Clarence Wilson

About

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.

Known for

Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansMovie • 1927You Can't Take It with YouMovie • 1938A Star Is BornMovie • 1937Son of FrankensteinMovie • 1939The Son of KongMovie • 1933Drums Along the MohawkMovie • 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1923The Count of Monte CristoMovie • 1934Love Me TonightMovie • 1932In Old ChicagoMovie • 193820,000 Years in Sing SingMovie • 1932Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMovie • 1938Mad LoveMovie • 1935The Mad Miss MantonMovie • 1938Imitation of LifeMovie • 1934A Shriek in the NightMovie • 1933The Front PageMovie • 1931Forsaking All OthersMovie • 1934A Girl in Every PortMovie • 1928The Beast of the CityMovie • 1932Ruggles of Red GapMovie • 1935The PenaltyMovie • 1920The Purchase PriceMovie • 1932Lady KillerMovie • 1933