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Clarence Wilson

Acting 64 (deceased) years old Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ★ 0.4
Born: November 16, 1876
Died: October 5, 1941

Biography

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (149)

It's Showtime
It's Showtime Self (archive footage) 1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1964
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Come Back, Miss Pipps Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited) 1941
Road Show
Road Show Sheriff (uncredited) 1941
Little Men
Little Men W.L. Reynolds 1940
Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors Silas Barton 1940
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch Judge Henderson 1940
Haunted House
Haunted House Eph, Service Station Owner 1940
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young R. Glassford 1940
Millionaire Playboy
Millionaire Playboy Mr. Jamison 1940
Little Old New York
Little Old New York Willie Stout 1940
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk Paymaster (uncredited) 1939
Desperate Trails
Desperate Trails Malenkthy Culp 1939
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot Mr. Ives 1939
Clown Princes
Clown Princes Landlord 1939
East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven Telegraph Operator (uncredited) 1939
Let Us Live
Let Us Live Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited) 1939
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein Dr. Berger (uncredited) 1939
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton Norris' Attorney (uncredited) 1938
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You John Blakely 1938
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time Mr. G. 1938
Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine Attorney 1938
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago Lawyer 1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) 1938
The Westland Case
The Westland Case Charles Frazee 1937
Small Town Boy
Small Town Boy Curtis French 1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks Stationmaster (uncredited) 1937
The Great Gambini
The Great Gambini Doctor 1937
It May Happen to You
It May Happen to You Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) 1937
Parnell
Parnell Assistant Process Server 1937
Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods Dr. N.R. Shryer 1937
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born Justice of the Peace (uncredited) 1937
Two Wise Maids
Two Wise Maids Twitchell 1937
Man Of The People
Man Of The People Skinny Wilson - Sulker 1937
Hats Off
Hats Off C.D. Pottingham 1936
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat Mr. Shuster 1936
Wedding Present
Wedding Present Simmons 1936
Love Begins at Twenty
Love Begins at Twenty Jonathan Ramp 1936
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody Herman Slade 1936
Educating Father
Educating Father Jess Boynton 1936
On the Wrong Trek
On the Wrong Trek Mr. Wilson (car owner) 1936
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold Streetcar Owner 1936
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day Lawyer Brewster 1936
Public Ghost # 1
Public Ghost # 1 E. H. Compton 1935
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much The Lawyer (uncredited) 1935
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers Dennis P. Hogan 1935
Little Sinner
Little Sinner Property Owner 1935
It's in the Air
It's in the Air Amos Whipple 1935
Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Lady Truant Officer 1935
Nurse to You!
Nurse to You! Mr. Wilson 1935
Navy Wife
Navy Wife Bridge Player 1935
Champagne for Breakfast
Champagne for Breakfast Raeburn 1935
Mad Love
Mad Love Piano Creditor (Uncredited) 1935
One Frightened Night
One Frightened Night Mr. Felix 1935
The Tin Man
The Tin Man Mad Scientist 1935
A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited) 1935
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap Jake Henshaw 1935
The Great Hotel Murder
The Great Hotel Murder Girando 1935
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer 1935
The Winning Ticket
The Winning Ticket Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor 1935
Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others Hotel Manager (Uncredited) 1934
Shrimps for a Day
Shrimps for a Day Mr. Crutch 1934
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) 1934
I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It John Stevens 1934
Kentucky Kernels
Kentucky Kernels Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited) 1934
A Successful Failure
A Successful Failure H.T. Flintly 1934
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash Hunsacker 1934
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream Hildebrand 1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo Fouquet 1934
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law Talbot 1934
Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait Clement Graftsman 1934
Operator 13
