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Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known for

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • Marriage License Clerk
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
1942 • Doc Stonebraker
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942 • Sheriff
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 • Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 • Judge Ben Holt
Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 • Oscar Titus

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • Marriage License Clerk
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Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • Claudius Swade- motel owner (uncredited)
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Silver Queen
Silver Queen
1942 • Doc Stonebraker
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The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 • Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
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The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 • Judge Ben Holt
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Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 • Oscar Titus
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The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • Dr. Clarence Upjohn
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Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941 • Cornelius
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Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1941 • Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing
1941 • Motel Manager
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They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • Station Master (uncredited)
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Man at Large
Man at Large
1941 • Mr. Gallon
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Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 • Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami
1941 • Joe, the Postman
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The Singing Hill
The Singing Hill
1941 • Judge Henry Starrbottle
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The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 • Dr. McGuinness
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So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night
1941 • Swiss Policeman
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Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941 • County Clerk
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Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • Conductor
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She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No
1940 • Hank Woodcock
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Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors
1940 • Bumblebee Hibbs
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Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 • Onkel Abner Henderson
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The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940 • Justice of Peace
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Maryland
Maryland
1940 • Judge
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Three Faces West
Three Faces West
1940 • Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
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Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940 • Hotel Guest
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Our Town
Our Town
1940 • Constable
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Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940 • Sheriff Yates
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 • Henry Quinn (uncredited)
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Virginia City
Virginia City
1940 • Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
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Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 • Judge at Rummage Sale
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Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds
1939 • Doc Purdy
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Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
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The Under-Pup
The Under-Pup
1939 • Druggist
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In Name Only
In Name Only
1939 • Gardener
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Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 • Joe Clayton
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Unexpected Father
Unexpected Father
1939 • Magistrate
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Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 • Judge Herbert A. Bell
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Exile Express
Exile Express
1939 • Justice Henry P. Smith
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They Asked For It
1939 • Chief Lawson
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Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
1939 • Visoff (uncredited)
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They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy
1939 • Lucius Wilkins
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The Kid From Texas
The Kid From Texas
1939 • Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
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Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • Reverend (uncredited)
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I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri
1939 • Charley Shook - Mule Breeder
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The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob
1939 • Flanagan, Bank Guard
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Inside Story
Inside Story
1939 • Uncle Ben Perkins
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Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble
1939 • Bradley
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Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 • Minister
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Strange Faces
Strange Faces
1938 • Mason City Sheriff
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Spring Madness
Spring Madness
1938 • Police Chief
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Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind
1938 • Rev. Matthew Brand
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Stablemates
Stablemates
1938 • Choirmaster
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Mr. Chump
Mr. Chump
1938 • Mr. Koeper
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Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
1938 • Charlie (uncredited)
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The Road to Reno
The Road to Reno
1938 • The Judge
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Professor Beware
Professor Beware
1938 • Sheriff Henry Sweatt
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Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 • Hendricks
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One Wild Night
One Wild Night
1938 • Lem Halliday
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Three Comrades
Three Comrades
1938 • Herr Schultz
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Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady
1938 • Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
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Crime School
Crime School
1938 • Old Doctor
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Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 • Magistrate
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In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
1938 • Commissioner W.J. Beavers
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Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
1938 • Angus Tubbs
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Forbidden Valley
Forbidden Valley
1938 • Dr. Scudd
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Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 • Jethro - Old Confederate
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Lady Behave!
Lady Behave!
