Charles C. Wilson

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 the late 1940s.
Biography
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).
Wilson freelanced at various studios throughout his career, but he is perhaps best known for his work at Columbia Pictures. In addition to his films for Frank Capra, Wilson also appeared prominently in Columbia serials, including The Spider's Web (1938), Batman (1943), and The Secret Code (1943), as well as in Columbia comedy shorts with Harry Von Zell, Hugh Herbert, and The Three Stooges. He played one leading role in what turned out to be his last film, Blazing Across the Pecos (1948), as the villain opposite cowboy hero Charles Starrett.
Selected filmography
Lucky Boy (1928, also director) - Bit Part (uncredited)
Acquitted (1929) - Detective Nelson
Broadway Scandals (1929) - Jack
Song of Love (1929) - Traveling Salesman
Stolen Heaven (1931) - Detective (uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary (1931) - Police Captain (uncredited)
My Sin (1931) - Guest in Pool Party (uncredited)
Hard to Handle (1933) - Jailer (uncredited)
Infernal Machine (1933) - First Mate (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great (1933) - Mr. Wade
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) - Deputy (uncredited)
Private Detective 62 (1933) - Bartender (uncredited)
Heroes for Sale (1933) - 'Red' Squad Policeman #2 (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Wilson (uncredited)
Disgraced! (1933) - Thompson, Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) - Walter Rising
No Marriage Ties (1933) - Red Moran, City Desk Editor
Footlight Parade (1933) - Policeman (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) - Det. Hennessy (uncredited)
College Coach (1933) - Charles Hauser
Female (1933) - Private Detective Falihee (uncredited)
Havana Widows (1933) - Mr. Timberg
Dancing Lady (1933) - Club Manager (uncredited)
Roman Scandals (1933) - Police Chief Charles Pratt (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) - Chief of Police (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise (1934) - Detective (uncredited)
The Ninth Guest (1934) - Burke (uncredited)
I've Got Your Number (1934) - Detective Welch (uncredited)
It Happened One Night (1934) - Joe Gordon
The Crosby Case (1934) - Detective Summers (uncredited)
Gambling Lady (1934) - Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
Harold Teen (1934) - 'Mac' McKinsey
I Believed in You (1934) - Magistrate (uncredited)
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) - Inspector Quillan
Fog Over Frisco (1934) - Detective Sgt. O'Hagen
The Hell Cat (1934) - Graham
The Circus Clown (1934) - Sheldon
Name the Woman (1934) - Joel Walker
Beyond the Law (1934) - Prosecuting Attorney
The Girl from Missouri (1934) - Police Lt. O'Sullivan (uncredited)
The Dragon Murder Case (1934) - Det. Hennessey
The Human Side (1934) - Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
Embarrassing Moments (1934) - Attorney
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) - Warden
The St. Louis Kid (1934) - Mr. Harris - the Trucking Company Boss
Men of the Night (1934) - Benson
Broadway Bill (1934) - Collins
Behold My Wife! (1934) - Police Captain (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds (1934) - Lackey
Here Is My Heart (1934) - Captain Dodge (uncredited)
The Secret Bride (1934) - Lt. Forrest (uncredited)
White Lies (1934) - Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily (1935) - Managing Editor
The Little Colonel (1935) - Jeremy Higgins (uncredited)
Car 99 (1935) - Trooper Captain Ryan
The Great Hotel Murder (1935) - Anthony Wilson
The Perfect Clue (1935) - District Attorney
Princess O'Hara (1935) - Newcomb (uncredited)
Four Hours to Kill! (1935) - Taft
Baby Face Harrington (1935) - City Editor (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) - Ferry Captain (uncredited)
Reckless (1935) - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Men of the Hour (1935) - Harper
Air Hawks (1935) - Tribune Editor (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet (1935) - Cmdr. Brown (uncredited)
The Nitwits (1935) - Police Captain Jennings
The Glass Key (1935) - District Attorney Edward J. Farr
Smart Girl (1935) - Morgan (uncredited)
After the Dance (1935) - Chief of Police (uncredited)
Dante's Inferno (1935) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Public Menace (1935) - First Detective
Waterfront Lady (1935) - Jim McFee aka Mac
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) - Police Officer Ricker
This Is the Life (1935) - Theater Manager (uncredited)
Rendezvous (1935) - Editor (uncredited)
Fighting Youth (1935) - Bull Stevens
Music Is Magic (1935) - Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) - G-Man at dancehall
Thanks a Million (1935) - Motor Policeman Sergeant (uncredited)
