{{Short description|American actor (1881–1952)}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Chatterton | image = Tom Chatterton - Motion Picture, November 1914.jpg | image_size = | caption = Chatterton in 1914 | birth_date = {{birth date|1881|2|12}} | birth_place = Geneva, New York US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|8|17|1881|2|12}} | death_place = Hollywood, California US }} '''Tom Chatterton''' (February 12, 1881 – August 17, 1952) 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.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tom Chatterton|journal=Feature Movie Magazine|date=March 1916|volume=V|issue=2|page=45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGpJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Tom+Chatterton%22&pg=RA1-PA45}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1915 |title=Billie Burke stars in Ince Triangle production |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHRJAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Tom+Chatterton%22+actor&pg=RA8-PA21 |magazine=The Movie Magazine |page=21 |access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> He also was active in vaudeville.<ref name="am">{{cite web |last1=Wollstein |first1=Hans J. |title=Tom Chatterton |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tom-chatterton-p12541 |website=AllMovie |access-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030005507/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tom-chatterton-p12541 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref name="am" />
He died in Hollywood in 1952<ref name="am" /> and was interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in his hometown of Geneva.
==Selected filmography== {{Div col}} * ''The Open Door'' (1913, Short) - Rev. Walton * ''The Voice at the Telephone'' (1914) - Dick Carson * ''On the Night Stage'' (1915) - Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) * ''The Secret of the Submarine'' (1915) - Lt. Jarvis Hope * ''Father and the Boys'' (1915) * ''A Soul Enslaved'' (1916) - Richard Newton * ''Bluff'' (1916) - Harold Wainwright * ''Beloved Rogues'' (1917) - Jack Kennedy * ''Whither Thou Goest'' (1917) - Tom Van Wye * ''At the Mercy of Tiberius'' (1920) - Lennox Dunbar * ''The Gilded Dream'' (1920) - Jasper Halroyd * ''Her Husband's Friend'' (1920) - Princeton Hadley * ''Would You Forgive?'' (1920) - John Cleveland * ''The Boss Rider of Gun Creek'' (1936) - Sheriff Blaine * ''Sandflow'' (1937) - Sheriff * ''Venus Makes Trouble'' (1937) - Kenneth Rowland * ''You Can't Beat Love'' (1937) - Mr. Raymond (uncredited) * ''A Fight to the Finish'' (1937) - Mayberry * ''The Toast of New York'' (1937) - Fisk Broker (uncredited) * ''It Happened in Hollywood'' (1937) - Bank Manager (uncredited) * ''Sudden Bill Dorn'' (1937) - Morgan * ''All American Sweetheart'' (1937) - Thatcher (uncredited) * ''This Marriage Business'' (1938) - Mr. Grant (uncredited) * ''Under Western Stars'' (1938) - Congressman Edward H. Marlowe * ''Sky Giant'' (1938) - Johnson (uncredited) * ''Smashing the Rackets'' (1938) - Grand Juryman (uncredited) * ''Hold That Co-ed'' (1938) - Political Adviser (uncredited) * ''Hawk of the Wilderness'' (1938) - Dr. Edward Munro * ''Kentucky'' (1938) - Man at Race Track (uncredited) * ''Arizona Legion'' (1939) - Commissioner Teagle * ''The Oklahoma Kid'' (1939) - Homesteader (uncredited) * ''Trouble in Sundown'' (1939) - Brown - Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * ''The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle'' (1939) - Announcer at Benefit (uncredited) * ''Dodge City'' (1939) - Passenger (uncredited) * ''The Man Who Dared'' (1939) - Police Commissioner (uncredited) * ''Man of Conquest'' (1939) - Official (uncredited) * ''Thunder Afloat'' (1939) - Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''Calling All Marines'' (1939) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Rovin' Tumbleweeds'' (1939) - Speaker of the House (uncredited) * ''Laugh It Off'' (1939) - Politician (uncredited) * ''The Big Guy'' (1939) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Village Barn Dance'' (1940) - Station