Clarence Wilson

Birthday: 11/16/1876
Deathday: 10/5/1941
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: C. Wilson Hummel, Wilson Hummel, Wilson Hummell, Clarence Hummel Wilson, Clarence H. Wilson, C.H. 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.