
Clarence Wilson
Acting
Born 1876-11-16 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Died 1941-10-05
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.
Acting

It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Come Back, Miss Pipps
Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)

Road Show
Sheriff (uncredited)

Little Men
W.L. Reynolds

Friendly Neighbors
Silas Barton

Melody Ranch
Judge Henderson

Haunted House
Eph, Service Station Owner

We Who Are Young
R. Glassford

Millionaire Playboy
Mr. Jamison

Little Old New York
Willie Stout

Drums Along the Mohawk
Paymaster (uncredited)

Desperate Trails
Malenkthy Culp

Some Like It Hot
Mr. Ives

Clown Princes
Landlord

East Side of Heaven
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Let Us Live
Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein
Dr. Berger (uncredited)

The Mad Miss Manton
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
John Blakely

Having Wonderful Time
Mr. G.

Kentucky Moonshine
Attorney

In Old Chicago
Lawyer

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

The Westland Case
Charles Frazee

Small Town Boy
Curtis French

The Emperor's Candlesticks
Stationmaster (uncredited)

The Great Gambini
Doctor

It May Happen to You
Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

Parnell
Assistant Process Server