Chuck Hamilton

Biography

Career Overview

Chuck Hamilton has 232 screen credits in a career dating back to 1929. Their work spans 20 cinematic universes — most prominently The Spider Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include So You Want a Model Railroad, Flat Feat, The Shadow. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

232

Birth Date

1903-12-09 00:00:00

Birth Place

Vallejo, California, USA

Known For

• So You Want a Model Railroad
• 

  Flat Feat
• 

  The Shadow
• 

  Romance Road
• 

  Waiting in the Lurch
• 

  A Thrill for Thelma

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 20 universes

• The Spider Collection (2 titles)
• Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection (2 titles)
• Sabrina Series (1 titles)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters (1 titles)
• The Durango Kid Collection (1 titles)
• Jungle Jim Collection (1 titles)
• Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection (1 titles)
• Dick Tracy Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Symona Boniface (3 collaborations)
• Cy Schindell (2 collaborations)
• Gordon Hart (2 collaborations)
• George O'Hanlon (1 collaborations)
• Arthur Q. Bryan (1 collaborations)
• Jane Frazee (1 collaborations)
• Shep Houghton (1 collaborations)
• Rudy Lee (1 collaborations)
• Anne O'Neal (1 collaborations)
• Ted Stanhope (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (203 credits)

  • Calhoun

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Seven Days in May

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Twilight of Honor

    Juror (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Lonely are the Brave

    Bar Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Truck-Driving Hood (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Home from the Hill

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Alias Jesse James

    Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Ride a Crooked Trail

    Tom Wheelwright (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Big Country

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Man from God's Country

    Juror (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Tin Star

    Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Chicago Confidential

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Midnight Story

    Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Tattered Dress

    Juror (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Written on the Wind

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Inside Detroit

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • So You Want a Model Railroad

    Moving Man

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Cult of the Cobra

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Country Girl

    Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Black Shield of Falworth

    Court Observer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Sabrina

    Gardener-Caretaker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Far Country

    Miner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Golden Blade

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Man from the Alamo

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Black Castle

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Duel at Silver Creek

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Son of Ali Baba

    Caliph's Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Flesh and Fury

    Fight Fan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Sailor Beware

    Doorman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Flaming Feather

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Family Secret

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Rhubarb

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Flying Leathernecks

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • His Kind of Woman

    Seaman / Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Big Gusher

    Police Turnkey

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Sirocco

    Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Enforcer

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Frenchie

    Saloon Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Fuller Brush Girl

    Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Sunset Boulevard

    Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

    Thug (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Convicted

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • So Young, So Bad

    Police Radio Dispatcher (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Buccaneer's Girl

    Pirate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Threat

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Easy Living

    Assistant Coach (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Red Light

    Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Waiting in the Lurch

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Take One False Step

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • South of Death Valley

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Sorrowful Jones

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Doolins of Oklahoma

    Marshal (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Johnny Allegro

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Johnny Stool Pigeon

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Champion

    Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Knock on Any Door

    Bailiff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Shockproof

    Policeman (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Joan of Arc

    Jean de Honeycourt

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Jungle Jim

    Devil Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Flat Feat

    Officer Sweeney

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Fuller Brush Man

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • I, Jane Doe

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Big Clock

    Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Black Arrow

    Forrester (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Here Comes Trouble

    Hood at Burlesque House (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Naked City

    Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • It Had to Be You

    Prizefight Fan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Last Round-up

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Perils of Pauline

    Policeman at Switchboard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Sea of Grass

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Devil Thumbs a Ride

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Crack-Up

    Man in Ticket Line (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Last Crooked Mile

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Black Angel

    Pedestrian (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Valley of the Zombies

    Officer Joe - The Driver

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Badman's Territory

    Indian (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Dark Corner

    Man at Hit and Run Attempt (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Scarlet Street

    Chauffeur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Over 21

    Lieutenant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Incendiary Blonde

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Dillinger

    Armored Car Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Escape in the Fog

    Hotel Cumberland Doorman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Belle of the Yukon

    Saloon Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Missing Juror

    Bailiff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Weird Woman

    The Carpenter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Racket Man

    Barracks Sgt. Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Northern Pursuit

    Bailiff at Winnipeg Trial (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • So Proudly We Hail

    Soldier on Transport Ship (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Mr. Lucky

    Stevedore (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Who Done It?

