Clarence Wilson
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.
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Movie Appearances
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Alonzo K. Pratt (uncredited)
1941
Young April
as Flower vendor (uncredited)
1926
A Shriek in the Night
as Perkins
1933
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
1932
Lady Killer
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1933
The Last Hour
as Quales
1923
The First Born
as Kury Lar (as Wilson Hummel)
1921
The Land of Jazz
1920
While the Devil Laughs
as Joe Franklin
1921
One Frightened Night
as Mr. Felix
1935
Love Me Tonight
as Shirtmaker (uncredited)
1932
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Jake Singer (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)
1938
The Dangerous Maid
as Jewars (Jeffreys' secretary)
1923
Having Wonderful Time
as Mr. G.
1938
On the Wrong Trek
as Mr. Wilson (car owner)
1936
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1923
Winner Take All
as Ben Isaacs
1932
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Bertrand B. Hemingway
1932
It May Happen to You
as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)
1937
Under Eighteen
as A.J. Dietrich, Attorney (uncredited)
1932