Charles C. Wilson

Known for ActingBorn 1894-07-28Died 1948-01-07New 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).Read more

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The Night Hawk

Mind Your Own Business

The Return of Jimmy Valentine

Meet Mr. Mischief

Sandy Is a Lady

The Mine with the Iron Door

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Name the Woman

The Human Side

Embarrassing Moments

Insurance

It's a Wonderful Life

Passkey to Danger

Hey, Rookie

The Man Who Returned to Life

The Officer and the Lady

Charter Pilot

State Police

Partners in Crime

Life Begins in College

Woman in Distress

That’s My Story

The Gentleman from Louisiana

Men of the Hour

The Hell Cat

Acquitted

Hitch Hike Lady

It Happened One Night

The House of Fear

Scarlet Street

The Roaring Twenties

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Hotel for Women

Tenth Avenue Kid

Angels with Dirty Faces

I'd Give My Life

Grand Jury

Show Them No Mercy!

Car 99

White Lies

Hot News Margie

Gateway

Meet John Doe

Here I Am a Stranger

We're Only Human

Port of Lost Dreams

Here Is My Heart

Gentleman Jim