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