
Chick Chandler
Actor · Died September 30, 1988, aged 83 · Kingston, New York, USA
American film character actor who appeared in primarily comedic roles from the 1920s through the 1950s. Born Fehmer Christy Chandler (named after his uncle, well-known architect Carl Fehmer), in Kingston, New York to Colonel George F. Chandler and the former Martha Schultze (a sportswriter and daughter of Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Carl Schultze), by the age of 12, he was appearing as a dancer and entertainer in local stage shows. His father, an army surgeon and organizer of the New York State Police, enrolled him in a military academy, The Manlius School, which he attended for three years, serving with distinction and rising to the school rank of corporal. At 16, though he was being groomed by his family for a military career, he dropped out to work on a tramp steamer and, later, to pursue work in vaudeville and to study dance at the school of famed choreographer Ned Wayburn. Chandler maintained a successful career throughout the 1920s as a dancer and comedian in vaudeville and burlesque, at times teamed with Naomi Morton, granddaughter of vaudeville and Broadway star Sam Morton. In 1930, Chandler, still billed as Fehmer Chandler, joined the cast of the Liberty Bell Filling Station radio show starring Chic Sale, as Rodney Gordon, the assistant to Wheel Wilkins (Sale), proprietor of the titular gas station. Two years later, he landed a role in the Ben Hecht-Gene Fowler Broadway play The Great Magoo. Spotting him there, film producer David O. Selznick signed Chandler, now billed under his boyhood nickname Chick, to a film contract at RKO, telling the press that Chandler was "a cross between Lee Tracy and James Cagney." Chandler, who had done behind-the-camera work for director Charles Brabin in 1923 and had appeared in at least one silent film as an actor, turned full-time to movie acting with his first films under contract, Sweepings and Melody Cruise, in 1933. He appeared mainly in supporting roles, mostly comic, in nearly 120 films over the next 36 years. Under the pseudonym Guy Fehmer, Chandler wrote a screenplay about racing called The Quitter. In 1955, Chandler was cast in the starring role of Toubo Smith in the adventure series Soldiers of Fortune, alongside John Russell as Tim Kelly. In the show, Smith and Kelly traveled the world engaging in treasure hunts, rescues, and exploration adventures. It brought Chandler his greatest fame. During the off-seasons, he toured the country in stock and musical theatrical productions such as Harvey and Annie Get Your Gun. He was also a regular on the short-lived 1961 NBC comedy series One Happy Family. In February 1925, Chandler became engaged to Ziegfeld Follies performer and Christy model Dorothy Knapp, whom he had met in his uncle Howard Chandler Christy's studio in or around 1922. Knapp broke off the engagement to pursue her career further, and Chandler then became partnered, both privately and professionally, with 17-year-old Sallie Sharon, whom he met at West Point. The pair formed a vaudeville team, but never married. On April 4, 1931, Chandler married Eugenia "Jean" Frontai, a former contract performer with David Belasco's theatrical company. They were married 57 years, until Chandler's death from a heart attack on September 30, 1988. (Jean Chandler followed her husband in death [from cancer] the next day in the same hospital, South Coast Medical Center.) The couple had no children.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 18, 1905
- September 30, 1988 (aged 83)
- Kingston, New York, USA
- Actor
- 49 on MovieCove · 148 credits in all
What are Chick Chandler's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
Light 14 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 9 · Charged 9 · Intense 0
Steady 14 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1
Casual 15 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 16 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Bob Benton in Woman-Wise (1937)
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chick Chandler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · actor · free
- Holiday Affair (1949) · actor · free
- The Lone Ranger (1949) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) · actor · free
- The Great Rupert (1950) · actor · free
- Home in Wyomin' (1942) · actor · free
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952) · actor · free
- Minesweeper (1943) · actor · free
- +1 more
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor
- Perry Mason (1957) · actor
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · actor
- The Lone Ranger (1949) · actor
- Mannix (1967) · actor
- Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) · actor
- The Great Rupert (1950) · actor · free
- Home in Wyomin' (1942) · actor
- Lassie (1954) · actor
- Minesweeper (1943) · actor
- Mr. Imperium (1951) · actor
- Dangerous Charter (1962) · actor
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · actor · free
- The Lone Ranger (1949) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952) · actor · free
- Lassie (1954) · actor · free
- Minesweeper (1943) · actor · free
- Best TV Ever, show their 4 titles on Best TV Ever
- IndieFlix, show their 3 titles on IndieFlix
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their 2 titles on Dove Channel
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- FilmBox+, show their title on FilmBox+
Subscription and free streaming for Chick Chandler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
148 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page.

