Clarence Wilson
Born November 16, 1876 (Age: 149)
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
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as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 87
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
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as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
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Age: 64
Road Show
1941
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as Sheriff (uncredited)
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Age: 64
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
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as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
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Age: 56
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
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as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Age: 56
Flaming Guns
1932
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as J.P. Mulford
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Age: 56
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
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as Bertrand B. Hemingway
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Age: 56
The Sport Parade
1932
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as Toastmaster
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Age: 55
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
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as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The All-American
1932
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as Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Young Ironsides
1932
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as J. Caldwall Evans
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Age: 55
Down To Earth
1932
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as Ed Eggers
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Age: 55
Love Me Tonight
1932
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as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The Purchase Price
1932
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as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Winner Take All
1932
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as Ben Isaacs
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Age: 55
Jewel Robbery
1932
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as Prefect of Police
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Age: 55
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
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as County Attorney
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Age: 55
Amateur Daddy
1932
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as William J. 'Bill' Hansen
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Age: 55
The Wet Parade
1932
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as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The Beast of the City
1932
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as Coroner (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Under Eighteen
1932
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as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Her Majesty, Love
1931
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as Uncle Cornelius
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Age: 55
The Sea Ghost
1931
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as Henry Sykes
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Age: 55
Flying High
1931
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as Lunch Counter Manager (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Night Life in Reno
1931
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as Adrian Garrett
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Age: 54
Wicked
1931
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as Juryman
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Age: 54
Sweepstakes
1931
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as Emory
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Age: 54
Ladies' Man
1931
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as Jeweler
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Age: 54
The Front Page
1931
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as Sheriff Hartman
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Age: 54
Paid
1930
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as Max Hardy (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Love in the Rough
1930
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as Brown
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Age: 53
Strictly Unconventional
1930
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as George - Ted's Valet
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Age: 53
Officer O'Brien
1930
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as Patello's Attorney
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Age: 53
Dangerous Paradise
1930
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as Zangiacomo
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Age: 53
Youth Must Have Love
1922
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as Austin Hibbard
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Age: 45
The Glory of Clementina
1922
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as Vandemeer
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Age: 45
Queenie
1921
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as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley
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Age: 44
The Tomboy
1921
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as The Police Force
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Age: 44
No Image
Oliver Twist, Jr.
1921
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as Fagin
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Age: 44