Charles Cahill Wilson

About

Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Born in New York City in 1894, the white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director. His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won...

Known for

It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1946It Happened One NightMovie • 1934Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie • 1936The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovie • 1947Scarlet StreetMovie • 1945Angels with Dirty FacesMovie • 1938You Only Live OnceMovie • 1937They Drive by NightMovie • 1940Gold Diggers of 1933Movie • 1933BatmanMovie • 1943Knute Rockne All AmericanMovie • 1940Meet John DoeMovie • 1941The Kennel Murder CaseMovie • 1933This Gun for HireMovie • 1942The Roaring TwentiesMovie • 1939Gentleman JimMovie • 1942Satan Met a LadyMovie • 1936Road to UtopiaMovie • 1946The Return of Doctor XMovie • 1939Show BoatMovie • 1936The Mayor of HellMovie • 1933City for ConquestMovie • 1940Dressed to KillMovie • 1941Out of the FogMovie • 1941