Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

  • Birthday: 1876-11-16
  • Deathday: 1941-10-05
  • Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Also know as: C. Wilson Hummel

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

Shrimps for a Day

1934

As Mr. Crutch

A Shriek in the Night

1933

As Perkins

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

As Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

One Frightened Night

1935

As Mr. Felix

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

As Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Having Wonderful Time

1938

As Mr. G

On the Wrong Trek

1936

As Mr. Wilson (car owner)

Winner Take All

1932

As Ben Isaacs

Penguin Pool Murder

1932

As Bertrand B. Hemingway

Under Eighteen

1932

As A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

Terror Aboard

1933

As Ship's Doctor

Tillie and Gus

1933

As Phineas Pratt

Paddy O'Day

1936

As Lawyer Brewster

When a Man's a Man

1935

As Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

Road Show

1941

As Sheriff (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

1939

As Mr. Ives

Now I'll Tell

1934

As Joe Davis

Pick-up

1933

As Sam Foster

Down To Earth

1932

As Ed Eggers

Sweepstakes

1931

As Emory

Woman Trap

1929

As Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

Hats Off

1936

As C.D. Pottingham

Little Old New York

1940

As Willie Stout

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

As Attorney

Small Town Boy

1937

As Curtis French

Little Miss Nobody

1936

As Herman Slade

You Can't Take It with You

1938

As John Blakely

Gridiron Flash

1934

As Hunsacker

Dangerous Paradise

1930

As Zangiacomo

Ladies' Man

1931

As Jeweler

The Sport Parade

1932

As Toastmaster

Officer O'Brien

1930

As Patello's Attorney

Wake Up and Dream

1934

As Hildebrand

Strictly Unconventional

1930

As George - Ted's Valet

Big News

1929

As Coroner

The Tin Man

1935

As Mad Scientist

Sutter's Gold

1936

As Streetcar Owner

Flying High

1931

As Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

Man Of The People

1937

As Skinny Wilson - Sulker

A Dog of Flanders

1935

As Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

The Case of the Black Cat

1936

As Mr. Shuster

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

As County Attorney

King for a Night

1933

As Mr. Whistler

Storm at Daybreak

1933

As Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

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)

Flaming Guns

1932

As J.P. Mulford

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

As Paymaster (uncredited)

The Winning Ticket

1935

As Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

Millionaire Playboy

1940

As Mr. Jamison

The Great Gambini

1937

As Doctor

A Girl in Every Port

1928

As Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

As Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

As Money Lender (uncredited)

Jewel Robbery

1932

As Prefect of Police

The Rainmakers

1935

As Dennis P. Hogan

Night Life in Reno

1931

As Adrian Garrett

The Westland Case

1937

As Charles Frazee

Two Wise Maids

1937

As Twitchell

The Sea Ghost

1931

As Henry Sykes

Amateur Daddy

1932

As William J. 'Bill' Hansen

We Who Are Young

1940

As R. Glassford

Her Majesty, Love

1931

As Uncle Cornelius

Desperate Trails

1939

As Malenkthy Culp

Love Begins at Twenty

1936

As Jonathan Ramp

Love in the Rough

1930

As Brown

Bachelor Bait

1934

As Clement Graftsman

Damaged Goods

1937

As Dr. N.R. Shryer

Haunted House

1940

As Eph, Service Station Owner

It's in the Air

1935

As Amos Whipple

Waterfront Lady

1935

As Truant Officer

Little Men

1940

As W.L. Reynolds

Friendly Neighbors

1940

As Silas Barton

The Keyhole

1933

As J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

Melody Ranch

1940

As Judge Henderson

The Penalty

1920

As A Crook (uncredited)

Young Ironsides

1932

As J. Caldwall Evans

Nurse to You!

1935

As Mr. Wilson

Unknown Blonde

1934

As Max Keibel

The Beast of the City

1932

As Coroner (uncredited)

Wedding Present

1936

As Simmons

The Girl in 419

1933

As Walter C. Horton

I Dream Too Much

1935

As The Lawyer (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1937

As Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

As Jake Henshaw

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

As Minor Role (uncredited)

The Purchase Price

1932

As Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

Paid

1930

As Max Hardy (uncredited)

The All-American

1932

As Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

Navy Wife

1935

As Bridge Player

In Old Chicago

1938

As Lawyer

Public Ghost # 1

1935

As E. H. Compton

Day of Reckoning

1933

As Bail Bondsman

The Front Page

1931

As Sheriff Hartman

Half a Sinner

1934

As Collector

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

As Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's Showtime

1976

As Self (archive footage)

Operator 13

1934

As Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

Educating Father

1936

As Jess Boynton

Imitation of Life

1934

As Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

The Wet Parade

1932

As Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

The Son of Kong

1933

As Hilda's Father (uncredited)

I'll Fix It

1934

As John Stevens

The Great Hotel Murder

1935

As Girando

Soft Boiled

1923

As The Reformer

Forsaking All Others

1934

As Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

As Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

Mad Love

1935

As Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

Little Robinson Crusoe

1924

As 'Singapore' Scroggs

Wicked

1931

As Juryman

I Like it That Way

1934

As The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

The Mysterious Rider

1933

As Gentry, the Barber

A Successful Failure

1934

As H.T. Flintly

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941

As Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

The Last Hour

1923

As Quales

While the Devil Laughs

1921

As Joe Franklin

Love Me Tonight

1932

As Shirtmaker (uncredited)

The Dangerous Maid

1923

As Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

Ladies Must Dress

1927

As Office Manager

Young April

1926

As Flower vendor (uncredited)

Lady Killer

1933

As

The First Born

1921

As Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

As Undetermined Role (uncredited)

It May Happen to You

1937

As Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927

As Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

As Stationmaster (uncredited)

Bondage

1933

As Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

Kentucky Kernels

1934

As Peck - Lawyer

Smoke Lightning

1933

As Deputy Jake Tully

Beyond the Law

1934

As Talbot

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