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