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.
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Filmography
all 133
Movies 133
self 1
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime (1976)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Movie
Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941)
Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
Road Show (1941)
Movie
W.L. Reynolds
Little Men (1940)
Movie
Silas Barton
Friendly Neighbors (1940)
Movie
Judge Henderson
Melody Ranch (1940)
Movie
Eph, Service Station Owner
Haunted House (1940)
Movie
R. Glassford
We Who Are Young (1940)
Movie
Mr. Jamison
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
Movie
Willie Stout
Little Old New York (1940)
Movie
Paymaster (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Movie
4
Malenkthy Culp
Desperate Trails (1939)
Movie
Mr. Ives
Some Like It Hot (1939)
Movie
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Movie
Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
Let Us Live (1939)
Movie
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Movie
5.39
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Movie
John Blakely
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Movie
6
Mr. G
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Movie
Attorney
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
Movie
Lawyer
In Old Chicago (1938)
Movie
Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Movie
Charles Frazee
The Westland Case (1937)
Movie
Curtis French
Small Town Boy (1937)
Movie
Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Movie
Doctor
The Great Gambini (1937)
Movie
Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
It May Happen to You (1937)
Movie
Dr. N.R. Shryer
Damaged Goods (1937)
Movie
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1937)
Movie
Twitchell
Two Wise Maids (1937)
Movie
Skinny Wilson - Sulker
Man Of The People (1937)
Movie
C.D. Pottingham
Hats Off (1936)
Movie
Mr. Shuster
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
Movie
Simmons
Wedding Present (1936)
Movie
Jonathan Ramp
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
Movie
Herman Slade
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
Movie
Jess Boynton
Educating Father (1936)
Movie
Mr. Wilson (car owner)
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
Movie
Streetcar Owner
Sutter's Gold (1936)
Movie
Lawyer Brewster
Paddy O'Day (1936)
Movie
E. H. Compton
Public Ghost # 1 (1935)
Movie
The Lawyer (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much (1935)
Movie
Dennis P. Hogan
The Rainmakers (1935)
Movie
Amos Whipple
It's in the Air (1935)
Movie
Mr. Wilson
Nurse to You! (1935)
Movie
Truant Officer
Waterfront Lady (1935)
Movie
Bridge Player
Navy Wife (1935)
Movie
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Mad Love (1935)
Movie
5
Mr. Felix
One Frightened Night (1935)
Movie
Mad Scientist
The Tin Man (1935)
Movie
Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders (1935)
Movie
Jake Henshaw
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Movie
Girando
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
Movie
Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
When a Man's a Man (1935)
Movie
Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
The Winning Ticket (1935)
Movie
Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Movie
Mr. Crutch
Shrimps for a Day (1934)
Movie
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Imitation of Life (1934)
Movie
John Stevens
I'll Fix It (1934)
Movie
Peck - Lawyer
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Movie
H.T. Flintly
A Successful Failure (1934)
Movie
Hunsacker
Gridiron Flash (1934)
Movie
Hildebrand
Wake Up and Dream (1934)
Movie
Fouquet
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
Movie
Clement Graftsman
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Movie
Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
Operator 13 (1934)
Movie
Joe Davis
Now I'll Tell (1934)
Movie
Collector
Half a Sinner (1934)
Movie
Max Keibel
Unknown Blonde (1934)
Movie
The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
I Like it That Way (1934)
Movie
Hilda's Father (uncredited)
The Son of Kong (1933)
Movie
4.71
Lady Killer (1933)
Movie
Mr. Whistler
King for a Night (1933)
Movie
Bail Bondsman
Day of Reckoning (1933)
Movie
Phineas Pratt
Tillie and Gus (1933)
Movie
Perkins
A Shriek in the Night (1933)
Movie
Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Movie
Walter C. Horton
The Girl in 419 (1933)
Movie
Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Bondage (1933)
Movie
Ship's Doctor
Terror Aboard (1933)
Movie
J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
The Keyhole (1933)
Movie
Sam Foster
Pick-up (1933)
Movie
Gentry, the Barber
The Mysterious Rider (1933)
Movie
Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Movie
J.P. Mulford
Flaming Guns (1932)
Movie
Bertrand B. Hemingway
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Movie
Toastmaster
The Sport Parade (1932)
Movie
Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
Movie
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
The All-American (1932)
Movie
J. Caldwall Evans
Young Ironsides (1932)
Movie
Ed Eggers
Down To Earth (1932)
Movie
Shirtmaker (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Movie
6
Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
The Purchase Price (1932)
Movie
Ben Isaacs
Winner Take All (1932)
Movie
Prefect of Police
Jewel Robbery (1932)
Movie
County Attorney
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
Movie
William J. 'Bill' Hansen
Amateur Daddy (1932)
Movie
Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
The Wet Parade (1932)
Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
The Beast of the City (1932)
Movie
A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Under Eighteen (1932)
Movie
Uncle Cornelius
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
Movie
Henry Sykes
The Sea Ghost (1931)
Movie
Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
Flying High (1931)
Movie
Adrian Garrett
Night Life in Reno (1931)
Movie
Juryman
Wicked (1931)
Movie
Emory
Sweepstakes (1931)
Movie
Jeweler
Ladies' Man (1931)
Movie
Sheriff Hartman
The Front Page (1931)
Movie
Max Hardy (uncredited)
Paid (1930)
Movie
Brown
Love in the Rough (1930)
Movie
George - Ted's Valet
Strictly Unconventional (1930)
Movie
Patello's Attorney
Officer O'Brien (1930)
Movie
Zangiacomo
Dangerous Paradise (1930)
Movie
Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Woman Trap (1929)
Movie
Coroner
Big News (1929)
Movie
Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
Movie
Office Manager
Ladies Must Dress (1927)
Movie
Money Lender (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Movie
4.63
Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
Movie
Flower vendor (uncredited)
Young April (1926)
Movie
'Singapore' Scroggs
Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
Movie
Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
The Dangerous Maid (1923)
Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Movie
4.58
The Reformer
Soft Boiled (1923)
Movie
Quales
The Last Hour (1923)
Movie
Tricot (the Apache)
Honor First (1922)
Movie
Peter Poff
Cinderella of the Hills (1921)
Movie
Joe Franklin
While the Devil Laughs (1921)
Movie
Kuey Lar
The First Born (1921)
Movie
The Land of Jazz (1920)
Movie
A Crook (uncredited)
The Penalty (1920)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.35
Based on 203 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1920
1932
1934
1932
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1876-11-17
Deathday1941-10-05 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsC. Wilson Hummel, Wilson Hummel, Wilson Hummell, Clarence Hummel Wilson, Clarence H. Wilson, C.H. Wilson
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