Charles Cahill Wilson
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Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Born in New York City in 1894, the white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director. His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won five Academy Awards in 1935. He was also cast in small roles in other Capra movies such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Shortly before his death, Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the two-reel comedy Crime on Their Hands (1948).
Known for
Credits
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Charlie (uncredited)
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Joe Gordon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Scarlet Street (1945)
as Watchman (uncredited)
You Only Live Once (1937)
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
He Married His Wife (1940)
as Warden
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Actor
This Gun for Hire (1942)
as Police Captain
Song of Love (1929)
as Traveling Salesman
They Drive by Night (1940)
as Mike Williams (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Gambler (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941)
as Charlie Dawson
Batman (1943)
as Captain Arnold
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
as Mike Cavanaugh
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
as Detective Pollock
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
as Hi Johns
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
as Det. Kincaid
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill (1941)
as Newspaper Editor
Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Gurney (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
as Wilson (uncredited)
Men of the Hour (1935)
as Harper
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
as Commander Brown (Uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
Actor
Find the Witness (1937)
as Charley Blair (uncredited)
Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
Actor
The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)
as Kelley
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
The Gilded Lily (1935)
as Managing Editor
That’s My Story (1937)
as Cummings
The Spider's Web (1938)
as Chase
The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
as Det. Hennessey
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
as Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
as Chief O'Brien
City for Conquest (1940)
as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Out of the Fog (1941)
Actor
Blonde for a Day (1946)
as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Show Boat (1936)
Actor
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
as Police Sergeant
Murder Goes to College (1937)
as Police Inspector Simpson
I Believed in You (1934)
as Magistrate
Invisible Stripes (1939)
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
as Hamilton Burger
The Glass Key (1935)
as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
as Ferry Captain (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
as Fletcher
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
The 9th Guest (1934)
as Burke (Uncredited)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Hell Cat (1934)
as Graham
Name the Woman (1934)
as Joel Walker
Road to Utopia (1946)
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934)
as Chief of Police
Dr. Broadway (1942)
as District Attorney McNamara
The House of Fear (1939)
as Police Chief
Private Detective 62 (1933)
as Club Bartender (Uncredited)
Gateway (1938)
as Inspector
The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936)
as Diamond Jim Brady
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
as Lackey
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
as Capt. Kilrane
Here Is My Heart (1934)
as Captain Dodge (uncredited)
Sandy Is a Lady (1940)
as Sergeant
Partners in Crime (1937)
as Inspector Simpson
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
as Sergeant
After the Dance (1935)
as Chief of Police
Blazing Across the Pecos (1948)
as Mayor Ace Brockway
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
as Taft
Charter Pilot (1940)
as Owen
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
as Mr. Harris
Murder with Pictures (1936)
as Assistant Editor (uncredited)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (1932)
as Detective Doyle (uncredited)
Key Witness (1947)
as Warden (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
as Walter Rising
The Missing Juror (1944)
as Mac Ellis (uncredited)
Hard to Handle (1933)
as Jailer (uncredited)
Down the Stretch (1936)
as Tex Reardon
When Were You Born (1938)
as Inspector Jim C. Gregg
The Country Doctor (1936)
as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
as Police Officer Ricker
The Officer and the Lady (1941)
as Police Captain Hart
Crime on Their Hands (1948)
as J.L. Cameron
Broadway Limited (1941)
as Detective (as Charles Wilson)
I'd Give My Life (1936)
as Warden
Crime of the Century (1946)
as Police Lieutenant
Men of the Night (1934)
as Benson
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
as Coach Hap Farrell
Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
as Warden
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
as Managing Editor
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
as George Martin (uncredited)
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
as Anthony Wilson
Silver Spurs (1943)
as Mr. Hawkins
Night Key (1937)
as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
Panic on the Air (1936)
as Fitzgerald
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
as Mortimer Gray
The Mine with the Iron Door (1936)
as Pitkins
Life Begins in College (1937)
as Tom Burke
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
as Coach Burke
Embarrassing Moments (1934)
as Attorney
Mind Your Own Business (1936)
as Detective
Smart Girl (1935)
as Morgan (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life (1942)
as Inspector Mensil
Commotion on the Ocean (1956)
as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
The Circus Clown (1934)
as Sheldon
Crime by Night (1944)
as District Attorney Hyatt
We're Only Human (1935)
as Editor of The Daily Star
Car 99 (1935)
as Trooper Captain Ryan
Elmer, the Great (1933)
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
as R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
My Sin (1931)
as Guest in Pool Party
The Night Hawk (1938)
as Lonigan
Woman in Distress (1937)
as Editor Herbert Claxton
Passkey to Danger (1946)
as Police Sergeant
Lady Gangster (1942)
as Detective
Gas House Kids (1946)
as Inspector Shannon
Female (1933)
as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
as F.B.I. Chief
Air Hawks (1935)
as Newspaper editor
Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Hardie
Havana Widows (1933)
as Mr. Timberg
College Coach (1933)
as Charles Hauser
Roaring Timber (1937)
as Sam Garvin
The Human Side (1934)
as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
The Secret Code (1942)
as Desk Sgt. Cullen
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
as Schwartz (uncredited)
Prison Farm (1938)
as Reardon
The Magnificent Brute (1936)
as Murphy
Escape from Crime (1942)
as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Music Is Magic (1935)
as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Hotel for Women (1939)
as Albert
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
as Clifford
Cross Country Cruise (1934)
as Detective (Uncredited)
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
as H.J. Russell
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)
as Inspector Quillan
No Marriage Ties (1933)
as Red Moran, City Desk Editor
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Actor
The Public Menace (1935)
as First Detective
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Jim McFee aka Mac
Hot News Margie (1931)
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
White Lies (1935)
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Baby Face Harrington (1935)
as City Editor (uncredited)
The Nitwits (1935)
as Police Captain Jennings
Legion of Terror (1936)
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
The Perfect Clue (1935)
as District Attorney
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
as Becker
Midnight Court (1937)
as Police Chief
Girl in 313 (1940)
as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
as Clark
Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
as Mike - a Racketeer
Federal Fugitives (1941)
as Bruce Lane
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
as Commissioner
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
as G-Man at dancehall
Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939)
as Spencer Bogart
The Campus Mystery (1932)
as Detective Reardon
Broadway Scandals (1929)
as Jack
Disgraced! (1933)
as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
Acquitted (1929)
as Nelson
Hey, Rookie (1944)
as Sam Jonas
Grand Jury (1936)
as City Editor
State Police (1938)
as Captain Halstead
Meet Mr. Mischief (1947)
as Harry's Boss
Insurance (1930)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Stolen Heaven (1931)
as Detective
Getting a Ticket (1930)
as Motorcycle Cop