Clarence Wilson

Acting

November 16, 1876 – October 5, 1941 (died at 64)

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Male

150 Movies

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.

You Can't Take It with You

1938 7.5

as John Blakely

Age 61 (now 64)

The Front Page

1931 6.5

as Sheriff Hartman

Age 54 (now 64)

The Son of Kong

1933 5.4

as Hilda's Father (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 64)

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935 7.1

as Jake Henshaw

Age 58 (now 64)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 7.8

as Money Lender (uncredited)

Age 50 (now 64)

Jewel Robbery

1932 6.5

as Prefect of Police

Age 55 (now 64)

On the Wrong Trek

1936 5.9

as Mr. Wilson (car owner)

Age 59 (now 64)

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934 6.8

as Fouquet

Age 57 (now 64)

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 5.9

as Bertrand B. Hemingway

Age 56 (now 64)

The Penalty

1920 7.0

as A Crook (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 64)

Son of Frankenstein

1939 6.7

as Dr. Berger (uncredited)

Age 62 (now 64)

A Shriek in the Night

1933 5.2

as Perkins

Age 56 (now 64)

One Frightened Night

1935 5.6

as Mr. Felix

Age 58 (now 64)

The Sea Ghost

1931 5.7

as Henry Sykes

Age 55 (now 64)

Night Life in Reno

1931 4.5

as Adrian Garrett

Age 54 (now 64)

It May Happen to You

1937 5.6

as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 64)

It's Showtime

1976 7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 99 (now 64)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 7.2

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

Age 87 (now 64)

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941 8.0

as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

Age 64

Road Show

1941 5.6

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Age 64

Little Men

1940 5.5

as W.L. Reynolds

Age 64

Friendly Neighbors

1940 8.0

as Silas Barton

Age 64

Melody Ranch

1940 6.2

as Judge Henderson

Age 63 (now 64)

Haunted House

1940 5.0

as Eph, Service Station Owner

Age 63 (now 64)

We Who Are Young

1940 6.3

as R. Glassford

Age 63 (now 64)

Millionaire Playboy

1940 4.5

as Mr. Jamison

Age 63 (now 64)

Little Old New York

1940 5.0

as Willie Stout

Age 63 (now 64)

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939 6.5

as Paymaster (uncredited)

Age 62 (now 64)

Desperate Trails

1939 5.7

as Malenkthy Culp

Age 62 (now 64)

Some Like It Hot

1939 7.6

as Mr. Ives

Age 62 (now 64)

Clown Princes

1939 6.0

as Landlord

Age 62 (now 64)

East Side of Heaven

1939 7.4

as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Age 62 (now 64)

Let Us Live

1939 6.8

as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

Age 62 (now 64)

Son of Frankenstein

1939 6.7

as Dr. Berger (uncredited)

Age 62 (now 64)

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 6.4

as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

Age 61 (now 64)

You Can't Take It with You

1938 7.5

as John Blakely

Age 61 (now 64)

Having Wonderful Time

1938 4.9

as Mr. G.

Age 61 (now 64)

Kentucky Moonshine

1938 5.2

as Attorney

Age 61 (now 64)

In Old Chicago

1938 6.7

as Lawyer

Age 61 (now 64)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938 6.9

as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Age 61 (now 64)

The Westland Case

1937 6.7

as Charles Frazee

Age 60 (now 64)

Small Town Boy

1937 7.0

as Curtis French

Age 60 (now 64)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 4.9

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 64)

The Great Gambini

1937 7.5

as Doctor

Age 60 (now 64)

It May Happen to You

1937 5.6

as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 64)

Parnell

1937 4.6

as Assistant Process Server

Age 60 (now 64)

Damaged Goods

1937 3.6

as Dr. N.R. Shryer

Age 60 (now 64)

A Star Is Born

1937 7.2

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 64)

Two Wise Maids

1937 10.0

as Twitchell

Age 60 (now 64)

Man Of The People

1937 7.0

as Skinny Wilson - Sulker

Age 60 (now 64)

Hats Off

1936 5.0

as C.D. Pottingham

Age 60 (now 64)

The Case of the Black Cat

1936 7.0

as Mr. Shuster

Age 59 (now 64)

Wedding Present

1936 6.3

as Simmons

Age 59 (now 64)

Love Begins at Twenty

1936 6.5

as Jonathan Ramp

Age 59 (now 64)

