
Acting · 64 years old
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Money Lender (uncredited)

Tillie and Gus
Phineas Pratt

Young April
Flower vendor (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
John Blakely

Some Like It Hot
Mr. Ives

A Star Is Born
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Down To Earth
Ed Eggers

The Tin Man
Mad Scientist

Man Of The People
Skinny Wilson - Sulker

A Dog of Flanders
Antoine - Official with Court Order (uncredited)

Paddy O'Day
Lawyer Brewster

Ruggles of Red Gap
Jake Henshaw

It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)

Imitation of Life
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Mad Love
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)

I Like it That Way
The Professor (as Clarence Hummel Wilson)

Lady Killer
Lawyer (uncredited)

The Penalty
A Crook (uncredited)

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