Clarence Wilson

Person

Clarence Wilson

Born 16 November 1876 Died 5 October 1941, aged 64 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
43age in their first credit on record (1920)
44years on screen and counting
18credits in 1932, their busiest year
149dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Big Parade of Comedy poster Age: 87

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps poster Age: 64

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Road Show poster Age: 64

Road Show

1941
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Little Men poster Age: 64

Little Men

1940
as W.L. Reynolds
Friendly Neighbors poster Age: 64

Friendly Neighbors

1940
as Silas Barton
Melody Ranch poster Age: 63

Melody Ranch

1940
as Judge Henderson
Haunted House poster Age: 63

Haunted House

1940
as Eph, Service Station Owner
We Who Are Young poster Age: 63

We Who Are Young

1940
as R. Glassford
Millionaire Playboy poster Age: 63

Millionaire Playboy

1940
as Mr. Jamison
Little Old New York poster Age: 63

Little Old New York

1940
as Willie Stout
Drums Along the Mohawk poster Age: 62

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Desperate Trails poster Age: 62

Desperate Trails

1939
as Malenkthy Culp
Some Like It Hot poster Age: 62

Some Like It Hot

1939
as Mr. Ives
Clown Princes poster Age: 62

Clown Princes

1939
as Landlord
East Side of Heaven poster Age: 62

East Side of Heaven

1939
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Let Us Live poster Age: 62

Let Us Live

1939
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein poster Age: 62

Son of Frankenstein

1939
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton poster Age: 61

The Mad Miss Manton

1938
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You poster Age: 61

You Can't Take It with You

1938
as John Blakely
Having Wonderful Time poster Age: 61

Having Wonderful Time

1938
as Mr. G.
Kentucky Moonshine poster Age: 61

Kentucky Moonshine

1938
as Attorney
In Old Chicago poster Age: 61

In Old Chicago

1938
as Lawyer
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm poster Age: 61

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938
as Jake Singer
The Westland Case poster Age: 60

The Westland Case

1937
as Charles Frazee
Small Town Boy poster Age: 60

Small Town Boy

1937
as Curtis French
The Emperor's Candlesticks poster Age: 60

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Great Gambini poster Age: 60

The Great Gambini

1937
as Doctor
It May Happen to You poster Age: 60

It May Happen to You

1937
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
Parnell poster Age: 60

Parnell

1937
as Assistant Process Server
Damaged Goods poster Age: 60

Damaged Goods

1937
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
A Star Is Born poster Age: 60

A Star Is Born

1937
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Two Wise Maids poster Age: 60

Two Wise Maids

1937
as Twitchell
Man Of The People poster Age: 60

Man Of The People

1937
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
Hats Off poster Age: 60

Hats Off

1936
as C.D. Pottingham
The Case of the Black Cat poster Age: 59

The Case of the Black Cat

1936
as Mr. Shuster
Wedding Present poster Age: 59

Wedding Present

1936
as Simmons
Love Begins at Twenty poster Age: 59

Love Begins at Twenty

1936
as Jonathan Ramp
Little Miss Nobody poster Age: 59

Little Miss Nobody

1936
as Herman Slade
Educating Father poster Age: 59

Educating Father

1936
as Jess Boynton
On the Wrong Trek poster Age: 59

On the Wrong Trek

1936
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
Sutter's Gold poster Age: 59

Sutter's Gold

1936
as Streetcar Owner
Paddy O'Day poster Age: 59

Paddy O'Day

1936
as Lawyer Brewster
Public Ghost # 1 poster Age: 59

Public Ghost # 1

1935
as E. H. Compton
I Dream Too Much poster Age: 59

I Dream Too Much

1935
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
The Rainmakers poster Age: 58

The Rainmakers

1935
as Dennis P. Hogan
Little Sinner poster Age: 58

Little Sinner

1935
as Property Owner
It's in the Air poster Age: 58

It's in the Air

1935
as Amos Whipple
Waterfront Lady poster Age: 58

Waterfront Lady

1935
as Truant Officer
Nurse to You! poster Age: 58

Nurse to You!

