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Moon Over Miami (1941) -- Two women who travel to Florida searching for a rich husband meet several eligible bachelors along the way, some with money and some without. Will love conquer all or will greed triumph over romance?

Our Town (1940) -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938) -- Oliver Boggs, a typical office drone, with no success in sight, who can spout statistics about anything and everything...

The Loudspeaker (1934) -- A young man from a small town hits New York City, bound and determined to become a radio star. Amazingly, he achieves his ambition, but in the process alienates everyone around him with his arrogance and egomania.

Let's Sing Again (1936) -- An orphan (Eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York

Overview

Date of Birth:

25 March 1875, Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

25 January 1943, Hollywood, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Spencer Charters was a burly, moon faced man who got his start in the... more

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Filmography

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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (uncredited) .... Marriage License Clerk
... aka Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (USA: complete title)
Slightly Dangerous (1943) (uncredited) .... Claudius Swade - Owner of Motel
Silver Queen (1942) .... Doc Stonebraker
Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) .... Sheriff
... aka The Cat's Claw Murder Mystery (USA: reissue title)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) (uncredited) .... Mr. Larsen
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) .... Judge Ben Holt
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) (uncredited) .... Judge Fred Horgan
Juke Girl (1942) .... Mr. Keeno, Gas Station Owner
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (uncredited) .... Colony Opera House stage manager
Dr. Broadway (1942) .... Oscar Titus
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) .... Cheevers Snow
... aka Unforgotten Crime (USA: TV title)
The Night Before the Divorce (1942) .... Small Town Judge
The Remarkable Andrew (1942) .... Dr. Clarence Upjohn
Right to the Heart (1942) .... Jonah
Pacific Blackout (1941) .... Cornelius (garage night watchman)
Bedtime Story (1941) (uncredited) .... Gas Station Attendant
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941) .... Judge White
Glamour Boy (1941) (uncredited) .... Hillbilly gas station attendant
... aka Hearts in Springtime (UK)
Look Who's Laughing (1941) .... Hotel Manager
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) (uncredited) .... Station master
Man at Large (1941) .... Mr. Gallon
Hold That Ghost (1941) (scenes deleted) .... Storekeeper
... aka Oh, Charlie
Bad Men of Missouri (1941) (uncredited) .... Clem - Harrisonville Jailer
Moon Over Miami (1941) .... Joe, the Postman
The Singing Hill (1941) .... Judge Starrbottle
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) .... Dr. McGuinness
So Ends Our Night (1941) .... Swiss Policeman
Tobacco Road (1941) .... County Clerk
Petticoat Politics (1941) .... Grandpa
High Sierra (1941) .... Ed
Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) (scenes deleted) .... Father
... aka Kitty Foyle (USA: short title)
Santa Fe Trail (1940) .... Cap (conductor)
She Couldn't Say No (1940/II) .... Hank Woodcock
Meet the Missus (1940) .... Grandpa Ed Carson
Friendly Neighbors (1940) .... Bumblebee Hibbs
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) .... Uncle Abner Henderson
Calling All Husbands (1940) (uncredited) .... Station Agent
The Golden Fleecing (1940) .... Justice of the Peace
The Boys from Syracuse (1940) .... Turnkey
Girl from God's Country (1940) .... Dealer
Maryland (1940) .... Judge
Three Faces West (1940) .... Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
... aka The Refugee (UK)
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940) (uncredited) .... Hotel Guest
Our Town (1940) .... Const. Bill Warren
Alias the Deacon (1940) .... Sheriff Yates
... aka The Hillbilly Deacon
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) (uncredited) .... Henry Quinn - Justice of the Peace
Virginia City (1940) (uncredited) .... Sazerac Saloon bartender
He Married His Wife (1940) (uncredited) .... Mayor
Remember the Night (1940) .... Judge at Rummage Sale
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) .... Court Clerk
Two Thoroughbreds (1939) .... Doc Purdy
The Covered Trailer (1939) .... Sheriff
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) .... Innkeeper
No Place to Go (1939) (uncredited) .... Old soldier
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) (uncredited) .... F.W. Jennson, Jailer
The Under-Pup (1939) .... Druggist
In Name Only (1939) .... Fred, the Gardener
