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

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

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

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)
The Silent Avenger as Dave Wade
Ladies Must Dress as Office Manager
Mountains of Manhattan as Jim Tully

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)
Soft Boiled as The Reformer
The Dangerous Maid as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
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

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

1920

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