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Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

Birthday: 1876-11-17 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1940
Haunted House

as    Eph, Service Station Owner

1940
We Who Are Young

as    R. Glassford

1940
Little Old New York

as    Willie Stout

1939
Clown Princes

as    Landlord

1939
Desperate Trails

as    Malenkthy Culp

1936
The Case of the Black Cat

as    Mr. Shuster

1935
The Rainmakers

as    Dennis P. Hogan

1935
When a Man's a Man

as    Garvey, Gambert's Lawyer

1935
The Tin Man

as    Mad Scientist

1935
One Frightened Night

as    Mr. Felix

1934
Bachelor Bait

as    Clement Graftsman