [[Lewis D. Collins]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Dangerous Number]]''
| Justice of the Peace
| [[Richard Thorpe]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[They Wanted to Marry]]''
| Police Turnkey
| [[Lew Landers]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Waikiki Wedding]]''
| Frame
| [[Frank Tuttle]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Girl Loves Boy]]''
| Rufus Boggs
| [[W. Duncan Mansfield]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Venus Makes Trouble]]''
| Joel Willard
| [[Gordon Wiles]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Pick a Star]]''
| Judge
| [[Edward Sedgwick]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Fifty Roads to Town]]''
| George Hession
| [[Norman Taurog]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Mountain Music (film)|Mountain Music]]''
| Justice of the Peace Sharody
| [[Robert Florey]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Married Before Breakfast]]''
| Fireman
| [[Edwin L. Marin]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Ever Since Eve (1937 film)|Ever Since Eve]]''
| Monteray Tavern Porter
| [[Lloyd Bacon]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937 film)|The Emperor's Candlesticks]]''
| Usher
|
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[She Had to Eat]]''
| Alf Franklin
| [[Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)|Malcolm St. Clair]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Make a Wish (1937 film)|Make a Wish]]''
| Station Agent
| [[Kurt Neumann (director)|Kurt Neumann]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
| Railroad Porter
| [[John Cromwell (director)|John Cromwell]] [[W. S. Van Dyke]] (uncredited)
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Wife, Doctor and Nurse]]''
| Uncle
| [[Walter Lang]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Back in Circulation]]''
| The Sheriff
| [[Ray Enright]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Behind the Mike (film)|Behind the Mike]]''
| Pete Jones
| [[Sidney Salkow]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Danger – Love at Work]]''
| Hick
| [[Otto Preminger]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[The Perfect Specimen]]''
| Stationmaster
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[The Hurricane (1937 film)|The Hurricane]]''
| Judge
| [[John Ford]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Big Town Girl]]''
| Isaiah Wickenback
| [[Alfred L. Werker]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]''
| Zeb
| [[H. Bruce Humberstone]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Lady Behave!]]''
| Innkeeper
| [[Lloyd Corrigan]]
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Wells Fargo (film)|Wells Fargo]]''
| Old Confederate
| [[Frank Lloyd]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1937
| ''[[The Bad Man of Brimstone]]''
| Rufus Odlum
| [[J. Walter Ruben]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[In Old Chicago]]''
| Commissioner W.J. Beavers
| [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[The Jury's Secret]]''
| Old Man
| [[Edward Sloman]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Mr. Boggs Steps Out]]''
| Angus Tubbs
| [[Gordon Wiles]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Forbidden Valley (film)|Forbidden Valley]]''
| Dr. Scudd
| [[Wyndham Gittens]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Joy of Living]]''
| Magistrate
| [[Tay Garnett]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Vivacious Lady]]''
| Henpecked Husband Shaving on Train
| [[George Stevens]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Crime School]]''
| Old Doctor
| [[Lewis Seiler]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[One Wild Night (film)|One Wild Night]]''
| Lem Halliday
| [[Eugene Forde]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Three Comrades (1938 film)|Three Comrades]]''
| Herr Schultz
| [[Frank Borzage]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Three Blind Mice (1938 film)|Three Blind Mice]]''
| Hendricks
| [[William A. Seiter]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Professor Beware]]''
| Sheriff Henry Sweatt
| [[Elliott Nugent]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Four's a Crowd]]''
| Charlie
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Mr. Chump]]''
| Mr. Koeper
| [[William Clemens (film director)|William Clemens]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[The Texans]]''
| Chairman
| [[James P. Hogan (director)|James P. Hogan]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[The Road to Reno (1938 film)|The Road to Reno]]''
| The Judge
| [[S. Sylvan Simon]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Valley of the Giants (film)|Valley of the Giants]]''
| Fireman #1
| [[William Keighley]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Breaking the Ice (1938 film)|Breaking the Ice]]''
| Farmer Smith
| [[Edward F. Cline]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Stablemates]]''
| Choirmaster
| [[Sam Wood]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Five of a Kind]]''
