Clarence Wilson
Actor
- Born
- November 16, 1876 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- October 5, 1941 (age 64)
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
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
November 4, 1927
You Can't Take It with You
September 1, 1938
Son of Frankenstein
January 13, 1939
A Star Is Born
April 20, 1937
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
September 6, 1923
The Son of Kong
December 22, 1933
Drums Along the Mohawk
November 10, 1939
Mad Love
July 12, 1935
Love Me Tonight
August 18, 1932
The Front Page
April 4, 1931
Imitation of Life
November 23, 1934
Ruggles of Red Gap
March 8, 1935
Acting150
- 1976It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941Come Back, Miss Pipps as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
- 1941Road Show as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1940Little Men as W.L. Reynolds
- 1940Friendly Neighbors as Silas Barton
- 1940Melody Ranch as Judge Henderson
- 1940Haunted House as Eph, Service Station Owner
- 1940We Who Are Young as R. Glassford
- 1940