Clarence Wilson
Clarence Hummel Wilson (November 17, 1876 – October 5, 1941) was an American character actor. He appeared in nearly 200 movies between 1920 and 1941, mostly in supporting roles as an old miser or grouch. He had notable supporting roles in films like The Front Page (1931), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), and You Can't Take It With You (1938). Wilson also played in several Our Gang comedies, most notably as Mr. Crutch in Shrimps for a Day and school board chairman Alonzo Pratt in Come Back, Miss Pipps, his final film. Wilson died on October 5, 1941, approximately three weeks before the release of Come Back, Miss Pipps.
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- Born:
- Nov 17, 1876 In Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 135
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Penalty 1920-08-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie It's Showtime 1976-03-31
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
| Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1964-09-02 |
| Movie | The Harlem Globetrotters | Clarence Wilson - Globetrotter | 1951-05-30 |
| Movie | Road Show | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1941-02-18 |
| Movie | Come Back, Miss Pipps | Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited) | 1941-10-24 |
| Movie | Millionaire Playboy | Mr. Jamison | 1940-03-14 |
| Movie | Little Old New York | Willie Stout | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | We Who Are Young | R. Glassford | 1940-07-19 |
| Movie | Melody Ranch | Judge Henderson | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | Little Men | W.L. Reynolds | 1940-11-29 |
| Movie | Haunted House | Eph, Service Station Owner | 1940-07-21 |
| Movie | Friendly Neighbors | Silas Barton | 1940-11-17 |
| Movie | Let Us Live | Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Son of Frankenstein | Dr. Berger (uncredited) | 1939-01-13 |
| Movie | East Side of Heaven | Telegraph Operator (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Some Like It Hot | Mr. Ives | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | Clown Princes | Landlord | 1939-04-14 |
| Movie | Desperate Trails | Malenkthy Culp | 1939-09-30 |
| Movie | Drums Along the Mohawk | Paymaster (uncredited) | 1939-11-10 |
| Movie | In Old Chicago | Lawyer | 1938-04-15 |
| Movie | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | Kentucky Moonshine | Attorney | 1938-05-20 |
| Movie | Having Wonderful Time | Mr. G. | 1938-07-01 |
| Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Norris' Attorney (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | John Blakely | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Damaged Goods | Dr. N.R. Shryer | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | Two Wise Maids | Twitchell | 1937-02-15 |
| Movie | Parnell | Assistant Process Server | 1937-06-04 |
| Movie | Man Of The People | Skinny Wilson - Sulker | 1937-01-27 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
| Movie | It May Happen to You | Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) | 1937-06-05 |
| Movie | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Stationmaster (uncredited) | 1937-07-02 |
| Movie | Small Town Boy | Curtis French | 1937-09-24 |
| Movie | The Westland Case | Charles Frazee | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | The Great Gambini | Doctor | 1937-06-24 |
| Movie | On the Wrong Trek | Mr. Wilson (car owner) | 1936-04-18 |
| Movie | Sutter's Gold | Streetcar Owner | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Lawyer Brewster | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Little Miss Nobody | Herman Slade | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | Educating Father | Jess Boynton | 1936-05-23 |
| Movie | Hats Off | C.D. Pottingham | 1936-12-05 |
| Movie | Wedding Present | Simmons | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | The Case of the Black Cat | Mr. Shuster | 1936-10-31 |
| Movie | Love Begins at Twenty | Jonathan Ramp | 1936-08-22 |
| Movie | Ruggles of Red Gap | Jake Henshaw | 1935-03-08 |
| Movie | The Tin Man | Mad Scientist | 1935-03-30 |
| Movie | A Dog of Flanders | Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited) | 1935-03-22 |
| Movie | When a Man's a Man | Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer | 1935-02-15 |
| Movie | The Winning Ticket | Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor | 1935-02-08 |
| Movie | One Frightened Night | Mr. Felix | 1935-05-01 |
| Movie | The Great Hotel Murder | Girando | 1935-02-27 |
| Movie | It's in the Air | Amos Whipple | 1935-10-10 |
| Movie | I Dream Too Much | The Lawyer (uncredited) | 1935-11-29 |
| Movie | Mad Love | Piano Creditor (Uncredited) | 1935-07-12 |
| Movie | The Rainmakers | Dennis P. Hogan | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Public Ghost # 1 | E. H. Compton | 1935-12-14 |
| Movie | Waterfront Lady | Truant Officer | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935-09-17 |