| Rev. Matthew Brand
| [[Herbert I. Leeds]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Spring Madness]]''
| Police Chief
| [[S. Sylvan Simon]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Strange Faces]]''
| Mason City Sheriff
| [[Errol Taggart]]
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[The Law West of Tombstone]]''
| El Paso Judge Tom Moseby
| [[Glenn Tryon]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Topper Takes a Trip]]''
| Judge
| [[Norman Z. McLeod]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Jesse James (1939 film)|Jesse James]]''
| Minister
| [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Boy Trouble]]''
| Grocer Bradley
| [[George Archainbaud]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[St. Louis Blues (1939 film)|St. Louis Blues]]''
| Judge
| [[Raoul Walsh]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Woman Doctor]]''
| Veterinarian
| [[Sidney Salkow]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Yes, My Darling Daughter (film)|Yes, My Darling Daughter]]''
| Angus Dibble
| [[William Keighley]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Inside Story (film)|Inside Story]]''
| Uncle Ben Perkins
| [[Ricardo Cortez]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[I'm from Missouri]]''
| Charley Shook, Mule Breeder
| [[Theodore Reed]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[They Made Her a Spy]]''
| Lucius
| [[Jack Hively]] Edward Donahue
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Dodge City (film)|Dodge City]]''
| Reverend
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Lady and the Mob]]''
| Bank Guard
| [[Benjamin Stoloff]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Flying Irishman]]''
| Mr. Smedley
| [[Leigh Jason]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Hotel Imperial]]''
| Visoff
|
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Kid from Texas (1939 film)|The Kid from Texas]]''
| Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
| [[S. Sylvan Simon]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Women in the Wind]]''
| Farmer
| [[John Farrow]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[They Asked for It]]''
| Chief Lawson
| [[Frank McDonald (director)|Frank McDonald]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Unmarried (1939 film)|Unmarried]]''
| Judge
| [[Kurt Neumann (director)|Kurt Neumann]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Exile Express]]''
| Justice of the Peace Henry P. Smith
| [[/w/index.php|Otis Garrett]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Young Mr. Lincoln]]''
| Judge Herbert A. Bell
| [[John Ford]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Unexpected Father]]''
| Magistrate
| [[Charles Lamont]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]''
| Joe Clayton
| [[Sidney Lanfield]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[In Name Only]]''
| Gardener
| [[John Cromwell (director)|John Cromwell]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Under-Pup]]''
| Druggist
| [[Richard Wallace (director)|Richard Wallace]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Dust Be My Destiny]]''
| Jailer
| [[Lewis Seiler]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[No Place to Go (1939 film)|No Place to Go]]''
| Old Soldier
| [[Terry O. Morse]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Drums Along the Mohawk]]''
| Innkeeper
| [[John Ford]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Covered Trailer]]''
| Sheriff
| [[Gus Meins]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Two Thoroughbreds]]''
| Doc Purdy
| [[Jack Hively]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
| Court Clerk
| [[William Dieterle]]
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[The Oklahoma Kid]]''
|
| [[Lloyd Bacon]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Remember the Night]]''
| Judge at Rummage Sale
| [[Mitchell Leisen]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[He Married His Wife]]''
| Mayer
| [[Roy Del Ruth]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Virginia City (film)|Virginia City]]''
| Sazerac Saloon Bartender
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1940
| ''[[The Doctor Takes a Wife]]''
| Justice of the Peace
| [[Alexander Hall]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Alias the Deacon (1940 film)|Alias the Deacon]]''
| Sheriff Yates
| [[Christy Cabanne]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Our Town (1940 film)|Our Town]]''
| Constable Warren
| [[Sam Wood]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Lucky Cisco Kid]]''
| Hotel Guest
| [[H. Bruce Humberstone]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Three Faces West]]''
| Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
| [[Bernard Vorhaus]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Maryland (1940 film)|Maryland]]''
| Judge
| [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Girl from God's Country]]''
| Dealer
| [[Sidney Salkow]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[The Boys from Syracuse (film)|The Boys from Syracuse]]''
