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Wheaton Chambers (1887-1958) was an American actor during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Prolific, he appeared in over 200 films and television series during his career. ==Life and career== Chambers was born on October 13, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chambers made his film debut in the small role of a servant in the 1935 film ''The Florentine Dagger''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Florentine Dagger: Detail View )〕 Over the next 23 years he would appear in almost 150 feature films.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Wheaton Chambers: Filmography )〕 Some of his more notable roles include: as Dr. Allen in ''Marshal of Laredo'' (1945), one of the series of ''Red Ryder'' films;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Marshal of Laredo: Detail View )〕 as Lewis Havener in the 1946 fantasy-horror film ''The Flying Serpent'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Flying Serpent: Detail View )〕 as Jasper Braydon in ''Stagecoach to Denver'', a 1946 western directed by R. G. Springsteen;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Stagecoach to Denver: Detail View )〕 as Doctor William R. James in the 1951 film noir ''The Prowler'', starring Van Heflin;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Prowler: Detail View )〕 as Sam Wilkins in the 1952 western ''Wagons West'', starring Rod Cameron;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Wagons West: Detail View )〕 and as Doc Runyon in the western ''The Peacemaker'' (1956).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Peacemaker: Detail View )〕 Other notable films in which Chambers appeared include: the 1936 biopic, ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'', starring Paul Muni;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Story of Louis Pasteur: Detail View )〕 as a lawyer in Cecil B. DeMille's ''Reap the Wild Wind'' (1942), starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Reap the Wild Wind: Detail View )〕 as a reporter in the 1943 version of the classic, ''Phantom of the Opera'', starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, and Claude Rains;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Phantom of the Opera: Detail View )〕 in the Abbott and Costello comedy, ''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Abbott and Costello in Hollywood: Detail View )〕 Michael Curtiz' 1945 classic, ''Mildred Pierce'', starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mildred Pierce: Detail View )〕 in the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, ''State Fair'' (1945), starring Jeanne Crain and Dana Andrews;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=State Fair: Detail View )〕 the 1945 romantic comedy ''Lover Come Back'', starring George Brent and Lucille Ball;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Lover Come Back: Detail View )〕 Curtiz' 1946 biopic about Cole Porter, ''Night and Day'', starring Cary Grant and Alexis Smith;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Night and Day: Detail View )〕 the classic film noir ''Lady in the Lake'' (1947), starring and directed by Robert Montgomery;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Lady in the Lake: Detail View )〕 the 1948 classic version of ''The Three Musketeers'', starring Gene Kelly, Lana Turner and June Allyson;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Three Musketeers: Detail View )〕 the 1949 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical ''The Barkleys of Broadway'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Barkleys of Broadway: Detail View )〕 DeMille's 1950 epic, ''Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Samson and Delilah: Detail View )〕 the science fiction classic, ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (1951), starring Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Day the Earth Stood Still: Detail View )〕 Elia Kazan's classic ''East of Eden'', starring Julie Harris, James Dean (in his first major screen role), and Raymond Massey;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=East of Eden: Detail View )〕 and the 1956 classic western ''The Fastest Gun Alive'', starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain and Broderick Crawford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Fastest Gun Alive: Detail View )〕 In addition to his feature film work, Chambers also appeared in several film shorts, and film serials. The serials in which he appeared include: as Dr. Humphrey in ''Drums of Fu Manchu'' (1940);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 as Boswell in ''Adventures of Red Ryder'' (1940),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 as Professor Benjamin in ''The Purple Monster Strikes'' (1945);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 as Wilson in ''The Crimson Ghost'' (1946);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 and in the featured role of Caleb Baldwin in ''Son of Zorro'' (1947).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 Chambers' debut on the small screen was in the featured role of Father Batista in the eighth episode of the classic television western, ''The Lone Ranger'', in 1949.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 Other television shows he appeared on include: two episodes of ''The Roy Rogers Show'' in 1952, in different roles;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 as a member of the Kryptonian council on the first episode of ''Adventures of Superman'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 on two episodes (in different roles) of ''Hopalong Cassidy'' in 1952-53;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 as Mr. Kennedy in a 1954 episode of ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 and a 1957 of the crime drama, ''Dragnet''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 Chambers' last performance was in a small role in the 1958 film, ''Gunman's Walk'', starring Van Heflin and Tab Hunter. Chambers had worked on the film in December 1957, and it was released in July, 1958, six months after his death on January 31, 1958.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Gunman's Walk: Detail View )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wheaton Chambers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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