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Charles C. Wilson
Actor, Director
Born July 28, 1894Died January 7, 1948 (53 years)
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).
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
| 1948 | Blazing Across the Pecos · as Mayor Ace Brockway |
| 1948 | Big Town Scandal · as Editor Of The Chronicle (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs · as Police Captain |
| 1947 | Key Witness · as Warden (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Charlie (uncredited) |
| 1946 | If I'm Lucky · as Police Chief |
| 1946 | Suspense · as Police Officer |
| 1946 | Blonde for a Day · as Chief Of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson) |
| 1946 | Larceny in Her Heart · as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson) |
| 1946 | Passkey to Danger · as Police Sergeant |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief · as Police Lieutenant |
| 1946 | Because of Him · as City Editor |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street · as Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Official Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf · as Hi Johns |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde · as Mr. Ballinger |
| 1945 | Two O'Clock Courage · as Brant - City Editor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Brewster's Millions · as Charlie - The Stage Director |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror · as Mac Ellis (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Irish Eyes Are Smiling · as Detective |
| 1944 | My Buddy · as Chief Detective |
| 1944 | The Big Noise · as Train Conductor |
| 1944 | Crime by Night · as District Attorney Hyatt |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty · as Mr. Hugo |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night · as Sheriff |
| 1944 | Man from Frisco · as Key Man |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Police Capt. After Hay Wagon Crash |
| 1944 | Shine on Harvest Moon · as Stage Manager |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark · as City Editor |
| 1943 | Silver Spurs · as Mr. Hawkins |
| 1943 | Batman · as Captain Arnold |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Gurney (uncredited) |
| 1942 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy · as Mr. Jepson |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire · as Police Captain |
| 1942 | The Secret Code · as Desk Sgt. Cullen |
| 1942 | Escape from Crime · as C.l. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson) |
| 1942 | Dr. Broadway · as District Attorney Mcnamara |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster · as Detective |
| 1942 | |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to College · as Police Sergeant |
| 1942 | All Through the Night · as Police Lieutenant At Miller's Home Bakery |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Barney |
| 1941 | Dressed to Kill · as Newspaper Editor |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited · as Detective (as Charles Wilson) |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe · as Charlie Dawson |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi · as Police Desk Sergeant |
| 1941 | Knockout · as Monigan |
| 1941 | Federal Fugitives · as Bruce Lane |
| 1941 | Las Vegas Nights · as Ed Silver - Deputy Sheriff |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome · as Charles, Assistant District Attorney |
| 1941 | The Face Behind the Mask · as Chief O'brien |
| 1940 | Charter Pilot · as Owen |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair · as George Martin (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Tin Pan Alley · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | South of Suez · as Guard |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as Bill - Man Behind Macpherson At Fight (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 · as Sergeant |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night · as Mike Williams (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Millionaires in Prison · as R.j. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Girl in 313 · as Vincent Brady, Commissioner Of Police |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Enemy Agent · as Chief |
| 1940 | He Married His Wife · as Warden |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as Arresting Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X · as Det. Kincaid |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring · as Capt. Kilrane |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger · as Managing Editor |
| 1939 | Hotel for Women · as Albert |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback · as Coach Hap Farrell |
| 1939 | The House of Fear · as Police Chief |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Mike Cavanaugh |
| 1939 | The Lady's from Kentucky · as Steward |
| 1939 | Fighting Thoroughbreds · as Spencer Bogart |
| 1938 | There's That Woman Again · as Police Captain |
| 1938 | Little Orphan Annie · as Val Lewis |
| 1938 | |
| 1938 | The Spider's Web · as Chase |
| 1938 | Five of a Kind · as Editor Crocker |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed · as Coach Burke |
| 1938 | The Gladiator · as Theatre Manager |
| 1938 | Gateway · as Inspector |
| 1938 | When Were You Born? · as Inspector Jim C. Gregg |
| 1938 | Prison Farm · as Reardon |
| 1938 | Little Miss Thoroughbred · as Becker |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary · as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai · as Schwartz (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry · as Horse Owner |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde · as Mortimer Gray |
| 1937 | Life Begins in College · as Tom Burke |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 · as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven · as Fletcher |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop · as Hamilton Burger |