Executive (uncredited) * ''Drums of Fu Manchu'' (1940) - Prof. Edward Randolph * ''Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe'' (1940, Serial) - Professor Arden [Chs. 1, 4] * ''Covered Wagon Days'' (1940) - Major J.A. Norton * ''Hot Steel'' (1940) - Bank Director (uncredited) * ''Black Diamonds'' (1940) - Dr. Lukas * ''Son of Roaring Dan'' (1940) - Stuart Manning * ''The Trail Blazers'' (1940) - Major R.C. Kelton * ''Pony Post'' (1940) - Maj. Goodwin * ''Desert Bandit'' (1941) - Texas Ranger Capt. Banning * ''Outlaws of Cherokee Trail'' (1941) - Capt. Sheldon * ''Honky Tonk'' (1941) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Reap the Wild Wind'' (1942) - Parson (uncredited) * ''Raiders of the Range'' (1942) - 'Doc' Higgins * ''Overland Mail'' (1942) - Tom Gilbert * ''Santa Fe Scouts'' (1943) - Neil Morgan * ''Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' (1943, Serial) - Railroad Conductor [Ch. 2] (uncredited) * ''Captain America'' (1944, Serial) - J.C. Henley [Chs. 6-8] * ''Rosie the Riveter'' (1944) - Official (uncredited) * ''Tucson Raiders'' (1944) - Judge James Wayne * ''Man from Frisco'' (1944) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Marshal of Reno'' (1944) - The Judge * ''Cheyenne Wildcat'' (1944) - Jason Hopkins * ''Code of the Prairie'' (1944) - Marshal Bat Matson * ''An American Romance'' (1944) - Board of Directors Member (uncredited) * ''Zorro's Black Whip'' (1944, Serial) - Crescent City Councilman * ''I'll Remember April'' (1945) - Board Member (uncredited) * ''The Phantom Speaks'' (1945) - Prison Chaplain (uncredited) * ''Lone Texas Ranger'' (1945) - Sheriff Iron Mike Haines * ''Mama Loves Papa'' (1945) - Speaker (uncredited) * ''Love, Honor and Goodbye'' (1945) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Marshal of Laredo'' (1945) - Reverend Parker * ''Colorado Pioneers'' (1945) - Father Marion * ''Lawless Empire'' (1945) - Editor Enders (uncredited) * ''Gay Blades'' (1946) - Babson (uncredited) * ''Sheriff of Redwood Valley'' (1946) - Doc Ellis * ''Alias Billy the Kid'' (1946) - Ed Pearson * ''Home on the Range'' (1946) - Grizzly Garth * ''Without Reservations'' (1946) - Pullman Conductor (uncredited) * ''The Searching Wind'' (1946) - Joe - Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''Conquest of Cheyenne'' (1946) - Rancher Jones * ''Heading West'' (1946) - Dr. Wyatt (uncredited) * ''The Locket'' (1946) - Art Critic (uncredited) * ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Stagecoach to Denver'' (1946) - Doc Kimball * ''California'' (1947) - Joe (uncredited) * ''West of Dodge City'' (1947) - Banker (uncredited) * ''Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman'' (1947) - Edwards, Ken's Butler (uncredited) * ''The Trouble with Women'' (1947) - Mr. Krock (uncredited) * ''Something in the Wind'' (1947) - Bronston (uncredited) * ''Jesse James Rides Again'' (1947, Serial) - Sheriff Mark Tobin (uncredited) * ''The Fabulous Texan'' (1947) - Citizen (uncredited) * ''Secret Beyond the Door'' (1947) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Heart of Virginia'' (1948) - Dr. Purdy * ''Carson City Raiders'' (1948) - John Davis * ''Marshal of Amarillo'' (1948) - James Underwood * ''The Denver Kid'' (1948) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Outlaw Brand'' (1948) - Tom Chadwick * ''Family Honeymoon'' (1948) - Stewart (uncredited) * ''Highway 13'' (1948) - J.E. Norris (uncredited) * ''The Life of Riley'' (1949) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Gun Law Justice'' (1949) - Bill Thorp (uncredited) * ''Prince of the Plains'' (1949) - Ned Owens (uncredited) * ''The Wyoming Bandit'' (1949) - Doctor (uncredited) (final film role) {{div col end}}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Internet Archive author |sname=Tom Chatterton}} *{{IMDb name|0154184}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterton, Tom}} Category:1881 births Category:1952 deaths Category:American male film actors Category:American male silent film actors Category:People from Geneva, New York Category:Male Western (genre) film actors Category:20th-century American male actors