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