Charles C. Wilson

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 28, 1894
Day of Death: January 7, 1948 (53 years old)
Place of Birth: 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).
1956
1948
1947
1946

Actor Inspector Shannon
Gas House Kids

Actor Police Lieutenant
Crime of the Century

Actor Charlie (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life

Actor Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Larceny in Her Heart

Actor Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Blonde for a Day

Actor Police Sergeant
Passkey to Danger

Actor Official Policeman (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1945
1944
1943
1942

Actor Detective
Lady Gangster

Actor Police Captain
This Gun for Hire

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

Actor Inspector Mensil
The Man Who Returned to Life

Actor District Attorney McNamara
Dr. Broadway

Actor Gurney (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Actor Police Sergeant
Blondie Goes to College

Actor Desk Sgt. Cullen
The Secret Code

Actor
Rings on Her Fingers
1941
1940

Actor Warden
He Married His Wife

Actor
Gangs of Chicago

Actor Owen
Charter Pilot

Actor Sergeant
Sandy Is a Lady

Actor Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley

Actor Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
City for Conquest

Actor Mike Williams (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

Actor Gambler (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American

Actor George Martin (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair

Actor R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison

Actor Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
Girl in 313

Actor Sergeant
Public Deb No. 1
1939

Actor Det. Kincaid
The Return of Doctor X

Actor Coach Hap Farrell
The Cowboy Quarterback

Actor Managing Editor
Here I Am a Stranger

Actor Mike Cavanaugh
Rose of Washington Square

Actor Capt. Kilrane
Smashing the Money Ring

Actor Police Chief
The House of Fear

Actor Policeman (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Actor Spencer Bogart
Fighting Thoroughbreds

Actor Albert
Hotel for Women

Actor Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1938

Actor Commissioner
Tenth Avenue Kid

Actor Inspector Jim C. Gregg
When Were You Born

Actor Coach Burke
Hold That Co-ed

Actor Chase
The Spider's Web

Actor Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
Sally, Irene and Mary

Actor Lonigan
The Night Hawk

Actor Becker
Little Miss Thoroughbred

Actor Reardon
Prison Farm

Actor Inspector
Gateway

Actor Captain Halstead
State Police

Actor
Angels with Dirty Faces
1937

Actor Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938

Actor Police Inspector Simpson
Murder Goes to College

Actor Inspector Simpson
Partners in Crime

Actor Clark
They Wanted to Marry

Actor Hamilton Burger
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Actor Police Chief
Midnight Court

Actor Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley

Actor Tom Burke
Life Begins in College

Actor Fletcher
One Mile from Heaven

Actor Sam Garvin
Roaring Timber

Actor Editor Herbert Claxton
Woman in Distress

Actor Mortimer Gray
The Adventurous Blonde

Actor Police Inspector (uncredited)
You Only Live Once

Actor Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
Night Key

Actor Schwartz (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
1936

Actor Detective Pollock
Satan Met a Lady

Actor H.J. Russell
Earthworm Tractors

Actor
Show Boat
Actor Warden
I'd Give My Life

Actor City Editor
Grand Jury

Actor Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
Big Brown Eyes

Actor F.B.I. Chief
36 Hours to Kill

Actor Diamond Jim Brady
The Gentleman from Louisiana

Actor Hardie
Strike Me Pink

Actor George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Country Doctor

Actor Murphy
The Magnificent Brute

Actor County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Actor Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures

Actor Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
Legion of Terror

Actor Tex Reardon
Down the Stretch

Actor Pitkins
The Mine with the Iron Door

Actor Detective
Mind Your Own Business

Actor Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
Panic on the Air
1935

Actor District Attorney Edward J. Farr
The Glass Key

Actor District Attorney
The Perfect Clue

Actor Morgan (uncredited)
Smart Girl

Actor Taft
Four Hours to Kill!

Actor Police Officer Ricker
The Case of the Lucky Legs

Actor Clifford
Show Them No Mercy!

Actor Newspaper editor
Air Hawks

Actor Trooper Captain Ryan
Car 99

Actor Managing Editor
The Gilded Lily

Actor Mike - a Racketeer
Hitch Hike Lady

Actor Editor of The Daily Star
We're Only Human

Actor Chief of Police
After the Dance

Actor Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Music Is Magic

Actor City Editor (uncredited)
Baby Face Harrington

Actor Police Captain Jennings
The Nitwits

Actor Commander Brown (Uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet

Actor G-Man at dancehall
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Actor Jim McFee aka Mac
Waterfront Lady

Actor Anthony Wilson
The Great Hotel Murder

Actor First Detective
The Public Menace
1934

Actor Joe Gordon
It Happened One Night

Actor Joel Walker
Name the Woman

Actor Det. Hennessey
The Dragon Murder Case

Actor Sheldon
The Circus Clown

Actor Mr. Harris
The St. Louis Kid

Actor Warden
Port of Lost Dreams

Actor Graham
The Hell Cat

Actor Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
Fog Over Frisco

Actor Inspector Quillan
Affairs of a Gentleman

Actor Chief of Police
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Actor Captain Dodge (uncredited)
Here Is My Heart

Actor Benson
Men of the Night

Actor Lackey
Murder in the Clouds

Actor Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
The Human Side

Actor Detective (Uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise

Actor Burke (Uncredited)
The 9th Guest

Actor Attorney
Embarrassing Moments
1933

Actor Deputy (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933

Actor Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
Elmer, the Great

Actor Wilson (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell

Actor Jailer (uncredited)
Hard to Handle

Actor Charles Hauser
College Coach

Actor Walter Rising
Mary Stevens, M.D.

Actor Mr. Timberg
Havana Widows

Actor Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
Disgraced!

Actor Red Moran, City Desk Editor
No Marriage Ties

Actor Club Bartender (Uncredited)
Private Detective 62

Actor Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case

Actor Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
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