Cast List – W

WAGENHEIM, Charles (February 21, 1896; Newark, New Jersey – March 6, 1979; Hollywood, California) 
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum: Willie Fern
The Scarlet Clue: Rausch

WAGNER, Max (November 28, 1901; Torreon, Mexico – November 16, 1975; Hollywood, California)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai: Taxi Driver
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Joe
Charlie Chan in Panama: Soldier

WALCOTT, George (October 1, 1914; California – August 18, 1964; Alameda, California) 
Murder Over New York: First Mechanic

WALKER, Bill (January 18, 1917; Oregon – January 4, 1992; Lancaster, California) 
The Golden Eye: Gang Member

WALKER, Ray (August 10, 1904; Newark, New Jersey – October 6, 1980; Los Angeles, California) 
Dark Alibi: Danvers

WALKER, Wally (August 22, 1900; Missouri – August 7, 1975; Woodland Hills, California) 
Docks of New Orleans: Chauffeur

WALL, Geraldine (June 24, 1912; Chicago, Illinois – June 22, 1970; Woodland Hills, California)
Black Magic/Meeting at Midnight: Harriett Green

WALLACE, Fred (Peoria, Illinois; Active in films from 1930 to 1937) 
Charlie Chan in Paris: Dance Double

WALLACE, John (August 24, 1869; England – July 16, 1946; Los Angeles County, California) 
Dead Men Tell: Peg Leg

WALLACE, Morgan (July 26, 1881; Lompoc, California – December 12, 1953; Tarzana, California)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics: Honorable Charles Zaraka

WALTON, Douglas (October 6, 1910; Toronto, Ontario, Canada – November 15, 1961; New York, New York)
Charlie Chan in London: Paul Gray (billed as Hugh Gray)

WANG, James (Jimmy Wang) (1863; Canton, China – April 20, 1935; Los Angeles, California)
The Black Camel: Wong
Charlie Chan’s Chance: Kee Lin
Charlie Chan’s Courage: Louie Wong

WANG, Richard (Active in films from 1932 to 1954) 
The Chinese Ring: Hamishin

WARBURTON, John (October 20, 1887; Huddersfield, England – October 27, 1981; Sherman Oaks, California) 
Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case: John Quincy Winterslip

WARD, Anthony (See: WARDE, Anthony)

WARDE, Anthony (November 4, 1908; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 8, 1975; Hollywood, California) 
The Chinese Cat: Catlen
Dark Alibi: Jimmy Slade

WARDE, Shirley (January 23, 1901, New York, New York – October, 1991; Belize City, Belize) 
Murder Over New York: Mrs. Felton

WARNER, H.B. (October 26, 1875; London, England – December 21, 1958; Woodland Hills, California)
Charlie Chan’s Chance: Inspector Fife

WARREN, Gloria (April 7, 1926; Wilmington, Delaware – September 11, 2021; Los Angeles, California) 
Dangerous Money: Rona Simmonds

WARREN, Janet (Born: October 3, 1921; Santa Ana, California – January 6, 2008; Chatsworth, California)
The Jade Mask: Jean Kent
The Shanghai Cobra: Lorraine

WARWICK, Robert (October 9, 1878; Sacramento, California – June 6, 1964; West Los Angeles, California) 
Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case: Dan Winterslip
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Honolulu Police Chief Inspector

WASHINGTON, Blue (February 12, 1898; Los Angeles, California – September 15, 1970; Los Angeles, California) 
Charlie Chan on Broadway: Doorman at Hottentot Club
Charlie Chan in Honolulu: Seaman
Charlie Chan in Reno: Man in Lineup

WATKINS, Linda (May 23, 1908; Boston, Massachusetts – October 31, 1976; Los Angeles, California)
Charlie Chan’s Chance: Gloria Garland

WATKINS, Pierre (Pierre Watkin) (December 29, 1889; Sioux City, Iowa – February 3, 1960; Hollywood, California)
Shanghai Chest: Judge Westley Armstrong

WATSON, Minor (December 22, 1889; Marianna, Arkansas – July 28, 1965; Alton, Illinois) 
Charlie Chan in Paris: Inspector Renard

WAYNE, Billy (February 12, 1897; New Orleans, Louisiana – June 12, 1970; Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) 
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Smithers
Charlie Chan at the Opera: Electrician
Charlie Chan at the Olympics: Ship’s Steward
Charlie Chan on Broadway: Reporter
Charlie Chan in Honolulu: Seaman 

WEAVER, Marjorie (March 2, 1913; Crossville, Tennessee – October 1, 1994; Austin, Texas) 
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise: Paula Drake
Murder Over New York: Patricia Shaw (also known as Patricia West, Mrs. Paul Narvo)

WELDON, Robert (April 21, 1922; Tempe, Arizona – August 18, 2012; Dana Point, California) 
Dead Men Tell: Steve Daniels

WHELAN, Arleen (September 1, 1916; Salt Lake City, Utah – April 7, 1993; Orange County, California)
Castle in the Desert: Brenda Hartford

