Acting

Wheaton Chambers

Born October 13, 1887 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 31, 1958 · aged 70

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.

Known For

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday · 1940

His Girl Friday

MovieComedyRomance

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still · 1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

MovieScience FictionThriller

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

East of Eden

East of Eden · 1955

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers · 1948

The Three Musketeers

MovieAdventureRomance

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce · 1945

MovieCrimeDrama

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas · 1948

Romance on the High Seas

MovieComedyRomance

Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.

Filmography

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His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday · 1940

His Girl Friday

MovieComedyRomance

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still · 1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

MovieScience FictionThriller

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

Mr. Bleeker

East of Eden

East of Eden · 1955

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Senator (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Committeeman (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers · 1948

The Three Musketeers

MovieAdventureRomance

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce · 1945

MovieCrimeDrama

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Personnel Man (uncredited)

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas · 1948

Romance on the High Seas

MovieComedyRomance

Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.

Passport Photographer (uncredited)

The Pirate

The Pirate · 1948

MovieMusicRomance

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Artist (uncredited)

Union Pacific

Union Pacific · 1939

MovieDramaWestern

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

Businessman (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux · 1947

Monsieur Verdoux

MovieComedyCrime

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

Pharmacist (uncredited)

The Seventh Victim

The Seventh Victim · 1943

The Seventh Victim

MovieHorrorMystery

After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track down her sibling. But Mary gets drawn deeper into the mystery.

Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)

Possessed

Possessed · 1947

MovieDramaThriller

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

Waiter (uncredited)

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury · 1950

The Secret Fury

MovieCrimeDrama

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.

Ed Peterson (uncredited)

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera · 1943

Phantom of the Opera

MovieHorrorRomance

Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.

Reporter (uncredited)

Caught

MovieDramaRomance

Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.

Servant (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive · 1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

MovieDramaWestern

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.

Jim Drews (uncredited)

Law and Order

Law and Order · 1953

Frame Johnson's attempt to settle down in Tombstone is interrupted when a mob tries to mete out some frontier justice.

Mr. Sterling (uncredited)

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

The Crime Doctor's Gamble · 1947

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

MovieActionAdventure

While visiting France, a criminal psychologist tries to clear a disturbed young man of his father's murder.

Brown

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle · 1944

Tall in the Saddle

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

Ab Jenkins (uncredited)

The Duel at Silver Creek

The Duel at Silver Creek · 1952

The Duel at Silver Creek

When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly villains.

Doc Hargrove (uncredited)

The Prowler

The Prowler · 1951

MovieDramaThriller

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.

Doctor James

Big Town

Big Town · 1946

MovieCrimeDrama

A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.

Witness (uncredited)

Body and Soul

Body and Soul · 1947

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Ben's Doctor (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger · 1949

The Lone Ranger

SeriesWesternAction & Adventure

The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".

Father Batista

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie · 1951

SeriesCrimeDrama

Blackie and gal pal Mary, and their dog Whitey, solve lots of Los Angeles crimes before the cops can do it.

Businessman (uncredited)

Crossroads

Crossroads · 1955

An anthology series based on the activities of clergymen from different denominations.

R.W. Bergen