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Tom Chatterton

Date of birth: 1881-02-11

Place of birth: Geneva, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

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.

Movie Credits

Drums of Fu Manchu
1.9

Drums of Fu Manchu

1943-11-27

Feature version of the 1940 Republic serial, about Fu Manchu's attempt to conquer Asia.

Drums of Fu Manchu
3

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940-03-15

The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a

Something in the Wind
3.1

Something in the Wind

1947-07-21

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt,

Without Reservations
3.1

Without Reservations

1946-05-13

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train

His Hour of Manhood
0

His Hour of Manhood

1914-07-02

Pete Larson is a brute whose battered wife, Anne, finally finds courage to leave. The woman gets los

Jim Cameron's Wife
0

Jim Cameron's Wife

1914-07-23

Jim Cameron becomes desperate at his failure to get work, and resolves to hold up the stage in order

Sudden Bill Dorn
0

Sudden Bill Dorn

1937-12-01

Bundy has found gold on the Kent ranch but directs everyone to Ghost Town as he tries to take over t

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
3

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

1936-12-01

A man impersonates his double to clear himself of a murder conviction.

When the Tide Came In
0

When the Tide Came In

1915-07-30

Nina, a poor fisher girl, whose parents have been lost at sea, finds her one joy in life in the love

The Big Guy
0

The Big Guy

1939-12-22

A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death pe

The Monroe Doctrine
3.4

The Monroe Doctrine

1939-10-14

The story of President Monroe's response to attempts by Spain to interfere in South America.

Secret Beyond the Door
3.2

Secret Beyond the Door

1947-12-24

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly

The Wyoming Bandit
2

The Wyoming Bandit

1949-07-15

Wyoming Dan (Trevor Bardette) returns home after 20 years evading the law for a crime he didn't comm

Highway 13
2.8

Highway 13

1948-12-28

Hank Wilson is a driver for a truck for a big transportation company which is in financial straits.

Code of the Prairie
0

Code of the Prairie

1944-10-06

Just after the Oklahoma Panhandle was annexed into the united states an ex-lawman turned newspaper m

Silent Heroes
2.5

Silent Heroes

1913-09-23

Tom Chatterton is called a coward because he will not enlist in the Home Guard during the Civil War

Sheriff of Redwood Valley
2

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

1946-03-29

Redwood Valley residents raise $50,000 for blasting a mountain tunnel to bring a new railroad there.

Marshal of Reno
3.5

Marshal of Reno

1944-07-02

One of two towns will be selected to be the County Seat and Editor Palmer has a gang working to make

Tucson Raiders
0

Tucson Raiders

1944-05-14

In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then

Hawk of the Wilderness
3.5

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938-12-03

An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy

Pony Post
0

Pony Post

1940-12-01

Atkins is the boss of one of the Pony Express relay stations. He has been causing trouble and is rep

Under Western Stars
2.8

Under Western Stars

1938-04-20

In his starring debut, Roy gets elected to Congress in order to bring water to the ranchers in his d

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
0

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

1941-09-10

The Cherokee Strip is off limits to the Rangers, so that is where badman Lemar operates from. When t

The Secret of the Submarine
0

The Secret of the Submarine

1916-05-22

An American adventure film serial comprised of fifteen episodes of two reels (24 min) each. All cha

A Fight to the Finish
0.5

A Fight to the Finish

1937-06-30

A feud between taxicab companies forms the basis of this drama. The trouble begins when the hero is

Over Secret Wires
0

Over Secret Wires

1915-08-13

Amos Dyer receives word from Washington that there are wireless messages being transmitted from a po

Lone Texas Ranger
3

Lone Texas Ranger

1945-05-20

"Iron Mike" Haines (Tom Chatterton), a crooked sheriff, and "Hands" Weber (Roy Barcroft), the town b

Outlaw Brand
0

Outlaw Brand

1948-10-24

Jimmy and his pal Cannonball are hired by a rancher and horse breeder to capture Midnight, a wild st

It Happened in Hollywood
3

It Happened in Hollywood

1937-09-07

A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.

Smashing the Rackets
2.8

Smashing the Rackets

1938-08-08

Jim 'Socker' Conway, former boxer and FBI hero, is maneuvered for political reasons into a do-nothin

Arizona Legion
2.5

Arizona Legion

1939-01-20

A federal agent infiltrates an outlaw band that's taken over a western town.

The Oklahoma Kid
3

The Oklahoma Kid

1939-03-11

McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
3.5

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939-03-29

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures la

Dodge City
3.5

Dodge City

1939-04-08

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a r

Thunder Afloat
3

Thunder Afloat

1939-09-15

A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.

