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