
Wheaton Chambers
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.
Known for

The Lone Ranger
1949

The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951

East of Eden
1955

Boston Blackie
1951

Crossroads
1955

His Girl Friday
1940

Foreign Correspondent
1940

Mildred Pierce
1945

All the King's Men
1949

The Pirate
1948

Tall in the Saddle
1944

Romance on the High Seas
1948

Phantom of the Opera
1943

The Three Musketeers
1948

The Duel at Silver Creek
1952

Monsieur Verdoux
1947

Union Pacific
1939

The Prowler
1951

Undercurrent
1946

Possessed
1947

The Sea of Grass
1947

The Seventh Victim
1943

The Baron of Arizona
1950

The Fighting Seabees
1944