Clarence Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1876
- Died
- October 5, 1941 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
It's Showtime
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Movie · as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Road Show
Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)
Little Old New York
Movie · as Willie Stout
Millionaire Playboy
Movie · as Mr. Jamison
We Who Are Young
Movie · as R. Glassford
Haunted House
Movie · as Eph, Service Station Owner
Little Men
Movie · as W.L. Reynolds
Friendly Neighbors
Movie · as Silas Barton
Melody Ranch
Movie · as Judge Henderson
Some Like It Hot
Movie · as Mr. Ives
Son of Frankenstein
Movie · as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
Let Us Live
Movie · as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Movie · as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Movie · as Paymaster (uncredited)
Desperate Trails
Movie · as Malenkthy Culp
Clown Princes
Movie · as Landlord
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Movie · as Jake Singer
Having Wonderful Time
Movie · as Mr. G.
Kentucky Moonshine
Movie · as Attorney
You Can't Take It with You
Movie · as John Blakely
In Old Chicago
Movie · as Lawyer
The Mad Miss Manton
Movie · as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
Movie · as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Movie · as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Small Town Boy
Movie · as Curtis French
Man Of The People
Movie · as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
The Great Gambini
Movie · as Doctor
Two Wise Maids
Movie · as Twitchell
The Westland Case
Movie · as Charles Frazee
Damaged Goods
Movie · as Dr. N.R. Shryer
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Parnell
Movie · as Assistant Process Server
On the Wrong Trek
Movie · as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
Hats Off
Movie · as C.D. Pottingham
Little Miss Nobody
Movie · as Herman Slade
Sutter's Gold
Movie · as Streetcar Owner
The Case of the Black Cat
Movie · as Mr. Shuster
Paddy O'Day
Movie · as Lawyer Brewster
Love Begins at Twenty
Movie · as Jonathan Ramp
Wedding Present
Movie · as Simmons
Educating Father
Movie · as Jess Boynton
One Frightened Night
Movie · as Mr. Felix
When a Man's a Man
Movie · as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
The Tin Man
Movie · as Mad Scientist
A Dog of Flanders
Movie · as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket
Movie · as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
The Rainmakers
Movie · as Dennis P. Hogan
Waterfront Lady
Movie · as Truant Officer
It's in the Air
Movie · as Amos Whipple
Nurse to You!
Movie · as Mr. Wilson
I Dream Too Much
Movie · as The Lawyer (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie · as Jake Henshaw
Navy Wife
Movie · as Bridge Player
Public Ghost # 1
Movie · as E. H. Compton
The Great Hotel Murder
Movie · as Girando
Mad Love
Movie · as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Little Sinner
Movie · as Property Owner
Champagne for Breakfast
Movie · as Raeburn
Now I'll Tell
Movie · as Joe Davis
Gridiron Flash
Movie · as Hunsacker
Wake Up and Dream
Movie · as Hildebrand
Kentucky Kernels
Movie · as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
Beyond the Law
Movie · as Talbot
Bachelor Bait
Movie · as Clement Graftsman
Unknown Blonde
Movie · as Max Keibel
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Fouquet
Shrimps for a Day
Movie · as Mr. Crutch
Half a Sinner
Movie · as Collector
Operator 13
Movie · as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
Movie · as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
Movie · as John Stevens
Forsaking All Others
Movie · as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
I Like it That Way
Movie · as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
A Successful Failure
Movie · as H.T. Flintly
A Shriek in the Night
Movie · as Perkins
Lady Killer
Movie · as Lawyer (uncredited)
Bondage
Movie · as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Terror Aboard
Movie · as Ship's Doctor
Tillie and Gus
Movie · as Phineas Pratt
Pick-up
Movie · as Sam Foster
King for a Night
Movie · as Mr. Whistler
Storm at Daybreak
Movie · as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Smoke Lightning
Movie · as Deputy Jake Tully
The Keyhole
Movie · as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
Movie · as Walter C. Horton
Day of Reckoning
Movie · as Bail Bondsman
The Son of Kong
Movie · as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
The Mysterious Rider
Movie · as Gentry, the Barber
The Phantom of Crestwood
Movie · as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
Movie · as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
Winner Take All
Movie · as Ben Isaacs
The Penguin Pool Murder
Movie · as Bertrand B. Hemingway
Under Eighteen
Movie · as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Down To Earth
Movie · as Ed Eggers
The Sport Parade
Movie · as Toastmaster
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie · as County Attorney
Flaming Guns
Movie · as J.P. Mulford
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Movie · as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Jewel Robbery
Movie · as Prefect of Police
Amateur Daddy
Movie · as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
Young Ironsides
Movie · as J. Caldwall Evans
The Beast of the City
Movie · as Coroner (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Purchase Price
Movie · as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
The All-American
Movie · as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
Movie · as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
Movie · as Emory
Ladies' Man
Movie · as Jeweler
Flying High
Movie · as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno
Movie · as Adrian Garrett
The Sea Ghost
Movie · as Henry Sykes
Her Majesty, Love
Movie · as Uncle Cornelius
The Front Page
Movie · as Sheriff Hartman
Wicked
Movie · as Juryman
Dangerous Paradise
Movie · as Zangiacomo
Officer O'Brien
Movie · as Patello's Attorney
Strictly Unconventional
Movie · as George - Ted's Valet
Love in the Rough
Movie · as Brown
Paid
Movie · as Max Hardy (uncredited)
Woman Trap
Movie · as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Big News
Movie · as Coroner
A Girl in Every Port
Movie · as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Turf
Movie · as The Lawyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Ladies Must Dress
Movie · as Office Manager
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie · as Money Lender (uncredited)
Mountains of Manhattan
Movie · as Jim Tully
The Silent Avenger
Movie · as Dave Wade
Young April
Movie · as Flower vendor (uncredited)
What Price Glory
Movie
Little Robinson Crusoe
Movie · as 'Singapore' Scroggs
The Last Hour
Movie · as Quales
The Dangerous Maid
Movie · as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Soft Boiled
Movie · as The Reformer
Honor First
Movie · as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
The Glory of Clementina
Movie · as Vandemeer
Youth Must Have Love
Movie · as Austin Hibbard
The First Born
Movie · as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
While the Devil Laughs
Movie · as Joe Franklin
Cinderella of the Hills
Movie · as Peter Poff
Big Town Ideas
Movie · as Chef
The Tomboy
Movie · as The Police Force
Queenie
Movie · as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
Oliver Twist, Jr.
Movie · as Fagin
The Land of Jazz
Movie
The Penalty
Movie · as A Crook (uncredited)
The Little Grey Mouse
Movie · as Henry Lealon