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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1881-02-11 (144 years old)

Place of Birth

Geneva, New York, USA

Tom Chatterton

Biography:

From Wikipedia

Tom Chatterton (February 12, 1881 – August 17, 1952) was an American actor.

Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton began his film career in 1913 at the New York Motion Picture Company under director Thomas H. Ince.

Although never a major star, Chatterton had several leading roles in early silent films. He appeared in a large number of westerns and was able to adapt to talkies, allowing him to have a successful career lasting five decades.

He died in Hollywood in 1952 and was interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in his hometown of Geneva.

Known For

Acting

1949

1948

Outlaw Brand as Tom Chadwick
Carson City Raiders as John Davis
Marshal of Amarillo as James Underwood
Heart of Virginia as Dr. Purdy

1947

Something in the Wind as Bronston (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door as Judge (uncredited)
California as Joe (uncredited)

1946

Without Reservations as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Home on the Range as Grizzly Garth
It's a Wonderful Life as Townsman (uncredited)
Conquest of Cheyenne as Rancher Jones
Stagecoach to Denver as Doc Kimball
Alias Billy the Kid as Ed Pearson
The Locket as Art Critic (uncredited)

1945

Lone Texas Ranger as Sheriff Iron Mike Haines
Marshal of Laredo as Reverend Parker
Colorado Pioneers as Father Marion
The Phantom Speaks as Prison Chaplain (Uncredited)

1944

Code of the Prairie as Bat Matson
Tucson Raiders as Judge James Wayne
Cheyenne Wildcat as Jason Hopkins
Zorro's Black Whip as Crescent City Councilman

1943

Drums of Fu Manchu as Prof. Randolph
Santa Fe Scouts as Neil Morgan

1942

Raiders of the Range as 'Doc' Higgins
Overland Mail as Tom Gilbert

1941

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail as Captain Sheldon
Desert Bandit as Texas Ranger Captain Banning
Honky Tonk as Townsman

1940

Drums of Fu Manchu as Prof. Randolph
Pony Post as Major Goodwin
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
Son of Roaring Dan as Stuart Manning
The Trail Blazers as Major R.C. Kelton
Black Diamonds as Dr. Lukas

1939

The Big Guy as Doctor (uncredited)
The Monroe Doctrine as John Randolph
Arizona Legion as Commissioner Teagle
The Oklahoma Kid as Homesteader (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Announcer (uncredited)
Dodge City as Passenger (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat as Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights as Richard Henry Lee

1938

Hawk of the Wilderness as Doctor Edward Munro
Under Western Stars as Congressman Edward H. Marlowe
Smashing the Rackets as Grand Juryman
Kentucky as Man at Race Track
The Declaration of Independence as Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

1937

It Happened in Hollywood as Bank Manager
Sandflow as Sheriff

1936

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek as Sheriff Blaine

1920

The Gilded Dream as Jasper Halroyd
Her Husband's Friend as Princeton Hadley

1917

Whither Thou Goest as Tom Van Wye

1916

A Soul Enslaved as Richard Newton

1915

When the Tide Came In as Glenn Morey
The Secret of the Submarine as Lt. Jarvis Hope
Over Secret Wires as Amos Dyer
On the Night Stage as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)

1914

His Hour of Manhood as Jim Dawson
Jim Cameron's Wife as Jim Cameron

1913

Silent Heroes as Burton

Directing

1916

The Quagmire as Director

1915

Over Secret Wires as Director

1914

Jim Cameron's Wife as Director

Writing

1914