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