Clarence Wilson

from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Artwork for You Can't Take It with YouImage of 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.

Timeline

1976Aged 100

  • Poster for It's Showtime

    Self (archive footage)

1964Aged 88

  • Poster for The Big Parade of Comedy

    Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941Aged 65

  • Poster for Road Show

    Sheriff (uncredited)

  • Poster for Come Back, Miss Pipps

    Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

1940Aged 64

  • Poster for Little Old New York

    Willie Stout

  • Poster for Millionaire Playboy

    Mr. Jamison

  • Poster for We Who Are Young

    R. Glassford

  • Poster for Haunted House

    Eph, Service Station Owner

  • Poster for Melody Ranch

    Judge Henderson

  • Poster for Friendly Neighbors

    Silas Barton

  • Poster for Little Men

    W.L. Reynolds

1939Aged 63

  • Poster for Son of Frankenstein

    Dr. Berger (uncredited)

  • Poster for Let Us Live

    Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Poster for East Side of Heaven

    Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

  • Poster for Clown Princes

    Landlord

  • Poster for Some Like It Hot

    Mr. Ives

  • Poster for Desperate Trails

    Malenkthy Culp

  • Poster for Drums Along the Mohawk

    Paymaster (uncredited)

1938Aged 62

  • Poster for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Jake Singer

  • Poster for In Old Chicago

    Lawyer

  • Poster for Kentucky Moonshine

    Attorney

  • Poster for Having Wonderful Time

    Mr. G.

  • Poster for You Can't Take It with You

    John Blakely

  • Poster for The Mad Miss Manton

    Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

1937Aged 61

  • Poster for Man Of The People

    Skinny Wilson - Sulker

  • Poster for Two Wise Maids

    Twitchell

  • Poster for A Star Is Born

    Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

  • Poster for Damaged Goods

    Dr. N.R. Shryer

  • Poster for Parnell

    Assistant Process Server

  • Poster for It May Happen to You

    Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Great Gambini

    Doctor

  • Poster for The Emperor's Candlesticks

    Stationmaster (uncredited)

  • Poster for Small Town Boy

    Curtis French

  • Poster for The Westland Case

    Charles Frazee

1936Aged 60

  • Poster for Paddy O'Day

    Lawyer Brewster

  • Poster for Sutter's Gold

    Streetcar Owner

  • Poster for On the Wrong Trek

    Mr. Wilson (car owner)

  • Poster for Educating Father

    Jess Boynton

  • Poster for Little Miss Nobody

    Herman Slade

  • Poster for Love Begins at Twenty

    Jonathan Ramp

  • Poster for Wedding Present

    Simmons

  • Poster for The Case of the Black Cat

    Mr. Shuster

  • Poster for Hats Off

    C.D. Pottingham

1935Aged 59

  • Poster for The Winning Ticket

    Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

  • Poster for When a Man's a Man

    Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

  • Poster for The Great Hotel Murder

    Girando

  • Poster for Ruggles of Red Gap

    Jake Henshaw

  • Poster for A Dog of Flanders

    Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Tin Man

    Mad Scientist

  • Poster for One Frightened Night

    Mr. Felix

  • Poster for Mad Love

    Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

  • Champagne for Breakfast

    Raeburn

  • Poster for Navy Wife

    Bridge Player

  • Poster for Nurse to You!

