Clarence Wilson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 16, 1876 (149 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For
| 1976 | It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyActor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Come Back, Miss PippsAlonzo K. Pratt (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Road ShowSheriff (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Little Old New YorkWillie Stout | |
| 1940 | Millionaire PlayboyMr. Jamison | |
| 1940 | We Who Are YoungR. Glassford | |
| 1940 | Haunted HouseEph, Service Station Owner | |
| 1940 | Little MenW.L. Reynolds | |
| 1940 | Friendly NeighborsSilas Barton | |
| 1940 | Melody RanchJudge Henderson | |
| 1939 | Some Like It HotMr. Ives | |
| 1939 | Son of FrankensteinDr. Berger (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | East Side of HeavenTelegraph Operator (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Let Us LiveLunchroom Proprietor (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Drums Along the MohawkPaymaster (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Desperate TrailsMalenkthy Culp | |
| 1939 | Clown PrincesLandlord | |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmJake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) | |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful TimeMr. G. | |
| 1938 | Kentucky MoonshineAttorney | |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with YouJohn Blakely | |
| 1938 | In Old ChicagoLawyer | |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss MantonNorris' Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | It May Happen to YouVan Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Emperor's CandlesticksStationmaster (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Small Town BoyCurtis French | |
| 1937 | Man Of The PeopleSkinny Wilson - Sulker | |
| 1937 | The Great GambiniDoctor | |
| 1937 | Two Wise MaidsTwitchell | |
| 1937 | The Westland CaseCharles Frazee | |
| 1937 | Damaged GoodsDr. N.R. Shryer | |
| 1937 | A Star Is BornJustice of the Peace (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | ParnellAssistant Process Server | |
| 1936 | On the Wrong TrekMr. Wilson (car owner) | |
| 1936 | Hats OffC.D. Pottingham | |
| 1936 | Little Miss NobodyHerman Slade | |
| 1936 | Sutter's GoldStreetcar Owner | |
| 1936 | The Case of the Black CatMr. Shuster | |
| 1936 | Paddy O'DayLawyer Brewster | |
| 1936 | Love Begins at TwentyJonathan Ramp | |
| 1936 | Wedding PresentSimmons | |
| 1936 | Educating FatherJess Boynton | |
| 1935 | One Frightened NightMr. Felix | |
| 1935 | When a Man's a ManGarvey, Gambert's Lawyer | |
| 1935 | The Tin ManMad Scientist | |
| 1935 | A Dog of FlandersAntoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The Winning TicketDolan - Pool Hall Proprietor | |
| 1935 | The RainmakersDennis P. Hogan | |
| 1935 | Waterfront LadyTruant Officer | |
| 1935 | It's in the AirAmos Whipple | |
| 1935 | Nurse to You!Mr. Wilson | |
| 1935 | I Dream Too MuchThe Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red GapJake Henshaw | |
| 1935 | Navy WifeBridge Player | |
| 1935 | Public Ghost # 1E. H. Compton | |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel MurderGirando | |
| 1935 | Mad LovePiano Creditor (Uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Little SinnerProperty Owner | |
| 1935 | Champagne for BreakfastRaeburn | |
| 1934 | Now I'll TellJoe Davis | |
| 1934 | Gridiron FlashHunsacker | |
| 1934 | Wake Up and DreamHildebrand | |
| 1934 | Kentucky KernelsMr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Beyond the LawTalbot | |
| 1934 | Bachelor BaitClement Graftsman | |
| 1934 | Unknown BlondeMax Keibel | |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte CristoFouquet | |
| 1934 | Shrimps for a DayMr. Crutch | |
| 1934 | Half a SinnerCollector | |
| 1934 | Operator 13Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Imitation of LifeMr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | I'll Fix ItJohn Stevens | |
| 1934 | Forsaking All OthersHotel Manager (Uncredited) | |
| 1934 | I Like it That WayThe Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) | |
| 1934 | A Successful FailureH.T. Flintly | |
| 1933 | A Shriek in the NightPerkins | |
| 1933 | Lady KillerLawyer (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | BondageDr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Terror AboardShip's Doctor | |
| 1933 | Tillie and GusPhineas Pratt | |
| 1933 | Pick-upSam Foster | |
| 1933 | King for a NightMr. Whistler | |
| 1933 | Storm at DaybreakCapt. Durosch (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Smoke LightningDeputy Jake Tully | |
| 1933 | The KeyholeJ. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419Walter C. Horton | |
| 1933 | Day of ReckoningBail Bondsman | |
| 1933 | The Son of KongHilda's Father (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The Mysterious RiderGentry, the Barber | |
| 1932 | The Phantom of CrestwoodApartment House Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Love Me TonightShirtmaker (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Winner Take AllBen Isaacs | |
| 1932 | The Penguin Pool MurderBertrand B. Hemingway | |
| 1932 | Under EighteenA.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Down To EarthEd Eggers | |
| 1932 | The Sport ParadeToastmaster | |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson CaseCounty Attorney | |
| 1932 | Flaming GunsJ.P. Mulford | |
| 1932 | 20,000 Years in Sing SingFinn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Jewel RobberyPrefect of Police | |
| 1932 | Amateur DaddyWilliam J. 'Bill' Hansen | |
| 1932 | Young IronsidesJ. Caldwall Evans | |
| 1932 | The Beast of the CityCoroner (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the EmpressMinor Role (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Purchase PriceJustice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The All-AmericanFootball Game Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Wet ParadeCharles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | SweepstakesEmory | |
| 1931 | Ladies' ManJeweler | |
| 1931 | Flying HighLunch Counter Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Night Life in RenoAdrian Garrett | |
| 1931 | The Sea GhostHenry Sykes | |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, LoveUncle Cornelius | |
| 1931 | The Front PageSheriff Hartman | |
| 1931 | WickedJuryman | |
| 1930 | Dangerous ParadiseZangiacomo | |
| 1930 | Officer O'BrienPatello's Attorney | |
| 1930 | Strictly UnconventionalGeorge - Ted's Valet | |
| 1930 | Love in the RoughBrown | |
| 1930 | PaidMax Hardy (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Woman TrapDetective Captain (as Wilson Hummell) | |
| 1929 | Big NewsCoroner | |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every PortBartender in Marseille (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | The Phantom of the TurfThe Lawyer | |
| 1927 | Uncle Tom's CabinBidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | Ladies Must DressOffice Manager | |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansMoney Lender (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | Mountains of ManhattanJim Tully | |
| 1927 | The Silent AvengerDave Wade | |
| 1926 | Young AprilFlower vendor (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | Little Robinson Crusoe'Singapore' Scroggs | |
| 1923 | The Last HourQuales | |
| 1923 | The Dangerous MaidJewars (Jeffreys' secretary) | |
| 1923 | The Hunchback of Notre DameUndetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | Soft BoiledThe Reformer | |
| 1922 | Honor FirstTricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel) | |
| 1922 | The Glory of ClementinaVandemeer | |
| 1922 | Youth Must Have LoveAustin Hibbard | |
| 1921 | The First BornKury Lar (as Wilson Hummel) | |
| 1921 | While the Devil LaughsJoe Franklin | |
| 1921 | Cinderella of the HillsPeter Poff | |
| 1921 | Big Town IdeasChef | |
| 1921 | The TomboyThe Police Force | |
| 1921 | QueenieSimon Pepper / Abner Quigley | |
| 1921 | Oliver Twist, Jr.Fagin | |
| 1920 | The Land of Jazz | |
| 1920 | The PenaltyA Crook (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | The Little Grey MouseHenry Lealon |