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