Clarence Wilson

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: Acting

Born: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1876-11-16

Died: 1941-10-05

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1920	The Penalty	A Crook (uncredited)	68
2	1920	The Land of Jazz		0
3	1921	The First Born	Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)	0
4	1921	While the Devil Laughs	Joe Franklin	0
5	1921	Big Town Ideas	Chef	0
6	1921	Cinderella of the Hills	Peter Poff	0
7	1922	Honor First	Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)	0
8	1923	The Last Hour	Quales	0
9	1923	Soft Boiled	The Reformer	0
10	1923	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Undetermined Role (uncredited)	65
11	1923	The Dangerous Maid	Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)	0
12	1924	Little Robinson Crusoe	'Singapore' Scroggs	60
13	1926	Young April	Flower vendor (uncredited)	90
14	1927	Uncle Tom's Cabin	Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)	69
15	1927	Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans	Money Lender (uncredited)	78
16	1927	Ladies Must Dress	Office Manager	0
17	1928	A Girl in Every Port	Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)	63
18	1929	Big News	Coroner	46
19	1929	Woman Trap	Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)	52
20	1930	Dangerous Paradise	Zangiacomo	38
21	1930	Officer O'Brien	Patello's Attorney	37
22	1930	Strictly Unconventional	George - Ted's Valet	35
23	1930	Love in the Rough	Brown	43
24	1930	Paid	Max Hardy (uncredited)	68
25	1931	The Front Page	Sheriff Hartman	66
26	1931	Ladies' Man	Jeweler	43
27	1931	Sweepstakes	Emory	45
28	1931	Wicked	Juryman	47
29	1931	Night Life in Reno	Adrian Garrett	41
30	1931	Flying High	Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)	48
31	1931	The Sea Ghost	Henry Sykes	52
32	1931	Her Majesty, Love	Uncle Cornelius	60
33	1932	Under Eighteen	A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)	66
34	1932	The Beast of the City	Coroner (uncredited)	59
35	1932	The Wet Parade	Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)	58
36	1932	Amateur Daddy	William J. 'Bill' Hansen	0
37	1932	The Famous Ferguson Case	County Attorney	60
38	1932	Jewel Robbery	Prefect of Police	65
39	1932	Winner Take All	Ben Isaacs	53
40	1932	The Purchase Price	Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)	66
41	1932	Love Me Tonight	Shirtmaker (uncredited)	66
42	1932	Down To Earth	Ed Eggers	70
43	1932	Young Ironsides	J. Caldwall Evans	0
44	1932	The All-American	Football Game Spectator (uncredited)	50
45	1932	The Phantom of Crestwood	Apartment House Manager (uncredited)	60
46	1932	The Sport Parade	Toastmaster	53
47	1932	Penguin Pool Murder	Bertrand B. Hemingway	56
48	1932	Flaming Guns	J.P. Mulford	60
49	1932	Rasputin and the Empress	Minor Role (uncredited)	53
50	1932	20,000 Years in Sing Sing	Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)	65
51	1933	Smoke Lightning	Deputy Jake Tully	35
52	1933	The Mysterious Rider	Gentry, the Barber	60
53	1933	Pick-up	Sam Foster	48
54	1933	The Keyhole	J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)	49
55	1933	Terror Aboard	Ship's Doctor	60
56	1933	Bondage	Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)	0
57	1933	The Girl in 419	Walter C. Horton	43
58	1933	Storm at Daybreak	Capt. Durosch (uncredited)	58
59	1933	A Shriek in the Night	Perkins	51
60	1933	Tillie and Gus	Phineas Pratt	76
61	1933	Day of Reckoning	Bail Bondsman	50
62	1933	Lady Killer		67
63	1933	King for a Night	Mr. Whistler	62
64	1933	The Son of Kong	Hilda's Father (uncredited)	54
65	1934	I Like it That Way	The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)	70
66	1934	Unknown Blonde	Max Keibel	10