| 1937 | Night Key · as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Midnight Court · as Police Chief |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Wanted to Marry · as Clark |
| 1937 | Girl Overboard · as Editor |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once · as Police Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors · as H.j. Russell |
| 1936 | Pennies from Heaven · as Prison Warden |
| 1936 | Legion of Terror · as Colonel Mccollum (as Charles Wilson) |
| 1936 | Pigskin Parade · as Yale Coach |
| 1936 | The Magnificent Brute · as Murphy |
| 1936 | Murder with Pictures · as Assistant Editor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Down the Stretch · as Tex Reardon |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana · as Diamond Jim Brady |
| 1936 | I'd Give My Life · as Warden |
| 1936 | Grand Jury · as City Editor |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill · as F.b.i. Chief |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady · as Detective Pollock |
| 1936 | Ticket to Paradise · as Detective |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as County Hospital Guard (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Panic on the Air · as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl · as Mr. Donaldson |
| 1936 | Big Brown Eyes · as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor · as George The Boat Captain (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Strike Me Pink · as Hardie |
| 1935 | Hitch Hike Lady · as Mike - A Racketeer |
| 1935 | We're Only Human · as Editor Of The Daily Star |
| 1935 | Another Face · as Police Captain Spellman |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! · as Clifford |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive · as G-Man At Dancehall |
| 1935 | Thanks a Million · as Motor Policeman Sergeant |
| 1935 | Music Is Magic · as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rendezvous · as Editor |
| 1935 | This Is the Life · as Theater Manager |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs · as Police Officer Ricker |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady · as Jim Mcfee Aka Mac |
| 1935 | The Public Menace · as First Detective |
| 1935 | Dante's Inferno · as Police Inspector |
| 1935 | After the Dance · as Chief Of Police |
| 1935 | The Glass Key · as District Attorney Edward J. Farr |
| 1935 | The Nitwits · as Police Captain Jennings |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet · as Commander Brown (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Air Hawks · as Newspaper Editor |
| 1935 | Reckless · as Newspaper Editor |
| 1935 | The Case of the Curious Bride · as Ferry Captain (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Baby Face Harrington · as City Editor (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill! · as Taft |
| 1935 | The Perfect Clue · as District Attorney |
| 1935 | Car 99 · as Trooper Captain Ryan |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel Murder · as Anthony Wilson |
| 1935 | The Little Colonel · as Jeremy Higgins |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily · as Managing Editor |
| 1934 | Here Is My Heart · as Captain Dodge (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride · as Police Lt. Forrest |
| 1934 | Murder in the Clouds · as Lackey |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife! · as Police Captain |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill · as Collins |
| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid · as Mr. Harris |
| 1934 | Port of Lost Dreams · as Warden |
| 1934 | The Lemon Drop Kid · as Warden |
| 1934 | The Dragon Murder Case · as Det. Hennessey |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri · as Police Lt. O'sullivan |
| 1934 | The Circus Clown · as Sheldon |
| 1934 | Fog Over Frisco · as Detective Sergeant O'hagen |
| 1934 | Affairs of a Gentleman · as Inspector Quillan |
| 1934 | Harold Teen · as 'mac' Mckinsey |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady · as Detective Making Raid |
| 1934 | The Crosby Case · as Detective Summers |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number · as Detective Welch |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night · as Joe Gordon |
| 1934 | The 9th Guest · as Burke (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Cross Country Cruise · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen · as Chief Of Police |
| 1933 | Roman Scandals · as Police Chief Charles Pratt |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Club Manager |
| 1933 | Havana Widows · as Mr. Timberg |
| 1933 | Female · as Private Detective Falihee (uncredited) |
| 1933 | College Coach · as Charles Hauser |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case · as Detective Hennessy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade · as Policeman |
| 1933 | No Marriage Ties · as Red Moran, City Desk Editor |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. · as Walter Rising |
| 1933 | Disgraced · as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell · as Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Heroes for Sale · as 'red' Squad Policeman #2 |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 · as Club Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 · as Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great · as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson) |
| 1933 | Hard to Handle · as Jailer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | A Put Up Job · as I. C. Morgan |
| 1931 | My Sin · as Guest In Pool Party |
| 1931 | Secrets of a Secretary · as Police Captain |
| 1931 | Stolen Heaven · as Detective |
| 1929 | Lucky Boy · as Master Of Ceremonies - Amateur Night |