Second Fiddle (1939) .... Joe Clayton
... aka Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle
Unexpected Father (1939) .... Magistrate
... aka Sandy Takes a Bow
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) .... Judge Herbert A. Bell
Exile Express (1939) .... Justice of the Peace Henry P. Smith
They Asked for It (1939) .... Chief Lawson
Unmarried (1939) (uncredited) .... Judge
Hotel Imperial (1939) .... Visoff
Women in the Wind (1939) .... Farmer Henry Dickens
The Kid from Texas (1939) (uncredited) .... Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
The Flying Irishman (1939) (uncredited) .... Mr. Smedley
The Lady and the Mob (1939) (uncredited) .... Flanagan - Bank Guard
Dodge City (1939) (uncredited) .... Reverend
They Made Her a Spy (1939) .... Lucius 'Paul' Wilkins
I'm from Missouri (1939) .... Charley Shook, Mule Breeder
Inside Story (1939) .... Uncle Ben Perkins
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) .... Angus Dibble
Woman Doctor (1939) .... Veterinarian
St. Louis Blues (1939) (uncredited) .... Judge
Boy Trouble (1939) .... Grocer Bradley
Jesse James (1939) .... Minister
Topper Takes a Trip (1938) .... Judge Wilson
The Law West of Tombstone (1938) (uncredited) .... El Paso Judge Tom Moseby
Strange Faces (1938) .... Mason City Sheriff
Spring Madness (1938) (uncredited) .... Police Chief
Five of a Kind (1938) .... Rev. Matthew Brand
Stablemates (1938) (uncredited) .... Choirmaster
Breaking the Ice (1938) .... Farmer Smith
Valley of the Giants (1938) (uncredited) .... Fireman #1
The Road to Reno (1938) .... The Judge
... aka The Ranger and the Lady (USA: reissue title)
Mr. Chump (1938) .... Mr. Koeper
... aka Mister Chump
Four's a Crowd (1938) (uncredited) .... Charlie, the Clinic Watchman
The Texans (1938) (uncredited) .... Chairman
Professor Beware (1938) (uncredited) .... Sheriff Henry Sweatt
Three Blind Mice (1938) .... Hendricks
One Wild Night (1938) .... Lem Halliday
Three Comrades (1938) (uncredited) .... Herr Schultz (Car Sale)
Crime School (1938) .... Old Doctor, Morgan's Brother-In-Law
Vivacious Lady (1938) (uncredited) .... Man Shaving on Train
Joy of Living (1938) .... Magistrate
Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938) .... Angus Tubbs
Forbidden Valley (1938) .... Dr. Scudd
The Jury's Secret (1938) (uncredited) .... Old Man
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) (uncredited) .... Rufus Odlum
Wells Fargo (1937) (uncredited) .... Jethro (an old Confederate)
Lady Behave! (1937) .... Innkeeper
Checkers (1937) .... Zeb
Big Town Girl (1937) .... Isaiah Wickenback
The Hurricane (1937) (uncredited) .... Judge
The Perfect Specimen (1937) (uncredited) .... Stationmaster
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) .... Uncle
Danger-Love at Work (1937) .... Hick
Behind the Mike (1937) .... Pete Jones
Back in Circulation (1937) .... Plattstown Sheriff
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) (uncredited) .... Railroad porter
Make a Wish (1937) .... Station Agent
She Had to Eat (1937) (uncredited) .... Alf Franklin
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) (uncredited) .... Usher
Ever Since Eve (1937) (uncredited) .... Mike Monteray Tavern Porter
Married Before Breakfast (1937) (uncredited) .... Fireman
... aka Married by Noon
Mountain Music (1937) .... Justice of the Peace Sharody
Fifty Roads to Town (1937) .... George Hession
... aka Fifty Races to Town
Pick a Star (1937) .... Judge
... aka Movie Struck (USA: reissue title)
Venus Makes Trouble (1937) .... Joel Willard
Girl Loves Boy (1937) .... Rufus Boggs
Waikiki Wedding (1937) (uncredited) .... Frame
They Wanted to Marry (1937) (uncredited) .... Police Turnkey
Dangerous Number (1937) .... Jeffers Gass, Justice of the Peace
The Mighty Treve (1937) .... Watling
In Old Chicago (1937) .... Beavers
Lady from Nowhere (1936) .... Gramp
Career Woman (1936) .... Coroner McInery
Banjo on My Knee (1936) .... Judge Tope
Four Days' Wonder (1936) .... Gilroy
Fugitive in the Sky (1936) .... Henry Staeger
Libeled Lady (1936) .... Magistrate
All American Chump (1936) .... Abiah Smith
... aka The Country Bumpkin (UK)
The Texas Rangers (1936) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
Postal Inspector (1936) .... Grumpy
Back to Nature (1936) (uncredited) .... Deputy Sheriff Putney
My American Wife (1936) (uncredited) .... Engineer
36 Hours to Kill (1936) (uncredited) .... Mr. Hutchins
... aka Thirty-six Hours to Live
Spendthrift (1936) .... Col. Barnaby
The Bride Walks Out (1936) (uncredited) .... Marriage bureau justice of the peace
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) (uncredited) .... Dr. Bunting, Coroner
Let's Sing Again (1936) (uncredited)
The Mine with the Iron Door (1936) .... Thad Hill
F-Man (1936) .... Sheriff Hank 'One Gun' Groder
The Harvester (1936) .... Stubby Pratt
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) (uncredited) .... Mal - Station Agent
Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) .... Warden Sylvester Mahoney
The Moon's Our Home (1936) .... Abner Simpson
Till We Meet Again (1936) .... Herr Hoffer
Colleen (1936) (uncredited) .... Doctor Frothingham
Boulder Dam (1936) (uncredited) .... First Sheriff
The Farmer in the Dell (1936) .... Milkman
Love on a Bet (1936) .... Plaza Ritz Hotel Owner
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) .... Watchman
Don't Get Personal (1936) .... Mr. Van Ranesoleer
In Person (1935) .... Parson Calverton Lunk
The Great American Pie Company (1935) (uncredited) .... Phineas Doolittle
1,000 Dollars a Minute (1935) (uncredited) .... Stevens
... aka 1,000 a Minute (USA: review title)
The Goose and the Gander (1935) .... Detective 'Wink' Winkelsteinberger
The Gay Deception (1935) (uncredited) .... Mr. Mercer - Banker
Welcome Home (1935) .... Constable Mulhausen
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) .... Doc
The Raven (1935) .... Geoffrey (Credits)/Col. Bertram Grant
Stranded (1935) .... Boatman
Alibi Ike (1935) .... Minister
Whispering Smith Speaks (1935) .... Cal Stone
Eight Bells (1935) .... Walker
Star of Midnight (1935) (uncredited) .... Hotel Doorman
The Nut Farm (1935) .... Sliscomb, the Landlord
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) .... Chief Britt
Romance in Manhattan (1935) (uncredited) .... Marriage License Clerk
The Secret Bride (1934) (uncredited) .... Diner 2
... aka Concealment
The Ghost Walks (1934) .... Guard
It's a Gift (1934) .... Gate Guard
The Firebird (1934) .... Max Bauer, the Porter
The St. Louis Kid (1934) .... 'Pop' Messeldopp, the Jailer
... aka A Perfect Week-End (UK)
... aka A Weekend Perfect
Wake Up and Dream (1934) .... Earl Craft
Caravan (1934/I) (uncredited) .... Flunkey
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) .... Sam Evans
Southern Style (1934)
Million Dollar Ransom (1934) (uncredited) .... Pop
Blind Date (1934) .... Pa (Charlie) Taylor
... aka Her Sacrifice
The Circus Clown (1934) .... Kingsley
Half a Sinner (1934) .... Noel Cunningham
... aka Alias the Deacon (USA: alternative title)
The Loudspeaker (1934) .... Burroughs
... aka The Radio Star (UK)
Success at Any Price (1934) (uncredited) .... Crawford - Architect
Wonder Bar (1934) .... Pete
Fashions of 1934 (1934) .... Man Removing Telephone
... aka Fashions (USA: TV title)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) .... Clark
Mr. Skitch (1933) (uncredited) .... Mr. Umpchay
Lady Killer (1933) (uncredited) .... Los Angeles Cop
From Headquarters (1933) (uncredited) .... Teletype man
Female (1933) .... Tom, a Doorman
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) (uncredited) .... Police Sgt. Snitkin
Gambling Ship (1933) .... Detective
Song of the Eagle (1933) (uncredited) .... Detective 'Bright Eyes'
... aka The Beer Baron
So This Is Africa (1933) .... Doctor
Gabriel Over the White House (1933) (uncredited) .... Vice President
Broadway Bad (1933) (uncredited) .... Lew Gordon
... aka Her Reputation (UK)
The Match King (1932) .... Oscar
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) (uncredited) .... Det. Daniels
Central Park (1932) (uncredited) .... Police Sergeant Riley
Three on a Match (1932) (uncredited) .... Street Cleaner
The Crooked Circle (1932) .... Kinny
Hold 'Em Jail (1932) .... Govenor
Two Against the World (1932) (uncredited) .... John Mulligan, doorman
Movie Crazy (1932) .... J.L. O'Brien
Jewel Robbery (1932) .... Johann Christian Lenz, Nightwatchman
The Tenderfoot (1932) .... Oscar
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) (uncredited) .... Fire Chief
The Heart of New York (1932) (uncredited) .... The Doorman
Union Depot (1932) (uncredited) .... Police Officer Bert Brady
... aka Gentleman for a Day (UK)
Palmy Days (1931) .... Mr. Clark
Traveling Husbands (1931) .... Joe
Ex-Bad Boy (1931) .... Henry Simmons
... aka His Temporary Affair (UK)
The Front Page (1931) .... Woodenshoes
Lonely Wives (1931) .... Andrews, the Butler
The Bat Whispers (1930) .... The Caretaker
... aka Roland West's The Bat Whispers (USA: complete title)
Whoopee! (1930) .... Jerome Underwood
Dancing Mothers (1926) .... Butter and Egg Man
Janice Meredith (1924) .... Squire Hennion
... aka The Beautiful Rebel
Little Old New York (1923) .... Bunny
April Folly (1920) .... Dobbs
Number 17 (1920)

Soundtrack:

1940s
1930s

Tobacco Road (1941) ("Shall We Gather at the River?")
Blind Date (1934) ("Three Blind Mice" (uncredited))
... aka Her Sacrifice
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) (performer: "Keep On Doing What You're Doing")

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage actor. more

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Crime more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Murder | Male Female Relationship more

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