Charles Cahill Wilson

Known For: Acting
Born: July 28, 1894
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 7, 1948

Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Born in New York City in 1894, the white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director. His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won f…

Filmography

Commotion on the Ocean

1956 · J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)

Crime on Their Hands

1948 · J.L. Cameron

Blazing Across the Pecos

1948 · Mayor Ace Brockway

Big Town Scandal

1948 · Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)

Key Witness

1947 · Warden (uncredited)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Meet Mr. Mischief

Meet Mr. Mischief

1947 · Harry's Boss

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Charlie (uncredited)

Gas House Kids

1946 · Inspector Shannon

Blonde for a Day

1946 · Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)

Larceny in Her Heart

1946 · Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)

Passkey to Danger

1946 · Police Sergeant

Crime of the Century

1946 · Police Lieutenant

Road to Utopia

1946 · Official Policeman (uncredited)

Scarlet Street

1945 · Watchman (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Hi Johns

A Gun in His Hand

1945 · Chief of Police (uncredited)

Two O'Clock Courage

1945 · Brant - City Editor (uncredited)

The Missing Juror

1944 · Mac Ellis (uncredited)

Crime by Night

1944 · District Attorney Hyatt

Hey, Rookie

1944 · Sam Jonas

Silver Spurs

1943 · Mr. Hawkins

Batman

1943 · Captain Arnold

Gentleman Jim

1942 · Gurney (uncredited)

The Secret Code

1942 · Desk Sgt. Cullen

Escape from Crime

1942 · C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)

Dr. Broadway

1942 · District Attorney McNamara

This Gun for Hire

1942 · Police Captain

Lady Gangster

1942 · Detective

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942 · Inspector Mensil

Blondie Goes to College

1942 · Police Sergeant

The Officer and the Lady

1941 · Police Captain Hart

Dressed to Kill

1941 · Newspaper Editor

Out of the Fog

1941

Broadway Limited

1941 · Detective (as Charles Wilson)

Federal Fugitives

1941 · Bruce Lane

Meet John Doe

1941 · Charlie Dawson

The Face Behind the Mask

1941 · Chief O'Brien

Charter Pilot

1940 · Owen

Lady with Red Hair

1940 · George Martin (uncredited)

Tin Pan Alley

1940 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

1940 · Gambler (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940 · Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

1940 · Sergeant

They Drive by Night

1940 · Mike Williams (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison

1940 · R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)

Girl in 313

1940 · Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police

Sandy Is a Lady

1940 · Sergeant

Gangs of Chicago

1940

He Married His Wife

1940 · Warden

Invisible Stripes

1939 · Arresting Officer (uncredited)

The Return of Doctor X

1939 · Det. Kincaid

The Roaring Twenties

1939 · Policeman (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

1939 · Capt. Kilrane

Here I Am a Stranger

1939 · Managing Editor

Hotel for Women

1939 · Albert

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939 · Coach Hap Farrell

The House of Fear

1939 · Police Chief

Rose of Washington Square

1939 · Mike Cavanaugh

Fighting Thoroughbreds

Fighting Thoroughbreds

1939 · Spencer Bogart

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

The Spider's Web

1938 · Chase

The Night Hawk

1938 · Lonigan

Hold That Co-ed

1938 · Coach Burke

Tenth Avenue Kid

1938 · Commissioner

Gateway

1938 · Inspector

When Were You Born

1938 · Inspector Jim C. Gregg

Prison Farm

1938 · Reardon

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938 · Becker

State Police

1938 · Captain Halstead

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938 · Covered Wagon Cafe Manager

Daughter of Shanghai

1937 · Schwartz (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde

1937 · Mortimer Gray

That’s My Story

1937 · Cummings

Partners in Crime

1937 · Inspector Simpson

Life Begins in College

1937 · Tom Burke

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

One Mile from Heaven

1937 · Fletcher

Roaring Timber

1937 · Sam Garvin

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937 · Hamilton Burger

Night Key

1937 · Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)

Midnight Court

1937 · Police Chief

Murder Goes to College

1937 · Police Inspector Simpson

The Great O'Malley

1937 · Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)

They Wanted to Marry

1937 · Clark

You Only Live Once

1937 · Police Inspector (uncredited)