1937 • Innkeeper
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Checkers
Checkers
1937 • Zeb
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Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl
1937 • Isaiah Wickenback
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The Hurricane
The Hurricane
1937 • Judge (uncredited)
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Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
1937 • Pete Jones
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Make a Wish
Make a Wish
1937 • Station Agent
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Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation
1937 • The Sheriff
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Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1937 • Mike - Monteray Tavern Porter (uncredited)
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She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937 • Franklin (uncredited)
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The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 • Usher (uncredited)
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Mountain Music
Mountain Music
1937 • Justice of the Peace Sharody
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Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 • George Hession
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Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 • Judge
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Venus Makes Trouble
1937 • Joel Willard
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Girl Loves Boy
Girl Loves Boy
1937 • Rufus Boggs
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Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
1937 • Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
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Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere
1936 • Alexander Scorzo
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Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 • Coroner McInery
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Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 • Judge Tope
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Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 • Henry Staeger
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All American Chump
All American Chump
1936 • Abiah Smith
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Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
1936 • McCall the Magistrate
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The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
1936 • Sheriff (uncredited)
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Back to Nature
Back to Nature
1936 • Deputy Sheriff Putney
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36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill
1936 • Mr. Hutchins
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Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 • Col. Barnaby
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The Bride Walks Out
The Bride Walks Out
1936 • Marriage Bureau Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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F-Man
F-Man
1936 • Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 • Dr. Bunting (uncredited)
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The Harvester
1936 • Stubby Pratt
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Murder on a Bridle Path
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 • Warden Sylvester Mahoney
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The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home
1936 • Abner Simpson
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 • Mal (uncredited)
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Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1936 • Herr Hoffer
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Colleen
Colleen
1936 • Doctor (uncredited)
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Boulder Dam
Boulder Dam
1936 • First Sheriff (uncredited)
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Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
1936 • Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
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The Preview Murder Mystery
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 • Jones - Watchman
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Don’t Get Personal
Don’t Get Personal
1936 • Mr. Charles van Ranseleer
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In Person
In Person
1935 • Parson Calverton Lunk
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The Great American Pie Company
The Great American Pie Company
1935 • Phineas Doolittle (uncredited)
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The Goose and the Gander
The Goose and the Gander
1935 • Winkel 'Wink' Steinberg
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The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935 • Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
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Welcome Home
Welcome Home
1935 • Constable Mulhausen
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The Raven
The Raven
1935 • Col. Bertram Grant
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Stranded
Stranded
1935 • Boatman
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Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight
1935 • Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
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Eight Bells
Eight Bells
1935 • Walker
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The Nut Farm
The Nut Farm
1935 • Sliscomb, the Landlord
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Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 • Chief of Police Britt
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Romance in Manhattan
Romance in Manhattan
1935 • Clerk (uncredited)
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Caravan
Caravan
1934 • Flunkey (Uncredited)
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The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 • Diner 2 (uncredited)
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It's a Gift
It's a Gift
1934 • Gate Guard
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The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 • Messeldopp
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The Firebird
The Firebird
1934 • Max Bauer, the Porter
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Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
1934 • Earl Craft
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Million Dollar Ransom
Million Dollar Ransom
1934 • Pop McGarry (Uncredited)
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Blind Date
Blind Date
1934 • Pa Taylor
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The Loudspeaker
The Loudspeaker
1934 • Burroughs
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Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 • Noel Cunningham
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Rough Necking
Rough Necking
1934 • Mr. Marshall
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Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
1934 • Man Removing Telephone
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Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch
1933 • Mr. Umpchay
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Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 • Los Angeles Cop (uncredited)
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From Headquarters
From Headquarters
1933 • Teletype Man (uncredited)
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Female
Female
1933 • Tom
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The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 • Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
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Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship
1933 • Detective
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Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 • Vice President (uncredited)
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 • Officer Daniels (uncredited)
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Central Park
Central Park
1932 • Police Sergeant Riley (uncredited)
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Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932 • Street Cleaner (uncredited)
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Movie Crazy
Movie Crazy
1932 • J.L. O'Brien
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Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 • Governor
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Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery
1932 • Johann Christian Lenz
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The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 • Fire Chief (uncredited)
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Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 • Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
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Palmy Days
Palmy Days
1931 • Mr. Clark
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Ex-Bad Boy
Ex-Bad Boy
1931 • Henry Simmons
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The Front Page
The Front Page
1931 • Woodenshoes
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Lonely Wives
Lonely Wives
1931 • Andrews, the Butler
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The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers
1930 • The Caretaker
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Whoopee!
Whoopee!
1930 • Jerome Underwood
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Dancing Mothers
Dancing Mothers
1926 • Butter and Egg Man
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Janice Meredith
Janice Meredith
1924 • Squire Hennion
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April Folly
April Folly
1920 • Dobbs
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Spencer Charters – Biography, Known For & Filmography