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Glass Key

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Secret Code

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Wife Takes a Flyer

    German Officer

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • This Gun for Hire

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Bosco (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Cadets on Parade

    Cop

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Over My Dead Body

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Pacific Blackout

    Air Raid Warden

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

    Tear Gas Cop

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Dangerously They Live

    Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Among the Living

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Our Wife

    Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Hold That Ghost

    Police Car Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Son of Davy Crockett

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Spider Returns

    Henchman Gunther

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Pot o' Gold

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    Cop

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    Policeman at Breedon's House

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Mad Doctor

    Police Officer at Train Station (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Texas Rangers Ride Again

    Truck Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Son of Monte Cristo

    Guard (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Mystery Sea Raider

    Man on Wharf

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Green Archer

    Kardak

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • North West Mounted Police

    Indian

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Girls of the Road

    Hobo in Boxcar (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Deadwood Dick

    Railroad Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Winners of the West

    Indian Raider

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • A Fugitive from Justice

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Island of Doomed Men

    Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Men Without Souls

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Johnny Apollo

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • King of the Lumberjacks

    Lumberjack in Dominic's Office

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Terry and the Pirates

    Henchman Hayes

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • It All Came True

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • And One Was Beautiful

    Courtroom Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Free, Blonde and 21

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Charlie Chan in Panama

    Dance Extra

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Fighting 69th

    Soldier Watching Fight (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Green Hornet

    Radio Car Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Shadow

    Henchman Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Gone with the Wind

    Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Entrance Guard

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Smashing the Money Ring

    Sentry Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Each Dawn I Die

    Court Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Man They Could Not Hang

    Juror (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Coast Guard

    Seaman in Rescue Boat (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Charlie Chan in Reno

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mandrake the Magician

    Bank Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Union Pacific

    Card Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Let Us Live

    Bailiff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Money to Loan

    Policeman in District Attorney's Office

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Ice Follies of 1939

    Policeman at Preview (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Smashing the Spy Ring

    Fireman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Next Time I Marry

    Cop Passenger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Juvenile Court

    Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • You Can't Take It with You

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Professor Beware

    Cop

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Men with Wings

    Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Fast Company

    Police Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • They're Always Caught

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • One Wild Night

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Joy of Living

    Court Bailiff (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Law of the Underworld

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Go Chase Yourself

    Policeman in Chief's Office (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    Male Nurse in Sanitarium (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Start Cheering

    Assistant Coach

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Romance Road

    Trapper at Fight (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • She Had to Eat

    Police Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Great Gambini

    Cop

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Tex

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • A Star Is Born

    Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Night Key

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • That Man's Here Again

    Officer Leaving Bureau

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Great O'Malley

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • You Only Live Once

    Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Case of the Black Cat

    Bailiff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Wedding Present

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Roaming Lady

    Hardboiled Mechanic

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Big Brown Eyes

    Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    Policeman (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Don't Gamble with Love

    Detective

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Modern Times

    Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • You May Be Next!

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Charlie Chan's Secret

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • A Thrill for Thelma

    Police Car Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • A Night at the Opera

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Here Comes Cookie

    Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Gilded Lily

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Hoopla

    Side Show Troublemaker

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Lady for a Day

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Mary Stevens, M.D.

    Fireman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hello, Sister!

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Me and My Gal

    Dock Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Skyscraper Souls

    Policeman (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Trial of Vivienne Ware

    Court Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Three Who Loved

    Dock Employee

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Laugh and Get Rich

    Poker Game Kibitzer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Numbered Men

    Convict (extra)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Be Yourself!

    Club Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Strange Cargo

    Boatswain

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Weary River

    Prison Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929

• crew (29 credits)

  • The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

    stunts

    crew
    1953
  • Flying Disc Man from Mars

    stunts

    crew
    1950
  • Easy Living

    stunts

    crew
    1949
  • Superman

    stunts

    crew
    1948
  • Black Angel

    stunts

    crew
    1946
  • Lost City of the Jungle

    stunts

    crew
    1946
  • The Dark Corner

    stunts

    crew
    1946
  • The Master Key

    stunts

    crew
    1945
  • The Whistler

    stunts

    crew
    1944
  • The Chance of a Lifetime

    stunts

    crew
    1943
  • The Valley of Vanishing Men

    stunts

    crew
    1942
  • Reap the Wild Wind

    stunts

    crew
    1942
  • The Iron Claw

    stunts

    crew
    1941
  • The Son of Monte Cristo

    stunts

    crew
    1940
  • North West Mounted Police

    stunts

    crew
    1940
  • Winners of the West

    stunts

    crew
    1940
  • Mandrake the Magician

    stunts

    crew
    1939
  • The Spider's Web

    stunts

    crew
    1938
  • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    stunts

    crew
    1938
  • Penitentiary

    stunts

    crew
    1938
  • Romance Road

    stunts

    crew
    1938
  • Man-Proof

    stunts

    crew
    1938
  • Murder in Greenwich Village

    stunts

    crew
    1937
  • You Only Live Once

    stunts

    crew
    1937
  • Alibi for Murder

    stunts

    crew
    1936
  • Big Brown Eyes

    stunts

    crew
    1936
  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    stunts

    crew
    1936
  • Hoopla

    stunts

    crew
    1933
  • The Trial of Vivienne Ware

    stunts

    crew
    1932