Clarence 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.
Acting
Movie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Money Lender (uncredited)
1927
Movie
You Can't Take It with You
as John Blakely
1938
Movie
Son of Frankenstein
as Dr. Berger (uncredited)
1939
Movie
A Star Is Born
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1937
Movie
The Son of Kong
as Hilda's Father (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1923
Movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Paymaster (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Mad Love
as Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
1935
Movie
Love Me Tonight
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
1934
Movie
The Front Page
as Sheriff Hartman
1931
Movie
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jake Henshaw
1935
Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fouquet
1934
Movie
The Penalty
as A Crook (uncredited)
1920
Movie
In Old Chicago
as Lawyer
1938
Movie
Jewel Robbery
as Prefect of Police
1932
Movie
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
1932
Movie
The Mad Miss Manton
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Lady Killer
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Beast of the City
as Coroner (uncredited)
1932
Movie
The Purchase Price
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
1932
Movie
A Girl in Every Port
as Bartender in Marseille (uncredited)
1928
Movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
1938
Movie
A Shriek in the Night
as Perkins
1933