Kentucky
2.9

Kentucky

1938-12-30

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby

Home on the Range
0

Home on the Range

1946-04-18

Two brothers settle a wilderness, one builds the largest cattle ranch in the state while the other c

It's a Wonderful Life
4.2

It's a Wonderful Life

1946-12-20

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people

Santa Fe Scouts
0

Santa Fe Scouts

1943-04-15

This late entry in Republic's long-running "Three Mesquiteers" series stars Bob Steele, Tom Tyler an

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
3.4

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940-02-22

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lin

On the Night Stage
2.2

On the Night Stage

1915-04-15

A stagecoach robber falls in love with a saloon girl. However, she falls for a pastor, who converts

Whither Thou Goest
0

Whither Thou Goest

1917-06-05

Donald marries Maizie in order to save his brother. The couple go to Arizona where their love ripens

Raiders of the Range
0

Raiders of the Range

1942-03-18

Daggett is out to stop the completion of an oil well. He cheats Foster at poker and then forces him

Son of Roaring Dan
0

Son of Roaring Dan

1940-07-25

In this exciting western, Roaring Dan is the meanest old cuss around. He and his "son" are constantl

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
2.9

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940-03-03

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship

Marshal of Laredo
0

Marshal of Laredo

1945-10-06

Substituting for Allan Lane, who'd been called away to active military service, Bill Elliot stars in

Cheyenne Wildcat
2

Cheyenne Wildcat

1944-09-30

Bill Elliot is back as Red Ryder in Cheyenne Wildcat. Also back are Ryder's perennial cohorts Little

Colorado Pioneers
0

Colorado Pioneers

1945-11-14

An interesting entry in Republic Pictures' long-running "Red Ryder" B-Western series, this film is n

Stagecoach to Denver
2.9

Stagecoach to Denver

1946-12-23

Lambert has the stagecoach wrecked killing the Commissioner so his phony replacement can alter Coons

Conquest of Cheyenne
0

Conquest of Cheyenne

1946-07-29

Red Ryder and his comical sidekick take on a new batch of bad-guys in this western, the 16th in the

The Trail Blazers
0

The Trail Blazers

1940-11-11

The Mesquiteers try to help their friend build a telegraph system, despite a local newspaper editor'

Overland Mail
0

Overland Mail

1942-09-22

Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep be

Desert Bandit
0

Desert Bandit

1941-05-24

Bantam-weight western star Don "Red" Barry certainly deserved his designation as "The Cowboy Cagney"

Zorro's Black Whip
2.6

Zorro's Black Whip

1944-11-16

Pretty Girl Barbara Mededith takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes

Alias Billy the Kid
2.5

Alias Billy the Kid

1946-04-16

Texas Ranger Sunset Carson is given the mission of tracking down the notorious Marshall gang. Uncove

Carson City Raiders
0

Carson City Raiders

1948-05-13

Carson City Raiders is a western film directed by Yakima Canutt in 1948. Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) wan

Marshal of Amarillo
0

Marshal of Amarillo

1948-07-15

Nugget, Underwood and Short walk to the Half-Way House after the driver purposely wrecks the stage.

Honky Tonk
3.2

Honky Tonk

1941-10-01

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his

The Power of Fascination
2.5

The Power of Fascination

1915-12-10

A dramatic one-act film that takes place in Mexico. Juanita, who lives on a dilapidated ranch, has t

The Declaration of Independence
3.1

The Declaration of Independence

1938-11-26

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the d

The Bill of Rights
3

The Bill of Rights

1939-08-19

This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American

The Gilded Dream
0

The Gilded Dream

1920-10-31

Leona Williard works in a millinery shop in a small town while dreaming of going to New York and mar

The Phantom Speaks
2.7

The Phantom Speaks

1945-04-13

The spirit of an executed murderer enters the body of a physician, and forces him to do its bidding-

California
3.4

California

1947-02-21

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but

Sandflow
0

Sandflow

1937-02-14

Director Leslie Selander exhibits the sure-handed expertise that would endear him to latter-day west

A Soul Enslaved
1

A Soul Enslaved

1916-01-24

Tired of poverty, Jane finally accepts the advances of Ambrose, the wealthy owner of the factory in

Heart of Virginia
0

Heart of Virginia

1948-04-25

Jimmy Easter is a jockey who gets shook up when he is responsible for the death of a fellow rider du

Black Diamonds
0

Black Diamonds

1940-07-16

A reporter on a visit to his hometown hears of dangerous conditions at the local coal mine, and proc

The Locket
3.2

The Locket

1946-12-20

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

Her Husband's Friend
0.5

Her Husband's Friend

1920-11-14

Princeton Hadley feels obligated to pay alimony to Judith, the widow of his deceased friend Billy We

Would You Forgive?
0.5

Would You Forgive?

1920-04-01

Mrs. John Cleveland, victim of an overly-jealous husband, adopts a child but, fearing to bring it in

Father and the Boys
0

Father and the Boys

1915-12-20

Wealthy stockbroker Lemuel Morewood wants his sons, Billy and Tom, to learn the business and marry E

A Modern Noble
0

A Modern Noble

1915-02-04

A Tragedy of the North Woods
0

A Tragedy of the North Woods

1914-09-17

Thieves
0

Thieves

1914-04-16

The Days of '49
0

The Days of '49

1913-11-21