Acting
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28 Jul 1894
7 Jan 1948 (53)
New York City, New York, USA
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).
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1956 | Commotion on the Ocean | J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage) |
1948 | Crime on Their Hands | J.L. Cameron |
1948 | Big Town Scandal | Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited) |
1948 | Blazing Across the Pecos | Mayor Ace Brockway |
1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
1947 | Key Witness | Warden (uncredited) |
1947 | Meet Mr. Mischief | Harry's Boss |
1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Charlie (uncredited) |
1946 | Road to Utopia | Official Policeman (uncredited) |
1946 | Blonde for a Day | Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson) |
1946 | Gas House Kids | Inspector Shannon |
1946 | Crime of the Century | Police Lieutenant |
1946 | Larceny in Her Heart | Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson) |
1946 | Passkey to Danger | Police Sergeant |
1945 | Scarlet Street | Watchman (uncredited) |
1945 | Two O'Clock Courage | Brant - City Editor (uncredited) |
1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Hi Johns |
1945 | A Gun in His Hand | Chief of Police (uncredited) |
1944 | The Missing Juror | Mac Ellis (Uncredited) |
1944 | Crime by Night | District Attorney Hyatt |
1944 | Hey, Rookie | Sam Jonas |
1943 | Batman | Captain Arnold |
1943 | Silver Spurs | Mr. Hawkins |
1942 | This Gun for Hire | Police Captain |
1942 | Gentleman Jim | Gurney (uncredited) |
1942 | Lady Gangster | Detective |
1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | |
1942 | Blondie Goes to College | Police Sergeant |
1942 | Escape from Crime | C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson) |
1942 | Dr. Broadway | District Attorney McNamara |
1942 | The Secret Code | Desk Sgt. Cullen |
1942 | The Man Who Returned to Life | |
1941 | Meet John Doe | Charlie Dawson |
1941 | The Face Behind the Mask | Chief O'Brien |
1941 | Out of the Fog | |
1941 | Dressed to Kill | Newspaper Editor |
1941 | Broadway Limited | Detective (as Charles Wilson) |
1941 | Federal Fugitives | Bruce Lane |
1941 | The Officer and the Lady | Police Captain Hart |
1940 | They Drive by Night | Mike Williams (uncredited) |
1940 | City for Conquest | Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited) |
1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Gambler (uncredited) |
1940 | He Married His Wife | Warden |
1940 | Tin Pan Alley | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
1940 | Lady with Red Hair | George Martin (uncredited) |
1940 | Millionaires in Prison | R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited) |
1940 | Girl in 313 | Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police |
1940 | Gangs of Chicago | |
1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Sergeant |
1940 | Charter Pilot | Owen |
1940 | Sandy Is a Lady | Sergeant |
1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Policeman (uncredited) |
1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Det. Kincaid |
1939 | Invisible Stripes | Arresting Officer (uncredited) |
1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Mike Cavanaugh |
1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Capt. Kilrane |
1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback | Coach Hap Farrell |
1939 | The House of Fear | Police Chief |
1939 | Here I Am a Stranger | Managing Editor |
1939 | Hotel for Women | Albert |
1939 | Fighting Thoroughbreds | Spencer Bogart |
1938 | When Were You Born | Inspector Jim C. Gregg |
1938 | Hold That Co-ed | Coach Burke |
1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary | Covered Wagon Cafe Manager |
1938 | Little Miss Thoroughbred | Becker |
1938 | Prison Farm | Reardon |
1938 | Gateway | Inspector |
1938 | Tenth Avenue Kid | Commissioner |
1938 | The Spider's Web | Chase |
1938 | State Police | Captain Halstead |
1938 | The Night Hawk | Lonigan |
1937 | You Only Live Once | Police Inspector (uncredited) |
1937 | Night Key | Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited) |
1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) |
1937 | The Adventurous Blonde | Mortimer Gray |
1937 | The Great O'Malley | Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited) |
