Clarence Wilson
November 16, 1876 (148 years old) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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
Credits
- 1976 · It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941 · Come Back, Miss Pipps as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
- 1941 · Road Show as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1940 · Little Men as W.L. Reynolds
- 1940 · Friendly Neighbors as Silas Barton
- 1940 · Melody Ranch as Judge Henderson
- 1940 · Haunted House as Eph, Service Station Owner
- 1940 · We Who Are Young as R. Glassford
- 1940 · Millionaire Playboy as Mr. Jamison
- 1940 · Little Old New York as Willie Stout
- 1939 · Drums Along the Mohawk as Paymaster (uncredited)
- 1939 · Desperate Trails as Malenkthy Culp
- 1939 · Some Like It Hot as Mr. Ives
- 1939 · Clown Princes as Landlord
- 1939 · East Side of Heaven as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
- 1939 · Let Us Live as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1939 · Son of Frankenstein as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
- 1938 · The Mad Miss Manton as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
- 1938 · You Can't Take It with You as John Blakely
- 1938 · Having Wonderful Time as Mr. G.
- 1938 · Kentucky Moonshine as Attorney
- 1938 · In Old Chicago as Lawyer
- 1938 · Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
- 1937 · The Westland Case as Charles Frazee
- 1937 · Small Town Boy as Curtis French
- 1937 · The Emperor's Candlesticks as Stationmaster (uncredited)
- 1937 · The Great Gambini as Doctor
- 1937 · It May Happen to You as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
- 1937 · Damaged Goods as Dr. N.R. Shryer
- 1937 · A Star Is Born as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1937 · Two Wise Maids as Twitchell
- 1937 · Man Of The People as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
- 1936 · Hats Off as C.D. Pottingham
- 1936 · The Case of the Black Cat as Mr. Shuster
- 1936 · Wedding Present as Simmons
- 1936 · Love Begins at Twenty as Jonathan Ramp
- 1936 · Little Miss Nobody as Herman Slade
- 1936 · Educating Father as Jess Boynton
- 1936 · On the Wrong Trek as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
- 1936 · Sutter's Gold as Streetcar Owner
- 1936 · Paddy O'Day as Lawyer Brewster
- 1935 · Public Ghost # 1 as E. H. Compton
- 1935 · I Dream Too Much as The Lawyer (uncredited)
- 1935 · Little Sinner as Property Owner
- 1935 · The Rainmakers as Dennis P. Hogan
- 1935 · It's in the Air as Amos Whipple
- 1935 · Waterfront Lady as Truant Officer
- 1935 · Nurse to You! as Mr. Wilson
- 1935 · Navy Wife as Bridge Player
- 1935 · Mad Love as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
- 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 · Ruggles of Red Gap as Jake Henshaw
- 1935 · The Great Hotel Murder as Girando
- 1935 · When a Man's a Man as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
- 1935 · The Winning Ticket as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
- 1934 · Forsaking All Others as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
- 1934 · Shrimps for a Day as Mr. Crutch
- 1934 · Imitation of Life as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
- 1934 · I'll Fix It as John Stevens
- 1934 · Kentucky Kernels as Peck - Lawyer
- 1934 · A Successful Failure as H.T. Flintly
- 1934 · Gridiron Flash as Hunsacker
- 1934 · Wake Up and Dream as Hildebrand
- 1934 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Fouquet
- 1934 · Beyond the Law as Talbot
- 1934 · Bachelor Bait as Clement Graftsman
- 1934 · Operator 13 as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
- 1934 · Now I'll Tell as Joe Davis
- 1934 · Half a Sinner as Collector
- 1934 · Unknown Blonde as Max Keibel
- 1934 · I Like it That Way as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
- 1933 · The Son of Kong as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
- 1933 · Lady Killer as
- 1933 · King for a Night as Mr. Whistler
- 1933 · Day of Reckoning as Bail Bondsman
- 1933 · Tillie and Gus as Phineas Pratt
- 1933 · A Shriek in the Night as Perkins
- 1933 · Storm at Daybreak as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Girl in 419 as Walter C. Horton
- 1933 · Bondage as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
- 1933 · Terror Aboard as Ship's Doctor
- 1933 · The Keyhole as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
- 1933 · Pick-up as Sam Foster
- 1933 · The Mysterious Rider as Gentry, the Barber
- 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 · Flaming Guns as J.P. Mulford
- 1932 · Penguin Pool Murder as Bertrand B. Hemingway
- 1932 · The Sport Parade as Toastmaster
- 1932 · The Phantom of Crestwood as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
- 1932 · The All-American as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
- 1932 · Young Ironsides as J. Caldwall Evans
- 1932 · Down To Earth as Ed Eggers
- 1932 · Love Me Tonight as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Purchase Price as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
- 1932 · Winner Take All as Ben Isaacs
- 1932 · Jewel Robbery as Prefect of Police
- 1932 · The Famous Ferguson Case as County Attorney
- 1932 · Amateur Daddy as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
- 1932 · The Wet Parade as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Beast of the City as Coroner (uncredited)
- 1932 · Under Eighteen as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
- 1931 · Her Majesty, Love as Uncle Cornelius
- 1931 · The Sea Ghost as Henry Sykes
- 1931 · Flying High as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
- 1931 · Night Life in Reno as Adrian Garrett
- 1931 · Wicked as Juryman
- 1931 · Sweepstakes as Emory
- 1931 · Ladies' Man as Jeweler
- 1931 · The Front Page as Sheriff Hartman
- 1930 · Paid as Max Hardy (uncredited)
- 1930 · Love in the Rough as Brown
- 1930 · Strictly Unconventional as George - Ted's Valet
- 1930 · Officer O'Brien as Patello's Attorney
- 1930 · Dangerous Paradise as Zangiacomo
- 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 · Ladies Must Dress as Office Manager
- 1927 · Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Money Lender (uncredited)
- 1927 · Uncle Tom's Cabin as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
- 1926 · Young April as Flower vendor (uncredited)
- 1924 · Little Robinson Crusoe as 'Singapore' Scroggs
- 1923 · The Dangerous Maid as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
- 1923 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1923 · Soft Boiled as The Reformer
- 1923 · The Last Hour as Quales
- 1922 · Honor First as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
- 1921 · Cinderella of the Hills as Peter Poff
- 1921 · Big Town Ideas as Chef
- 1921 · While the Devil Laughs as Joe Franklin
- 1921 · The First Born as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
- 1920 · The Land of Jazz as
- 1920 · The Penalty as A Crook (uncredited)