1935
as Mr. Wilson
Navy Wife poster Age: 58

Navy Wife

1935
as Bridge Player
No poster
Age: 58

Champagne for Breakfast

1935
as Raeburn
Mad Love poster Age: 58

Mad Love

1935
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
One Frightened Night poster Age: 58

One Frightened Night

1935
as Mr. Felix
The Tin Man poster Age: 58

The Tin Man

1935
as Mad Scientist
A Dog of Flanders poster Age: 58

A Dog of Flanders

1935
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap poster Age: 58

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935
as Jake Henshaw
The Great Hotel Murder poster Age: 58

The Great Hotel Murder

1935
as Girando
When a Man's a Man poster Age: 58

When a Man's a Man

1935
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
The Winning Ticket poster Age: 58

The Winning Ticket

1935
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
Forsaking All Others poster Age: 58

Forsaking All Others

1934
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
Shrimps for a Day poster Age: 58

Shrimps for a Day

1934
as Mr. Crutch
Imitation of Life poster Age: 58

Imitation of Life

1934
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
I'll Fix It poster Age: 57

I'll Fix It

1934
as John Stevens
Kentucky Kernels poster Age: 57

Kentucky Kernels

1934
as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
A Successful Failure poster Age: 57

A Successful Failure

1934
as H.T. Flintly
Gridiron Flash poster Age: 57

Gridiron Flash

1934
as Hunsacker
Wake Up and Dream poster Age: 57

Wake Up and Dream

1934
as Hildebrand
The Count of Monte Cristo poster Age: 57

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934
as Fouquet
Beyond the Law poster Age: 57

Beyond the Law

1934
as Talbot
Bachelor Bait poster Age: 57

Bachelor Bait

1934
as Clement Graftsman
Operator 13 poster Age: 57

Operator 13

1934
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell poster Age: 57

Now I'll Tell

1934
as Joe Davis
Half a Sinner poster Age: 57

Half a Sinner

1934
as Collector
Unknown Blonde poster Age: 57

Unknown Blonde

1934
as Max Keibel
I Like it That Way poster Age: 57

I Like it That Way

1934
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
The Son of Kong poster Age: 57

The Son of Kong

1933
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
Lady Killer poster Age: 57

Lady Killer

1933
as Lawyer (uncredited)
King for a Night poster Age: 57

King for a Night

1933
as Mr. Whistler
Day of Reckoning poster Age: 56

Day of Reckoning

1933
as Bail Bondsman
Tillie and Gus poster Age: 56

Tillie and Gus

1933
as Phineas Pratt
A Shriek in the Night poster Age: 56

A Shriek in the Night

1933
as Perkins
Storm at Daybreak poster Age: 56

Storm at Daybreak

1933
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
The Girl in 419 poster Age: 56

The Girl in 419

1933
as Walter C. Horton
Bondage poster Age: 56

Bondage

1933
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Terror Aboard poster Age: 56

Terror Aboard

1933
as Ship's Doctor
The Keyhole poster Age: 56

The Keyhole

1933
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
Pick-up poster Age: 56

Pick-up

1933
as Sam Foster
The Mysterious Rider poster Age: 56

The Mysterious Rider

1933
as Gentry, the Barber
Smoke Lightning poster Age: 56

Smoke Lightning

1933
as Deputy Jake Tully
20,000 Years in Sing Sing poster Age: 56

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress poster Age: 56

Rasputin and the Empress

1932
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Flaming Guns poster Age: 56

Flaming Guns

1932
as J.P. Mulford
The Penguin Pool Murder poster Age: 56

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
The Sport Parade poster Age: 55

The Sport Parade

1932
as Toastmaster
The Phantom of Crestwood poster Age: 55

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
The All-American poster Age: 55

The All-American

1932
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Young Ironsides poster Age: 55

Young Ironsides

1932
as J. Caldwall Evans
Down To Earth poster Age: 55

Down To Earth

1932
as Ed Eggers
Love Me Tonight poster Age: 55

Love Me Tonight

1932
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
The Purchase Price poster Age: 55

