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