Clarence Wilson

Acting • 1876-11-16 • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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.

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1976
It's ShowtimeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
1964
The Big Parade of ComedyFilm
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1941
Road ShowFilm
Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1941
Come Back, Miss PippsFilm
Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
★ 7.7
1940
Little MenFilm
W.L. Reynolds
★ 5.5
1940
Haunted HouseFilm
Eph, Service Station Owner
★ 5.3
1940
Little Old New YorkFilm
Willie Stout
★ 5.3
1940
We Who Are YoungFilm
R. Glassford
★ 6.3
1940
Melody RanchFilm
Judge Henderson
★ 6.2
1940
Millionaire PlayboyFilm
Mr. Jamison
★ 4.5
1940
Friendly NeighborsFilm
Silas Barton
★ 8.0
1939
Son of FrankensteinFilm
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1939
Drums Along the MohawkFilm
Paymaster (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1939
Let Us LiveFilm
Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1939
Some Like It HotFilm
Mr. Ives
★ 7.6
1939
East Side of HeavenFilm
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
★ 7.4
1939
Clown PrincesFilm
Landlord
★ 6.0
1939
Desperate TrailsFilm
Malenkthy Culp
★ 5.7
1938
You Can't Take It with YouFilm
John Blakely
★ 7.5
1938
In Old ChicagoFilm
Lawyer
★ 6.7
1938
The Mad Miss MantonFilm
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmFilm
Jake Singer
★ 6.8
1938
Having Wonderful TimeFilm
Mr. G.
★ 4.9
1938
Kentucky MoonshineFilm
Attorney
★ 5.2
1937
A Star Is BornFilm
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1937
The Emperor's CandlesticksFilm
Stationmaster (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1937
ParnellFilm
Assistant Process Server
★ 4.6
1937
The Westland CaseFilm
Charles Frazee
★ 6.7
1937
It May Happen to YouFilm
Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1937
Man Of The PeopleFilm
Skinny Wilson - Sulker
★ 7.0
1937
Damaged GoodsFilm
Dr. N.R. Shryer
★ 3.6
1937
The Great GambiniFilm
Doctor
★ 7.5
1937
Two Wise MaidsFilm
Twitchell
★ 10.0
1937
Small Town BoyFilm
Curtis French
★ 7.0
1936
Wedding PresentFilm
Simmons
★ 6.2
1936
On the Wrong TrekFilm
Mr. Wilson (car owner)
★ 5.9
1936
The Case of the Black CatFilm
Mr. Shuster
★ 7.0
1936
Love Begins at TwentyFilm
Jonathan Ramp
★ 6.3
1936
Hats OffFilm
C.D. Pottingham
★ 5.0
1936
Little Miss NobodyFilm
Herman Slade
★ 7.5
1936
Paddy O'DayFilm
Lawyer Brewster
★ 7.0
1936
Educating FatherFilm
Jess Boynton
★ 9.0
1936
Sutter's GoldFilm
Streetcar Owner
★ 7.0
1935
Mad LoveFilm
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
★ 7.0
1935
Ruggles of Red GapFilm
Jake Henshaw
★ 7.1
1935
One Frightened NightFilm
Mr. Felix
★ 5.5
1935
I Dream Too MuchFilm
The Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 5.4
1935
The Tin ManFilm
Mad Scientist
★ 7.2
1935
Little SinnerFilm
Property Owner
★ 6.3
1935
The RainmakersFilm
Dennis P. Hogan
★ 7.0
1935
The Great Hotel MurderFilm
Girando
★ 6.0
1935
When a Man's a ManFilm
Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
★ 5.5
1935
Waterfront LadyFilm
Truant Officer
★ 5.2
1935
It's in the AirFilm
Amos Whipple
★ 6.3
1935
Champagne for BreakfastFilm
Raeburn
★ 10.0
1935
A Dog of FlandersFilm
Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1935
The Winning TicketFilm
Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
★ 4.2
1935
Navy WifeFilm
Bridge Player
★ 6.0
1935
Public Ghost # 1Film
E. H. Compton
★ 5.5
1935
Nurse to You!Film
Mr. Wilson
★ 7.0
1934
Imitation of LifeFilm
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1934
The Count of Monte CristoFilm
Fouquet
★ 6.8
1934
Forsaking All OthersFilm
Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
★ 6.0
1934
Operator 13Film
Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1934
Kentucky KernelsFilm
Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1934
Shrimps for a DayFilm
Mr. Crutch
★ 6.8
1934
Now I'll TellFilm
Joe Davis
★ 5.1
1934
Bachelor BaitFilm
Clement Graftsman
★ 6.5
1934
A Successful FailureFilm
H.T. Flintly
★ 4.4
1934
Gridiron FlashFilm
Hunsacker
★ 4.8
1934
I Like it That WayFilm
The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
★ 7.0
1934
Wake Up and DreamFilm
Hildebrand
★ 5.3
1934
I'll Fix ItFilm
John Stevens
★ 9.0
1934
Beyond the LawFilm
Talbot
★ 9.0
1934
Unknown BlondeFilm
Max Keibel
★ 3.2
1934
Half a SinnerFilm
Collector
★ 8.0
1933
