Clarence Wilson

Nov 16, 1876 - Oct 05, 1941 (64 years old) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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

Little Robinson Crusoe

'Singapore' Scroggs

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Operator 13

Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

We Who Are Young

R. Glassford

The Son of Kong

Hilda's Father (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Money Lender (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Flying High

Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

Kentucky Kernels

Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)

Credits

It's Showtime 1976

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Come Back, Miss Pipps 1941

Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

★ 6
Road Show 1941

Sheriff (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Little Men 1940

W.L. Reynolds

★ 5.6
Friendly Neighbors 1940

Silas Barton

★ NR
Melody Ranch 1940

Judge Henderson

★ 5.8
Haunted House 1940

Eph, Service Station Owner

★ 4.4
We Who Are Young 1940

R. Glassford

★ 5.8
Millionaire Playboy 1940

Mr. Jamison

★ 2.7
Little Old New York 1940

Willie Stout

★ 4
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939

Paymaster (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Desperate Trails 1939

Malenkthy Culp

★ 4.5
Some Like It Hot 1939

Mr. Ives

★ 7.2
Clown Princes 1939

Landlord

★ 5
East Side of Heaven 1939

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Let Us Live 1939

Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Son of Frankenstein 1939

Dr. Berger (uncredited)

★ 6.7
The Mad Miss Manton 1938

Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

★ 6.4
You Can't Take It with You 1938

John Blakely

★ 7.5
Having Wonderful Time 1938

Mr. G.

★ 4.9
Kentucky Moonshine 1938

Attorney

★ 5.3
In Old Chicago 1938

Lawyer

★ 6.6
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1938

Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

★ 6.7
The Westland Case 1937

Charles Frazee

★ 6
Small Town Boy 1937

Curtis French

★ NR
The Emperor's Candlesticks 1937

Stationmaster (uncredited)

★ 5.2
The Great Gambini 1937

Doctor

★ 6
It May Happen to You 1937

Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Parnell 1937

Assistant Process Server

★ 4.6
Damaged Goods 1937

Dr. N.R. Shryer

★ 3.4
A Star Is Born 1937

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Two Wise Maids 1937

Twitchell

★ NR
Man Of The People 1937

Skinny Wilson - Sulker

★ 7
Hats Off 1936

C.D. Pottingham

★ 3.7
The Case of the Black Cat 1936

Mr. Shuster

★ 6.6
Wedding Present 1936

Simmons

★ 6.5
Love Begins at Twenty 1936

Jonathan Ramp

★ 6
Little Miss Nobody 1936

Herman Slade

★ 6
Educating Father 1936

Jess Boynton

★ NR
On the Wrong Trek 1936

Mr. Wilson (car owner)

★ 5.8
Sutter's Gold 1936

Streetcar Owner

★ NR
Paddy O'Day 1936

Lawyer Brewster

★ 7
Public Ghost # 1 1935

E. H. Compton

★ 4
I Dream Too Much 1935

The Lawyer (uncredited)

★ 5.3
The Rainmakers 1935

Dennis P. Hogan

★ 6
Little Sinner 1935

Property Owner

★ 6
It's in the Air 1935

Amos Whipple

★ 5
Waterfront Lady 1935

Truant Officer

★ 4
Nurse to You! 1935

Mr. Wilson

★ NR
Navy Wife 1935

Bridge Player

★ 5
Mad Love 1935

Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

★ 7
One Frightened Night 1935

Mr. Felix

★ 5.3
The Tin Man 1935

Mad Scientist

★ 7
A Dog of Flanders 1935

Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

★ 7
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935

Jake Henshaw

★ 7.1
The Great Hotel Murder 1935

Girando

★ 5.8
When a Man's a Man 1935

Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

★ 4.3
The Winning Ticket 1935

Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor

★ 3.5
Forsaking All Others 1934

Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

★ 6.1
Shrimps for a Day 1934

Mr. Crutch

★ 7
Imitation of Life 1934

Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

★ 7
I'll Fix It 1934

John Stevens

★ NR
Kentucky Kernels 1934

Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)