Little Miss Nobody

1936 7.5

as Herman Slade

Age 59 (now 64)

Educating Father

1936 9.0

as Jess Boynton

Age 59 (now 64)

On the Wrong Trek

1936 5.9

as Mr. Wilson (car owner)

Age 59 (now 64)

Sutter's Gold

1936 7.0

as Streetcar Owner

Age 59 (now 64)

Paddy O'Day

1936 7.0

as Lawyer Brewster

Age 59 (now 64)

Public Ghost # 1

1935 5.5

as E. H. Compton

Age 59 (now 64)

I Dream Too Much

1935 5.4

as The Lawyer (uncredited)

Age 59 (now 64)

The Rainmakers

1935 7.0

as Dennis P. Hogan

Age 58 (now 64)

Little Sinner

1935 6.2

as Property Owner

Age 58 (now 64)

It's in the Air

1935 6.3

as Amos Whipple

Age 58 (now 64)

Waterfront Lady

1935 5.3

as Truant Officer

Age 58 (now 64)

Nurse to You!

1935 7.0

as Mr. Wilson

Age 58 (now 64)

Navy Wife

1935 6.0

as Bridge Player

Age 58 (now 64)

Champagne for Breakfast

1935 10.0

as Raeburn

Age 58 (now 64)

Mad Love

1935 7.0

as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

Age 58 (now 64)

One Frightened Night

1935 5.6

as Mr. Felix

Age 58 (now 64)

The Tin Man

1935 7.3

as Mad Scientist

Age 58 (now 64)

A Dog of Flanders

1935 7.5

as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

Age 58 (now 64)

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935 7.1

as Jake Henshaw

Age 58 (now 64)

The Great Hotel Murder

1935 6.0

as Girando

Age 58 (now 64)

When a Man's a Man

1935 5.5

as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

Age 58 (now 64)

The Winning Ticket

1935 4.3

as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

Age 58 (now 64)

Forsaking All Others

1934 6.0

as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

Age 58 (now 64)

Shrimps for a Day

1934 6.8

as Mr. Crutch

Age 58 (now 64)

Imitation of Life

1934 7.0

as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Age 58 (now 64)

I'll Fix It

1934 9.0

as John Stevens

Age 57 (now 64)

Kentucky Kernels

1934 6.4

as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 64)

A Successful Failure

1934 4.3

as H.T. Flintly

Age 57 (now 64)

Gridiron Flash

1934 4.8

as Hunsacker

Age 57 (now 64)

Wake Up and Dream

1934 5.3

as Hildebrand

Age 57 (now 64)

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934 6.8

as Fouquet

Age 57 (now 64)

Beyond the Law

1934 9.0

as Talbot

Age 57 (now 64)

Bachelor Bait

1934 6.5

as Clement Graftsman

Age 57 (now 64)

Operator 13

1934 5.9

as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 64)

Now I'll Tell

1934 5.1

as Joe Davis

Age 57 (now 64)

Half a Sinner

1934 8.0

as Collector

Age 57 (now 64)

Unknown Blonde

1934 3.2

as Max Keibel

Age 57 (now 64)

I Like it That Way

1934 7.0

as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Age 57 (now 64)

The Son of Kong

1933 5.4

as Hilda's Father (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 64)

Lady Killer

1933 6.9

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 64)

King for a Night

1933 7.2

as Mr. Whistler

Age 57 (now 64)

Day of Reckoning

1933 5.1

as Bail Bondsman

Age 56 (now 64)

Tillie and Gus

1933 7.8

as Phineas Pratt

Age 56 (now 64)

A Shriek in the Night

1933 5.2

as Perkins

Age 56 (now 64)

Storm at Daybreak

1933 6.6

as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 64)

The Girl in 419

1933 4.2

as Walter C. Horton

Age 56 (now 64)

Bondage

1933 7.0

as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 64)

Terror Aboard

1933 6.5

as Ship's Doctor

Age 56 (now 64)

The Keyhole

1933 4.8

as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 64)

Pick-up

1933 5.1

as Sam Foster

Age 56 (now 64)

The Mysterious Rider

1933 8.0

as Gentry, the Barber

Age 56 (now 64)

Smoke Lightning

1933 5.3

as Deputy Jake Tully

Age 56 (now 64)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932 6.4

as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 64)

Rasputin and the Empress

1932 5.5

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 64)

