
Clarence Wilson
Born
November 16, 1876
Died
October 5, 1941 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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

It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
1976

The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964

Come Back, Miss Pipps
Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
1941

Road Show
Sheriff (uncredited)
1941

Little Men
W.L. Reynolds
1940

Friendly Neighbors
Silas Barton
1940

Melody Ranch
Judge Henderson
1940

Haunted House
Eph, Service Station Owner
1940

We Who Are Young
R. Glassford
1940

Millionaire Playboy
Mr. Jamison
1940

Little Old New York
Willie Stout
1940

Drums Along the Mohawk
Paymaster (uncredited)
1939

Desperate Trails
Malenkthy Culp
1939

Some Like It Hot
Mr. Ives
1939

Clown Princes
Landlord
1939

East Side of Heaven
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
1939

Let Us Live
Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
1939

Son of Frankenstein
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
1939

The Mad Miss Manton
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
1938

You Can't Take It with You
John Blakely
1938

Having Wonderful Time
Mr. G.
1938

Kentucky Moonshine
Attorney
1938

In Old Chicago
Lawyer
1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
1938

The Westland Case
Charles Frazee
1937
Small Town Boy
Curtis French
1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks
Stationmaster (uncredited)
1937

The Great Gambini
Doctor
1937

It May Happen to You
Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
1937

Parnell
Assistant Process Server
1937

Damaged Goods
Dr. N.R. Shryer
1937

A Star Is Born
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1937

Two Wise Maids
Twitchell
1937

Man Of The People
Skinny Wilson - Sulker
1937

Hats Off
C.D. Pottingham
1936

The Case of the Black Cat
Mr. Shuster
1936

Wedding Present
Simmons
1936

Love Begins at Twenty
Jonathan Ramp
1936

Little Miss Nobody
Herman Slade
1936

Educating Father
Jess Boynton
1936

On the Wrong Trek
Mr. Wilson (car owner)
1936

Sutter's Gold
Streetcar Owner
1936

Paddy O'Day
Lawyer Brewster
1936

Public Ghost # 1
E. H. Compton
1935

I Dream Too Much
The Lawyer (uncredited)
1935

The Rainmakers
Dennis P. Hogan
1935

Little Sinner
Property Owner
1935

It's in the Air
Amos Whipple
1935

Waterfront Lady
Truant Officer
1935

Nurse to You!
Mr. Wilson
1935

Navy Wife
Bridge Player
1935

Mad Love
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
1935

One Frightened Night
Mr. Felix
1935

The Tin Man
Mad Scientist
1935

A Dog of Flanders
Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
1935

Ruggles of Red Gap
Jake Henshaw
1935

The Great Hotel Murder
Girando
1935

When a Man's a Man
Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
1935

The Winning Ticket
Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
1935

Forsaking All Others
Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
1934

Shrimps for a Day
Mr. Crutch
1934

Imitation of Life
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
1934

I'll Fix It
John Stevens
1934

Kentucky Kernels
Peck - Lawyer
1934

A Successful Failure
H.T. Flintly
1934

Gridiron Flash
Hunsacker
1934

Wake Up and Dream
Hildebrand
1934

The Count of Monte Cristo
Fouquet
1934

Beyond the Law
Talbot
1934

Bachelor Bait
Clement Graftsman
1934

Operator 13
Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
1934

Now I'll Tell
Joe Davis
1934

Half a Sinner
Collector
1934

Unknown Blonde
Max Keibel
1934

I Like it That Way
The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
1934

The Son of Kong
Hilda's Father (uncredited)
1933

Lady Killer
1933

King for a Night
Mr. Whistler
1933

Day of Reckoning
Bail Bondsman
1933

Tillie and Gus
Phineas Pratt
1933

A Shriek in the Night
Perkins
1933

Storm at Daybreak
Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
1933

The Girl in 419
Walter C. Horton
1933

Bondage
Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
1933

Terror Aboard
Ship's Doctor
1933

The Keyhole
J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
1933

Pick-up
Sam Foster
1933

The Mysterious Rider
Gentry, the Barber
1933

Smoke Lightning
Deputy Jake Tully
1933

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
1932

Rasputin and the Empress
Minor Role (uncredited)
1932

Flaming Guns
J.P. Mulford
1932

The Penguin Pool Murder
Bertrand B. Hemingway
1932

The Sport Parade
Toastmaster
1932

The Phantom of Crestwood
Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
1932

The All-American
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
1932

Young Ironsides
J. Caldwall Evans
1932

Down To Earth
Ed Eggers
1932

Love Me Tonight
Shirtmaker (uncredited)
1932

The Purchase Price
Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
1932

Winner Take All
Ben Isaacs
1932

Jewel Robbery
Prefect of Police
1932

The Famous Ferguson Case
County Attorney
1932

Amateur Daddy
William J. 'Bill' Hansen
1932

The Wet Parade
Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
1932

The Beast of the City
Coroner (uncredited)
1932

Under Eighteen
A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
1932

Her Majesty, Love
Uncle Cornelius
1931

The Sea Ghost
Henry Sykes
1931

Flying High
Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
1931

Night Life in Reno
Adrian Garrett
1931

Wicked
Juryman
1931

Sweepstakes
Emory
1931

Ladies' Man
Jeweler
1931

The Front Page
Sheriff Hartman
1931

Paid
Max Hardy (uncredited)
1930

Love in the Rough
Brown
1930

Strictly Unconventional
George - Ted's Valet
1930

Officer O'Brien
Patello's Attorney
1930

Dangerous Paradise
Zangiacomo
1930

Woman Trap
Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
1929

Big News
Coroner
1929

A Girl in Every Port
Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
1928

Ladies Must Dress
Office Manager
1927

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Money Lender (uncredited)
1927

Young April
Flower vendor (uncredited)
1926

Little Robinson Crusoe
'Singapore' Scroggs
1924

The Dangerous Maid
Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1923

Soft Boiled
The Reformer
1923

The Last Hour
Quales
1923

Honor First
Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
1922

Cinderella of the Hills
Peter Poff
1921
Big Town Ideas
Chef
1921

While the Devil Laughs
Joe Franklin
1921

The First Born
Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
1921

The Land of Jazz
1920

The Penalty
A Crook (uncredited)
1920