The Son of KongFilm
Hilda's Father (uncredited)
★ 5.4
1933
Lady KillerFilm
Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1933
A Shriek in the NightFilm
Perkins
★ 5.2
1933
The KeyholeFilm
J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1933
Tillie and GusFilm
Phineas Pratt
★ 7.4
1933
Terror AboardFilm
Ship's Doctor
★ 6.7
1933
Day of ReckoningFilm
Bail Bondsman
★ 5.1
1933
Pick-upFilm
Sam Foster
★ 5.1
1933
Storm at DaybreakFilm
Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1933
King for a NightFilm
Mr. Whistler
★ 7.2
1933
The Girl in 419Film
Walter C. Horton
★ 4.2
1933
The Mysterious RiderFilm
Gentry, the Barber
★ 8.0
1933
Smoke LightningFilm
Deputy Jake Tully
★ 5.3
1933
BondageFilm
Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1932
Love Me TonightFilm
Shirtmaker (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1932
20,000 Years in Sing SingFilm
Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1932
Jewel RobberyFilm
Prefect of Police
★ 6.5
1932
The Purchase PriceFilm
Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1932
The Beast of the CityFilm
Coroner (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1932
The Penguin Pool MurderFilm
Bertrand B. Hemingway
★ 5.9
1932
The Phantom of CrestwoodFilm
Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1932
Rasputin and the EmpressFilm
Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 5.4
1932
Under EighteenFilm
A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1932
The Sport ParadeFilm
Toastmaster
★ 5.4
1932
The Famous Ferguson CaseFilm
County Attorney
★ 6.6
1932
Winner Take AllFilm
Ben Isaacs
★ 5.4
1932
The Wet ParadeFilm
Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1932
The All-AmericanFilm
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1932
Amateur DaddyFilm
William J. 'Bill' Hansen
★ 10.0
1932
Down To EarthFilm
Ed Eggers
★ 7.5
1932
Flaming GunsFilm
J.P. Mulford
★ 7.5
1932
Young IronsidesFilm
J. Caldwall Evans
★ 9.0
1931
The Front PageFilm
Sheriff Hartman
★ 6.4
1931
Ladies' ManFilm
Jeweler
★ 4.6
1931
Night Life in RenoFilm
Adrian Garrett
★ 4.5
1931
The Sea GhostFilm
Henry Sykes
★ 5.7
1931
Flying HighFilm
Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1931
WickedFilm
Juryman
★ 5.5
1931
Her Majesty, LoveFilm
Uncle Cornelius
★ 6.7
1931
SweepstakesFilm
Emory
★ 5.7
1930
PaidFilm
Max Hardy (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1930
Dangerous ParadiseFilm
Zangiacomo
★ 4.3
1930
Love in the RoughFilm
Brown
★ 5.7
1930
Officer O'BrienFilm
Patello's Attorney
★ 5.2
1930
Strictly UnconventionalFilm
George - Ted's Valet
★ 4.2
1929
Big NewsFilm
Coroner
★ 4.5
1929
Woman TrapFilm
Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
★ 5.3
1928
A Girl in Every PortFilm
Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1928
The Phantom of the TurfFilm
The Lawyer
★ 9.0
1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansFilm
Money Lender (uncredited)
★ 7.8
1927
Uncle Tom's CabinFilm
Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1927
The Silent AvengerFilm
Dave Wade
★ 8.0
1927
Ladies Must DressFilm
Office Manager
★ 7.0
1927
Mountains of ManhattanFilm
Jim Tully
★ 7.0
1926
What Price GloryFilm
★ 6.3
1926
Young AprilFilm
Flower vendor (uncredited)
★ 7.7
1924
Little Robinson CrusoeFilm
'Singapore' Scroggs
★ 6.5
1923
The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1923
The Dangerous MaidFilm
Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
★ 10.0
1923
The Last HourFilm
Quales
★ 9.0
1923
Soft BoiledFilm
The Reformer
★ 8.0
1922
Honor FirstFilm
Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
★ 10.0
1922
Youth Must Have LoveFilm
Austin Hibbard
★ 9.0
1922
The Glory of ClementinaFilm
Vandemeer
★ 8.0
1921
QueenieFilm
Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
★ 10.0
1921
Cinderella of the HillsFilm
Peter Poff
★ 8.0
1921
The TomboyFilm
The Police Force
★ 7.0
1921
The First BornFilm
Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
★ 7.0
1921
Oliver Twist, Jr.Film
Fagin
★ 7.0
1921
Big Town IdeasFilm
Chef
★ 7.0
1921
While the Devil LaughsFilm
Joe Franklin
1920
The PenaltyFilm
A Crook (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1920
The Little Grey MouseFilm
Henry Lealon
★ 8.0
1920
The Land of JazzFilm
★ 8.0

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On the Wrong Trek

Jewel Robbery

The Penguin Pool Murder

The Front Page

The Sea Ghost

The Tin Man

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