The Purchase Price

1932
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
Winner Take All poster Age: 55

Winner Take All

1932
as Ben Isaacs
Jewel Robbery poster Age: 55

Jewel Robbery

1932
as Prefect of Police
The Famous Ferguson Case poster Age: 55

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932
as County Attorney
Amateur Daddy poster Age: 55

Amateur Daddy

1932
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
The Wet Parade poster Age: 55

The Wet Parade

1932
as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
The Beast of the City poster Age: 55

The Beast of the City

1932
as Coroner (uncredited)
Under Eighteen poster Age: 55

Under Eighteen

1932
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Her Majesty, Love poster Age: 55

Her Majesty, Love

1931
as Uncle Cornelius
The Sea Ghost poster Age: 55

The Sea Ghost

1931
as Henry Sykes
Flying High poster Age: 54

Flying High

1931
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno poster Age: 54

Night Life in Reno

1931
as Adrian Garrett
Wicked poster Age: 54

Wicked

1931
as Juryman
Sweepstakes poster Age: 54

Sweepstakes

1931
as Emory
Ladies' Man poster Age: 54

Ladies' Man

1931
as Jeweler
The Front Page poster Age: 54

The Front Page

1931
as Sheriff Hartman
Paid poster Age: 54

Paid

1930
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
Love in the Rough poster Age: 53

Love in the Rough

1930
as Brown
Strictly Unconventional poster Age: 53

Strictly Unconventional

1930
as George - Ted's Valet
Officer O'Brien poster Age: 53

Officer O'Brien

1930
as Patello's Attorney
Dangerous Paradise poster Age: 53

Dangerous Paradise

1930
as Zangiacomo
Woman Trap poster Age: 52

Woman Trap

1929
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Big News poster Age: 52

Big News

1929
as Coroner
The Phantom of the Turf poster Age: 51

The Phantom of the Turf

1928
as The Lawyer
A Girl in Every Port poster Age: 51

A Girl in Every Port

1928
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
Ladies Must Dress poster Age: 51

Ladies Must Dress

1927
as Office Manager
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster Age: 50

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927
as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans poster Age: 50

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927
as Money Lender (uncredited)
Mountains of Manhattan poster Age: 50

Mountains of Manhattan

1927
as Jim Tully
The Silent Avenger poster Age: 50

The Silent Avenger

1927
as Dave Wade
What Price Glory poster Age: 50

What Price Glory

1926
Young April poster Age: 49

Young April

1926
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
Little Robinson Crusoe poster Age: 47

Little Robinson Crusoe

1924
as 'Singapore' Scroggs
The Dangerous Maid poster Age: 47

The Dangerous Maid

1923
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster Age: 46

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Soft Boiled poster Age: 46

Soft Boiled

1923
as The Reformer
The Last Hour poster Age: 46

The Last Hour

1923
as Quales
Youth Must Have Love poster Age: 45

Youth Must Have Love

1922
as Austin Hibbard
Honor First poster Age: 45

Honor First

1922
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
The Glory of Clementina poster Age: 45

The Glory of Clementina

1922
as Vandemeer
Cinderella of the Hills poster Age: 44

Cinderella of the Hills

1921
as Peter Poff
Queenie poster Age: 44

Queenie

1921
as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
No poster
Age: 44

Big Town Ideas

1921
as Chef
The Tomboy poster Age: 44

The Tomboy

1921
as The Police Force
No poster
Age: 44

Oliver Twist, Jr.

1921
as Fagin
While the Devil Laughs poster Age: 44

While the Devil Laughs

1921
as Joe Franklin
The First Born poster Age: 44

The First Born

1921
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
The Land of Jazz poster Age: 44

The Land of Jazz

1920
The Little Grey Mouse poster Age: 43

The Little Grey Mouse

1920
as Henry Lealon
The Penalty poster Age: 43

The Penalty

1920
as A Crook (uncredited)
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