Clarence Wilson
Acting • Born 1876-11-16 – Died 1941-10-05
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.
Filmography
149 credits
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Movie • 1941
Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Young April
Movie • 1926
Flower vendor (uncredited)
A Shriek in the Night
Movie • 1933
Perkins
The Phantom of Crestwood
Movie • 1932
Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Lady Killer
Movie • 1933
Lawyer (uncredited)
The Last Hour
Movie • 1923
Quales
The First Born
Movie • 1921
Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
The Land of Jazz
Movie • 1920
While the Devil Laughs
Movie • 1921
Joe Franklin
One Frightened Night
Movie • 1935
Mr. Felix
Love Me Tonight
Movie • 1932
Shirtmaker (uncredited)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Movie • 1938
Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
The Dangerous Maid
Movie • 1923
Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
Having Wonderful Time
Movie • 1938
Mr. G.
On the Wrong Trek
Movie • 1936
Mr. Wilson (car owner)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie • 1923
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Winner Take All
Movie • 1932
Ben Isaacs
The Penguin Pool Murder
Movie • 1932
Bertrand B. Hemingway
It May Happen to You
Movie • 1937
Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
Movie • 1932
A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie • 1927
Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Bondage
Movie • 1933
Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Terror Aboard
Movie • 1933
Ship's Doctor
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Movie • 1937
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Tillie and Gus
Movie • 1933
Phineas Pratt
When a Man's a Man
Movie • 1935
Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
Road Show
Movie • 1941
Sheriff (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
Movie • 1934
Joe Davis
Some Like It Hot
Movie • 1939
Mr. Ives
Pick-up
Movie • 1933
Sam Foster
Down To Earth
Movie • 1932
Ed Eggers
Sweepstakes
Movie • 1931
Emory
Hats Off
Movie • 1936
C.D. Pottingham
Woman Trap
Movie • 1929
Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Kentucky Moonshine
Movie • 1938
Attorney
Little Old New York
Movie • 1940
Willie Stout
Small Town Boy
Movie • 1937
Curtis French
Little Miss Nobody
Movie • 1936
Herman Slade
You Can't Take It with You
Movie • 1938
John Blakely
Gridiron Flash
Movie • 1934
Hunsacker
Dangerous Paradise
Movie • 1930
Zangiacomo
Ladies' Man
Movie • 1931
Jeweler
The Sport Parade
Movie • 1932
Toastmaster
Officer O'Brien
Movie • 1930
Patello's Attorney
Wake Up and Dream
Movie • 1934
Hildebrand
Strictly Unconventional
Movie • 1930
George - Ted's Valet
Big News
Movie • 1929
Coroner
Cinderella of the Hills
Movie • 1921
Peter Poff
The Tin Man
Movie • 1935
Mad Scientist
Flying High
Movie • 1931
Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
Man Of The People
Movie • 1937
Skinny Wilson - Sulker
Sutter's Gold
Movie • 1936
Streetcar Owner
A Dog of Flanders
Movie • 1935
Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
The Case of the Black Cat
Movie • 1936
Mr. Shuster
King for a Night
Movie • 1933
Mr. Whistler
Kentucky Kernels
Movie • 1934
Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
Movie • 1936
Lawyer Brewster
Storm at Daybreak
Movie • 1933
Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
Movie • 1939
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie • 1932
County Attorney
Let Us Live
Movie • 1939
Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Movie • 1939
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Movie • 1939
Paymaster (uncredited)
Flaming Guns
Movie • 1932
J.P. Mulford
Ladies Must Dress
Movie • 1927
Office Manager
The Winning Ticket
Movie • 1935
Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
Millionaire Playboy
Movie • 1940
Mr. Jamison
The Great Gambini
Movie • 1937
Doctor
Smoke Lightning
Movie • 1933
Deputy Jake Tully
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie • 1927
Money Lender (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Movie • 1932
Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Beyond the Law
Movie • 1934
Talbot
A Girl in Every Port
Movie • 1928
Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
Movie • 1935
Dennis P. Hogan
Jewel Robbery
Movie • 1932
Prefect of Police
Night Life in Reno
Movie • 1931
Adrian Garrett
Two Wise Maids
Movie • 1937
Twitchell
The Westland Case
Movie • 1937
Charles Frazee
The Sea Ghost
Movie • 1931
Henry Sykes
Amateur Daddy
Movie • 1932
William J. 'Bill' Hansen
We Who Are Young
Movie • 1940
R. Glassford
Desperate Trails
Movie • 1939
Malenkthy Culp
Her Majesty, Love
Movie • 1931
Uncle Cornelius
Love Begins at Twenty
Movie • 1936
Jonathan Ramp
Bachelor Bait
Movie • 1934
Clement Graftsman
Love in the Rough
Movie • 1930
Brown
Damaged Goods
Movie • 1937
Dr. N.R. Shryer
Waterfront Lady
Movie • 1935
Truant Officer
Honor First
Movie • 1922
Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
It's in the Air
Movie • 1935
Amos Whipple
Haunted House
Movie • 1940
Eph, Service Station Owner
The Keyhole
Movie • 1933
J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
Little Men
Movie • 1940
W.L. Reynolds
Friendly Neighbors
Movie • 1940
Silas Barton
Melody Ranch
Movie • 1940
Judge Henderson
The Penalty
Movie • 1920
A Crook (uncredited)
Young Ironsides
Movie • 1932
J. Caldwall Evans
Nurse to You!
Movie • 1935
Mr. Wilson
The Beast of the City
Movie • 1932
Coroner (uncredited)
Unknown Blonde
Movie • 1934
Max Keibel
Wedding Present
Movie • 1936
Simmons
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie • 1934
Fouquet
The Girl in 419
Movie • 1933
Walter C. Horton
Shrimps for a Day
Movie • 1934
Mr. Crutch
I Dream Too Much
Movie • 1935
The Lawyer (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Movie • 1937
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie • 1935
Jake Henshaw
Rasputin and the Empress
Movie • 1932
Minor Role (uncredited)
Paid
Movie • 1930
Max Hardy (uncredited)
The Purchase Price
Movie • 1932
Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
The All-American
Movie • 1932
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Navy Wife
Movie • 1935
Bridge Player
In Old Chicago
Movie • 1938
Lawyer
Public Ghost # 1
Movie • 1935
E. H. Compton
Day of Reckoning
Movie • 1933
Bail Bondsman
The Front Page
Movie • 1931
Sheriff Hartman
Half a Sinner
Movie • 1934
Collector
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie • 1964
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Operator 13
Movie • 1934
Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
It's Showtime
Movie • 1976
Self (archive footage)
Educating Father
Movie • 1936
Jess Boynton
Imitation of Life
Movie • 1934
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
Movie • 1932
Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
The Son of Kong
Movie • 1933
Hilda's Father (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
Movie • 1934
John Stevens
The Great Hotel Murder
Movie • 1935
Girando
Soft Boiled
Movie • 1923
The Reformer
Forsaking All Others
Movie • 1934
Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
Movie • 1938
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Mad Love
Movie • 1935
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Little Robinson Crusoe
Movie • 1924
'Singapore' Scroggs
Wicked
Movie • 1931
Juryman
I Like it That Way
Movie • 1934
The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
The Mysterious Rider
Movie • 1933
Gentry, the Barber
A Successful Failure
Movie • 1934
H.T. Flintly
Big Town Ideas
Movie • 1921
Chef
Little Sinner
Movie • 1935
Property Owner
Clown Princes
Movie • 1939
Landlord
Parnell
Movie • 1937
Assistant Process Server
The Little Grey Mouse
Movie • 1920
Henry Lealon
The Tomboy
Movie • 1921
The Police Force
The Phantom of the Turf
Movie • 1928
The Lawyer
Queenie
Movie • 1921
Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
The Glory of Clementina
Movie • 1922
Vandemeer
Champagne for Breakfast
Movie • 1935
Raeburn
Oliver Twist, Jr.
Movie • 1921
Fagin
Youth Must Have Love
Movie • 1922
Austin Hibbard
Mountains of Manhattan
Movie • 1927
Jim Tully
The Silent Avenger
Movie • 1927
Dave Wade