Clarence Wilson

Born: 1876-11-16 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died: 1941-10-05

Known For: Acting

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

1976

It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

Road Show as Sheriff (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

1940

Millionaire Playboy as Mr. Jamison
We Who Are Young as R. Glassford
Melody Ranch as Judge Henderson
Little Men as W.L. Reynolds
Haunted House as Eph, Service Station Owner
Little Old New York as Willie Stout
Friendly Neighbors as Silas Barton

1939

Son of Frankenstein as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk as Paymaster (uncredited)
Let Us Live as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot as Mr. Ives
East Side of Heaven as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Desperate Trails as Malenkthy Culp
Clown Princes as Landlord

1938

In Old Chicago as Lawyer
You Can't Take It with You as John Blakely
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Jake Singer
The Mad Miss Manton as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine as Attorney
Having Wonderful Time as Mr. G.

1937

A Star Is Born as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Parnell as Assistant Process Server
The Westland Case as Charles Frazee
The Emperor's Candlesticks as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Great Gambini as Doctor
It May Happen to You as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
Two Wise Maids as Twitchell
Man Of The People as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
Damaged Goods as Dr. N.R. Shryer
Small Town Boy as Curtis French

1936

Wedding Present as Simmons
Little Miss Nobody as Herman Slade
Sutter's Gold as Streetcar Owner
Educating Father as Jess Boynton
On the Wrong Trek as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
The Case of the Black Cat as Mr. Shuster
Paddy O'Day as Lawyer Brewster
Love Begins at Twenty as Jonathan Ramp
Hats Off as C.D. Pottingham

1935

Mad Love as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap as Jake Henshaw
Waterfront Lady as Truant Officer
It's in the Air as Amos Whipple
The Rainmakers as Dennis P. Hogan
A Dog of Flanders as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
Champagne for Breakfast as Raeburn
I Dream Too Much as The Lawyer (uncredited)
The Great Hotel Murder as Girando
Navy Wife as Bridge Player
When a Man's a Man as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
Little Sinner as Property Owner
One Frightened Night as Mr. Felix
The Tin Man as Mad Scientist
Public Ghost # 1 as E. H. Compton
Nurse to You! as Mr. Wilson

1934

Bachelor Bait as Clement Graftsman
The Count of Monte Cristo as Fouquet
Unknown Blonde as Max Keibel
Imitation of Life as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Half a Sinner as Collector
Forsaking All Others as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
Operator 13 as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
I Like it That Way as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
Kentucky Kernels as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
A Successful Failure as H.T. Flintly
Gridiron Flash as Hunsacker
Now I'll Tell as Joe Davis
I'll Fix It as John Stevens
Wake Up and Dream as Hildebrand
Beyond the Law as Talbot
Shrimps for a Day as Mr. Crutch

1933

The Son of Kong as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
Pick-up as Sam Foster
Lady Killer as Lawyer (uncredited)
King for a Night as Mr. Whistler
Bondage as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Day of Reckoning as Bail Bondsman
The Girl in 419 as Walter C. Horton
Tillie and Gus as Phineas Pratt
The Keyhole as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
Terror Aboard as Ship's Doctor
Smoke Lightning as Deputy Jake Tully
A Shriek in the Night as Perkins
The Mysterious Rider as Gentry, the Barber

1932

Love Me Tonight as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
The All-American as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Wet Parade as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
The Purchase Price as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
Amateur Daddy as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
Jewel Robbery as Prefect of Police
20,000 Years in Sing Sing as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
The Beast of the City as Coroner (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress as Minor Role (uncredited)
Winner Take All as Ben Isaacs
Young Ironsides as J. Caldwall Evans
Down To Earth as Ed Eggers
Under Eighteen as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
The Penguin Pool Murder as Bertrand B. Hemingway
The Famous Ferguson Case as County Attorney
The Sport Parade as Toastmaster
The Phantom of Crestwood as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Flaming Guns as J.P. Mulford

1931

Sweepstakes as Emory
The Front Page as Sheriff Hartman
Her Majesty, Love as Uncle Cornelius
Flying High as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno as Adrian Garrett
Ladies' Man as Jeweler
The Sea Ghost as Henry Sykes
Wicked as Juryman

1930

Love in the Rough as Brown
Officer O'Brien as Patello's Attorney
Dangerous Paradise as Zangiacomo
Paid as Max Hardy (uncredited)
Strictly Unconventional as George - Ted's Valet

1929

Woman Trap as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Big News as Coroner

1928

A Girl in Every Port as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Turf as The Lawyer

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Money Lender (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Ladies Must Dress as Office Manager
Mountains of Manhattan as Jim Tully
The Silent Avenger as Dave Wade

1926

What Price Glory
Young April as Flower vendor (uncredited)

1924

Little Robinson Crusoe as 'Singapore' Scroggs

1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Dangerous Maid as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
Soft Boiled as The Reformer
The Last Hour as Quales

1922

The Glory of Clementina as Vandemeer
Youth Must Have Love as Austin Hibbard
Honor First as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

1921

Queenie as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
The First Born as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
Cinderella of the Hills as Peter Poff
The Tomboy as The Police Force
Oliver Twist, Jr. as Fagin
While the Devil Laughs as Joe Franklin
Big Town Ideas as Chef

1920

The Penalty as A Crook (uncredited)
The Little Grey Mouse as Henry Lealon
The Land of Jazz