About
Clarence Wilson
Overview
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
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| 1976 | It's Showtime | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor | Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Come Back, Miss Pipps | Actor | Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Road Show | Actor | Sheriff (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Little Men | Actor | W.L. Reynolds | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Friendly Neighbors | Actor | Silas Barton | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Actor | Judge Henderson | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Haunted House | Actor | Eph, Service Station Owner | 58 Average |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young | Actor | R. Glassford | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Millionaire Playboy | Actor | Mr. Jamison | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Little Old New York | Actor | Willie Stout | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Actor | Paymaster (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Desperate Trails | Actor | Malenkthy Culp | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Some Like It Hot | Actor | Mr. Ives | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Clown Princes | Actor | Landlord | 58 Average |
| 1939 | East Side of Heaven | Actor | Telegraph Operator (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Let Us Live | Actor | Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Actor | Dr. Berger (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Actor | Norris' Attorney (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Actor | John Blakely | 65 Fair |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time | Actor | Mr. G. | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Kentucky Moonshine | Actor | Attorney | 59 Average |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Actor | Lawyer | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Actor | Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Westland Case | Actor | Charles Frazee | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Small Town Boy | Actor | Curtis French | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Actor | Stationmaster (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | The Great Gambini | Actor | Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1937 | It May Happen to You | Actor | Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Damaged Goods | Actor | Dr. N.R. Shryer | 58 Average |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Actor | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1937 | Two Wise Maids | Actor | Twitchell | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | Man Of The People | Actor | Skinny Wilson - Sulker | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Hats Off | Actor | C.D. Pottingham | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Case of the Black Cat | Actor | Mr. Shuster | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Actor | Simmons | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Love Begins at Twenty | Actor | Jonathan Ramp | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Little Miss Nobody | Actor | Herman Slade | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Educating Father | Actor | Jess Boynton | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | On the Wrong Trek | Actor | Mr. Wilson (car owner) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Actor | Streetcar Owner | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Actor | Lawyer Brewster | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Public Ghost # 1 | Actor | E. H. Compton | 59 Average |
| 1935 | I Dream Too Much | Actor | The Lawyer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1935 | The Rainmakers | Actor | Dennis P. Hogan | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Little Sinner | Actor | Property Owner | 59 Average |
| 1935 | It's in the Air | Actor | Amos Whipple | 58 Average |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady | Actor | Truant Officer | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Nurse to You! | Actor | Mr. Wilson | N/A N/A |
| 1935 | Navy Wife | Actor | Bridge Player | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Mad Love | Actor | Piano Creditor (Uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1935 | One Frightened Night | Actor | Mr. Felix | 58 Average |
| 1935 | The Tin Man | Actor | Mad Scientist | 59 Average |
| 1935 | A Dog of Flanders | Actor | Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Actor | Jake Henshaw | 60 Fair |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel Murder | Actor | Girando | 59 Average |
| 1935 | When a Man's a Man | Actor | Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer | 59 Average |
| 1935 | The Winning Ticket | Actor | Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others | Actor | Hotel Manager (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Shrimps for a Day | Actor | Mr. Crutch | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life | Actor | Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1934 | I'll Fix It | Actor | John Stevens | N/A N/A |
| 1934 | Kentucky Kernels | Actor | Peck - Lawyer | 59 Average |
| 1934 | A Successful Failure | Actor | H.T. Flintly | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Gridiron Flash | Actor | Hunsacker | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Wake Up and Dream | Actor | Hildebrand | 58 Average |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Actor | Fouquet | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Beyond the Law | Actor | Talbot | N/A N/A |
| 1934 | Bachelor Bait | Actor | Clement Graftsman | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Actor | Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Actor | Joe Davis | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Half a Sinner | Actor | Collector | N/A N/A |
| 1934 | Unknown Blonde | Actor | Max Keibel | 58 Average |
| 1934 | I Like it That Way | Actor | The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | The Son of Kong | Actor | Hilda's Father (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Lady Killer | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1933 | King for a Night | Actor | Mr. Whistler | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning | Actor | Bail Bondsman | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Tillie and Gus | Actor | Phineas Pratt | 59 Average |
| 1933 | A Shriek in the Night | Actor | Perkins | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Actor | Capt. Durosch (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Actor | Walter C. Horton | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Bondage | Actor | Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard | Actor | Ship's Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | Actor | J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Actor | Sam Foster | 58 Average |
| 1933 | The Mysterious Rider | Actor | Gentry, the Barber | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Smoke Lightning | Actor | Deputy Jake Tully | 58 Average |
| 1932 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Actor | Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | Actor | Minor Role (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Flaming Guns | Actor | J.P. Mulford | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Penguin Pool Murder | Actor | Bertrand B. Hemingway | 58 Average |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Actor | Toastmaster | 58 Average |
| 1932 | The Phantom of Crestwood | Actor | Apartment House Manager (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The All-American | Actor | Football Game Spectator (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Young Ironsides | Actor | J. Caldwall Evans | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | Down To Earth | Actor | Ed Eggers | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Actor | Shirtmaker (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Purchase Price | Actor | Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Winner Take All | Actor | Ben Isaacs | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Jewel Robbery | Actor | Prefect of Police | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Actor | County Attorney | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Amateur Daddy | Actor | William J. 'Bill' Hansen | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Actor | Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Actor | Coroner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Under Eighteen | Actor | A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, Love | Actor | Uncle Cornelius | 59 Average |
| 1931 | The Sea Ghost | Actor | Henry Sykes | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Flying High | Actor | Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1931 | Night Life in Reno | Actor | Adrian Garrett | 58 Average |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes | Actor | Emory | 58 Average |
| 1931 | Ladies' Man | Actor | Jeweler | 58 Average |
| 1931 | The Front Page | Actor | Sheriff Hartman | 59 Average |
| 1930 | Paid | Actor | Max Hardy (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1930 | Love in the Rough | Actor | Brown | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Strictly Unconventional | Actor | George - Ted's Valet | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Officer O'Brien | Actor | Patello's Attorney | 59 Average |
| 1930 | Dangerous Paradise | Actor | Zangiacomo | 58 Average |
| 1929 | Woman Trap | Actor | Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell) | 58 Average |
| 1929 | Big News | Actor | Coroner | 58 Average |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every Port | Actor | Bartender in Marseille (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1927 | Ladies Must Dress | Actor | Office Manager | N/A N/A |
| 1927 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Actor | Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Actor | Money Lender (uncredited) | 70 Good |
| 1926 | Young April | Actor | Flower vendor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1924 | Little Robinson Crusoe | Actor | 'Singapore' Scroggs | 58 Average |
| 1923 | The Dangerous Maid | Actor | Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary) | N/A N/A |
| 1923 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Actor | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1923 | Soft Boiled | Actor | The Reformer | N/A N/A |
| 1923 | The Last Hour | Actor | Quales | N/A N/A |
| 1922 | Honor First | Actor | Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel) | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | Cinderella of the Hills | Actor | Peter Poff | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | Big Town Ideas | Actor | Chef | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | While the Devil Laughs | Actor | Joe Franklin | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | The First Born | Actor | Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel) | N/A N/A |
| 1920 | The Land of Jazz | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1920 | The Penalty | Actor | A Crook (uncredited) | 59 Average |