
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.
The roles that explain the career.
72 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Harlem Globetrotters | Clarence Wilson - Globetrotter | Film |
| 1941 | Road Show | Sheriff (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Judge Henderson | Film |
| 1939 | Some Like It Hot | Mr. Ives | Film |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Dr. Berger (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Lawyer | Film |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time | Mr. G. | Film |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | John Blakely | Film |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Jake Singer | Film |
| 1937 | It May Happen to You | Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | On the Wrong Trek | Mr. Wilson (car owner) | Film |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Simmons | Film |
| 1936 | The Case of the Black Cat | Mr. Shuster | Film |
| 1936 | Hats Off | C.D. Pottingham | Film |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady | Truant Officer | Film |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel Murder | Girando | Film |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Jake Henshaw | Film |
| 1935 | One Frightened Night | Mr. Felix | Film |
| 1935 | When a Man's a Man | Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer | Film |
| 1935 | The Rainmakers | Dennis P. Hogan | Film |
| 1935 | I Dream Too Much | The Lawyer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Little Sinner | Property Owner | Film |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Fouquet | Film |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others | Hotel Manager (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life | Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Kentucky Kernels | Mr. Peck, Lawyer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Bachelor Bait | Clement Graftsman | Film |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Josiah Claybourne (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Shrimps for a Day | Mr. Crutch | Film |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Joe Davis | Film |
| 1934 | A Successful Failure | H.T. Flintly | Film |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Walter C. Horton | Film |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | J. Weems - Acme Detective Agency Head (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | A Shriek in the Night | Perkins | Film |
| 1933 | Tillie and Gus | Phineas Pratt | Film |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard | Ship's Doctor | Film |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning | Bail Bondsman | Film |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Sam Foster | Film |
| 1933 | The Son of Kong | Hilda's Father (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Bondage | Dr. I. M. Harper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Winner Take All | Ben Isaacs | Film |
| 1932 | The Phantom of Crestwood | Apartment House Manager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Coroner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | County Attorney | Film |
| 1932 | The Purchase Price | Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Shirtmaker (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Jewel Robbery | Prefect of Police | Film |
| 1932 | The Penguin Pool Murder | Bertrand B. Hemingway | Film |
| 1932 | Under Eighteen | A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Toastmaster | Film |
| 1932 | Down To Earth | Ed Eggers | Film |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, Love | Uncle Cornelius | Film |
| 1931 | The Sea Ghost | Henry Sykes | Film |
| 1931 | Night Life in Reno | Adrian Garrett | Film |
| 1931 | The Front Page | Sheriff Hartman | Film |
| 1931 | Flying High | Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes | Emory | Film |
| 1931 | Wicked | Juryman | Film |
| 1930 | Strictly Unconventional | George - Ted's Valet | Film |
| 1930 | Dangerous Paradise | Zangiacomo | Film |
| 1930 | Love in the Rough | Brown | Film |
| 1930 | Paid | Max Hardy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Big News | Coroner | Film |
| 1929 | Woman Trap | Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell) | Film |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every Port | Bartender in Marseille (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Bidder at Eliza's Auction (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Money Lender (uncredited) | Film |
| 1926 | What Price Glory | Film | |
| 1923 | The Dangerous Maid | Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary) | Film |
| 1921 | Oliver Twist, Jr. | Fagin | Film |
| 1920 | The Penalty | A Crook (uncredited) | Film |
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