Charles C. Wilson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-07-28
Day of Death
1948-01-07 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Charles C. Wilson
Biography
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 five Academy Awards in 1935. He was also cast in small roles in other Capra movies such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Shortly before his death, Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the two-reel comedy Crime on Their Hands (1948).
Acting
(1956)
Commotion on the Ocean
as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
(1948)
Big Town Scandal
as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
(1948)
Crime on Their Hands
as J.L. Cameron
(1948)
Blazing Across the Pecos
as Mayor Ace Brockway
(1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1947)
Key Witness
as Warden (uncredited)
(1947)
Meet Mr. Mischief
as Harry's Boss
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Charlie (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
(1946)
Blonde for a Day
as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
(1946)
Passkey to Danger
as Police Sergeant
(1946)
Crime of the Century
as Police Lieutenant
(1946)
Gas House Kids
as Inspector Shannon
(1946)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
(1945)
Scarlet Street
as Watchman (uncredited)
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hi Johns
(1945)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
(1945)
A Gun in His Hand
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
(1944)
The Missing Juror
as Mac Ellis (Uncredited)
(1944)
Crime by Night
as District Attorney Hyatt
(1944)
Hey, Rookie
as Sam Jonas
(1943)
Batman
as Captain Arnold
(1943)
Silver Spurs
as Mr. Hawkins
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Detective
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Police Captain
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Gurney (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Desk Sgt. Cullen
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as District Attorney McNamara
(1942)
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Inspector Mensil
(1942)
Escape from Crime
as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
(1942)
Blondie Goes to College
as Police Sergeant
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Charlie Dawson
(1941)
(1941)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Chief O'Brien
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Newspaper Editor
(1941)
Broadway Limited
as Detective (as Charles Wilson)
(1941)
The Officer and the Lady
as Police Captain Hart
(1941)
Federal Fugitives
as Bruce Lane
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Mike Williams (uncredited)
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1940)
Charter Pilot
as Owen
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as George Martin (uncredited)
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Sergeant
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
(1940)
Tin Pan Alley
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
(1940)
Girl in 313
as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
(1940)
Sandy Is a Lady
as Sergeant
(1940)
He Married His Wife
as Warden
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Det. Kincaid
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Police Chief
(1939)
Hotel for Women
as Albert
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Mike Cavanaugh
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Capt. Kilrane
(1939)
Fighting Thoroughbreds
as Spencer Bogart
(1939)
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Coach Hap Farrell
(1939)
Here I Am a Stranger
as Managing Editor
(1938)
(1938)
Prison Farm
as Reardon
(1938)
Gateway
as Inspector
(1938)
Hold That Co-ed
as Coach Burke
(1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
(1938)
When Were You Born
as Inspector Jim C. Gregg
(1938)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Becker
(1938)
The Spider's Web
as Chase
(1938)
The Night Hawk
as Lonigan
(1938)
State Police
as Captain Halstead
(1938)
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Commissioner
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
(1937)
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Schwartz (uncredited)
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Police Chief
(1937)
Night Key
as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Editor Herbert Claxton
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Hamilton Burger
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Fletcher
(1937)
Roaring Timber
as Sam Garvin
(1937)
Murder Goes to College
as Police Inspector Simpson
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Mortimer Gray
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as Tom Burke
(1937)
Partners in Crime
as Inspector Simpson
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
as Clark
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
(1936)
Big Brown Eyes
as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
(1936)
Strike Me Pink
as Hardie
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as Detective Pollock
(1936)
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as F.B.I. Chief
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as H.J. Russell
(1936)
Panic on the Air
as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
(1936)
Grand Jury
as City Editor
(1936)
I'd Give My Life
as Warden
(1936)
Murder with Pictures
as Assistant Editor (uncredited)
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as Tex Reardon
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
(1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Diamond Jim Brady
(1936)
The Magnificent Brute
as Murphy
(1936)
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Pitkins
(1936)
Mind Your Own Business
as Detective
(1936)
Legion of Terror
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Police Officer Ricker
(1935)
The Gilded Lily
as Managing Editor
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as Commander Brown (Uncredited)
(1935)
Car 99
as Trooper Captain Ryan
(1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride
as Ferry Captain (uncredited)
(1935)
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as G-Man at dancehall
(1935)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Clifford
(1935)
Smart Girl
as Morgan (uncredited)
(1935)
After the Dance
as Chief of Police
(1935)
Baby Face Harrington
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1935)
Four Hours to Kill!
as Taft
(1935)
The Nitwits
as Police Captain Jennings
(1935)
We're Only Human
as Editor of The Daily Star
(1935)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Mike - a Racketeer
(1935)
The Glass Key
as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
(1935)
The Public Menace
as First Detective
(1935)
The Great Hotel Murder
as Anthony Wilson
(1935)
Air Hawks
as Newspaper editor
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Jim McFee aka Mac
(1935)
Music Is Magic
as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1935)
The Perfect Clue
as District Attorney
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Joe Gordon
(1934)
The 9th Guest
as Burke (Uncredited)
(1934)
The Dragon Murder Case
as Det. Hennessey
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
(1934)
Cross Country Cruise
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1934)
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Inspector Quillan
(1934)
Murder in the Clouds
as Lackey
(1934)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Chief of Police
(1934)
Here Is My Heart
as Captain Dodge (uncredited)
(1934)
I Believed in You
as Magistrate
(1934)
The Circus Clown
as Sheldon
(1934)
The Human Side
as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
(1934)
Men of the Night
as Benson
(1934)
The St. Louis Kid
as Mr. Harris
(1934)
Name the Woman
as Joel Walker
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Graham
(1934)
Embarrassing Moments
as Attorney
(1934)
Port of Lost Dreams
as Warden
(1933)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Walter Rising
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1933)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
(1933)
The Mayor of Hell
as Wilson (uncredited)
(1933)
College Coach
as Charles Hauser
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
(1933)
Female
as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
(1933)
Havana Widows
as Mr. Timberg
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Club Bartender (Uncredited)
(1933)
Disgraced!
as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
(1933)
Hard to Handle
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1933)
No Marriage Ties
as Red Moran, City Desk Editor
(1932)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Detective Doyle (uncredited)
(1932)
The Campus Mystery
as Detective Reardon
(1931)
Stolen Heaven
as Detective
(1931)
My Sin
as Guest in Pool Party
(1931)
Hot News Margie
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
(1930)
Getting a Ticket
as Motorcycle Cop
(1930)
Insurance
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1929)
Broadway Scandals
as Jack
(1929)
Acquitted
as Nelson
Crew
(1929)
Lucky Boy
Director