Clarence Wilson
Acting
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.
Born: November 16, 1876
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as W.L. Reynolds
as Silas Barton
as Judge Henderson
as Eph, Service Station Owner
as R. Glassford
as Mr. Jamison
as Willie Stout
as Paymaster (uncredited)
as Malenkthy Culp
as Mr. Ives
as Landlord
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
as John Blakely
as Mr. G.
as Attorney
as Lawyer
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
as Charles Frazee
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
as Doctor
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
as Assistant Process Server
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Twitchell
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
as C.D. Pottingham
as Mr. Shuster
as Simmons
as Jonathan Ramp
as Herman Slade
as Jess Boynton
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
as Streetcar Owner
as Lawyer Brewster
as E. H. Compton
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
as Dennis P. Hogan
as Property Owner
as Amos Whipple
as Truant Officer
as Mr. Wilson
as Bridge Player
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
as Mr. Felix
as Mad Scientist
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
as Jake Henshaw
as Girando
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
as Mr. Crutch
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
as John Stevens
as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
as H.T. Flintly
as Hunsacker
as Hildebrand
as Fouquet
as Talbot
as Clement Graftsman
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
as Joe Davis
as Collector
as Max Keibel
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
as Mr. Whistler
as Bail Bondsman
as Phineas Pratt
as Perkins
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
as Walter C. Horton
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
as Ship's Doctor
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
as Sam Foster
as Gentry, the Barber
as Deputy Jake Tully
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as J.P. Mulford
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
as Toastmaster
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
as J. Caldwall Evans
as Ed Eggers
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
as Ben Isaacs
as Prefect of Police
as County Attorney
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
as Coroner (uncredited)
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
as Uncle Cornelius
as Henry Sykes
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
as Adrian Garrett
as Juryman
as Emory
as Jeweler
as Sheriff Hartman
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
as Brown
as George - Ted's Valet
as Patello's Attorney
as Zangiacomo
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
as Coroner
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
as Office Manager
as Money Lender (uncredited)
as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
as 'Singapore' Scroggs
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as The Reformer
as Quales
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
as Peter Poff
as Joe Franklin
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
as A Crook (uncredited)