1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Hamilton Burger |
1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Fletcher |
1937 | They Wanted to Marry | Clark |
1937 | Midnight Court | Police Chief |
1937 | Murder Goes to College | Police Inspector Simpson |
1937 | Roaring Timber | Sam Garvin |
1937 | Woman in Distress | Editor Herbert Claxton |
1937 | Partners in Crime | Inspector Simpson |
1937 | Life Begins in College | Tom Burke |
1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | County Hospital Guard (uncredited) |
1936 | Show Boat | |
1936 | Satan Met a Lady | Detective Pollock |
1936 | Big Brown Eyes | Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited) |
1936 | Strike Me Pink | Hardie |
1936 | Murder with Pictures | Assistant Editor (uncredited) |
1936 | Earthworm Tractors | H.J. Russell |
1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | F.B.I. Chief |
1936 | Down the Stretch | Tex Reardon |
1936 | The Country Doctor | George the Boat Captain (uncredited) |
1936 | Panic on the Air | Chief Inspector Fitzgerald |
1936 | Grand Jury | City Editor |
1936 | The Magnificent Brute | Murphy |
1936 | Legion of Terror | Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson) |
1936 | I'd Give My Life | Warden |
1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana | Diamond Jim Brady |
1936 | The Mine with the Iron Door | Pitkins |
1936 | Mind Your Own Business | Detective |
1935 | The Glass Key | District Attorney Edward J. Farr |
1935 | The Gilded Lily | Managing Editor |
1935 | The Nitwits | Police Captain Jennings |
1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs | Police Officer Ricker |
1935 | Baby Face Harrington | City Editor |
1935 | Four Hours to Kill! | Taft |
1935 | The Perfect Clue | District Attorney |
1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Clifford |
1935 | The Great Hotel Murder | Anthony Wilson |
1935 | Air Hawks | Newspaper editor |
1935 | Hitch Hike Lady | Mike - a Racketeer |
1935 | We're Only Human | Editor of The Daily Star |
1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Commander Brown (Uncredited) |
1935 | Waterfront Lady | Jim McFee aka Mac |
1935 | Car 99 | Trooper Captain Ryan |
1935 | After the Dance | Chief of Police |
1935 | Music Is Magic | Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
1935 | The Public Menace | First Detective |
1935 | Smart Girl | Morgan (uncredited) |
1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | G-Man at dancehall |
1934 | It Happened One Night | Joe Gordon |
1934 | The 9th Guest | Burke (Uncredited) |
1934 | The Dragon Murder Case | Det. Hennessey |
1934 | Fog Over Frisco | Detective Sergeant O'Hagen |
1934 | Murder in the Clouds | Lackey |
1934 | The St. Louis Kid | Mr. Harris |
1934 | Here Is My Heart | Captain Dodge (uncredited) |
1934 | Affairs of a Gentleman | Inspector Quillan |
1934 | Cross Country Cruise | Detective (Uncredited) |
1934 | The Circus Clown | Sheldon |
1934 | Port of Lost Dreams | Warden |
1934 | The Hell Cat | Graham |
1934 | Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen | Chief of Police |
1934 | Men of the Night | Benson |
1934 | Name the Woman | Joel Walker |
1934 | The Human Side | Furniture Buyer (uncredited) |
1934 | Embarrassing Moments | Attorney |
1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Deputy (uncredited) |
1933 | The Kennel Murder Case | Detective Hennessy (uncredited) |
1933 | Female | Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited) |
1933 | The Mayor of Hell | Wilson (uncredited) |
1933 | Private Detective 62 | Club Bartender (Uncredited) |
1933 | Hard to Handle | Jailer (uncredited) |
1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Walter Rising |
1933 | College Coach | Charles Hauser |
1933 | Elmer, the Great | Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson) |
1933 | Havana Widows | Mr. Timberg |
1933 | No Marriage Ties | Red Moran, City Desk Editor |
1933 | Disgraced! | Thompson, Assistant District Attorney |
1932 | The Trans-Atlantic Mystery | Detective Doyle (uncredited) |
1931 | Stolen Heaven | Detective |
1931 | Hot News Margie | Newspaper Editor (uncredited) |
1930 | Getting a Ticket | Motorcycle Cop |
1930 | Insurance | Doctor (uncredited) |
1929 | Broadway Scandals | Jack |
1929 | Acquitted | Nelson |
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1929 | Lucky Boy | Director |