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