Tom Chatterton


Tom Chatterton was an American actor and director.
Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton was active in sports as a youth. He gained early acting experience with Ben Horning's stock theater company in Syracuse, New York. He worked with several stock theater companies, and for three years he portrayed the mayor in a touring company of The Man of the Hour. He also was active in vaudeville.
He 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.
Chatterton was also a film director.
He died in Hollywood in 1952 and was interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in his hometown of Geneva.

Selected filmography

The Open Door - Rev. WaltonThe Voice at the Telephone - Dick CarsonOn the Night Stage - Stagecoach Driver The Secret of the Submarine - Lt. Jarvis HopeFather and the Boys A Soul Enslaved - Richard NewtonBluff - Harold WainwrightBeloved Rogues - Jack KennedyWhither Thou Goest - Tom Van WyeAt the Mercy of Tiberius - Lennox DunbarThe Gilded Dream - Jasper HalroydHer Husband's Friend - Princeton HadleyWould You Forgive? - John ClevelandThe Boss Rider of Gun Creek - Sheriff BlaineSandflow - SheriffVenus Makes Trouble - Kenneth RowlandYou Can't Beat Love - Mr. Raymond A Fight to the Finish - MayberryThe Toast of New York - Fisk Broker It Happened in Hollywood - Bank Manager Sudden Bill Dorn - MorganAll American Sweetheart - Thatcher This Marriage Business - Mr. Grant Under Western Stars - Congressman Edward H. MarloweSky Giant - Johnson Smashing the Rackets - Grand Juryman Hold That Co-ed - Political Adviser Hawk of the Wilderness - Dr. Edward MunroKentucky - Man at Race Track Arizona Legion - Commissioner TeagleThe Oklahoma Kid - Homesteader Trouble in Sundown - Brown - Prosecuting Attorney The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle - Announcer at Benefit Dodge City - Passenger The Man Who Dared - Police Commissioner Man of Conquest - Official Thunder Afloat - Lieutenant Calling All Marines - Judge Rovin' Tumbleweeds - Speaker of the House Laugh It Off - Politician The Big Guy - Doctor Abe Lincoln in Illinois - Minor Role Village Barn Dance - Station Executive Drums of Fu Manchu - Prof. Edward RandolphFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe - Professor Arden Covered Wagon Days - Major J.A. NortonHot Steel - Bank Director Black Diamonds - Dr. LukasSon of Roaring Dan - Stuart ManningThe Trail Blazers - Major R.C. KeltonPony Post - Maj. GoodwinDesert Bandit - Texas Ranger Capt. BanningOutlaws of Cherokee Trail - Capt. SheldonHonky Tonk - Townsman Reap the Wild Wind - Parson Raiders of the Range - 'Doc' HigginsOverland Mail - Tom GilbertSanta Fe Scouts - Neil MorganAdventures of the Flying Cadets - Railroad Conductor Captain America - J.C. Henley Rosie the Riveter - Official Tucson Raiders - Judge James WayneMan from Frisco - Doctor Marshal of Reno - The JudgeCheyenne Wildcat - Jason HopkinsCode of the Prairie - Marshal Bat MatsonAn American Romance - Board of Directors Member Zorro's Black Whip - Crescent City CouncilmanI'll Remember April - Board Member The Phantom Speaks - Prison Chaplain Lone Texas Ranger - Sheriff Iron Mike HainesMama Loves Papa - Speaker Love, Honor and Goodbye - Minor Role Marshal of Laredo - Reverend ParkerColorado Pioneers - Father MarionLawless Empire - Editor Enders Gay Blades - Babson Sheriff of Redwood Valley - Doc EllisAlias Billy the Kid - Ed PearsonHome on the Range - Grizzly GarthWithout Reservations - Pullman Conductor The Searching Wind - Joe - Chauffeur Conquest of Cheyenne - Rancher JonesHeading West - Dr. Wyatt The Locket - Art Critic It's a Wonderful Life - Townsman Stagecoach to Denver - Doc KimballCalifornia - Joe West of Dodge City - Banker Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman - Edwards, Ken's Butler The Trouble with Women - Mr. Krock Something in the Wind - Bronston Jesse James Rides Again - Sheriff Mark Tobin The Fabulous Texan - Citizen Secret Beyond the Door - Judge Heart of Virginia - Dr. PurdyCarson City Raiders - John DavisMarshal of Amarillo - James UnderwoodThe Denver Kid - Doctor Outlaw Brand - Tom ChadwickFamily Honeymoon - Stewart Highway 13 - J.E. Norris The Life of Riley - Minor Role Gun Law Justice - Bill Thorp Prince of the Plains - Ned Owens The Wyoming Bandit - Doctor