Clarence Wilson

Known For: Acting
Born: November 16, 1876
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: October 5, 1941

Clarence Wilson

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

It's Showtime

1976 · Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941 · Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

Road Show

1941 · Sheriff (uncredited)

Little Men

1940 · W.L. Reynolds

Friendly Neighbors

1940 · Silas Barton

Melody Ranch

1940 · Judge Henderson

Haunted House

1940 · Eph, Service Station Owner

We Who Are Young

1940 · R. Glassford

Millionaire Playboy

1940 · Mr. Jamison

Little Old New York

1940 · Willie Stout

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939 · Paymaster (uncredited)

Desperate Trails

1939 · Malenkthy Culp

Some Like It Hot

1939 · Mr. Ives

Clown Princes

1939 · Landlord

East Side of Heaven

1939 · Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Let Us Live

1939 · Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein

1939 · Dr. Berger (uncredited)

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 · Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · John Blakely

Having Wonderful Time

1938 · Mr. G.

Kentucky Moonshine

1938 · Attorney

In Old Chicago

1938 · Lawyer

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938 · Jake Singer

The Westland Case

1937 · Charles Frazee

Small Town Boy

1937 · Curtis French

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · Stationmaster (uncredited)

The Great Gambini

1937 · Doctor

It May Happen to You

1937 · Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

Parnell

1937 · Assistant Process Server

Damaged Goods

1937 · Dr. N.R. Shryer

A Star Is Born

1937 · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Two Wise Maids

1937 · Twitchell

Man Of The People

1937 · Skinny Wilson - Sulker

Hats Off

1936 · C.D. Pottingham

The Case of the Black Cat

1936 · Mr. Shuster

Wedding Present

1936 · Simmons

Love Begins at Twenty

1936 · Jonathan Ramp

Little Miss Nobody

1936 · Herman Slade

Educating Father

1936 · Jess Boynton

On the Wrong Trek

1936 · Mr. Wilson (car owner)

Sutter's Gold

1936 · Streetcar Owner

Paddy O'Day

1936 · Lawyer Brewster

Public Ghost # 1

1935 · E. H. Compton

I Dream Too Much

1935 · The Lawyer (uncredited)

The Rainmakers

1935 · Dennis P. Hogan

Little Sinner

1935 · Property Owner

It's in the Air

1935 · Amos Whipple

Waterfront Lady

1935 · Truant Officer

Nurse to You!

1935 · Mr. Wilson

Navy Wife

1935 · Bridge Player

Champagne for Breakfast

Champagne for Breakfast

1935 · Raeburn

Mad Love

1935 · Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

One Frightened Night

1935 · Mr. Felix

The Tin Man

1935 · Mad Scientist

A Dog of Flanders

1935 · Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935 · Jake Henshaw

The Great Hotel Murder

1935 · Girando

When a Man's a Man

1935 · Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

The Winning Ticket

1935 · Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

Forsaking All Others

1934 · Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

Shrimps for a Day

1934 · Mr. Crutch

Imitation of Life

1934 · Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

I'll Fix It

1934 · John Stevens

Kentucky Kernels

1934 · Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)

A Successful Failure

1934 · H.T. Flintly

Gridiron Flash

1934 · Hunsacker

Wake Up and Dream

1934 · Hildebrand

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934 · Fouquet

Beyond the Law

1934 · Talbot

Bachelor Bait

1934 · Clement Graftsman

Operator 13

1934 · Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

Now I'll Tell

1934 · Joe Davis

Half a Sinner

1934 · Collector

Unknown Blonde

1934 · Max Keibel

I Like it That Way

1934 · The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

The Son of Kong

1933 · Hilda's Father (uncredited)

Lady Killer

1933 · Lawyer (uncredited)

King for a Night

1933 · Mr. Whistler

Day of Reckoning

1933 · Bail Bondsman

Tillie and Gus

1933 · Phineas Pratt

A Shriek in the Night

1933 · Perkins

Storm at Daybreak

1933 · Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

The Girl in 419

1933 · Walter C. Horton

Bondage

1933 · Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

Terror Aboard

1933 · Ship's Doctor

The Keyhole

1933 · J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

Pick-up

1933 · Sam Foster

The Mysterious Rider

1933 · Gentry, the Barber

Smoke Lightning

1933 · Deputy Jake Tully

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932 · Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress

1932 · Minor Role (uncredited)

Flaming Guns

1932 · J.P. Mulford

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 · Bertrand B. Hemingway

The Sport Parade

1932 · Toastmaster

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932 · Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

The All-American

1932 · Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

Young Ironsides

1932 · J. Caldwall Evans

Down To Earth

1932 · Ed Eggers

Love Me Tonight

1932 · Shirtmaker (uncredited)

The Purchase Price

1932 · Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

Winner Take All

1932 · Ben Isaacs

Jewel Robbery

1932 · Prefect of Police

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 · County Attorney

Amateur Daddy

1932 · William J. 'Bill' Hansen

The Wet Parade

1932 · Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

The Beast of the City

1932 · Coroner (uncredited)

Under Eighteen

1932 · A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

Her Majesty, Love

1931 · Uncle Cornelius

The Sea Ghost

1931 · Henry Sykes

Flying High

1931 · Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

Night Life in Reno

1931 · Adrian Garrett

Wicked

1931 · Juryman

Sweepstakes

1931 · Emory

Ladies' Man

1931 · Jeweler

The Front Page

1931 · Sheriff Hartman

Paid

1930 · Max Hardy (uncredited)

Love in the Rough

1930 · Brown

Strictly Unconventional

1930 · George - Ted's Valet

Officer O'Brien

1930 · Patello's Attorney

Dangerous Paradise

1930 · Zangiacomo

Woman Trap

1929 · Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

Big News

1929 · Coroner

The Phantom of the Turf

1928 · The Lawyer

A Girl in Every Port

1928 · Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

Ladies Must Dress

1927 · Office Manager

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927 · Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 · Money Lender (uncredited)

Mountains of Manhattan

1927 · Jim Tully

The Silent Avenger

1927 · Dave Wade

What Price Glory

1926

Young April

1926 · Flower vendor (uncredited)

Little Robinson Crusoe

1924 · 'Singapore' Scroggs

The Dangerous Maid

1923 · Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923 · Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Soft Boiled

1923 · The Reformer

The Last Hour

1923 · Quales

Youth Must Have Love

1922 · Austin Hibbard

Honor First

1922 · Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

The Glory of Clementina

1922 · Vandemeer

Cinderella of the Hills

1921 · Peter Poff

Queenie

1921 · Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley

Big Town Ideas

1921 · Chef

The Tomboy

1921 · The Police Force

Oliver Twist, Jr.

Oliver Twist, Jr.

1921 · Fagin

While the Devil Laughs

1921 · Joe Franklin

The First Born

1921 · Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)

The Land of Jazz

1920

The Little Grey Mouse

1920 · Henry Lealon

The Penalty

1920 · A Crook (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson · Virelixia