Clarence Wilson
Acting1876Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
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
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Money Lender (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
John Blakely
Son of Frankenstein
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Son of Kong
Hilda's Father (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Mad Love
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Paymaster (uncredited)
Acting History
1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Road Show
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1940
Haunted House
as Eph, Service Station Owner
We Who Are Young
as R. Glassford
Little Men
as W.L. Reynolds
Little Old New York
as Willie Stout
Melody Ranch
as Judge Henderson
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Jamison
Friendly Neighbors
as Silas Barton
1939
Son of Frankenstein
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
Clown Princes
as Landlord
Some Like It Hot
as Mr. Ives
Desperate Trails
as Malenkthy Culp
East Side of Heaven
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as John Blakely
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
Having Wonderful Time
as Mr. G.
Kentucky Moonshine
as Attorney
In Old Chicago
as Lawyer
1937
Two Wise Maids
as Twitchell
Man Of The People
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Westland Case
as Charles Frazee
It May Happen to You
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
Small Town Boy
as Curtis French
Parnell
as Assistant Process Server
Damaged Goods
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
The Great Gambini
as Doctor
A Star Is Born
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1936
Educating Father
as Jess Boynton
The Case of the Black Cat
as Mr. Shuster
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jonathan Ramp
Wedding Present
as Simmons
On the Wrong Trek
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
Paddy O'Day
as Lawyer Brewster
Hats Off
as C.D. Pottingham
Little Miss Nobody
as Herman Slade
Sutter's Gold
as Streetcar Owner
1935
Nurse to You!
as Mr. Wilson
Public Ghost # 1
as E. H. Compton
A Dog of Flanders
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
Little Sinner
as Property Owner
I Dream Too Much
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
One Frightened Night
as Mr. Felix
The Tin Man
as Mad Scientist
The Winning Ticket
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
Mad Love
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
as Truant Officer
The Great Hotel Murder
as Girando
When a Man's a Man
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
The Rainmakers
as Dennis P. Hogan
It's in the Air
as Amos Whipple
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jake Henshaw
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
Champagne for Breakfast
as Raeburn
1934
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Shrimps for a Day
as Mr. Crutch
Bachelor Bait
as Clement Graftsman
Beyond the Law
as Talbot
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fouquet
Kentucky Kernels
as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
Operator 13
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
as Joe Davis
A Successful Failure
as H.T. Flintly
Gridiron Flash
as Hunsacker
Wake Up and Dream
as Hildebrand
Unknown Blonde
as Max Keibel
I Like it That Way
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
I'll Fix It
as John Stevens
Half a Sinner
as Collector
1933
Day of Reckoning
as Bail Bondsman
A Shriek in the Night
as Perkins
King for a Night
as Mr. Whistler
Smoke Lightning
as Deputy Jake Tully
The Son of Kong
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Terror Aboard
as Ship's Doctor
The Girl in 419
as Walter C. Horton
Tillie and Gus
as Phineas Pratt
Pick-up
as Sam Foster
Bondage
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
The Keyhole
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
The Mysterious Rider
as Gentry, the Barber
1932
Love Me Tonight
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
The Beast of the City
as Coroner (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Ironsides
as J. Caldwall Evans
The Purchase Price
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
Winner Take All
as Ben Isaacs
The Sport Parade
as Toastmaster
The Famous Ferguson Case
as County Attorney
The Wet Parade
as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
Down To Earth
as Ed Eggers
Flaming Guns
as J.P. Mulford
Amateur Daddy
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
The All-American
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jewel Robbery
as Prefect of Police
1931
Night Life in Reno
as Adrian Garrett
Wicked
as Juryman
The Front Page
as Sheriff Hartman
Ladies' Man
as Jeweler
Her Majesty, Love
as Uncle Cornelius
Flying High
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
The Sea Ghost
as Henry Sykes
Sweepstakes
as Emory
1930
Paid
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
Dangerous Paradise
as Zangiacomo
Strictly Unconventional
as George - Ted's Valet
Love in the Rough
as Brown
Officer O'Brien
as Patello's Attorney
1929
Woman Trap
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Big News
as Coroner
1928
A Girl in Every Port
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Turf
as The Lawyer
1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Money Lender (uncredited)
Ladies Must Dress
as Office Manager
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
The Silent Avenger
as Dave Wade
Mountains of Manhattan
as Jim Tully
1926
Young April
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
1924
Little Robinson Crusoe
as 'Singapore' Scroggs
1923
The Last Hour
as Quales
The Dangerous Maid
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Soft Boiled
as The Reformer
1922
Honor First
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
The Glory of Clementina
as Vandemeer
Youth Must Have Love
as Austin Hibbard
1921
Big Town Ideas
as Chef
The First Born
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
While the Devil Laughs
as Joe Franklin
Cinderella of the Hills
as Peter Poff
The Tomboy
as The Police Force
Queenie
as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
Oliver Twist, Jr.
as Fagin
1920