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Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson
  • Name: Clarence Wilson
  • Birthday: 1876-11-16
  • Also known as: C. Wilson Hummel,Wilson Hummel,Wilson Hummell,Clarence Hummel Wilson,Clarence H. Wilson,C.H. Wilson
  • Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Popularity: 0.172
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.

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Title Release date
It's Showtime   as  Self (archive footage) 1976-03-31
The Big Parade of Comedy   as  Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1964-09-02
Come Back, Miss Pipps   as  Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited) 1941-10-24
Road Show   as  Sheriff (uncredited) 1941-02-18
Little Men   as  W.L. Reynolds 1940-11-29
Friendly Neighbors   as  Silas Barton 1940-11-17
Melody Ranch   as  Judge Henderson 1940-09-15
Haunted House   as  Eph, Service Station Owner 1940-07-21
We Who Are Young   as  R. Glassford 1940-07-19
Millionaire Playboy   as  Mr. Jamison 1940-03-14
Little Old New York   as  Willie Stout 1940-02-09
Drums Along the Mohawk   as  Paymaster (uncredited) 1939-11-10
Desperate Trails   as  Malenkthy Culp 1939-09-30
Some Like It Hot   as  Mr. Ives 1939-05-19
Clown Princes   as  Landlord 1939-04-14
East Side of Heaven   as  Telegraph Operator (uncredited) 1939-04-07
Let Us Live   as  Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited) 1939-03-29
Son of Frankenstein   as  Dr. Berger (uncredited) 1939-01-13
The Mad Miss Manton   as  Norris' Attorney (uncredited) 1938-10-21
You Can't Take It with You   as  John Blakely 1938-09-01
Having Wonderful Time   as  Mr. G. 1938-07-01
Kentucky Moonshine   as  Attorney 1938-05-20
In Old Chicago   as  Lawyer 1938-04-15
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm   as  Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) 1938-03-18
The Westland Case   as  Charles Frazee 1937-10-30
Small Town Boy   as  Curtis French 1937-09-24
The Emperor's Candlesticks   as  Stationmaster (uncredited) 1937-07-02
The Great Gambini   as  Doctor 1937-06-24
It May Happen to You   as  Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) 1937-06-05
Parnell   as  Assistant Process Server 1937-06-04
Damaged Goods   as  Dr. N.R. Shryer 1937-05-22
A Star Is Born   as  Justice of the Peace (uncredited) 1937-04-27
Two Wise Maids   as  Twitchell 1937-02-15
Man Of The People   as  Skinny Wilson - Sulker 1937-01-27
Hats Off   as  C.D. Pottingham 1936-12-05
The Case of the Black Cat   as  Mr. Shuster 1936-10-31
Wedding Present   as  Simmons 1936-10-09
Love Begins at Twenty   as  Jonathan Ramp 1936-08-22
Little Miss Nobody   as  Herman Slade 1936-06-05
Educating Father   as  Jess Boynton 1936-05-23
On the Wrong Trek   as  Mr. Wilson (car owner) 1936-04-18
Sutter's Gold   as  Streetcar Owner 1936-03-01
Paddy O'Day   as  Lawyer Brewster 1936-01-17
Public Ghost # 1   as  E. H. Compton 1935-12-14
I Dream Too Much   as  The Lawyer (uncredited) 1935-11-29
The Rainmakers   as  Dennis P. Hogan 1935-10-25
Little Sinner   as  Property Owner 1935-10-25
It's in the Air   as  Amos Whipple 1935-10-10
Waterfront Lady   as  Truant Officer 1935-10-04
Nurse to You!   as  Mr. Wilson 1935-10-04
Navy Wife   as  Bridge Player 1935-09-17
Mad Love   as  Piano Creditor (Uncredited) 1935-07-12
One Frightened Night   as  Mr. Felix 1935-05-01
The Tin Man   as  Mad Scientist 1935-03-30
A Dog of Flanders   as  Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited) 1935-03-22
Ruggles of Red Gap   as  Jake Henshaw 1935-03-08
The Great Hotel Murder   as  Girando 1935-02-27
When a Man's a Man   as  Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer 1935-02-15
The Winning Ticket   as  Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor 1935-02-08
Forsaking All Others   as  Hotel Manager (Uncredited) 1934-12-23
Shrimps for a Day   as  Mr. Crutch 1934-12-07
Imitation of Life   as  Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) 1934-11-23
I'll Fix It   as  John Stevens 1934-11-10
Kentucky Kernels   as  Peck - Lawyer 1934-11-02
A Successful Failure   as  H.T. Flintly 1934-10-14
Gridiron Flash   as  Hunsacker 1934-10-06
