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)
Little Men
as W.L. Reynolds
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Judge Henderson
(1940)
Haunted House
as Eph, Service Station Owner
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as R. Glassford
(1940)
Friendly Neighbors
as Silas Barton
(1940)
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Jamison
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Willie Stout
(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)
East Side of Heaven
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
(1939)
Some Like It Hot
as Mr. Ives
(1939)
Desperate Trails
as Malenkthy Culp
(1939)
Clown Princes
as Landlord
(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)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Attorney
(1938)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
(1938)
Having Wonderful Time
as Mr. G.
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
(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)
Damaged Goods
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
(1937)
Two Wise Maids
as Twitchell
(1937)
Small Town Boy
as Curtis French
(1936)
Wedding Present
as Simmons
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Streetcar Owner
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
(1936)
Hats Off
as C.D. Pottingham
(1936)
The Case of the Black Cat
as Mr. Shuster
(1936)
Paddy O'Day
as Lawyer Brewster
(1936)
Educating Father
as Jess Boynton
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Herman Slade
(1936)
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jonathan Ramp
(1935)
Mad Love
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
(1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jake Henshaw
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
(1935)
When a Man's a Man
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
(1935)
The Winning Ticket
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
(1935)
I Dream Too Much
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Truant Officer
(1935)
It's in the Air
as Amos Whipple
(1935)
One Frightened Night
as Mr. Felix
(1935)
The Tin Man
as Mad Scientist
(1935)
A Dog of Flanders
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
(1935)
The Rainmakers
as Dennis P. Hogan
(1935)
Little Sinner
as Property Owner
(1935)
The Great Hotel Murder
as Girando
(1935)
Public Ghost # 1
as E. H. Compton
(1935)
Nurse to You!
as Mr. Wilson
(1934)
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fouquet
(1934)
Operator 13
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
(1934)
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
(1934)
Forsaking All Others
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
(1934)
Wake Up and Dream
as Hildebrand
(1934)
Kentucky Kernels
as Peck - Lawyer
(1934)
Half a Sinner
as Collector
(1934)
I Like it That Way
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
(1934)
Shrimps for a Day
as Mr. Crutch
(1934)
A Successful Failure
as H.T. Flintly
(1934)
Beyond the Law
as Talbot
(1934)
Bachelor Bait
as Clement Graftsman
(1934)
I'll Fix It
as John Stevens
(1934)
Gridiron Flash
as Hunsacker
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Joe Davis
(1934)
Unknown Blonde
as Max Keibel
(1933)
The Son of Kong
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
(1933)
A Shriek in the Night
as Perkins
(1933)
(1933)
King for a Night
as Mr. Whistler
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Walter C. Horton
(1933)
Pick-up
as Sam Foster
(1933)
Day of Reckoning
as Bail Bondsman
(1933)
The Mysterious Rider
as Gentry, the Barber
(1933)
The Keyhole
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
(1933)
Tillie and Gus
as Phineas Pratt
(1933)
Smoke Lightning
as Deputy Jake Tully
(1933)
Terror Aboard
as Ship's Doctor
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
(1933)
Bondage
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
(1932)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1932)
The Purchase Price
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
(1932)
Jewel Robbery
as Prefect of Police
(1932)
Love Me Tonight
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
(1932)
Under Eighteen
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
(1932)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (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)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
(1932)
Amateur Daddy
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as County Attorney
(1932)
Winner Take All
as Ben Isaacs
(1932)
Down To Earth
as Ed Eggers
(1932)
The All-American
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Toastmaster
(1932)
Flaming Guns
as J.P. Mulford
(1932)
Young Ironsides
as J. Caldwall Evans
(1931)
The Sea Ghost
as Henry Sykes
(1931)
The Front Page
as Sheriff Hartman
(1931)
Wicked
as Juryman
(1931)
Flying High
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
(1931)
Night Life in Reno
as Adrian Garrett
(1931)
Ladies' Man
as Jeweler
(1931)
Her Majesty, Love
as Uncle Cornelius
(1931)
Sweepstakes
as Emory
(1930)
Paid
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
(1930)
Strictly Unconventional
as George - Ted's Valet
(1930)
Dangerous Paradise
as Zangiacomo
(1930)
Officer O'Brien
as Patello's Attorney
(1930)
Love in the Rough
as Brown
(1929)
Big News
as Coroner
(1929)
Woman Trap
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
(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)
Soft Boiled
as The Reformer
(1923)
The Last Hour
as Quales
(1922)
Honor First
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
(1921)
The First Born
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
(1921)
Cinderella of the Hills
as Peter Poff
(1921)
While the Devil Laughs
as Joe Franklin
(1921)
Big Town Ideas
as Chef
(1920)
The Penalty
as A Crook (uncredited)
(1920)