Flaming Guns

1932 7.5

as J.P. Mulford

Age 56 (now 64)

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 5.9

as Bertrand B. Hemingway

Age 56 (now 64)

The Sport Parade

1932 5.3

as Toastmaster

Age 55 (now 64)

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932 6.0

as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

The All-American

1932 6.5

as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

Young Ironsides

1932 9.0

as J. Caldwall Evans

Age 55 (now 64)

Down To Earth

1932 7.5

as Ed Eggers

Age 55 (now 64)

Love Me Tonight

1932 6.6

as Shirtmaker (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

The Purchase Price

1932 6.5

as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

Winner Take All

1932 5.4

as Ben Isaacs

Age 55 (now 64)

Jewel Robbery

1932 6.5

as Prefect of Police

Age 55 (now 64)

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 6.6

as County Attorney

Age 55 (now 64)

Amateur Daddy

1932 10.0

as William J. 'Bill' Hansen

Age 55 (now 64)

The Wet Parade

1932 6.2

as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

The Beast of the City

1932 5.9

as Coroner (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

Under Eighteen

1932 6.3

as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 64)

Her Majesty, Love

1931 6.7

as Uncle Cornelius

Age 55 (now 64)

The Sea Ghost

1931 5.7

as Henry Sykes

Age 55 (now 64)

Flying High

1931 5.8

as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 64)

Night Life in Reno

1931 4.5

as Adrian Garrett

Age 54 (now 64)

Wicked

1931 5.5

as Juryman

Age 54 (now 64)

Sweepstakes

1931 5.7

as Emory

Age 54 (now 64)

Ladies' Man

1931 4.6

as Jeweler

Age 54 (now 64)

The Front Page

1931 6.5

as Sheriff Hartman

Age 54 (now 64)

Paid

1930 6.7

as Max Hardy (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 64)

Love in the Rough

1930 5.7

as Brown

Age 53 (now 64)

Strictly Unconventional

1930 4.3

as George - Ted's Valet

Age 53 (now 64)

Officer O'Brien

1930 5.3

as Patello's Attorney

Age 53 (now 64)

Dangerous Paradise

1930 3.9

as Zangiacomo

Age 53 (now 64)

Woman Trap

1929 5.3

as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

Age 52 (now 64)

Big News

1929 4.5

as Coroner

Age 52 (now 64)

The Phantom of the Turf

1928 9.0

as The Lawyer

Age 51 (now 64)

A Girl in Every Port

1928 6.0

as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 64)

Ladies Must Dress

1927 7.0

as Office Manager

Age 51 (now 64)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 7.8

as Money Lender (uncredited)

Age 50 (now 64)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927 6.8

as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

Age 50 (now 64)

Mountains of Manhattan

1927 7.0

as Jim Tully

Age 50 (now 64)

The Silent Avenger

1927 8.0

as Dave Wade

Age 50 (now 64)

What Price Glory

1926 6.4

Age 50 (now 64)

Young April

1926 7.7

as Flower vendor (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 64)

Little Robinson Crusoe

1924 6.5

as 'Singapore' Scroggs

Age 47 (now 64)

The Dangerous Maid

1923 10.0

as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

Age 47 (now 64)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923 6.6

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 64)

Soft Boiled

1923 8.0

as The Reformer

Age 46 (now 64)

The Last Hour

1923 9.0

as Quales

Age 46 (now 64)

Youth Must Have Love

1922 9.0

as Austin Hibbard

Age 45 (now 64)

Honor First

1922 10.0

as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

Age 45 (now 64)

The Glory of Clementina

1922 8.0

as Vandemeer

Age 45 (now 64)

Cinderella of the Hills

1921 8.0

as Peter Poff

Age 44 (now 64)

Queenie

1921 10.0

as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley

Age 44 (now 64)

Big Town Ideas

1921 7.0

as Chef

Age 44 (now 64)

The Tomboy

1921 7.0

as The Police Force

Age 44 (now 64)

Oliver Twist, Jr.

1921 7.0

as Fagin

Age 44 (now 64)

While the Devil Laughs

1921

as Joe Franklin

Age 44 (now 64)

The First Born

1921 7.0

as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)

Age 44 (now 64)

The Land of Jazz

1920 8.0

Age 44 (now 64)

The Little Grey Mouse

1920 8.0

as Henry Lealon

Age 43 (now 64)

The Penalty

1920 7.0

as A Crook (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 64)