Woman in Distress

1937 · Editor Herbert Claxton

Find the Witness

1937 · Charley Blair (uncredited)

Mind Your Own Business

1936 · Detective

Legion of Terror

1936 · Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)

The Magnificent Brute

1936 · Murphy

Murder with Pictures

1936 · Assistant Editor (uncredited)

Down the Stretch

1936 · Tex Reardon

The Gentleman from Louisiana

1936 · Diamond Jim Brady

I'd Give My Life

I'd Give My Life

1936 · Warden

Grand Jury

1936 · City Editor

Earthworm Tractors

1936 · H.J. Russell

36 Hours to Kill

1936 · F.B.I. Chief

Satan Met a Lady

1936 · Detective Pollock

Show Boat

1936

The Mine with the Iron Door

1936 · Pitkins

Panic on the Air

1936 · Fitzgerald

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · County Hospital Guard (uncredited)

Big Brown Eyes

1936 · Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)

The Country Doctor

1936 · George the Boat Captain (uncredited)

The Return of Jimmy Valentine

1936 · Kelley

Strike Me Pink

1936 · Hardie

Hitch Hike Lady

1935 · Mike - a Racketeer

We're Only Human

1935 · Editor of The Daily Star

White Lies

1935 · Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Show Them No Mercy!

1935 · Clifford

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935 · G-Man at dancehall

Music Is Magic

1935 · Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935 · Police Officer Ricker

Waterfront Lady

1935 · Jim McFee aka Mac

The Public Menace

1935 · First Detective

Smart Girl

1935 · Morgan (uncredited)

After the Dance

1935 · Chief of Police

The Glass Key

1935 · District Attorney Edward J. Farr

The Nitwits

1935 · Police Captain Jennings

Murder in the Fleet

1935 · Commander Brown (Uncredited)

Air Hawks

1935 · Newspaper editor

Men of the Hour

1935 · Harper

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935 · Ferry Captain (uncredited)

Baby Face Harrington

1935 · City Editor (uncredited)

Four Hours to Kill!

1935 · Taft

The Perfect Clue

1935 · District Attorney

Car 99

1935 · Trooper Captain Ryan

The Great Hotel Murder

1935 · Anthony Wilson

The Gilded Lily

1935 · Managing Editor

Here Is My Heart

1934 · Captain Dodge (uncredited)

Murder in the Clouds

1934 · Lackey

Men of the Night

1934 · Benson

The St. Louis Kid

1934 · Mr. Harris

Port of Lost Dreams

1934 · Warden

The Human Side

1934 · Furniture Buyer (uncredited)

Embarrassing Moments

1934 · Attorney

The Dragon Murder Case

1934 · Det. Hennessey

Name the Woman

1934 · Joel Walker

The Circus Clown

1934 · Sheldon

The Hell Cat

1934 · Graham

Fog Over Frisco

1934 · Detective Sergeant O'Hagen

Affairs of a Gentleman

1934 · Inspector Quillan

I Believed in You

1934 · Magistrate

It Happened One Night

1934 · Joe Gordon

The 9th Guest

1934 · Burke (Uncredited)

Cross Country Cruise

1934 · Detective (Uncredited)

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934 · Chief of Police

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933

Havana Widows

1933 · Mr. Timberg

Female

1933 · Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)

College Coach

1933 · Charles Hauser

The Kennel Murder Case

1933 · Detective Hennessy (uncredited)

No Marriage Ties

1933 · Red Moran, City Desk Editor

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933 · Walter Rising

Disgraced!

1933 · Thompson, Assistant District Attorney

The Mayor of Hell

1933 · Wilson (uncredited)

Private Detective 62

1933 · Club Bartender (Uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 · Deputy (uncredited)

Elmer, the Great

1933 · Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)

Hard to Handle

1933 · Jailer (uncredited)

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

1932 · Detective Doyle (uncredited)

The Campus Mystery

The Campus Mystery

1932 · Detective Reardon

Hot News Margie

1931 · Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

My Sin

1931 · Guest in Pool Party

Stolen Heaven

1931 · Detective

Insurance

1930 · Doctor (uncredited)

Getting a Ticket

1930 · Motorcycle Cop

Acquitted

1929 · Nelson

Song of Love

1929 · Traveling Salesman

Broadway Scandals

1929 · Jack

Lucky Boy

1929 · Director

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