★ 6.3
A Successful Failure 1934

H.T. Flintly

★ 2.5
Gridiron Flash 1934

Hunsacker

★ 3.3
Wake Up and Dream 1934

Hildebrand

★ 4
The Count of Monte Cristo 1934

Fouquet

★ 6.7
Beyond the Law 1934

Talbot

★ NR
Bachelor Bait 1934

Clement Graftsman

★ 5.7
Operator 13 1934

Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Now I'll Tell 1934

Joe Davis

★ 5
Half a Sinner 1934

Collector

★ NR
Unknown Blonde 1934

Max Keibel

★ 1
I Like it That Way 1934

The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

★ 7
The Son of Kong 1933

Hilda's Father (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Lady Killer 1933

Lawyer (uncredited)

★ 6.8
King for a Night 1933

Mr. Whistler

★ 6.2
Day of Reckoning 1933

Bail Bondsman

★ 5
Tillie and Gus 1933

Phineas Pratt

★ 7.6
A Shriek in the Night 1933

Perkins

★ 5.1
Storm at Daybreak 1933

Capt. Durosch (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Girl in 419 1933

Walter C. Horton

★ 4.3
Bondage 1933

Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)

★ NR
Terror Aboard 1933

Ship's Doctor

★ 6
The Keyhole 1933

J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)

★ 4.9
Pick-up 1933

Sam Foster

★ 4.8
The Mysterious Rider 1933

Gentry, the Barber

★ 6
Smoke Lightning 1933

Deputy Jake Tully

★ 3.5
20,000 Years in Sing Sing 1932

Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Rasputin and the Empress 1932

Minor Role (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Flaming Guns 1932

J.P. Mulford

★ 6
The Penguin Pool Murder 1932

Bertrand B. Hemingway

★ 5.7
The Sport Parade 1932

Toastmaster

★ 5.3
The Phantom of Crestwood 1932

Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

★ 6.1
The All-American 1932

Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

★ 5
Young Ironsides 1932

J. Caldwall Evans

★ NR
Down To Earth 1932

Ed Eggers

★ 7
Love Me Tonight 1932

Shirtmaker (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Purchase Price 1932

Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Winner Take All 1932

Ben Isaacs

★ 5.3
Jewel Robbery 1932

Prefect of Police

★ 6.5
The Famous Ferguson Case 1932

County Attorney

★ 6.2
Amateur Daddy 1932

William J. 'Bill' Hansen

★ NR
The Wet Parade 1932

Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Beast of the City 1932

Coroner (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Under Eighteen 1932

A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Her Majesty, Love 1931

Uncle Cornelius

★ 6
The Sea Ghost 1931

Henry Sykes

★ 5.2
Flying High 1931

Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)

★ 4.8
Night Life in Reno 1931

Adrian Garrett

★ 4.2
Wicked 1931

Juryman

★ 4.7
Sweepstakes 1931

Emory

★ 4.5
Ladies' Man 1931

Jeweler

★ 4.4
The Front Page 1931

Sheriff Hartman

★ 6.6
Paid 1930

Max Hardy (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Love in the Rough 1930

Brown

★ 4.3
Strictly Unconventional 1930

George - Ted's Valet

★ 3.5
Officer O'Brien 1930

Patello's Attorney

★ 3.7
Dangerous Paradise 1930

Zangiacomo

★ 3.8
Woman Trap 1929

Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)

★ 4.8
Big News 1929

Coroner

★ 4.2
A Girl in Every Port 1928

Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Ladies Must Dress 1927

Office Manager

★ NR
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1927

Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927

Money Lender (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Young April 1926

Flower vendor (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Little Robinson Crusoe 1924

'Singapore' Scroggs

★ 6
The Dangerous Maid 1923

Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)

★ NR
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Soft Boiled 1923

The Reformer

★ NR
The Last Hour 1923

Quales

★ NR
Honor First 1922

Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)

★ NR
Cinderella of the Hills 1921

Peter Poff

★ NR
Big Town Ideas 1921

Chef

★ NR
While the Devil Laughs 1921

Joe Franklin

★ NR
The First Born 1921

Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)

★ NR
The Land of Jazz 1920

★ NR
The Penalty 1920

A Crook (uncredited)

★ 6.9