Cast & creator
Wheaton Chambers
Best known for The Lone Ranger, East of Eden, Boston Blackie
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.
Also known as: James Wheaton Chambers
105
film credits
3
television credits
108
1935–1966 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (108)
Showing 108 of 108 credits
The Lone Ranger
Father Batista
1949
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1955
Boston Blackie
Businessman (uncredited)
1951
Crossroads
R.W. Bergen
1955
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mr. Bleeker
1951
All the King's Men
Senator (uncredited)
1949
The Three Musketeers
1948
His Girl Friday
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1940
Phantom of the Opera
Reporter (uncredited)
1943
Mildred Pierce
Personnel Man (uncredited)
1945
The Pirate
Artist (uncredited)
1948
The Sea of Grass
Dean (uncredited)
1947
Foreign Correspondent
Committeeman (uncredited)
1940
Tall in the Saddle
Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
1944
Union Pacific
Businessman (uncredited)
1939
The Fastest Gun Alive
Jim Drews (uncredited)
1956
Lady in the Lake
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
1946
Monsieur Verdoux
Pharmacist (uncredited)
1947
Body and Soul
Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
1947
The Undercover Man
Parker's Secretary
1949
The Seventh Victim
Missing Girl's Father (Uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine
Mr. Lorraine
1943
Caught
Servant (uncredited)
1949
Romance on the High Seas
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
1948
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Scientist (uncredited)
1940
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dr. Henderson
1941
The Duel at Silver Creek
Doc Hargrove (uncredited)
1952
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Brown
1947
Undercurrent
Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
1946
Law and Order
Mr. Sterling (uncredited)
1953
The Prowler
Doctor James
1951
Two Sisters from Boston
Greek Professor (uncredited)
1946
The Time of Their Lives
Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
1946
The Man Who Found Himself
Man at Train Wreck
1937
The Falcon in Hollywood
Marvin, in Miniatures (uncredited)
1944
Between Midnight and Dawn
Building Superintendent Blake
1950
The Baron of Arizona
Brother Gregory (uncredited)
1950
Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Humphrey
1940
The Secret Fury
Ed Peterson (uncredited)
1950
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Chaplain
1942
Invitation to Happiness
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
The Great Sinner
Priest (uncredited)
1949
Adventures of Red Ryder
Boswell
1940
The Cimarron Kid
Webb Thompson (uncredited)
1952
Christmas Holiday
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1944
Four Faces West
Station Agent (uncredited)
1948
The Magnificent Yankee
Senator (uncredited)
1950
Panhandle
Cabot (uncredited)
1948
Young Man with Ideas
Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)
1952
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Magistrate (uncredited)
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1945
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Vanderbeek (uncredited)
1941
The Fighting Seabees
Navy Observer (uncredited)
1944
Possessed
Waiter (uncredited)
1947
Valley of the Zombies
Coroner (uncredited)
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
Lane
1946
The El Paso Kid
Doctor Hamlin
1946
The Southerner
Store Customer (uncredited)
1945
The Falcon in Mexico
Jarvis the Butler (uncredited)
1944
Three Secrets
Man With Dog (uncredited)
1950
Mr. Wong, Detective
Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
1938
The Unknown Man
Second Bailiff (uncredited)
1951
Not Wanted
Mr. Kelton
1949
Three Daring Daughters
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1948
Walk Softly, Stranger
Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Lost City of the Jungle
Peace Foundation Member #2
1946
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Floorwalker
1942
The Miami Story
1954
Top Gun
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
The Crimson Ghost
Wilson [Ch. 1]
1946
Song of the Drifter
Doctor
1948
On the Old Spanish Trail
Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
1947
Stagecoach to Denver
Jasper Braydon
1946
The Well
Mr. Woody
1951
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Coroner (uncredited)
1958
The Florentine Dagger
Servant (uncredited)
1935
D-Day on Mars
Prof. Benjamin
1966
Sarge Goes to College
Professor
1947
Slaves of Babylon
Cyrus' Foster Father
1953
The Devil Commands
Dr. Sanders
1941
Peggy
Gateman
1950
Stagecoach Express
Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
1942
Son of Zorro
Caleb Baldwin [Chs. 2-3, 5, 9]
1947
Slightly Honorable
Guest (Uncredited)
1939
Geronimo
John A. Rawlins
1939
The Brighton Strangler
Clerk (Uncredited)
1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
Sam Jones (uncredited)
1945
Florida Special
(uncredited)
1936
The Power of God
Mr. Gilder
1942
Big Town
Witness (uncredited)
1946
Strange Confession
1945
Black Hills Express
Dad Southern
1943
Even as IOU
Dr. O.B. Stretrick (uncredited)
1942
Always Together
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1947
Deputy Marshal
Harley Masters
1949
Wagons West
Sam Wilkins
1952
The Flying Serpent
Louis Havener
1946
The Invisible Wall
Conductor (uncredited)
1947
The Peacemaker
Doc Runyan
1956
Heavenly Days
Well-Wisher
1944
Marshal of Laredo
Dr. Allen
1945
Swing Shift Maisie
Technician (Uncredited)
1943
Apology for Murder
Minister
1945
River Gang
Reporter
1945
Gun Talk
Herk - the Barber
1947
Midnight Court
Reporter
1937
The Wild Frontier
Doc Hardy
1947
Mississippi Rhythm
Townsman (uncredited)
1949