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