Clarence Wilson
Acting

Clarence Wilson

Born 16 November 1876 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Died 5 October 1941

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

You Can't Take It with You
The Front Page
Ruggles of Red Gap
The Count of Monte Cristo
In Old Chicago
Jewel Robbery
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
A Shriek in the Night
The Penguin Pool Murder
Wedding Present
One Frightened Night
Having Wonderful Time
Little Old New York
Millionaire Playboy
We Who Are Young
Haunted House
Little Men
Friendly Neighbors
Melody Ranch
Some Like It Hot
Desperate Trails
Clown Princes
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Having Wonderful Time
Kentucky Moonshine
You Can't Take It with You
In Old Chicago
Small Town Boy
Man Of The People
The Great Gambini
Two Wise Maids
The Westland Case
Damaged Goods
Parnell
On the Wrong Trek
Hats Off
Little Miss Nobody
Sutter's Gold
The Case of the Black Cat
Paddy O'Day
Love Begins at Twenty
Wedding Present
Educating Father
One Frightened Night
When a Man's a Man
The Tin Man
The Winning Ticket
The Rainmakers
Waterfront Lady
It's in the Air
Nurse to You!
Ruggles of Red Gap
Navy Wife
Public Ghost # 1
The Great Hotel Murder
Little Sinner
Now I'll Tell
Gridiron Flash
Wake Up and Dream
Beyond the Law
Bachelor Bait
Unknown Blonde
The Count of Monte Cristo
Shrimps for a Day
Half a Sinner
I'll Fix It
I Like it That Way
A Successful Failure
A Shriek in the Night
Terror Aboard
Tillie and Gus
Pick-up
King for a Night
Smoke Lightning
The Girl in 419
Day of Reckoning
The Mysterious Rider
Winner Take All
The Penguin Pool Murder
Down To Earth
The Sport Parade
The Famous Ferguson Case
Flaming Guns
Jewel Robbery
Amateur Daddy
Young Ironsides
Sweepstakes
Ladies' Man
Night Life in Reno
The Sea Ghost
Her Majesty, Love
The Front Page
Wicked
Dangerous Paradise
Officer O'Brien
Strictly Unconventional
Love in the Rough
Woman Trap
Big News
The Phantom of the Turf
Ladies Must Dress
Mountains of Manhattan
The Silent Avenger
What Price Glory
Little Robinson Crusoe
The Last Hour
The Dangerous Maid
Soft Boiled
Honor First
The Glory of Clementina
Youth Must Have Love
The First Born
While the Devil Laughs
Cinderella of the Hills
The Tomboy
Queenie
The Land of Jazz
The Little Grey Mouse
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