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