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person_profile-Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson Died at age: 53

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jul 28, 1894

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 07, 1948

Biography of

Charles C. Wilson

    Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Born in New York City in 1894, the white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director.

    His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won five Academy Awards in 1935. He was also cast in small roles in other Capra movies such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Shortly before his death, Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the two-reel comedy Crime on Their Hands (1948).

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Filmography of

Charles C. Wilson

Found 151 Movies in total

Blazing Across the Pecos

Mayor Ace Brockway ( Actor )

... 1948

Big Town Scandal

Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Key Witness

Warden (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

It's a Wonderful Life

Charlie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Gas House Kids

Inspector Shannon ( Actor )

... 1946

Blonde for a Day

Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson) ( Actor )

... 1946

Larceny in Her Heart

Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson) ( Actor )

... 1946

Passkey to Danger

Police Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1946

Crime of the Century

Police Lieutenant ( Actor )

... 1946

Road to Utopia

Official Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Scarlet Street

Watchman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

Hi Johns ( Actor )

... 1945

Two O'Clock Courage

Brant - City Editor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

The Missing Juror

Mac Ellis (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Crime by Night

District Attorney Hyatt ( Actor )

... 1944

Hey, Rookie

Sam Jonas ( Actor )

... 1944

Silver Spurs

Mr. Hawkins ( Actor )

... 1943

Batman

Captain Arnold ( Actor )

... 1943

Gentleman Jim

Gurney (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

The Secret Code

Desk Sgt. Cullen ( Actor )

... 1942

Escape from Crime

C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson) ( Actor )

... 1942

Dr. Broadway

District Attorney McNamara ( Actor )

... 1942

This Gun for Hire

Police Captain ( Actor )

... 1942

Lady Gangster

Detective ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1942

Blondie Goes to College

Police Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1942

The Officer and the Lady

Police Captain Hart ( Actor )

... 1941

Dressed to Kill

Newspaper Editor ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

Broadway Limited

Detective (as Charles Wilson) ( Actor )

... 1941

Federal Fugitives

Bruce Lane ( Actor )

... 1941

Meet John Doe

Charlie Dawson ( Actor )

... 1941

The Face Behind the Mask

Chief O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1941

Charter Pilot

Owen ( Actor )

... 1940

Lady with Red Hair

George Martin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Tin Pan Alley

Desk Sergeant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Knute Rockne All American

Gambler (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

City for Conquest

Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Public Deb No. 1

Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1940

They Drive by Night

Mike Williams (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Millionaires in Prison

R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Girl in 313

Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police ( Actor )

... 1940

Sandy Is a Lady

Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1940

He Married His Wife

Warden ( Actor )

... 1940

Invisible Stripes

Arresting Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

The Return of Doctor X

Det. Kincaid ( Actor )

... 1939

The Roaring Twenties

Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Smashing the Money Ring

Capt. Kilrane ( Actor )

... 1939

Here I Am a Stranger

Managing Editor ( Actor )

... 1939

Hotel for Women

Albert ( Actor )

... 1939

The Cowboy Quarterback

Coach Hap Farrell ( Actor )

... 1939

The House of Fear

Police Chief ( Actor )

... 1939

Rose of Washington Square

Mike Cavanaugh ( Actor )

... 1939

The Spider's Web

Chase ( Actor )

... 1938

The Night Hawk

Lonigan ( Actor )

... 1938

Hold That Co-ed

Coach Burke ( Actor )

... 1938

Tenth Avenue Kid

Commissioner ( Actor )

... 1938

Gateway

Inspector ( Actor )

... 1938

When Were You Born

Inspector Jim C. Gregg ( Actor )

... 1938

Prison Farm

Reardon ( Actor )

... 1938

... 1938

State Police

Captain Halstead ( Actor )

... 1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

Covered Wagon Cafe Manager ( Actor )

... 1938

Daughter of Shanghai

Schwartz (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Adventurous Blonde

Mortimer Gray ( Actor )

... 1937

Partners in Crime

Inspector Simpson ( Actor )

... 1937

Life Begins in College

Tom Burke ( Actor )

... 1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

One Mile from Heaven

Fletcher ( Actor )

... 1937

Roaring Timber

Sam Garvin ( Actor )

... 1937

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Hamilton Burger ( Actor )

... 1937

Night Key

Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Midnight Court

Police Chief ( Actor )