Another Face (1935) - Police Captain Spellman (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935) - Clifford
We're Only Human (1935) - Star City Editor Morgan (uncredited)
Hitch Hike Lady (1935) - Mike - a Racketeer
Strike Me Pink (1936) - Hardie
The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936) - Kelley
The Country Doctor (1936) - George - Boat Captain (uncredited)
Big Brown Eyes (1936) - Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Panic on the Air (1936) - Chief Insp. Fitzgerald
Small Town Girl (1936) - Mr. Donaldson (uncredited)
The Mine with the Iron Door (1936) - Pitkins
Show Boat (1936) - Jim Green (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise (1936) - Detective (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady (1936) - Detective Pollock
Earthworm Tractors (1936) - H.J. Russell
36 Hours to Kill (1936) - FBI Chief (uncredited)
Grand Jury (1936) - Clark, Chronicle City Editor
I'd Give My Life (1936) - Warden
The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936) - Diamond Jim Brady
Down the Stretch (1936) - Tex Reardon
Three Married Men (1936) - Train Conductor
Murder with Pictures (1936) - Assistant Editor (uncredited)
The Magnificent Brute (1936) - Murphy
Pigskin Parade (1936) - Yale Coach (uncredited)
Rose Bowl (1936) - Burke (uncredited)
Legion of Terror (1936) - Colonel McCollum
Pennies from Heaven (1936) - Prison Warden (uncredited)
White Hunter (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Mind Your Own Business (1936) - Detective
Find the Witness (1937) - Charley Blair (uncredited)
Woman in Distress (1937) - Herbert Glaxton
Woman-Wise (1937) - Commissioner (uncredited)
You Only Live Once (1937) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
Girl Overboard (1937) - Editor (uncredited)
They Wanted to Marry (1937) - Clark
The Great O'Malley (1937) - Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Murder Goes to College (1937) - Inspector Simpson
Midnight Court (1937) - Police Chief (uncredited)
Night Key (1937) - Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) - Hamilton Burger
The Devil Is Driving (1937) - Defense Attorney Dan Healy (uncredited)
Roaring Timber (1937) - Sam Garvin
One Mile from Heaven (1937) - Fletcher (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) - Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Life Begins in College (1937) - Coach Burke
Partners in Crime (1937) - Inspector Simpson
That's My Story (1937) - Cummings
The Adventurous Blonde (1937) - Mortimer Gray
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) - Horse Owner (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai (1937) - Schwartz (uncredited)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) - Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
State Police (1938) - Capt. Halstead
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938) - Mr. Becker, the Gambler
Prison Farm (1938) - Reardon (uncredited)
When Were You Born (1938) - Inspector Jim C. Gregg (Taurus)
Gateway (1938) - Inspector (uncredited)
The Gladiator (1938) - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938) - Commissioner
Hold That Co-ed (1938) - Coach Burke
The Night Hawk (1938) - Lonigan
The Spider's Web (1938) - Chase
Five of a Kind (1938) - Editor Crocker (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) - Police Lt. Buckley (uncredited)
Little Orphan Annie (1938) - Val Lewis
There's That Woman Again (1938) - Police Captain (uncredited)
Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939) - Spencer Bogart
Pardon Our Nerve (1939) - Boxing Commissioner (uncredited)
I Was a Convict (1939) - Peterson (uncredited)
The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) - Steward (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square (1939) - Police Lt. Mike Cavanaugh
The House of Fear (1939) - Police Chief (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman (1939) - Gray (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) - Coach Hap Farrell
Hotel for Women (1939) - Albert (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger (1939) - Managing Editor
Smashing the Money Ring (1939) - Capt. Kilrane
The Roaring Twenties (1939) - Policeman (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X (1939) - Detective Roy Kincaid
Invisible Stripes (1939) - Arresting Officer (uncredited)
He Married His Wife (1940) - Warden
Enemy Agent (1940) - Chief (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago (1940) - C.A. Graham - Chief of Police (uncredited)
Sandy Is a Lady (1940) - Sergeant
Girl in 313 (1940) - Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
Millionaires in Prison (1940) - R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
They Drive by Night (1940) - Mike Williams (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940) - Sergeant (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940) - Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