WHITE, Lee “Lasses” (August 28, 1888; Wills Point, Texas – December 16, 1949; Hollywood, California) 
The Golden Eye: Pete

WHITE, Leo (November 10, 1882; Graudenz, Germany – September 20, 1948; Glendale, California) 
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo: French Butler

WHITE, Marjorie (July 22, 1908; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – May 23, 1935; Hollywood, California)
Charlie Chan Carries On: Sadie Minchin
The Black Camel: Rita Ballou

WHITEHEAD, Joe (October 14, 1922; Queens, New York – January 1, 1969; Bergen County, New Jersey) 
The Jade Mask: Dr. Samuel R. Peabody
The Sky Dragon: Doorman

WHITLEY, Crane (October 28, 1899; New York, New York – February 28, 1958; Los Angeles, California)  
The Scarlet Clue: Cooper (alias Carper and Cauper)

WILDE, Poppy (December 5, 1914; Oakland, California – August 1, 2000; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) 
Charlie Chan in Meeting at Midnight: One of Petroff’s Girlfriends

WILLIAMS, Charles (September 27, 1898; Albany, New York – January 3, 1958; Hollywood, California) 
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Reporter #1
Charlie Chan on Broadway: Meeker

WILLIAMS, Tudor (March 22, 1896; Oswestry, England – March 11, 1971; Losa Angeles, California)
Charlie Chan at the Opera: Boris Karloff’s Operatic Singing Voice

WILLIS, Norman (May 27, 1903; Chicago, Illinois – January 27, 1988; Los Angeles, California)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Gangster

WILTON, Eric (November 6, 1882; London, England – February 23, 1957; Los Angeles, California) 
Castle in the Desert: Wilson
Docks of New Orleans: Watkins

WINDHEIM, Marek (1894; Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire – December 1, 1960; New York, New York) 
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness: Taxicab Driver

WINTERS, Roland (November 22, 1904; Boston, Massachusetts – October 22, 1989; Englewood, New Jersey) 
The Chinese Ring: Charlie Chan
Docks of New Orleans: Charlie Chan
Shanghai Chest: Charlie Chan
The Golden Eye: Charlie Chan (also posing as “Chan, dealer in Oriental curios”)
The Feathered Serpent: Charlie Chan
The Sky Dragon: Charlie Chan

WITHERSPOON, Cora (January 5, 1890; New Orleans, Louisiana – November 17, 1957; Las Cruces, New Mexico) 
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise: Susie Watson

WONG, Barbara Jean (March 3, 1924; Los Angeles, California – November 13, 1999; Tarzana, California) 
Charlie Chan in Honolulu: Number Three Chan Daughter
The Red Dragon: Iris ling
The Trap: San Toy
The Chinese Ring: Princess Mei Ling

WONG, Beal (Willie Wong; W. Beal Wong) (May 11, 1906; Los Angeles, California – February 6, 1962; Los Angeles, California)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai: Reporter

WONG, Iris (September 20, 1920; Watsonville, California – September 2, 1989; Honolulu, Hawaii) 
Charlie Chan in Honolulu: Number Two Chan Daughter
Charlie Chan in Reno: Choy Wong
Charlie Chan in Rio: Lili Wong 

WONG, Jean (See: WONG, Barbara Jean)

WONG, Jehim (March 6, 1910; California – August 3, 1969; Sacramento, California)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai: Ricksha Boy

WONG, Walter (Active in films from 1935 to 1936)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai: Waiter

WOOD, Allen (August 17, 1906; New York, New York – June 7, 1984; Scottsdale, Arizona)
Charlie Chan on Broadway: Bellhop

WOOD, Helen (June 4, 1917; Clarksville, Tennessee – February 8, 1988; Burbank, California)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Alice Fenton

WOODBURY, Joan (December 17, 1915; Los Angeles, California – February 22, 1989; Desert Hot Springs, California) 
Charlie Chan in Shanghai: Exotic Dancer
Charlie Chan at the Opera: Opera Dancer
Charlie Chan on Broadway: Marie Collins
The Chinese Cat: Leah Manning 

WOODS, Donald (December 2, 1906; Brandon, Manitoba, Canada – March 5, 1998; Palm Springs, California)
Charlie Chan’s Courage: Bob Crawford
Charlie Chan on Broadway: Speed Patten

WORLOCK, Frederick (December 14, 1886; London, England – August 1, 1973; Woodland Hills, California) 
Murder Over New York: Hugh Drake

WORTH, David (1905; Lexington, Kentucky – Fall, 1944; Kentucky)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track: Detective

WRIGHT, Jr., Cobina (Cobina Wright) (August 14, 1921; New York, New York – September 1, 2011; Solvang, California) 
Charlie Chan in Rio: Grace Ellis

WYKOFF, Frank (October 29, 1909; Des Moines, Iowa – January 1, 1980; Altadena, California) 
Charlie Chan at the Olympics: Himself (Fourth U.S.A. 4×100 Meters Relay Team Member (archive footage)




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