Acting
Clarence Wilson
EN, NL, ES cinema · 150 credits
Born
16 November 1876
Died
5 October 1941 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as C. Wilson Hummel · Wilson Hummel · Wilson Hummell · Clarence Hummel Wilson · Clarence H. Wilson · C.H. 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
Filmography
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
Road Show
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Little Old New York
as Willie Stout
Millionaire Playboy
as Mr. Jamison
We Who Are Young
as R. Glassford
Haunted House
as Eph, Service Station Owner
Little Men
as W.L. Reynolds
Friendly Neighbors
as Silas Barton
Melody Ranch
as Judge Henderson
Some Like It Hot
as Mr. Ives
Son of Frankenstein
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Desperate Trails
as Malenkthy Culp
Clown Princes
as Landlord
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer
Having Wonderful Time
as Mr. G.
Kentucky Moonshine
as Attorney
You Can't Take It with You
as John Blakely
In Old Chicago
as Lawyer
The Mad Miss Manton
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Small Town Boy
as Curtis French
Man Of The People
as Skinny Wilson - Sulker
The Great Gambini
as Doctor
Two Wise Maids
as Twitchell
The Westland Case
as Charles Frazee
Damaged Goods
as Dr. N.R. Shryer
A Star Is Born
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Parnell
as Assistant Process Server
On the Wrong Trek
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
Hats Off
as C.D. Pottingham
Little Miss Nobody
as Herman Slade
Sutter's Gold
as Streetcar Owner
The Case of the Black Cat
as Mr. Shuster
Paddy O'Day
as Lawyer Brewster
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jonathan Ramp
Wedding Present
as Simmons
Educating Father
as Jess Boynton
One Frightened Night
as Mr. Felix
When a Man's a Man
as Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer
The Tin Man
as Mad Scientist
A Dog of Flanders
as Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket
as Dolan - Pool Hall Proprietor
The Rainmakers
as Dennis P. Hogan
Waterfront Lady
as Truant Officer
It's in the Air
as Amos Whipple
Nurse to You!
as Mr. Wilson
I Dream Too Much
as The Lawyer (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jake Henshaw
Navy Wife
as Bridge Player
Public Ghost # 1
as E. H. Compton
The Great Hotel Murder
as Girando
Mad Love
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Little Sinner
as Property Owner
Now I'll Tell
as Joe Davis
Gridiron Flash
as Hunsacker
Wake Up and Dream
as Hildebrand
Kentucky Kernels
as Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited)
Beyond the Law
as Talbot
Bachelor Bait
as Clement Graftsman
Unknown Blonde
as Max Keibel
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fouquet
Shrimps for a Day
as Mr. Crutch
Half a Sinner
as Collector
Operator 13
as Josiah Claybourne (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
as John Stevens
Forsaking All Others
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
I Like it That Way
as The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
A Successful Failure
as H.T. Flintly
A Shriek in the Night
as Perkins
Lady Killer
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Bondage
as Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited)
Terror Aboard
as Ship's Doctor
Tillie and Gus
as Phineas Pratt
Pick-up
as Sam Foster
King for a Night
as Mr. Whistler
Storm at Daybreak
as Capt. Durosch (uncredited)
Smoke Lightning
as Deputy Jake Tully
The Keyhole
as J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
as Walter C. Horton
Day of Reckoning
as Bail Bondsman
The Son of Kong
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
The Mysterious Rider
as Gentry, the Barber
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
Winner Take All
as Ben Isaacs
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
Under Eighteen
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
Down To Earth
as Ed Eggers
The Sport Parade
as Toastmaster
The Famous Ferguson Case
as County Attorney
Flaming Guns
as J.P. Mulford
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Jewel Robbery
as Prefect of Police
Amateur Daddy
as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
Young Ironsides
as J. Caldwall Evans
The Beast of the City
as Coroner (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Purchase Price
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
The All-American
as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
as Emory
Ladies' Man
as Jeweler
Flying High
as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno
as Adrian Garrett
The Sea Ghost
as Henry Sykes
Her Majesty, Love
as Uncle Cornelius
The Front Page
as Sheriff Hartman
Wicked
as Juryman
Dangerous Paradise
as Zangiacomo
Officer O'Brien
as Patello's Attorney
Strictly Unconventional
as George - Ted's Valet
Love in the Rough
as Brown
Paid
as Max Hardy (uncredited)
Woman Trap
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Big News
as Coroner
A Girl in Every Port
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Turf
as The Lawyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited)
Ladies Must Dress
as Office Manager
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Money Lender (uncredited)
Mountains of Manhattan
as Jim Tully
The Silent Avenger
as Dave Wade
Young April
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
Little Robinson Crusoe
as 'Singapore' Scroggs
The Last Hour
as Quales
The Dangerous Maid
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Soft Boiled
as The Reformer
Honor First
as Tricot (the Apache) (as Wilson Hummel)
The Glory of Clementina
as Vandemeer
Youth Must Have Love
as Austin Hibbard
The First Born
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
While the Devil Laughs
as Joe Franklin
Cinderella of the Hills
as Peter Poff
The Tomboy
as The Police Force
Queenie
as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
The Penalty
as A Crook (uncredited)
The Little Grey Mouse
as Henry Lealon