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Mannix(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Love on a Rooftop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Kilroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Nightmare in the Sun(1965)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

The Patsy(1964)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Dangerous Charter(1962)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
One Happy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Johnny Staccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Maverick(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Thin Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Christmas Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Naked Gun(1956)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsOnce Upon a Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Navy Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Battle Cry(1955)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Soldiers of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

3 Ring Circus(1954)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

A Star Is Born(1954)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Lassie(1954)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Untamed Heiress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

It Should Happen to You(1954)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Private Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Loretta Young Show(1953)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Life Of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Steel Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Chevron Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

I Love Lucy(1951)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Lost Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Show Boat(1951)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Mr. Imperium(1951)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Wyoming Mail(1950)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all filmsLux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Bright Leaf(1950)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Great Rupert(1950)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Holiday Affair(1949)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Lone Ranger(1949)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Family Honeymoon(1948)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Music Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Blondie's Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

By Jupiter! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

The Chicago Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Captain Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Leave It to Blondie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Seven Doors to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Maisie Goes to Reno(1944)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Minesweeper(1943)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The West Side Kid(1943)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hi Diddle Diddle(1943)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Spy Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Don't Be a Sucker! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
He Hired the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

My Heart Belongs to Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
My Sister Eileen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Baby Face Morgan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Home in Wyomin'(1942)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
A Gentleman at Heart(1942)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Remember the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Cadet Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

I Wake Up Screaming(1941)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Sailors on Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

It Started with Eve(1941)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Blondie in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Bride Came C.O.D.(1941)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Puddin' Head(1941)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Ride, Kelly, Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Charter Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Pier 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

On Their Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Free, Blonde and 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Swanee River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Missing Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Hollywood Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Inside Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Mysterious Miss X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Kentucky(1938)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
While New York Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Time Out for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Speed to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
City Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Portia on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Lady Fights Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

One Mile from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Born Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Sing and Be Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Time Out for Romance(1937)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Off to the Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Woman-Wise(1937)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Star for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Three of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Forgotten Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
In Paris, A.W.O.L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Alias Mary Dow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Circumstantial Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Raised and Called (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Murder on a Honeymoon(1935)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsHorse Heir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Lightning Strikes Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Unlucky Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Party's Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Harold Teen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

A Preferred List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Melody Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Sweepings(1933)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Red Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 147 titles from 1925 to 1969.
Film career
- 1938Screen debut· Alexander's Ragtime Band
- 1963Career best· It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Chick Chandler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th21
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
28 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser28
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Chick Chandler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chick Chandler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Douglas Fowley shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Don HartmanShared titles: Mr. Imperium (1951), Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Don Hartman
Writers
- James O'HanlonShared titles: The Great Rupert (1950), Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)See all 2 shared titles with James O'Hanlon
- Stuart PalmerShared titles: Home in Wyomin' (1942), Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Palmer
Actors
- Douglas FowleyShared titles: Minesweeper (1943), Time Out for Romance (1937), Woman-Wise (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Douglas Fowley

- Tom DrakeShared titles: The Great Rupert (1950), Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Drake

- Alan MowbrayShared titles: Every Girl Should Be Married (1948), I Wake Up Screaming (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Mowbray

- Harry HaydenShared titles: Every Girl Should Be Married (1948), Puddin' Head (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Hayden

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robert H. PlanckShared titles: Maisie Goes to Reno (1944), Time Out for Romance (1937), Woman-Wise (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Robert H. Planck
- Mort GlickmanShared titles: Minesweeper (1943), The West Side Kid (1943), Puddin' Head (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Mort Glickman
- George WhiteShared titles: Dangerous Charter (1962), Mr. Imperium (1951)See all 2 shared titles with George White
- Bronislau KaperShared titles: Mr. Imperium (1951), Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Bronislau Kaper

Mixed roles
- William MorganShared titles: Home in Wyomin' (1942), Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)See all 2 shared titles with William Morgan