Wake Up and Dream   as  Hildebrand 1934-10-01
The Count of Monte Cristo   as  Fouquet 1934-09-06
Beyond the Law   as  Talbot 1934-07-31
Bachelor Bait   as  Clement Graftsman 1934-07-27
Operator 13   as  Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) 1934-06-08
Now I'll Tell   as  Joe Davis 1934-06-07
Half a Sinner   as  Collector 1934-06-01
Unknown Blonde   as  Max Keibel 1934-04-23
I Like it That Way   as  The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) 1934-04-01
The Son of Kong   as  Hilda's Father (uncredited) 1933-12-22
King for a Night   as  Mr. Whistler 1933-12-09
Lady Killer 1933-12-09
Day of Reckoning   as  Bail Bondsman 1933-10-26
Tillie and Gus   as  Phineas Pratt 1933-10-13
A Shriek in the Night   as  Perkins 1933-07-22
Storm at Daybreak   as  Capt. Durosch (uncredited) 1933-06-14
The Girl in 419   as  Walter C. Horton 1933-05-26
Bondage   as  Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) 1933-04-22
Terror Aboard   as  Ship's Doctor 1933-04-14
The Keyhole   as  J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) 1933-03-25
Pick-up   as  Sam Foster 1933-03-24
The Mysterious Rider   as  Gentry, the Barber 1933-01-30
Smoke Lightning   as  Deputy Jake Tully 1933-01-01
20,000 Years in Sing Sing   as  Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited) 1932-12-24
Rasputin and the Empress   as  Minor Role (uncredited) 1932-12-23
Flaming Guns   as  J.P. Mulford 1932-12-22
The Penguin Pool Murder   as  Bertrand B. Hemingway 1932-12-09
The Sport Parade   as  Toastmaster 1932-11-11
The Phantom of Crestwood   as  Apartment House Manager (uncredited) 1932-10-14
The All-American   as  Football Game Spectator (uncredited) 1932-10-01
Young Ironsides   as  J. Caldwall Evans 1932-09-02
Down To Earth   as  Ed Eggers 1932-09-01
Love Me Tonight   as  Shirtmaker (uncredited) 1932-08-18
The Purchase Price   as  Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) 1932-07-23
Winner Take All   as  Ben Isaacs 1932-07-16
Jewel Robbery   as  Prefect of Police 1932-07-08
The Famous Ferguson Case   as  County Attorney 1932-04-19
Amateur Daddy   as  William J. 'Bill' Hansen 1932-04-10
The Wet Parade   as  Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited) 1932-03-26
The Beast of the City   as  Coroner (uncredited) 1932-02-13
Under Eighteen   as  A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited) 1932-01-02
Her Majesty, Love   as  Uncle Cornelius 1931-12-15
The Sea Ghost   as  Henry Sykes 1931-11-28
Flying High   as  Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited) 1931-11-14
Night Life in Reno   as  Adrian Garrett 1931-11-01
Wicked   as  Juryman 1931-10-04
Sweepstakes   as  Emory 1931-07-10
Ladies' Man   as  Jeweler 1931-04-16
The Front Page   as  Sheriff Hartman 1931-04-04
Paid   as  Max Hardy (uncredited) 1930-12-30
Love in the Rough   as  Brown 1930-09-05
Strictly Unconventional   as  George - Ted's Valet 1930-05-03
Officer O'Brien   as  Patello's Attorney 1930-02-15
Dangerous Paradise   as  Zangiacomo 1930-02-13
Woman Trap   as  Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell) 1929-09-28
Big News   as  Coroner 1929-09-06
A Girl in Every Port   as  Bartender in Marseille (uncredited) 1928-02-26
Ladies Must Dress   as  Office Manager 1927-11-20
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans   as  Money Lender (uncredited) 1927-11-04
Uncle Tom's Cabin   as  Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited) 1927-11-04
Young April   as  Flower vendor (uncredited) 1926-10-11
Little Robinson Crusoe   as  'Singapore' Scroggs 1924-08-25
The Dangerous Maid   as  Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary) 1923-11-19
The Hunchback of Notre Dame   as  Undetermined Role (uncredited) 1923-09-06
Soft Boiled   as  The Reformer 1923-08-26
The Last Hour   as  Quales 1923-01-01
Honor First   as  Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel) 1922-08-27
Cinderella of the Hills   as  Peter Poff 1921-10-23
Big Town Ideas   as  Chef 1921-05-20
While the Devil Laughs   as  Joe Franklin 1921-02-13
The First Born   as  Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel) 1921-01-30
The Land of Jazz 1920-12-01
The Penalty   as  A Crook (uncredited) 1920-08-15