So You Won't Talk (1940) - Johnson (uncredited)
Knute Rockne, All American (1940) - Gambler (uncredited)
South of Suez (1940) - Guard (scenes deleted)
Tin Pan Alley (1940) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair (1940) - George Martin (uncredited)
Charter Pilot (1940) - Owen
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) - Chief O'Brien
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) - Charles, Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941) - Racing Secretary (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941) - Charlie Dawson
Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
Las Vegas Nights (1946) - Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Knockout (1941) - Monigan
Federal Fugitives (1941) - Bruce Lane
Strange Alibi (1941) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Broadway Limited (1941) - Detective
Out of the Fog (1941) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
Two in a Taxi (1941) - Captain Melton (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill (1941) - Editor
The Officer and the Lady (1941) - Police Captain Hart
Blues in the Night (1941) - Barney
All Through the Night (1942) - Police Lieutenant at Miller's Home Bakery (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College (1942) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) - Inspector Mensil (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers (1942) - Captain Hurley
Lady Gangster (1942) - Detective
Dr. Broadway (1942) - District Attorney McNamara
This Gun for Hire (1942) - Police Captain
Escape from Crime (1942) - Reardon
The Secret Code (1942, Serial) - Desk Sgt. Cullen
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942) - Desk Sgt. Cullen
Gentleman Jim (1942) - Gurney (uncredited)
Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943) - Chester T. Allgood
Batman (1943, Serial) - Police Capt. Arnold (uncredited)
Silver Spurs (1943) - Mr. Hawkins
A Scream in the Dark (1943) - City Editor (uncredited)
Is Everybody Happy? (1943) - J. Lionel Smaltz (uncredited)
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944) - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Hey, Rookie (1944) - Sam Jonas
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) - Police Capt. After Hay Wagon Crash (uncredited)
Silent Partner (1944) - North Hollywood Cop (uncredited)
Man from Frisco (1944) - Key Man (uncredited)
Shadows in the Night (1944) - Sheriff (uncredited)
Kansas City Kitty (1944) - Mr. Hugo (uncredited)
Crime by Night (1944) - District Attorney Hyatt
The Big Noise (1944) - Train Conductor (uncredited)
My Buddy (1944) - Chief Detective
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) - Detective (uncredited)
The Missing Juror (1944) - Mac Ellis--Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Eadie Was a Lady (1945) - Berger (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions (1945) - Charlie - the Stage Director (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage (1945) - Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
The Chicago Kid (1945) - Butler (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde (1945) - Mr. Ballinger (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) - Hi Johns
Road to Utopia (1945) - Official Policeman (uncredited)
Scarlet Street (1945) - Watchman (uncredited)
Because of Him (1946) - City Editor (uncredited)
Crime of the Century (1946) - Police Lieutenant
I Ring Doorbells (1946) - The Inspector
The Phantom Thief (1946) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Passkey to Danger (1946) - Police Sergeant
Larceny in Her Heart (1946) - Chief Gentry
Blonde for a Day (1946) - Chief of Police Will Gentry
Suspense (1946) - Police Officer (uncredited)
Dangerous Business (1946) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
If I'm Lucky (1946) - Police Chief (uncredited)
Gas House Kids (1946) - Inspector Shannon
Ginger (1946) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Bringing Up Father (1946) - Frank - the Hotel Doorman
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Charlie (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Key Witness (1947) - Warden (uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs (1947) - Police Captain (uncredited)
Crime on Their Hands (1948, Short) - J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor
Big Town Scandal (1948) - Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
Blazing Across the Pecos (1948) - Mayor Ace Brockway
Commotion on the Ocean (1956, Short) - J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
References
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1894 births
1948 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from New York City