| Turnkey
| [[A. Edward Sutherland]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[The Golden Fleecing (film)|The Golden Fleecing]]''
| Justice of Peace
| [[Leslie Fenton]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Calling All Husbands]]''
| Station Agent
| [[Noel M. Smith]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Blondie Plays Cupid]]''
| Uncle Abner
| [[Frank R. Strayer]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Friendly Neighbors]]''
| Bumblebee Hibbs
| [[Nick Grinde]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Meet the Missus (1940 film)|Meet the Missus]]''
| Grandpa
| [[Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)|Malcolm St. Clair]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[She Couldn't Say No (1940 film)|She Couldn't Say No]]''
| Hank Woodcock
| [[William Clemens (film director)|William Clemens]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Santa Fe Trail (film)|Santa Fe Trail]]''
| Conductor
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Kitty Foyle (film)|Kitty Foyle]]''
| Father
| [[Sam Wood]]
| (scenes deleted)
|-
| 1941
| ''[[So Ends Our Night]]''
| Swiss Policeman
| [[John Cromwell (director)|John Cromwell]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[High Sierra (film)|High Sierra]]''
| Ed
| [[Raoul Walsh]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Petticoat Politics]]''
| Grandpa
| [[Erle Kenton]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Tobacco Road (film)|Tobacco Road]]''
| County Clerk
| [[John Ford]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[The Lady from Cheyenne]]''
| Dr. McGuinness
| [[Frank Lloyd]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[The Singing Hill]]''
| Judge Henry Starrbottle
| [[Lew Landers]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Moon Over Miami (film)|Moon Over Miami]]''
| Postman
| [[Walter Lang]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Bad Men of Missouri]]''
| Clem
| [[Ray Enright]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Hold That Ghost]]''
| Storekeeper
| [[Arthur Lubin]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Man at Large]]''
| Mr. Gallon
| [[Eugene Forde]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[They Died with Their Boots On]]''
| Station Master
| [[Raoul Walsh]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Look Who's Laughing]]''
| Motel Manager
| [[Allan Dwan]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Glamour Boy (film)|Glamour Boy]]''
| Hillbilly Gas Station Attendant
| [[Ralph Murphy]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case]]''
| Judge White
| [[Bernard Vorhaus]]
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Bedtime Story (1941 film)|Bedtime Story]]''
| Gas Station Attendant
| [[Alexander Hall]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Pacific Blackout]]''
| Cornelius—Garage Night Watchman
| [[Ralph Murphy]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Right to the Heart]]''
| Jonah
| [[Eugene Forde]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[The Remarkable Andrew]]''
| Dr. Clarence Upjohn
| [[Stuart Heisler]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[The Night Before the Divorce]]''
| Small Town Judge
| [[Robert Siodmak]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine]]''
| Cheevers Snow
| [[Bernard Vorhaus]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Dr. Broadway]]''
| Oscar Titus
| [[Anthony Mann]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]''
| Colony Opera House Stage Manager
| [[Michael Curtiz]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Juke Girl]]''
| Keeno
| [[Curtis Bernhardt]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die]]''
| Judge Fred Horgan
| [[William C. McGann]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[The Postman Didn't Ring]]''
| Judge Ben Holt
| [[Harold D. Schuster]]
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[The Pride of the Yankees]]''
| Mr. Larsen
| [[Sam Wood]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Scattergood Survives a Murder]]''
| Sheriff
| [[Christy Cabanne]] [[Ridgeway Callow]] (assistant)
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Silver Queen]]''
| Doc Stonebraker
| [[Lloyd Bacon]]
|
|-
| 1943
| ''[[Slightly Dangerous]]''
| Claudius Swade - Owner of Motel
| [[Buster Keaton]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1944
| ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (film)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]''
| Marriage License Clerk
| [[Frank Capra]]
| Uncredited, (final film role)
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0153556|name=Spencer Charters}}
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* {{Find a Grave|9996}}

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[[Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male stage actors]]
[[Category:Drug-related suicides in California]]
[[Category:People from Perry County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)]]

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