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Clarence Wilson

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Clarence Wilson

Nov 16, 1876 – Oct 5, 1941150 titles 150 movies · 0 TV
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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.

Also known as

C. Wilson Hummel · Wilson Hummel · Wilson Hummell · Clarence Hummel Wilson · Clarence H. Wilson · C.H. Wilson

Born

Nov 16, 1876 – Oct 5, 1941

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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1920 3 title(s)

1921 7 title(s)

1922 3 title(s)

1923 4 title(s)

1924 1 title(s)

1926 2 title(s)

1927 5 title(s)

1928 2 title(s)

1929 2 title(s)

1930 5 title(s)

1931 8 title(s)

1932 18 title(s)

1933 14 title(s)

1934 16 title(s)

1935 17 title(s)

1936 9 title(s)

1937 10 title(s)

1938 6 title(s)

1939 7 title(s)

1940 7 title(s)

1941 2 title(s)

1964 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)