Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American screen actor. Clarence Hummel Wilson (November 17, 1876 – October 5, 1941) was an American character actor. Clarence Wilson 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; as Sheriff Pinky), 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:
- 124
- 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 | Desperate Trails | Malenkthy Culp | 1939-09-30 |
| Movie | Some Like It Hot | Mr. Ives | 1939-05-19 |
| 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 | It May Happen to You | Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) | 1937-06-05 |
| 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 | The Great Gambini | Doctor | 1937-06-24 |
| 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 | 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 | Nurse to You! | Mr. Wilson | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | The Rainmakers | Dennis P. Hogan | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Mad Love | Piano Creditor (Uncredited) | 1935-07-12 |
| Movie | It's in the Air | Amos Whipple | 1935-10-10 |
| Movie | I Dream Too Much | The Lawyer (uncredited) | 1935-11-29 |
| Movie | Waterfront Lady | Truant Officer | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935-09-17 |
| Movie | Bachelor Bait | Clement Graftsman | 1934-07-27 |
| Movie | The Count of Monte Cristo | Fouquet | 1934-09-06 |
| Movie | Operator 13 | Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | Half a Sinner | Collector | 1934-06-01 |
| Movie | Unknown Blonde | Max Keibel | 1934-04-23 |
| Movie | Now I'll Tell | Joe Davis | 1934-06-07 |
| Movie | Gridiron Flash | Hunsacker | 1934-10-06 |
| Movie | Shrimps for a Day | Mr. Crutch | 1934-12-07 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Hildebrand | 1934-10-01 |
| Movie | Imitation of Life | Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
| Movie | Forsaking All Others | Hotel Manager (Uncredited) | 1934-12-23 |
| Movie | Kentucky Kernels | Peck - Lawyer | 1934-11-02 |
| Movie | A Successful Failure | H.T. Flintly | 1934-10-14 |
| Movie | Terror Aboard | Ship's Doctor | 1933-04-14 |
| Movie | Bondage | Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
| Movie | The Keyhole | J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) | 1933-03-25 |
| Movie | Smoke Lightning | Deputy Jake Tully | 1933-01-01 |
| Movie | Storm at Daybreak | Capt. Durosch (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
| Movie | Pick-up | Sam Foster | 1933-03-24 |
| 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 | Day of Reckoning | Bail Bondsman | 1933-10-26 |
| Movie | Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 | |
| Movie | A Shriek in the Night | Perkins | 1933-07-22 |
| Movie | Tillie and Gus | Phineas Pratt | 1933-10-13 |
| Movie | Jewel Robbery | Prefect of Police | 1932-07-08 |
| 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 | Winner Take All | Ben Isaacs | 1932-07-16 |
| 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 | Flaming Guns | J.P. Mulford | 1932-12-22 |
| Movie | Penguin Pool Murder | Bertrand B. Hemingway | 1932-12-09 |
| Movie | Young Ironsides | J. Caldwall Evans | 1932-09-02 |
| Movie | The Phantom of Crestwood | Apartment House Manager (uncredited) | 1932-10-14 |
| Movie | The All-American | Football Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1932-10-01 |
| Movie | The Sport Parade | Toastmaster | 1932-11-11 |
| Movie | Sweepstakes | Emory | 1931-07-10 |
| Movie | Ladies' Man | Jeweler | 1931-04-16 |
| Movie | Wicked | Juryman | 1931-10-04 |
| Movie | The Front Page | Sheriff Hartman | 1931-04-04 |
| Movie | Night Life in Reno | Adrian Garrett | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | Her Majesty, Love | Uncle Cornelius | 1931-12-15 |
| Movie | The Sea Ghost | Henry Sykes | 1931-11-28 |
| Movie | Flying High | Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
| Movie | Dangerous Paradise | Zangiacomo | 1930-02-13 |
| Movie | Officer O'Brien | Patello's Attorney | 1930-02-15 |
| Movie | Paid | Max Hardy (uncredited) | 1930-12-30 |
| Movie | Strictly Unconventional | George - Ted's Valet | 1930-05-03 |
| Movie | Love in the Rough | Brown | 1930-09-05 |
| 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 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Money Lender (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
| Movie | Young April | Flower vendor (uncredited) | 1926-10-11 |
| Movie | Soft Boiled | The Reformer | 1923-08-26 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1923-09-06 |
| Movie | While the Devil Laughs | Joe Franklin | 1921-02-13 |
| Movie | The First Born | Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel) | 1921-01-30 |
| Movie | The Penalty | A Crook (uncredited) | 1920-08-15 |