Charles C. Wilson
Acting
Born July 28, 1894 · New York City, New York, USA
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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Acting (170)
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
Crime on Their Hands
1948
Blazing Across the Pecos
1948
Big Town Scandal
1948
Key Witness
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
Meet Mr. Mischief
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Gas House Kids
1946
Blonde for a Day
1946
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
Passkey to Danger
1946
Crime of the Century
1946
Road to Utopia
1946
Scarlet Street
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
A Gun in His Hand
1945
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
The Missing Juror
1944
Crime by Night
1944
Hey, Rookie
1944
Silver Spurs
1943
Batman
1943
Gentleman Jim
1942
The Secret Code
1942
Escape from Crime
1942
Dr. Broadway
1942
This Gun for Hire
1942
Lady Gangster
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
Blondie Goes to College
1942
The Officer and the Lady
1941
Dressed to Kill
1941
Out of the Fog
1941
Broadway Limited
1941
Federal Fugitives
1941
Meet John Doe
1941
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
Charter Pilot
1940
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Tin Pan Alley
1940
Knute Rockne All American
1940
City for Conquest
1940
Public Deb No. 1
1940
They Drive by Night
1940
Millionaires in Prison
1940
Girl in 313
1940
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
Gangs of Chicago
1940
He Married His Wife
1940
Invisible Stripes
1939
The Return of Doctor X
1939
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
Hotel for Women
1939
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
The House of Fear
1939
Rose of Washington Square
1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
The Spider's Web
1938
The Night Hawk
1938
Hold That Co-ed
1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
Gateway
1938
When Were You Born
1938
Prison Farm
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
State Police
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
Partners in Crime
1937
Life Begins in College
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
One Mile from Heaven
1937
Roaring Timber
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
Night Key
1937
Midnight Court
1937
Murder Goes to College
1937
The Great O'Malley
1937
They Wanted to Marry
1937
You Only Live Once
1937
Woman in Distress
1937
Find the Witness
1937
Mind Your Own Business
1936
Legion of Terror
1936
The Magnificent Brute
1936
Murder with Pictures
1936
Down the Stretch
1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
I'd Give My Life
1936
Grand Jury
1936
Earthworm Tractors
1936
36 Hours to Kill
1936
Satan Met a Lady
1936
Show Boat
1936
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
Panic on the Air
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Big Brown Eyes
1936
The Country Doctor
1936
Strike Me Pink
1936
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
We're Only Human
1935
White Lies
1935
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Music Is Magic
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
Waterfront Lady
1935
The Public Menace
1935
Smart Girl
1935
After the Dance
1935
The Glass Key
1935
The Nitwits
1935
Murder in the Fleet
1935
Air Hawks
1935
Men of the Hour
1935
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
Baby Face Harrington
1935
Four Hours to Kill!
1935
The Perfect Clue
1935
Car 99
1935
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
The Gilded Lily
1935
Here Is My Heart
1934
Murder in the Clouds
1934
Men of the Night
1934
The St. Louis Kid
1934
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
The Human Side
1934
Embarrassing Moments
1934
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
Name the Woman
1934
The Circus Clown
1934
The Hell Cat
1934
Fog Over Frisco
1934
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934
I Believed in You
1934
It Happened One Night
1934
The 9th Guest
1934
Cross Country Cruise
1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
Havana Widows
1933
Female
1933
College Coach
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
No Marriage Ties
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
Disgraced!
1933
The Mayor of Hell
1933
Private Detective 62
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
Elmer, the Great
1933
Hard to Handle
1933
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932
The Campus Mystery
1932
Hot News Margie
1931
My Sin
1931
Stolen Heaven
1931
Insurance
1930
Getting a Ticket
1930
Acquitted
1929
Song of Love
1929
Broadway Scandals
1929