    Mr. Wilson

  • Poster for Waterfront Lady

    Truant Officer

  • Poster for It's in the Air

    Amos Whipple

  • Poster for The Rainmakers

    Dennis P. Hogan

  • Poster for Little Sinner

    Property Owner

  • Poster for I Dream Too Much

    The Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Public Ghost # 1

    E. H. Compton

1934Aged 58

  • Poster for I Like it That Way

    The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

  • Poster for Unknown Blonde

    Max Keibel

  • Poster for Half a Sinner

    Collector

  • Poster for Now I'll Tell

    Joe Davis

  • Poster for Operator 13

    Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

  • Poster for Bachelor Bait

    Clement Graftsman

  • Poster for Beyond the Law

    Talbot

  • Poster for The Count of Monte Cristo

    Fouquet

  • Poster for Wake Up and Dream

    Hildebrand

  • Poster for Gridiron Flash

    Hunsacker

  • Poster for A Successful Failure

    H.T. Flintly

  • Poster for Kentucky Kernels

    Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Poster for I'll Fix It

    John Stevens

  • Poster for Imitation of Life

    Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

  • Poster for Shrimps for a Day

    Mr. Crutch

  • Poster for Forsaking All Others

    Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

1933Aged 57

  • Poster for Smoke Lightning

    Deputy Jake Tully

  • Poster for The Mysterious Rider

    Gentry, the Barber

  • Poster for Pick-up

    Sam Foster

  • Poster for The Keyhole

    J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

  • Poster for Terror Aboard

    Ship's Doctor

  • Poster for Bondage

    Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Girl in 419

    Walter C. Horton

  • Poster for Storm at Daybreak

    Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Shriek in the Night

    Perkins

  • Poster for Tillie and Gus

    Phineas Pratt

  • Poster for Day of Reckoning

    Bail Bondsman

  • Poster for King for a Night

    Mr. Whistler

  • Poster for Lady Killer

    Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Son of Kong

    Hilda's Father (uncredited)

1932Aged 56

  • Poster for Under Eighteen

    A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Beast of the City

    Coroner (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Wet Parade

    Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

  • Poster for Amateur Daddy

    William J. 'Bill' Hansen

  • Poster for The Famous Ferguson Case

    County Attorney

  • Poster for Jewel Robbery

    Prefect of Police

  • Poster for Winner Take All

    Ben Isaacs

  • Poster for The Purchase Price

    Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Love Me Tonight

    Shirtmaker (uncredited)

  • Poster for Down To Earth

    Ed Eggers

  • Poster for Young Ironsides

    J. Caldwall Evans

  • Poster for The All-American

    Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Phantom of Crestwood

    Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Sport Parade

    Toastmaster

  • Poster for The Penguin Pool Murder

    Bertrand B. Hemingway

  • Poster for Flaming Guns

    J.P. Mulford

  • Poster for Rasputin and the Empress

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Poster for 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

1931Aged 55

  • Poster for The Front Page

    Sheriff Hartman

  • Poster for Ladies' Man

    Jeweler

  • Poster for Sweepstakes

    Emory

  • Poster for Wicked

    Juryman

  • Poster for Night Life in Reno

    Adrian Garrett

  • Poster for Flying High

    Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Sea Ghost

    Henry Sykes

  • Poster for Her Majesty, Love

    Uncle Cornelius

1930Aged 54

  • Poster for Dangerous Paradise

    Zangiacomo

  • Poster for Officer O'Brien

    Patello's Attorney

  • Poster for Strictly Unconventional

    George - Ted's Valet

  • Poster for Love in the Rough

    Brown

  • Poster for Paid

    Max Hardy (uncredited)

1929Aged 53

  • Poster for Big News

    Coroner

  • Poster for Woman Trap

    Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

1928Aged 52

  • Poster for A Girl in Every Port

    Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Phantom of the Turf

    The Lawyer

1927Aged 51

  • Poster for The Silent Avenger

    Dave Wade

  • Poster for Mountains of Manhattan

    Jim Tully

  • Poster for Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Money Lender (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ladies Must Dress

    Office Manager

1926Aged 50

  • Poster for Young April

    Flower vendor (uncredited)

  • Poster for What Price Glory

    (Unknown)

1924Aged 48

  • Poster for Little Robinson Crusoe

    'Singapore' Scroggs

1923Aged 47

  • Poster for The Last Hour

    Quales

  • Poster for Soft Boiled

    The Reformer

  • Poster for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Dangerous Maid

    Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

1922Aged 46

  • Poster for The Glory of Clementina

    Vandemeer

  • Poster for Honor First

    Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

  • Poster for Youth Must Have Love

    Austin Hibbard

1921Aged 45

1920Aged 44

  • Poster for The Penalty

    A Crook (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Little Grey Mouse

    Henry Lealon

  • Poster for The Land of Jazz

    (Unknown)