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