Clarence Wilson

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

Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Flower vendor (uncredited)

Young April

Perkins

A Shriek in the Night

Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

The Phantom of Crestwood

Lady Killer

Quales

The Last Hour

Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)

The First Born

The Land of Jazz

Joe Franklin

While the Devil Laughs

Mr. Felix

One Frightened Night

Shirtmaker (uncredited)

Love Me Tonight

Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

The Dangerous Maid

Mr. G.

Having Wonderful Time

Mr. Wilson (car owner)

On the Wrong Trek

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Ben Isaacs

Winner Take All

Bertrand B. Hemingway

The Penguin Pool Murder

Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

It May Happen to You

A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

Under Eighteen

Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

Bondage

Ship's Doctor

Terror Aboard

Stationmaster (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Phineas Pratt

Tillie and Gus

Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

When a Man's a Man

Sheriff (uncredited)

Road Show

Joe Davis

Now I'll Tell

Mr. Ives

Some Like It Hot

Sam Foster

Pick-up

Ed Eggers

Down To Earth

Emory

Sweepstakes

C.D. Pottingham

Hats Off

Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

Woman Trap

Attorney

Kentucky Moonshine

Willie Stout

Little Old New York

Curtis French

Small Town Boy

Herman Slade

Little Miss Nobody

John Blakely

You Can't Take It with You

Hunsacker

Gridiron Flash

Zangiacomo

Dangerous Paradise

Jeweler

Ladies' Man

Toastmaster

The Sport Parade

Patello's Attorney

Officer O'Brien

Hildebrand

Wake Up and Dream

George - Ted's Valet

Strictly Unconventional

Coroner

Big News

Peter Poff

Cinderella of the Hills

Mad Scientist

The Tin Man

Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

Flying High

Skinny Wilson - Sulker

Man Of The People

Streetcar Owner

Sutter's Gold

Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

A Dog of Flanders

Mr. Shuster

The Case of the Black Cat

Mr. Whistler

King for a Night

Peck - Lawyer

Kentucky Kernels

Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

Storm at Daybreak

Lawyer Brewster

Paddy O'Day

Dr. Berger (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein

County Attorney

The Famous Ferguson Case

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven

Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

Let Us Live

Paymaster (uncredited)

Drums Along the Mohawk

J.P. Mulford

Flaming Guns

Office Manager

Ladies Must Dress

Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

The Winning Ticket

Mr. Jamison

Millionaire Playboy

Doctor

The Great Gambini

Deputy Jake Tully

Smoke Lightning

Money Lender (uncredited)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Talbot

Beyond the Law

Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

A Girl in Every Port

Dennis P. Hogan

The Rainmakers

Prefect of Police

Jewel Robbery

Adrian Garrett

Night Life in Reno

Twitchell

Two Wise Maids

Charles Frazee

The Westland Case

Henry Sykes

The Sea Ghost

William J. 'Bill' Hansen

Amateur Daddy

R. Glassford

We Who Are Young

Malenkthy Culp

Desperate Trails

Uncle Cornelius

Her Majesty, Love

Jonathan Ramp

Love Begins at Twenty

Brown

Love in the Rough

Clement Graftsman

Bachelor Bait

Dr. N.R. Shryer

Damaged Goods

Truant Officer

Waterfront Lady

Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

Honor First

Amos Whipple

It's in the Air

Eph, Service Station Owner

Haunted House

J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

The Keyhole

W.L. Reynolds

Little Men

Silas Barton

Friendly Neighbors

Judge Henderson

Melody Ranch

A Crook (uncredited)

The Penalty

J. Caldwall Evans

Young Ironsides

Mr. Wilson

Nurse to You!

Coroner (uncredited)

The Beast of the City

Max Keibel

Unknown Blonde

Simmons

Wedding Present

Fouquet

The Count of Monte Cristo

Walter C. Horton

The Girl in 419

Mr. Crutch

Shrimps for a Day

The Lawyer (uncredited)

I Dream Too Much

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

Jake Henshaw

Ruggles of Red Gap

Minor Role (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress

Max Hardy (uncredited)

Paid

Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

The Purchase Price

Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

The All-American

Bridge Player

Navy Wife

Lawyer

In Old Chicago

E. H. Compton

Public Ghost # 1

Bail Bondsman

Day of Reckoning

Sheriff Hartman

The Front Page

Collector

Half a Sinner

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

Operator 13

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Jess Boynton

Educating Father

Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

The Wet Parade

Hilda's Father (uncredited)

The Son of Kong

John Stevens

I'll Fix It

Girando

The Great Hotel Murder

The Reformer

Soft Boiled

Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

Forsaking All Others

Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

The Mad Miss Manton

Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

Mad Love

'Singapore' Scroggs

Little Robinson Crusoe

Juryman

Wicked

The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

I Like it That Way

Gentry, the Barber

The Mysterious Rider

H.T. Flintly

A Successful Failure

Chef

Big Town Ideas

Property Owner

Little Sinner

Landlord

Clown Princes

Assistant Process Server

Parnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1876-11-16

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

C. Wilson Hummel