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)
Big Town Scandal
as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
(1948)
Blazing Across the Pecos
as Mayor Ace Brockway
(1948)
Crime on Their Hands
as J.L. Cameron
(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)
Crime of the Century
as Police Lieutenant
(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
(1946)
Gas House Kids
as Inspector Shannon
(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)
Hey, Rookie
as Sam Jonas
(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)
Dr. Broadway
as District Attorney McNamara
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Desk Sgt. Cullen
(1942)
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Inspector Mensil
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Detective
(1942)
Blondie Goes to College
as Police Sergeant
(1942)
(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)
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)
Charter Pilot
as Owen
(1940)
Tin Pan Alley
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1940)
(1940)
Girl in 313
as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
(1940)
He Married His Wife
as Warden
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as George Martin (uncredited)
(1940)
Sandy Is a Lady
as Sergeant
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
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)
Fighting Thoroughbreds
as Spencer Bogart
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Mike Cavanaugh
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Capt. Kilrane
(1939)
Hotel for Women
as Albert
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Police Chief
(1939)
Here I Am a Stranger
as Managing Editor
(1939)
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Coach Hap Farrell
(1938)
(1938)
Gateway
as Inspector
(1938)
When Were You Born
as Inspector Jim C. Gregg
(1938)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Becker
(1938)
State Police
as Captain Halstead
(1938)
Prison Farm
as Reardon
(1938)
The Spider's Web
as Chase
(1938)
Hold That Co-ed
as Coach Burke
(1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
(1938)
The Night Hawk
as Lonigan
(1938)
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Commissioner
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Police Chief
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Schwartz (uncredited)
(1937)
Night Key
as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
(1937)
Roaring Timber
as Sam Garvin
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Fletcher
(1937)
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as Tom Burke
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Editor Herbert Claxton
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Mortimer Gray
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Hamilton Burger
(1937)
Partners in Crime
as Inspector Simpson
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
as Clark
(1937)
Murder Goes to College
as Police Inspector Simpson
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
(1936)
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as H.J. Russell
(1936)
Big Brown Eyes
as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
(1936)
Strike Me Pink
as Hardie
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as Detective Pollock
(1936)
Grand Jury
as City Editor
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
(1936)
Murder with Pictures
as Assistant Editor (uncredited)
(1936)
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Pitkins
(1936)
Mind Your Own Business
as Detective
(1936)
The Magnificent Brute
as Murphy
(1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Diamond Jim Brady
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as F.B.I. Chief
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as Tex Reardon
(1936)
I'd Give My Life
as Warden
(1936)
Legion of Terror
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
(1936)
Panic on the Air
as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
(1935)
Car 99
as Trooper Captain Ryan
(1935)
The Gilded Lily
as Managing Editor
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Jim McFee aka Mac
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as Commander Brown (Uncredited)
(1935)
The Glass Key
as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
(1935)
The Nitwits
as Police Captain Jennings
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Police Officer Ricker
(1935)
Baby Face Harrington
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1935)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Clifford
(1935)
Air Hawks
as Newspaper editor
(1935)
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as G-Man at dancehall
(1935)
Smart Girl
as Morgan (uncredited)
(1935)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Mike - a Racketeer
(1935)
Four Hours to Kill!
as Taft
(1935)
After the Dance
as Chief of Police
(1935)
Music Is Magic
as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1935)
The Public Menace
as First Detective
(1935)
We're Only Human
as Editor of The Daily Star
(1935)
The Great Hotel Murder
as Anthony Wilson
(1935)
The Perfect Clue
as District Attorney
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Joe Gordon
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
(1934)
Here Is My Heart
as Captain Dodge (uncredited)
(1934)
The Human Side
as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Graham
(1934)
Cross Country Cruise
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1934)
I Believed in You
as Magistrate
(1934)
Name the Woman
as Joel Walker
(1934)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Chief of Police
(1934)
The 9th Guest
as Burke (Uncredited)
(1934)
Men of the Night
as Benson
(1934)
Embarrassing Moments
as Attorney
(1934)
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Inspector Quillan
(1934)
The Dragon Murder Case
as Det. Hennessey
(1934)
Murder in the Clouds
as Lackey
(1934)
The Circus Clown
as Sheldon
(1934)
The St. Louis Kid
as Mr. Harris
(1934)
Port of Lost Dreams
as Warden
(1933)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Walter Rising
(1933)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
(1933)
Havana Widows
as Mr. Timberg
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1933)
Female
as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
(1933)
Hard to Handle
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
(1933)
The Mayor of Hell
as Wilson (uncredited)
(1933)
College Coach
as Charles Hauser
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Club Bartender (Uncredited)
(1933)
No Marriage Ties
as Red Moran, City Desk Editor
(1933)
Disgraced!
as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
(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