Cast
Charles C. Wilson
Acting
Cast
Charles C. Wilson
Known for
Acting
Born
1894-07-28
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1948-01-07
Also known as Charles Cahill Wilson, Charles Wilson, Чарльз Кэхилл Уилсон
Biography
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).
It's a Wonderful Life
as Charlie (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
as Joe Gordon
The Roaring Twenties
as Policeman (uncredited)
Batman
as Captain Arnold
Meet John Doe
as Charlie Dawson
Scarlet Street
as Watchman (uncredited)
Silver Spurs
as Mr. Hawkins
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
as Police Captain
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Midnight Court
as Police Chief
Disgraced!
as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
Embarrassing Moments
as Attorney
Angels with Dirty Faces
Night Key
as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Newspaper Editor
My Sin
as Guest in Pool Party
State Police
as Captain Halstead
Gentleman Jim
as Gurney (uncredited)
Havana Widows
as Mr. Timberg
Prison Farm
as Reardon
They Drive by Night
as Mike Williams (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
The St. Louis Kid
as Mr. Harris
Smart Girl
as Morgan (uncredited)
The Hell Cat
as Graham
Out of the Fog
You Only Live Once
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
as Det. Kincaid
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hi Johns
City for Conquest
as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Big Brown Eyes
as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
Gateway
as Inspector
Show Boat
Knute Rockne All American
as Gambler (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
as Inspector Shannon
Lady Gangster
as Detective
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Hamilton Burger
Satan Met a Lady
as Detective Pollock
The Gilded Lily
as Managing Editor
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Chief O'Brien
The Kennel Murder Case
as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
as Albert
Hey, Rookie
as Sam Jonas
The Case of the Curious Bride
as Ferry Captain (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Schwartz (uncredited)
Broadway Limited
as Detective (as Charles Wilson)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Murder with Pictures
as Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Fighting Thoroughbreds
as Spencer Bogart
When Were You Born
as Inspector Jim C. Gregg
The House of Fear
as Police Chief
Girl in 313
as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Escape from Crime
as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Rose of Washington Square
as Mike Cavanaugh
The Adventurous Blonde
as Mortimer Gray
Fog Over Frisco
as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
Private Detective 62
as Club Bartender (Uncredited)
Here Is My Heart
as Captain Dodge (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Sergeant
Murder in the Clouds
as Lackey
The Spider's Web
as Chase
Tin Pan Alley
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
as Jim McFee aka Mac
Blonde for a Day
as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
The Mayor of Hell
as Wilson (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
as Commander Brown (Uncredited)
Hard to Handle
as Jailer (uncredited)
Earthworm Tractors
as H.J. Russell
The Night Hawk
as Lonigan
Passkey to Danger
as Police Sergeant
Music Is Magic
as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
as Police Sergeant
Two O'Clock Courage
as Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Inspector Mensil
Key Witness
as Warden (uncredited)
The Dragon Murder Case
as Det. Hennessey
Female
as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
The Country Doctor
as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
Name the Woman
as Joel Walker
Air Hawks
as Newspaper editor
One Mile from Heaven
as Fletcher
College Coach
as Charles Hauser
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Chief of Police
They Wanted to Marry
as Clark
Federal Fugitives
as Bruce Lane
Crime of the Century
as Police Lieutenant
The Missing Juror
as Mac Ellis (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Coach Hap Farrell
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Pitkins
The 9th Guest
as Burke (Uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
as Detective (Uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Clifford
Strike Me Pink
as Hardie
Men of the Night
as Benson
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as G-Man at dancehall
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Police Officer Ricker
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Diamond Jim Brady
We're Only Human
as Editor of The Daily Star
Lady with Red Hair
as George Martin (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Desk Sgt. Cullen
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Walter Rising
Roaring Timber
as Sam Garvin
Smashing the Money Ring
as Capt. Kilrane
Millionaires in Prison
as R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Commissioner
Panic on the Air
as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
The Magnificent Brute
as Murphy
After the Dance
as Chief of Police
Gangs of Chicago
Dr. Broadway
as District Attorney McNamara
Murder Goes to College
as Police Inspector Simpson
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
Car 99
as Trooper Captain Ryan
Elmer, the Great
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
No Marriage Ties
as Red Moran, City Desk Editor
Charter Pilot
as Owen
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Inspector Quillan
The Glass Key
as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
The Nitwits
as Police Captain Jennings
Four Hours to Kill!
as Taft
Mind Your Own Business
as Detective
Commotion on the Ocean
as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
The Circus Clown
as Sheldon
Stolen Heaven
as Detective
Shadows of Sing Sing
Life Begins in College
as Tom Burke
Port of Lost Dreams
as Warden
The Great Hotel Murder
as Anthony Wilson
Down the Stretch
as Tex Reardon
Hitch Hike Lady
as Mike - a Racketeer
Grand Jury
as City Editor
He Married His Wife
as Warden
Here I Am a Stranger
as Managing Editor
I Believed in You
as Magistrate
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Hot News Margie
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Human Side
as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
as F.B.I. Chief
Woman in Distress
as Editor Herbert Claxton
Legion of Terror
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
The Officer and the Lady
as Police Captain Hart
Crime by Night
as District Attorney Hyatt
Broadway Scandals
as Jack
The Public Menace
as First Detective
Hold That Co-ed
as Coach Burke
Baby Face Harrington
as City Editor (uncredited)
Crime on Their Hands
as J.L. Cameron
Sandy Is a Lady
as Sergeant
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
as Kelley
Partners in Crime
as Inspector Simpson
Blazing Across the Pecos
as Mayor Ace Brockway
Find the Witness
as Charley Blair (uncredited)
White Lies
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Becker
The Perfect Clue
as District Attorney
Acquitted
as Nelson
That’s My Story
as Cummings
The Campus Mystery
as Detective Reardon
Men of the Hour
as Harper
Song of Love
as Traveling Salesman
I'd Give My Life
as Warden
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Detective Doyle (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Mischief
as Harry's Boss
Insurance
as Doctor (uncredited)
Getting a Ticket
as Motorcycle Cop