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.
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Movies (50)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
1941
Road Show
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1941
Little Men
as W.L. Reynolds
1940
Friendly Neighbors
as Silas Barton
1940
Melody Ranch
as Judge Henderson
1940
Haunted House
as Eph, Service Station Owner
1940
We Who Are Young
as R. Glassford
1940
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Jamison
1940
Little Old New York
as Willie Stout
1940
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Paymaster (uncredited)
1939
Desperate Trails
as Malenkthy Culp
1939
Some Like It Hot
as Mr. Ives
1939
Clown Princes
as Landlord
1939
East Side of Heaven
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
1939
Let Us Live
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
1939
Son of Frankenstein
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
1939
The Mad Miss Manton
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as John Blakely
1938
Having Wonderful Time
as Mr. G.
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
as Attorney
1938
In Old Chicago
as Lawyer
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
1938
The Westland Case
as Charles Frazee
1937
Small Town Boy
as Curtis French
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
1937
The Great Gambini
as Doctor
1937
It May Happen to You
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
1937
Parnell
as Assistant Process Server
1937
Damaged Goods
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
1937
A Star Is Born
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1937
Two Wise Maids
as Twitchell
1937
Man Of The People
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
1937
Hats Off
as C.D. Pottingham
1936
The Case of the Black Cat
as Mr. Shuster
1936
Wedding Present
as Simmons
1936
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jonathan Ramp
1936
Little Miss Nobody
as Herman Slade
1936
Educating Father
as Jess Boynton
1936
On the Wrong Trek
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
1936
Sutter's Gold
as Streetcar Owner
1936
Paddy O'Day
as Lawyer Brewster
1936
Public Ghost # 1
as E. H. Compton
1935
I Dream Too Much
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
1935
The Rainmakers
as Dennis P. Hogan
1935
Little Sinner
as Property Owner
1935
It's in the Air
as Amos Whipple
1935
Waterfront Lady
as Truant Officer
1935
Nurse to You!
as Mr. Wilson
1935