Clarence Wilson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1876-11-16
Day of Death
1941-10-05 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Clarence Wilson
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1941)
Road Show
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1941)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Judge Henderson
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Willie Stout
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as R. Glassford
(1940)
Little Men
as W.L. Reynolds
(1940)
Haunted House
as Eph, Service Station Owner
(1940)
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Jamison
(1940)
Friendly Neighbors
as Silas Barton
(1939)
Son of Frankenstein
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
(1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Paymaster (uncredited)
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
(1939)
Some Like It Hot
as Mr. Ives
(1939)
Clown Princes
as Landlord
(1939)
East Side of Heaven
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
(1939)
Desperate Trails
as Malenkthy Culp
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as John Blakely
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Lawyer
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
(1938)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
(1938)
Having Wonderful Time
as Mr. G.
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Attorney
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
(1937)
Small Town Boy
as Curtis French
(1937)
Parnell
as Assistant Process Server
(1937)
The Great Gambini
as Doctor
(1937)
Man Of The People
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
(1937)
It May Happen to You
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
(1937)
The Westland Case
as Charles Frazee
(1937)
Two Wise Maids
as Twitchell
(1937)
Damaged Goods
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
(1936)
Wedding Present
as Simmons
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Streetcar Owner
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Herman Slade
(1936)
The Case of the Black Cat
as Mr. Shuster
(1936)
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jonathan Ramp
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
(1936)
Paddy O'Day
as Lawyer Brewster
(1936)
Hats Off
as C.D. Pottingham
(1936)
Educating Father
as Jess Boynton
(1935)
Mad Love
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
(1935)
It's in the Air
as Amos Whipple
(1935)
The Winning Ticket
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
(1935)
A Dog of Flanders
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
(1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jake Henshaw
(1935)
I Dream Too Much
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
(1935)
The Rainmakers
as Dennis P. Hogan
(1935)
The Great Hotel Murder
as Girando
(1935)
When a Man's a Man
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
(1935)
One Frightened Night
as Mr. Felix
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Truant Officer
(1935)
The Tin Man
as Mad Scientist
(1935)
Nurse to You!
as Mr. Wilson
(1935)
Public Ghost # 1
as E. H. Compton
(1935)
Little Sinner
as Property Owner
(1934)
Operator 13
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
(1934)
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fouquet
(1934)
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
(1934)
Kentucky Kernels
as Peck - Lawyer
(1934)
Forsaking All Others
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
(1934)
Bachelor Bait
as Clement Graftsman
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Joe Davis
(1934)
I'll Fix It
as John Stevens
(1934)
A Successful Failure
as H.T. Flintly
(1934)
Gridiron Flash
as Hunsacker
(1934)
Unknown Blonde
as Max Keibel
(1934)
Shrimps for a Day
as Mr. Crutch
(1934)
Beyond the Law
as Talbot
(1934)
Wake Up and Dream
as Hildebrand
(1934)
Half a Sinner
as Collector
(1934)
I Like it That Way
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
(1933)
The Son of Kong
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Day of Reckoning
as Bail Bondsman
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Walter C. Horton
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
(1933)
Pick-up
as Sam Foster
(1933)
A Shriek in the Night
as Perkins
(1933)
The Keyhole
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
(1933)
The Mysterious Rider
as Gentry, the Barber
(1933)
Terror Aboard
as Ship's Doctor
(1933)
Tillie and Gus
as Phineas Pratt
(1933)
King for a Night
as Mr. Whistler
(1933)
Bondage
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
(1933)
Smoke Lightning
as Deputy Jake Tully
(1932)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
(1932)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1932)
Love Me Tonight
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
(1932)
The Beast of the City
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1932)
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
(1932)
The Wet Parade
as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
(1932)
Jewel Robbery
as Prefect of Police
(1932)
Winner Take All
as Ben Isaacs
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as County Attorney
(1932)
Under Eighteen
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
(1932)
Amateur Daddy
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
(1932)
The Purchase Price
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Toastmaster
(1932)
Down To Earth
as Ed Eggers
(1932)
The All-American
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
(1932)
Flaming Guns
as J.P. Mulford
(1932)
Young Ironsides
as J. Caldwall Evans
(1931)
The Front Page
as Sheriff Hartman
(1931)
Wicked
as Juryman
(1931)
Flying High
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
(1931)
Sweepstakes
as Emory
(1931)
Night Life in Reno
as Adrian Garrett
(1931)
Her Majesty, Love
as Uncle Cornelius
(1931)
Ladies' Man
as Jeweler
(1931)
The Sea Ghost
as Henry Sykes
(1930)
Paid
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
(1930)
Dangerous Paradise
as Zangiacomo
(1930)
Love in the Rough
as Brown
(1930)
Strictly Unconventional
as George - Ted's Valet
(1930)
Officer O'Brien
as Patello's Attorney
(1929)
Woman Trap
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
(1929)
Big News
as Coroner
(1928)
A Girl in Every Port
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
(1927)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Money Lender (uncredited)
(1927)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
(1927)
Ladies Must Dress
as Office Manager
(1926)
Young April
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
(1924)
Little Robinson Crusoe
as 'Singapore' Scroggs
(1923)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1923)
The Dangerous Maid
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
(1923)
The Last Hour
as Quales
(1923)
Soft Boiled
as The Reformer
(1922)
Honor First
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
(1921)
Cinderella of the Hills
as Peter Poff
(1921)
While the Devil Laughs
as Joe Franklin
(1921)
The First Born
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
(1921)
Big Town Ideas
as Chef
(1920)
The Penalty
as A Crook (uncredited)
(1920)