Clarence Wilson
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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
Credits
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
as Money Lender (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as John Blakely
The Son of Kong (1933)
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Imitation of Life (1934)
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
In Old Chicago (1938)
as Lawyer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Let Us Live (1939)
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
as Fouquet
The Front Page (1931)
as Sheriff Hartman
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
as Jake Henshaw
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
as Mr. Jamison
Pick-up (1933)
as Sam Foster
Lady Killer (1933)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Mad Love (1935)
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
The Rainmakers (1935)
as Dennis P. Hogan
Sweepstakes (1931)
as Emory
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
as Jonathan Ramp
Wedding Present (1936)
as Simmons
The Great Gambini (1937)
as Doctor
Love Me Tonight (1932)
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
Jewel Robbery (1932)
as Prefect of Police
Operator 13 (1934)
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
Parnell (1937)
as Assistant Process Server
Amateur Daddy (1932)
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
Some Like It Hot (1939)
as Mr. Ives
Bondage (1933)
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Half a Sinner (1934)
as Collector
Bachelor Bait (1934)
as Clement Graftsman
The Westland Case (1937)
as Charles Frazee
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Melody Ranch (1940)
as Judge Henderson
The Wet Parade (1932)
as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
The Beast of the City (1932)
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Keyhole (1933)
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
Wicked (1931)
as Juryman
We Who Are Young (1940)
as R. Glassford
It May Happen to You (1937)
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
The All-American (1932)
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Tin Man (1935)
as Mad Scientist
Under Eighteen (1932)
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Winner Take All (1932)
as Ben Isaacs
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
It's in the Air (1935)
as Amos Whipple
Navy Wife (1935)
as Bridge Player
Shrimps for a Day (1934)
as Mr. Crutch
Paddy O'Day (1936)
as Lawyer Brewster
Man Of The People (1937)
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
The Purchase Price (1932)
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much (1935)
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
The First Born (1921)
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
Paid (1930)
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
I'll Fix It (1934)
as John Stevens
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
as Herman Slade
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
I Like it That Way (1934)
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
Unknown Blonde (1934)
as Max Keibel
Little Sinner (1935)
as Property Owner
The Winning Ticket (1935)
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
as County Attorney
Sutter's Gold (1936)
as Streetcar Owner
Honor First (1922)
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
The Girl in 419 (1933)
as Walter C. Horton
Storm at Daybreak (1933)
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Friendly Neighbors (1940)
as Silas Barton
Hats Off (1936)
as C.D. Pottingham
Little Men (1940)
as W.L. Reynolds
Little Old New York (1940)
as Willie Stout
The Penalty (1920)
as A Crook (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
as Mr. G.
Flying High (1931)
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno (1931)
as Adrian Garrett
Ladies' Man (1931)
as Jeweler
Educating Father (1936)
as Jess Boynton
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941)
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
as Uncle Cornelius
Clown Princes (1939)
as Landlord
The Glory of Clementina (1922)
as Vandemeer
Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921)
as Fagin
Now I'll Tell (1934)
as Joe Davis
A Shriek in the Night (1933)
as Perkins
Haunted House (1940)
as Eph, Service Station Owner
Two Wise Maids (1937)
as Twitchell
Young Ironsides (1932)
as J. Caldwall Evans
Woman Trap (1929)
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
A Dog of Flanders (1935)
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
Love in the Rough (1930)
as Brown
The Sea Ghost (1931)
as Henry Sykes
Road Show (1941)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Down To Earth (1932)
as Ed Eggers
Officer O'Brien (1930)
as Patello's Attorney
The Tomboy (1921)
as The Police Force
Gridiron Flash (1934)
as Hunsacker
When a Man's a Man (1935)
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
Big News (1929)
as Coroner
Smoke Lightning (1933)
as Deputy Jake Tully
Day of Reckoning (1933)
as Bail Bondsman
Beyond the Law (1934)
as Talbot
Young April (1926)
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
as Attorney
The Sport Parade (1932)
as Toastmaster
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Truant Officer
Terror Aboard (1933)
as Ship's Doctor
A Successful Failure (1934)
as H.T. Flintly
The Phantom of the Turf (1928)
as The Lawyer
Tillie and Gus (1933)
as Phineas Pratt
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
Queenie (1921)
as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
Damaged Goods (1937)
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
Soft Boiled (1923)
as The Reformer
Small Town Boy (1937)
as Curtis French
King for a Night (1933)
as Mr. Whistler
Champagne for Breakfast (1935)
as Raeburn
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
as Girando
The Little Grey Mouse (1920)
as Henry Lealon
Desperate Trails (1939)
as Malenkthy Culp
Ladies Must Dress (1927)
as Office Manager
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
as Mr. Shuster
The Last Hour (1923)
as Quales
The Dangerous Maid (1923)
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
Dangerous Paradise (1930)
as Zangiacomo
What Price Glory (1926)
Actor
The Land of Jazz (1920)
Actor
Youth Must Have Love (1922)
as Austin Hibbard
Strictly Unconventional (1930)
as George - Ted's Valet
Wake Up and Dream (1934)
as Hildebrand
Flaming Guns (1932)
as J.P. Mulford
Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
as 'Singapore' Scroggs
Nurse to You! (1935)
as Mr. Wilson
One Frightened Night (1935)
as Mr. Felix
The Mysterious Rider (1933)
as Gentry, the Barber
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
The Silent Avenger (1927)
as Dave Wade
While the Devil Laughs (1921)
as Joe Franklin
Cinderella of the Hills (1921)
as Peter Poff
Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
as Jim Tully
Public Ghost # 1 (1935)
as E. H. Compton
Big Town Ideas (1921)
as Chef