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.
Black Hills Express
Dad Southern
D-Day on Mars
Prof. Benjamin
The Prowler
Doctor James
Panhandle
Cabot (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
Sam Jones (uncredited)
Apology for Murder
Minister
The Well
Mr. Woody
The Flying Serpent
Louis Havener
Phantom of the Opera
Reporter (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Undercover Man
Parker's Secretary
Valley of the Zombies
Coroner (uncredited)
Law and Order
Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
Dr. Sanders
The Unknown Man
Second Bailiff (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
Boswell
Song of the Drifter
Doctor
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Man Who Found Himself
Man at Train Wreck
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Floorwalker
Not Wanted
Mr. Kelton
Union Pacific
Businessman (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
Reporter (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
Senator (uncredited)
Big Town
Witness (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
Guest (Uncredited)
Caught
Servant (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
Cyrus' Foster Father
Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Humphrey
Midnight Court
Reporter
All the King's Men
Senator (uncredited)
The Southerner
Store Customer (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn
Building Superintendent Blake
Mildred Pierce
Personnel Man (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Pharmacist (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Vanderbeek (uncredited)
The Invisible Wall
Conductor (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Dean (uncredited)
The Pirate
Artist (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
Wilson [Ch. 1]
The Great Sinner
Priest (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
This Land Is Mine
Mr. Lorraine
The Florentine Dagger
Servant (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Committeeman (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dr. Henderson
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Scientist (uncredited)
Geronimo
John A. Rawlins
The Last Crooked Mile
Lane
The Fighting Seabees
Navy Observer (uncredited)
Marshal of Laredo
Dr. Allen
The Wild Frontier
Doc Hardy
Stagecoach to Denver
Jasper Braydon
Peggy
Gateman
Wagons West
Sam Wilkins
The El Paso Kid
Doctor Hamlin
Gun Talk
Herk - the Barber
On the Old Spanish Trail
Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
Son of Zorro
Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
Deputy Marshal
Harley Masters
Lost City of the Jungle
Peace Foundation Member #2
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Chaplain
The Peacemaker
Doc Runyan
Sarge Goes to College
Professor
The Falcon in Mexico
Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
The Power of God
Mr. Gilder
Undercurrent
Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
Ed Peterson (uncredited)
River Gang
Reporter
Three Secrets
Man With Dog (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
Body and Soul
Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
Always Together
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
Greek Professor (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
Clerk (Uncredited)
The Seventh Victim
Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Technician (Uncredited)
The Miami Story
Strange Confession
Lady in the Lake
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Coroner (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Magistrate (uncredited)
Four Faces West
Station Agent (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
Brother Gregory (uncredited)
Heavenly Days
Well-Wisher
Florida Special
(uncredited)
Mississippi Rhythm
Townsman (uncredited)
Stagecoach Express
Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Brown
Tall in the Saddle
Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
Possessed
Waiter (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
Plane Passenger (uncredited)