Operator 13 Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) 1934
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell Joe Davis 1934
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner Collector 1934
Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde Max Keibel 1934
I Like it That Way
I Like it That Way The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) 1934
The Son of Kong
The Son of Kong Hilda's Father (uncredited) 1933
Lady Killer
Lady Killer Lawyer (uncredited) 1933
King for a Night
King for a Night Mr. Whistler 1933
Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning Bail Bondsman 1933
Tillie and Gus
Tillie and Gus Phineas Pratt 1933
A Shriek in the Night
A Shriek in the Night Perkins 1933
Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak Capt. Durosch (uncredited) 1933
The Girl in 419
The Girl in 419 Walter C. Horton 1933
Bondage
Bondage Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) 1933
Terror Aboard
Terror Aboard Ship's Doctor 1933
The Keyhole
The Keyhole J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) 1933
Pick-up
Pick-up Sam Foster 1933
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider Gentry, the Barber 1933
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning Deputy Jake Tully 1933
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited) 1932
Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress Minor Role (uncredited) 1932
Flaming Guns
Flaming Guns J.P. Mulford 1932
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder Bertrand B. Hemingway 1932
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade Toastmaster 1932
The Phantom of Crestwood
The Phantom of Crestwood Apartment House Manager (uncredited) 1932
The All-American
The All-American Football Game Spectator (uncredited) 1932
Young Ironsides
Young Ironsides J. Caldwall Evans 1932
Down To Earth
Down To Earth Ed Eggers 1932
Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight Shirtmaker (uncredited) 1932
The Purchase Price
The Purchase Price Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) 1932
Winner Take All
Winner Take All Ben Isaacs 1932
Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery Prefect of Police 1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case County Attorney 1932
Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy William J. 'Bill' Hansen 1932
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited) 1932
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City Coroner (uncredited) 1932
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited) 1932
Her Majesty, Love
Her Majesty, Love Uncle Cornelius 1931
The Sea Ghost
The Sea Ghost Henry Sykes 1931
Flying High
Flying High Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited) 1931
Night Life in Reno
Night Life in Reno Adrian Garrett 1931
Wicked
Wicked Juryman 1931
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes Emory 1931
Ladies' Man
Ladies' Man Jeweler 1931
The Front Page
The Front Page Sheriff Hartman 1931
Paid
Paid Max Hardy (uncredited) 1930
Love in the Rough
Love in the Rough Brown 1930
Strictly Unconventional
Strictly Unconventional George - Ted's Valet 1930
Officer O'Brien
Officer O'Brien Patello's Attorney 1930
Dangerous Paradise
Dangerous Paradise Zangiacomo 1930
Woman Trap
Woman Trap Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell) 1929
Big News
Big News Coroner 1929
The Phantom of the Turf
The Phantom of the Turf The Lawyer 1928
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port Bartender in Marseille (uncredited) 1928
Ladies Must Dress
Ladies Must Dress Office Manager 1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited) 1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Money Lender (uncredited) 1927
Mountains of Manhattan
Mountains of Manhattan Jim Tully 1927
The Silent Avenger
The Silent Avenger Dave Wade 1927
Young April
Young April Flower vendor (uncredited) 1926
Little Robinson Crusoe
Little Robinson Crusoe 'Singapore' Scroggs 1924
The Dangerous Maid
The Dangerous Maid Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary) 1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Undetermined Role (uncredited) 1923
Soft Boiled
Soft Boiled The Reformer 1923
The Last Hour
The Last Hour Quales 1923
Youth Must Have Love
Youth Must Have Love Austin Hibbard 1922
Honor First
Honor First Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel) 1922
The Glory of Clementina
The Glory of Clementina Vandemeer 1922
Cinderella of the Hills
Cinderella of the Hills Peter Poff 1921
Queenie
Queenie Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley 1921
Big Town Ideas
Big Town Ideas Chef 1921
The Tomboy
The Tomboy The Police Force 1921
Oliver Twist, Jr.
Oliver Twist, Jr. Fagin 1921
While the Devil Laughs
While the Devil Laughs Joe Franklin 1921
The First Born
The First Born Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel) 1921
The Land of Jazz
The Land of Jazz 1920
The Little Grey Mouse
The Little Grey Mouse Henry Lealon 1920
The Penalty
The Penalty A Crook (uncredited) 1920

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