8.0
8.0
Insurance
1930
as Doctor (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Acting
Born:July 28, 1894
Died:January 7, 1948(aged 53)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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CommunityBiography
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).
Filmography (113 movies)
7.8
7.8
It Happened One Night
1934
as Joe Gordon
7.3
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
as Charlie Dawson
7.2
7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
Crime on Their Hands
1948
as J.L. Cameron
7.0
7.0
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Managing Editor
7.0
7.0
Grand Jury
1936
as City Editor
7.0
7.0
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
as Clifford
6.9
6.9
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Police Captain
6.8
6.8
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Mike - a Racketeer
6.8
6.8
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Hamilton Burger
6.6
6.6
Strike Me Pink
1936
as Hardie
6.5
6.5
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Managing Editor
6.5
6.5
We're Only Human
1935
as Editor of The Daily Star
6.5
6.5
The Magnificent Brute
1936
as Murphy
6.5
6.5
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
as Warden
6.5
6.5
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
6.5
6.5
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Chief O'Brien
6.4
6.4
The Glass Key
1935
as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
6.4
6.4
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Police Sergeant
6.3
6.3
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Coach Burke
6.3
6.3
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Newspaper Editor
6.2
6.2
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
6.2
6.2
Female
1933
as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
6.1
6.1
The Nitwits
1935
as Police Captain Jennings
6.1
6.1
Night Key
1937
as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Legion of Terror
1936
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
6.0
6.0
Gas House Kids
1946
as Inspector Shannon
6.0
6.0
The Officer and the Lady
1941
as Police Captain Hart
6.0
6.0
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
6.0
6.0
Hot News Margie
1931
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Woman in Distress
1937
as Editor Herbert Claxton
6.0
6.0
State Police
1938
as Captain Halstead
6.0
6.0
Charter Pilot
1940
as Owen
6.0
6.0
Disgraced!
1933
as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
6.0
6.0
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
6.0
6.0
Broadway Scandals
1929
as Jack
6.0
6.0
The Spider's Web
1938
as Chase
6.0
6.0
Crime by Night
1944
as District Attorney Hyatt
6.0
6.0
The Circus Clown
1934
as Sheldon
6.0
6.0
I'd Give My Life
1936
as Warden
6.0
6.0
The Hell Cat
1934
as Graham
5.9
5.9
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Det. Kincaid
5.9
5.9
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Walter Rising
5.9
5.9
Private Detective 62
1933
as Club Bartender (Uncredited)
5.9
5.9
The 9th Guest
1934
as Burke (Uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Mike Cavanaugh
5.8
5.8
The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Mr. Harris
5.8
5.8
A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Anthony Wilson
5.8
5.8
Havana Widows
1933
as Mr. Timberg
5.7
5.7
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
as Det. Hennessey
5.7
5.7
Air Hawks
1935
as Newspaper editor
5.6
5.6
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Detective Pollock
5.6
5.6
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Police Officer Ricker
5.6
5.6
Dr. Broadway
1942
as District Attorney McNamara
5.5
5.5
Lady Gangster
1942
as Detective
5.5
5.5
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Coach Hap Farrell
5.5
5.5
Down the Stretch
1936
as Tex Reardon
5.5
5.5
The Perfect Clue
1935
as District Attorney
5.4
5.4
My Sin
1931
as Guest in Pool Party
5.4
5.4
Girl in 313
1940
as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
5.4
5.4
Federal Fugitives
1941
as Bruce Lane
5.3
5.3
Panic on the Air
1936
as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
5.2
5.2
Getting a Ticket
1930
as Motorcycle Cop
5.2
5.2
Escape from Crime
1942
as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
5.1
5.1
He Married His Wife
1940
as Warden
5.1
5.1
The Secret Code
1942
as Desk Sgt. Cullen
5.0
5.0
When Were You Born
1938
as Inspector Jim C. Gregg
5.0
5.0
Stolen Heaven
1931
as Detective
5.0
5.0
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Capt. Kilrane
5.0
5.0
Roaring Timber
1937
as Sam Garvin
5.0
5.0
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Mortimer Gray
5.0
5.0
The Public Menace
1935
as First Detective
5.0
5.0
Crime of the Century
1946
as Police Lieutenant
5.0
5.0
Four Hours to Kill!
1935
as Taft
5.0
5.0
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Clark
5.0
5.0
Smart Girl
1935
as Morgan (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Car 99
1935
as Trooper Captain Ryan
5.0
5.0
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as H.J. Russell
5.0
5.0
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
as Commissioner
5.0
5.0
Blonde for a Day
1946
as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
4.9
4.9
Elmer, the Great
1933
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
4.7
4.7
Murder in the Clouds
1934
as Lackey
4.7
4.7
Lucky Boy
1929
Director
4.6
4.6
Broadway Limited
1941
as Detective (as Charles Wilson)
4.3
4.3
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932
as Detective Doyle (uncredited)
4.2
4.2
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
4.2
4.2
No Marriage Ties
1933
as Red Moran, City Desk Editor
4.1
4.1
College Coach
1933
as Charles Hauser
4.0
4.0
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Becker
4.0
4.0
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Jim McFee aka Mac
4.0
4.0
Blazing Across the Pecos
1948
as Mayor Ace Brockway
3.8
3.8
Silver Spurs
1943
as Mr. Hawkins
3.4
3.4
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934
as Inspector Quillan
3.0
3.0
Murder Goes to College
1937
as Police Inspector Simpson
2.0
2.0
Men of the Night
1934
as Benson
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
as Pitkins
Mind Your Own Business
1936
as Detective
Hey, Rookie
1944
as Sam Jonas
Acquitted
1929
as Nelson
Embarrassing Moments
1934
as Attorney
Name the Woman
1934
as Joel Walker
Partners in Crime
1937
as Inspector Simpson
The Night Hawk
1938
as Lonigan
The Campus Mystery
1932
as Detective Reardon
The Human Side
1934
as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Mischief
1947
as Harry's Boss
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
as Sergeant
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Diamond Jim Brady
Life Begins in College
1937
as Tom Burke
Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939
as Spencer Bogart
Passkey to Danger
1946
as Police Sergeant
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