Wheaton Chambers
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
The Three Musketeers
1948
East of Eden
1955
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Businessman (uncredited)
Caught
1949
as Servant (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
All the King's Men
1949
as Senator (uncredited)
Body and Soul
1947
as Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Committeeman (uncredited)
The Pirate
1948
as Artist (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Law and Order
1953
as Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Dr. Humphrey
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)