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

1939

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

1938

You Can't Take It with You as John Blakely
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Jake Singer
In Old Chicago as Lawyer
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)
The Emperor's Candlesticks as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Westland Case as Charles Frazee
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)
Damaged Goods as Dr. N.R. Shryer
The Great Gambini as Doctor
Two Wise Maids as Twitchell
Small Town Boy as Curtis French

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

Love in the Rough as Brown
Dangerous Paradise as Zangiacomo
Paid as Max Hardy (uncredited)
Officer O'Brien as Patello's Attorney
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)
The Silent Avenger as Dave Wade
Uncle Tom's Cabin as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Mountains of Manhattan as Jim Tully
Ladies Must Dress as Office Manager

1926

Young April as Flower vendor (uncredited)
What Price Glory

1924

Little Robinson Crusoe as 'Singapore' Scroggs

1923

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

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

1920

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