Clarence Wilson
Acting
Born November 16, 1876 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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 Co…
Known For · 40 titles
Little Robinson Crusoe
You Can't Take It with You
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
A Star Is Born
Son of Frankenstein
Drums Along the Mohawk
Love Me Tonight
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Westland Case
The Son of Kong
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Bachelor Bait
Unknown Blonde
Queenie
The Count of Monte Cristo
Half a Sinner
Rasputin and the Empress
Millionaire Playboy
Amateur Daddy
Forsaking All Others
The Tomboy
It's Showtime
Imitation of Life
Having Wonderful Time
Parnell
King for a Night
The Big Parade of Comedy
Pick-up
The Purchase Price
The Mad Miss Manton
Her Majesty, Love
Cinderella of the Hills
The Front Page
Love in the Rough
The Silent Avenger
Bondage
Operator 13
Winner Take All
Kentucky Moonshine