| Movie | Nurse to You! | Mr. Wilson | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Bachelor Bait | Clement Graftsman | 1934-07-27 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Hildebrand | 1934-10-01 |
| Movie | Operator 13 | Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | Unknown Blonde | Max Keibel | 1934-04-23 |
| Movie | I Like it That Way | The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) | 1934-04-01 |
| Movie | Half a Sinner | Collector | 1934-06-01 |
| Movie | Now I'll Tell | Joe Davis | 1934-06-07 |
| Movie | The Count of Monte Cristo | Fouquet | 1934-09-06 |
| Movie | Shrimps for a Day | Mr. Crutch | 1934-12-07 |
| Movie | Gridiron Flash | Hunsacker | 1934-10-06 |
| Movie | Imitation of Life | Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
| Movie | Forsaking All Others | Hotel Manager (Uncredited) | 1934-12-23 |
| Movie | A Successful Failure | H.T. Flintly | 1934-10-14 |
| Movie | Kentucky Kernels | Peck - Lawyer | 1934-11-02 |
| Movie | I'll Fix It | John Stevens | 1934-11-10 |
| Movie | The Keyhole | J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) | 1933-03-25 |
| Movie | Terror Aboard | Ship's Doctor | 1933-04-14 |
| Movie | Pick-up | Sam Foster | 1933-03-24 |
| Movie | Smoke Lightning | Deputy Jake Tully | 1933-01-01 |
| Movie | Bondage | Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Rider | Gentry, the Barber | 1933-01-30 |
| Movie | The Girl in 419 | Walter C. Horton | 1933-05-26 |
| Movie | King for a Night | Mr. Whistler | 1933-12-09 |
| Movie | The Son of Kong | Hilda's Father (uncredited) | 1933-12-22 |
| Movie | Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 | |
| Movie | Day of Reckoning | Bail Bondsman | 1933-10-26 |
| Movie | Storm at Daybreak | Capt. Durosch (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
| Movie | A Shriek in the Night | Perkins | 1933-07-22 |
| Movie | Tillie and Gus | Phineas Pratt | 1933-10-13 |
| Movie | Winner Take All | Ben Isaacs | 1932-07-16 |
| Movie | The Purchase Price | Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) | 1932-07-23 |
| Movie | The Famous Ferguson Case | County Attorney | 1932-04-19 |
| Movie | Under Eighteen | A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited) | 1932-01-02 |
| Movie | Love Me Tonight | Shirtmaker (uncredited) | 1932-08-18 |
| Movie | The Beast of the City | Coroner (uncredited) | 1932-02-13 |
| Movie | The Wet Parade | Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited) | 1932-03-26 |
| Movie | Amateur Daddy | William J. 'Bill' Hansen | 1932-04-10 |
| Movie | Jewel Robbery | Prefect of Police | 1932-07-08 |
| Movie | Rasputin and the Empress | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited) | 1932-12-24 |
| Movie | Down To Earth | Ed Eggers | 1932-09-01 |
| Movie | Penguin Pool Murder | Bertrand B. Hemingway | 1932-12-09 |
| Movie | Flaming Guns | J.P. Mulford | 1932-12-22 |
| Movie | Young Ironsides | J. Caldwall Evans | 1932-09-02 |
| Movie | The Sport Parade | Toastmaster | 1932-11-11 |
| Movie | The All-American | Football Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1932-10-01 |
| Movie | The Phantom of Crestwood | Apartment House Manager (uncredited) | 1932-10-14 |
| Movie | Sweepstakes | Emory | 1931-07-10 |
| Movie | Ladies' Man | Jeweler | 1931-04-16 |
| Movie | The Front Page | Sheriff Hartman | 1931-04-04 |
| Movie | Wicked | Juryman | 1931-10-04 |
| Movie | Her Majesty, Love | Uncle Cornelius | 1931-12-15 |
| Movie | Night Life in Reno | Adrian Garrett | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | The Sea Ghost | Henry Sykes | 1931-11-28 |
| Movie | Flying High | Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
| Movie | Officer O'Brien | Patello's Attorney | 1930-02-15 |
| Movie | Dangerous Paradise | Zangiacomo | 1930-02-13 |
| Movie | Love in the Rough | Brown | 1930-09-05 |
| Movie | Paid | Max Hardy (uncredited) | 1930-12-30 |
| Movie | Strictly Unconventional | George - Ted's Valet | 1930-05-03 |
| Movie | Big News | Coroner | 1929-09-06 |
| Movie | Woman Trap | Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell) | 1929-09-28 |
| Movie | A Girl in Every Port | Bartender in Marseille (uncredited) | 1928-02-26 |
| Movie | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
| Movie | Ladies Must Dress | Office Manager | 1927-11-20 |
| Movie | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Money Lender (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
| Movie | Young April | Flower vendor (uncredited) | 1926-10-11 |
| Movie | Little Robinson Crusoe | 'Singapore' Scroggs | 1924-08-25 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1923-09-06 |
| Movie | The Dangerous Maid | Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary) | 1923-11-19 |
| Movie | Honor First | Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel) | 1922-08-27 |
| Movie | The First Born | Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel) | 1921-01-30 |
| Movie | While the Devil Laughs | Joe Franklin | 1921-02-13 |
| Movie | Cinderella of the Hills | Peter Poff | 1921-10-23 |
| Movie | Big Town Ideas | Chef | 1921-05-20 |
| Movie | The Penalty | A Crook (uncredited) | 1920-08-15 |