67	1934	Half a Sinner	Collector	0
68	1934	Now I'll Tell	Joe Davis	48
69	1934	Operator 13	Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)	57
70	1934	Bachelor Bait	Clement Graftsman	57
71	1934	Beyond the Law	Talbot	0
72	1934	The Count of Monte Cristo	Fouquet	67
73	1934	Wake Up and Dream	Hildebrand	40
74	1934	Gridiron Flash	Hunsacker	33
75	1934	A Successful Failure	H.T. Flintly	40
76	1934	Kentucky Kernels	Peck - Lawyer	61
77	1934	I'll Fix It	John Stevens	0
78	1934	Imitation of Life	Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)	70
79	1934	Shrimps for a Day	Mr. Crutch	70
80	1934	Forsaking All Others	Hotel Manager (Uncredited)	64
81	1935	The Winning Ticket	Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor	35
82	1935	When a Man's a Man	Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer	60
83	1935	The Great Hotel Murder	Girando	60
84	1935	Ruggles of Red Gap	Jake Henshaw	71
85	1935	A Dog of Flanders	Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)	70
86	1935	The Tin Man	Mad Scientist	70
87	1935	One Frightened Night	Mr. Felix	55
88	1935	Mad Love	Piano Creditor (Uncredited)	69
89	1935	Navy Wife	Bridge Player	50
90	1935	Waterfront Lady	Truant Officer	55
91	1935	Nurse to You!	Mr. Wilson	0
92	1935	It's in the Air	Amos Whipple	50
93	1935	The Rainmakers	Dennis P. Hogan	60
94	1935	Little Sinner	Property Owner	60
95	1935	I Dream Too Much	The Lawyer (uncredited)	49
96	1935	Public Ghost # 1	E. H. Compton	40
97	1936	Paddy O'Day	Lawyer Brewster	70
98	1936	Sutter's Gold	Streetcar Owner	0
99	1936	On the Wrong Trek	Mr. Wilson (car owner)	58
100	1936	Educating Father	Jess Boynton	0
101	1936	Little Miss Nobody	Herman Slade	60
102	1936	Love Begins at Twenty	Jonathan Ramp	60
103	1936	Wedding Present	Simmons	65
104	1936	The Case of the Black Cat	Mr. Shuster	66
105	1936	Hats Off	C.D. Pottingham	50
106	1937	Man Of The People	Skinny Wilson - Sulker	70
107	1937	Two Wise Maids	Twitchell	0
108	1937	A Star Is Born	Justice of the Peace (uncredited)	71
109	1937	Damaged Goods	Dr. N.R. Shryer	34
110	1937	Parnell	Assistant Process Server	46
111	1937	It May Happen to You	Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)	50
112	1937	The Great Gambini	Doctor	60
113	1937	The Emperor's Candlesticks	Stationmaster (uncredited)	52
114	1937	Small Town Boy	Curtis French	0
115	1937	The Westland Case	Charles Frazee	60
116	1938	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm	Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)	67
117	1938	In Old Chicago	Lawyer	64
118	1938	Kentucky Moonshine	Attorney	53
119	1938	Having Wonderful Time	Mr. G.	49
120	1938	You Can't Take It with You	John Blakely	75
121	1938	The Mad Miss Manton	Norris' Attorney (uncredited)	64
122	1939	Son of Frankenstein	Dr. Berger (uncredited)	67
123	1939	Let Us Live	Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)	68
124	1939	East Side of Heaven	Telegraph Operator (uncredited)	71
125	1939	Clown Princes	Landlord	47
126	1939	Some Like It Hot	Mr. Ives	72
127	1939	Desperate Trails	Malenkthy Culp	45
128	1939	Drums Along the Mohawk	Paymaster (uncredited)	64
129	1940	Little Old New York	Willie Stout	40
130	1940	Millionaire Playboy	Mr. Jamison	27
131	1940	We Who Are Young	R. Glassford	58
132	1940	Haunted House	Eph, Service Station Owner	44
133	1940	Melody Ranch	Judge Henderson	55
134	1940	Friendly Neighbors	Silas Barton	0
135	1940	Little Men	W.L. Reynolds	61
136	1941	Road Show	Sheriff (uncredited)	58
137	1941	Come Back, Miss Pipps	Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)	60
138	1964	The Big Parade of Comedy	Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)	63
139	1976	It's Showtime	Self (archive footage)	70

Television

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