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Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

Acting

Born: November 16, 1876Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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
Filmography
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

1976
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

1964
Come Back, Miss Pipps

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

1941
Road Show

Road Show

Sheriff (uncredited)

1941
Little Men

Little Men

W.L. Reynolds

1940
Friendly Neighbors

Friendly Neighbors

Silas Barton

1940
Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch

Judge Henderson

1940
Haunted House

Haunted House

Eph, Service Station Owner

1940
We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

R. Glassford

1940
Millionaire Playboy

Millionaire Playboy

Mr. Jamison

1940
Little Old New York

Little Old New York

Willie Stout

1940
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

Paymaster (uncredited)

1939
Desperate Trails

Desperate Trails

Malenkthy Culp

1939
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Mr. Ives

1939
Clown Princes

Clown Princes

Landlord

1939
East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

1939
Let Us Live

Let Us Live

Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

1939
Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

Dr. Berger (uncredited)

1939
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

1938
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

John Blakely

1938
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

Mr. G.

1938
Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

Attorney

1938
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

Lawyer

1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

1938
The Westland Case

The Westland Case

Charles Frazee

1937

Small Town Boy

Curtis French

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Stationmaster (uncredited)

1937
The Great Gambini

The Great Gambini

Doctor

1937
It May Happen to You

It May Happen to You

Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

1937
Parnell

Parnell

Assistant Process Server

1937
Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods

Dr. N.R. Shryer

1937
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1937
Two Wise Maids

Two Wise Maids

Twitchell

1937
Man Of The People

Man Of The People

Skinny Wilson - Sulker

1937
Hats Off

Hats Off

C.D. Pottingham

1936
The Case of the Black Cat

The Case of the Black Cat

Mr. Shuster

1936
Wedding Present

Wedding Present

Simmons

1936
Love Begins at Twenty

Love Begins at Twenty

Jonathan Ramp

1936
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

Herman Slade

1936
Educating Father

Educating Father

Jess Boynton

1936
On the Wrong Trek

On the Wrong Trek

Mr. Wilson (car owner)

1936
Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold

Streetcar Owner

1936
Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day

Lawyer Brewster

1936
Public Ghost # 1

Public Ghost # 1

E. H. Compton

1935
I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

The Lawyer (uncredited)

1935
Little Sinner

Little Sinner

Property Owner

1935
The Rainmakers

The Rainmakers

Dennis P. Hogan

1935
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

Amos Whipple

1935
Nurse to You!

Nurse to You!

Mr. Wilson

1935
Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady

Truant Officer

1935
Navy Wife

Navy Wife

Bridge Player

1935

Champagne for Breakfast

Raeburn

1935
Mad Love

Mad Love

Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

1935
One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night

Mr. Felix

1935
The Tin Man

The Tin Man

Mad Scientist

1935
A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

1935
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

Jake Henshaw

1935
The Great Hotel Murder

The Great Hotel Murder

Girando

1935
When a Man's a Man

When a Man's a Man

Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

1935
The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

1935
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

1934
Shrimps for a Day

Shrimps for a Day

Mr. Crutch

1934
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

1934
I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

John Stevens

1934
Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels

Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)

1934
A Successful Failure

A Successful Failure

H.T. Flintly

1934
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

Hunsacker

1934
Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

Hildebrand

1934
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Fouquet

1934
Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law

Talbot

1934
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

Clement Graftsman

1934
Operator 13

Operator 13

Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

1934
Now I'll Tell

Now I'll Tell

Joe Davis

1934
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

Collector

1934
Unknown Blonde

Unknown Blonde

Max Keibel

1934
I Like it That Way

I Like it That Way

The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

1934
The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong

Hilda's Father (uncredited)

1933
King for a Night

King for a Night

Mr. Whistler

1933
Lady Killer

Lady Killer

Lawyer (uncredited)

1933
Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

Bail Bondsman

1933
Tillie and Gus

Tillie and Gus

Phineas Pratt

1933
A Shriek in the Night

A Shriek in the Night

Perkins

1933
Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

1933
The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

Walter C. Horton

1933
Bondage

Bondage

Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

1933
Terror Aboard

Terror Aboard

Ship's Doctor

1933
The Keyhole

The Keyhole

J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

1933
Pick-up

Pick-up

Sam Foster

1933
The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

Gentry, the Barber

1933
Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning

Deputy Jake Tully

1933
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

1932
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

Minor Role (uncredited)

1932
Flaming Guns

Flaming Guns

J.P. Mulford

1932
The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

Bertrand B. Hemingway

1932
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

Toastmaster

1932
The Phantom of Crestwood

The Phantom of Crestwood

Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

1932
The All-American

The All-American

Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

1932
Young Ironsides

Young Ironsides

J. Caldwall Evans

1932
Down To Earth

Down To Earth

Ed Eggers

1932
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

Shirtmaker (uncredited)

1932
The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

1932
Winner Take All

Winner Take All

Ben Isaacs

1932
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Prefect of Police

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

County Attorney

1932
Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy

William J. 'Bill' Hansen

1932
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

1932
The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

Coroner (uncredited)

1932
Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen

A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

1932
Her Majesty, Love

Her Majesty, Love

Uncle Cornelius

1931
The Sea Ghost

The Sea Ghost

Henry Sykes

1931
Flying High

Flying High

Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

1931
Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno

Adrian Garrett

1931
Wicked

Wicked

Juryman

1931
Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes

Emory

1931
Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

Jeweler

1931
The Front Page

The Front Page

Sheriff Hartman

1931
Paid

Paid

Max Hardy (uncredited)

1930
Love in the Rough

Love in the Rough

Brown

1930
Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

George - Ted's Valet

1930
Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

Patello's Attorney

1930
Dangerous Paradise

Dangerous Paradise

Zangiacomo

1930
Woman Trap

Woman Trap

Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

1929
Big News

Big News

Coroner

1929
The Phantom of the Turf

The Phantom of the Turf

The Lawyer

1928
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

1928
Ladies Must Dress

Ladies Must Dress

Office Manager

1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Money Lender (uncredited)

1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

1927
Mountains of Manhattan

Mountains of Manhattan

Jim Tully

1927
The Silent Avenger

The Silent Avenger

Dave Wade

1927
Young April

Young April

Flower vendor (uncredited)

1926
Little Robinson Crusoe

Little Robinson Crusoe

'Singapore' Scroggs

1924
The Dangerous Maid

The Dangerous Maid

Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1923
Soft Boiled

Soft Boiled

The Reformer

1923
The Last Hour

The Last Hour

Quales

1923
Youth Must Have Love

Youth Must Have Love

Austin Hibbard

1922
Honor First

Honor First

Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

1922
The Glory of Clementina

The Glory of Clementina

Vandemeer

1922
Cinderella of the Hills

Cinderella of the Hills

Peter Poff

1921
Queenie

Queenie

Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley

1921

Big Town Ideas

Chef

1921
The Tomboy

The Tomboy

The Police Force

1921

Oliver Twist, Jr.

Fagin

1921
While the Devil Laughs

While the Devil Laughs

Joe Franklin

1921
The First Born

The First Born

Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)

1921
The Land of Jazz

The Land of Jazz

1920
The Little Grey Mouse

The Little Grey Mouse

Henry Lealon

1920
The Penalty

The Penalty

A Crook (uncredited)

1920