... 1937

Murder Goes to College

Police Inspector Simpson ( Actor )

... 1937

The Great O'Malley

Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

They Wanted to Marry

Clark ( Actor )

... 1937

You Only Live Once

Police Inspector (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Woman in Distress

Editor Herbert Claxton ( Actor )

... 1937

Mind Your Own Business

Detective ( Actor )

... 1936

Legion of Terror

Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson) ( Actor )

... 1936

The Magnificent Brute

Murphy ( Actor )

... 1936

Murder with Pictures

Assistant Editor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Down the Stretch

Tex Reardon ( Actor )

... 1936

The Gentleman from Louisiana

Diamond Jim Brady ( Actor )

... 1936

Grand Jury

City Editor ( Actor )

... 1936

Earthworm Tractors

H.J. Russell ( Actor )

... 1936

36 Hours to Kill

F.B.I. Chief ( Actor )

... 1936

Satan Met a Lady

Detective Pollock ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

... 1936

Panic on the Air

Chief Inspector Fitzgerald ( Actor )

... 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

County Hospital Guard (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Big Brown Eyes

Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

The Country Doctor

George the Boat Captain (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Strike Me Pink

Hardie ( Actor )

... 1936

Hitch Hike Lady

Mike - a Racketeer ( Actor )

... 1935

We're Only Human

Editor of The Daily Star ( Actor )

... 1935

Show Them No Mercy!

Clifford ( Actor )

... 1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

G-Man at dancehall ( Actor )

... 1935

Music Is Magic

Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Police Officer Ricker ( Actor )

... 1935

Waterfront Lady

Jim McFee aka Mac ( Actor )

... 1935

The Public Menace

First Detective ( Actor )

... 1935

Smart Girl

Morgan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

After the Dance

Chief of Police ( Actor )

... 1935

The Glass Key

District Attorney Edward J. Farr ( Actor )

... 1935

The Nitwits

Police Captain Jennings ( Actor )

... 1935

Murder in the Fleet

Commander Brown (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Air Hawks

Newspaper editor ( Actor )

... 1935

Baby Face Harrington

City Editor ( Actor )

... 1935

Four Hours to Kill!

Taft ( Actor )

... 1935

The Perfect Clue

District Attorney ( Actor )

... 1935

Car 99

Trooper Captain Ryan ( Actor )

... 1935

The Great Hotel Murder

Anthony Wilson ( Actor )

... 1935

The Gilded Lily

Managing Editor ( Actor )

... 1935

Here Is My Heart

Captain Dodge (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Murder in the Clouds

Lackey ( Actor )

... 1934

Men of the Night

Benson ( Actor )

... 1934

The St. Louis Kid

Mr. Harris ( Actor )

... 1934

Port of Lost Dreams

Warden ( Actor )

... 1934

The Human Side

Furniture Buyer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Embarrassing Moments

Attorney ( Actor )

... 1934

The Dragon Murder Case

Det. Hennessey ( Actor )

... 1934

Name the Woman

Joel Walker ( Actor )

... 1934

The Circus Clown

Sheldon ( Actor )

... 1934

The Hell Cat

Graham ( Actor )

... 1934

Fog Over Frisco

Detective Sergeant O'Hagen ( Actor )

... 1934

Affairs of a Gentleman

Inspector Quillan ( Actor )

... 1934

It Happened One Night

Joe Gordon ( Actor )

... 1934

The 9th Guest

Burke (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Cross Country Cruise

Detective (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Chief of Police ( Actor )

... 1934

Havana Widows

Mr. Timberg ( Actor )

... 1933

Female

Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

College Coach

Charles Hauser ( Actor )

... 1933

The Kennel Murder Case

Detective Hennessy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

No Marriage Ties

Red Moran, City Desk Editor ( Actor )

... 1933

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Walter Rising ( Actor )

... 1933

Disgraced!

Thompson, Assistant District Attorney ( Actor )

... 1933

The Mayor of Hell

Wilson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Private Detective 62

Club Bartender (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Deputy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Elmer, the Great

Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson) ( Actor )

... 1933

Hard to Handle

Jailer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

My Sin

Guest in Pool Party ( Actor )

... 1931

Stolen Heaven

Detective ( Actor )

... 1931

Acquitted

Nelson ( Actor )

... 1929

Broadway Scandals

Jack ( Actor )

... 1929