Clarence Wilson
Acting
Born: 1876-11-16 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: 1941-10-05
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,
🎬 Movies (30)
It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Road Show
1941
Sheriff (uncredited)
Little Old New York
1940
Willie Stout
Millionaire Playboy
1940
Mr. Jamison
We Who Are Young
1940
R. Glassford
Haunted House
1940
Eph, Service Station Owner
Little Men
1940
W.L. Reynolds
Friendly Neighbors
1940
Silas Barton
Melody Ranch
1940
Judge Henderson
Some Like It Hot
1939
Mr. Ives
Son of Frankenstein
1939
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
Let Us Live
1939
Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
1939
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Paymaster (uncredited)
Desperate Trails
1939
Malenkthy Culp
Clown Princes
1939
Landlord
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
Having Wonderful Time
1938
Mr. G.
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
Attorney
You Can't Take It with You
1938
John Blakely
In Old Chicago
1938
Lawyer
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
1937
Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Small Town Boy
1937
Curtis French
Man Of The People
1937
Skinny Wilson - Sulker
The Great Gambini
1937
Doctor
Two Wise Maids
1937
Twitchell