Charles C. Wilson
Charles Cahill Wilson 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, 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 and It's a Wonderful Life.
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, Batman, and The Secret Code, 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, as the villain opposite cowboy hero Charles Starrett.
Selected filmography
Lucky Boy - Bit Part Acquitted - Detective NelsonBroadway Scandals - JackSong of Love - Traveling SalesmanStolen Heaven - Detective Secrets of a Secretary - Police Captain My Sin - Guest in Pool Party Hard to Handle - Jailer Infernal Machine - First Mate Elmer, the Great - Mr. WadeGold Diggers of 1933 - Deputy Private Detective 62 - Bartender Heroes for Sale - 'Red' Squad Policeman #2 The Mayor of Hell - Wilson Disgraced! - Thompson, Assistant District Attorney Mary Stevens, M.D. - Walter RisingNo Marriage Ties - Red Moran, City Desk EditorFootlight Parade - Policeman The Kennel Murder Case - Det. Hennessy College Coach - Charles HauserFemale - Private Detective Falihee Havana Widows - Mr. TimbergDancing Lady - Club Manager Roman Scandals - Police Chief Charles Pratt Shadows of Sing Sing Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen - Chief of Police Cross Country Cruise - Detective The Ninth Guest - Burke I've [Got Your Number (film)|I've Got Your Number] - Detective Welch It Happened One Night - Joe GordonThe Crosby Case - Detective Summers Gambling Lady - Detective Making Raid Harold Teen - 'Mac' McKinseyI Believed in You - Magistrate Affairs of a Gentleman - Inspector QuillanFog Over Frisco - Detective Sgt. O'HagenThe Hell Cat - GrahamThe Circus Clown - SheldonName the Woman - Joel WalkerBeyond the Law - Prosecuting AttorneyThe Girl from Missouri - Police Lt. O'Sullivan The Dragon Murder Case - Det. HennesseyThe Human Side - Furniture Buyer Embarrassing Moments - AttorneyThe [Lemon Drop Kid (1934 film)|The Lemon Drop Kid] - WardenThe St. Louis Kid - Mr. Harris - the Trucking Company BossMen [of the Night (1934 film)|Men of the Night] - BensonBroadway Bill - CollinsBehold My Wife! - Police Captain Murder in the Clouds - LackeyHere Is My Heart - Captain Dodge The Secret Bride - Lt. Forrest White Lies - Defense Attorney The Gilded Lily - Managing EditorThe Little Colonel - Jeremy Higgins Car 99 - Trooper Captain RyanThe Great Hotel Murder - Anthony WilsonThe Perfect Clue - District AttorneyPrincess O'Hara - Newcomb Four Hours to Kill! - TaftBaby Face Harrington - City Editor The Case of the Curious Bride - Ferry Captain Reckless - Newspaper Editor Men of the Hour - HarperAir Hawks - Tribune Editor Murder in the Fleet - Cmdr. Brown The Nitwits - Police Captain JenningsThe Glass Key - District Attorney Edward J. FarrSmart Girl - Morgan After the Dance - Chief of Police Dante's Inferno - Police Inspector The Public Menace - First DetectiveWaterfront Lady - Jim McFee aka MacThe Case of the Lucky Legs - Police Officer RickerThis Is the Life - Theater Manager Rendezvous - Editor Fighting Youth - Bull StevensMusic Is Magic - Decker - Theatre Manager Mary Burns, Fugitive - G-Man at dancehallThanks a Million - Motor Policeman Sergeant Another Face - Police Captain Spellman Show Them No Mercy! - CliffordWe're Only Human - Star City Editor Morgan Hitch Hike Lady - Mike - a RacketeerStrike Me Pink - HardieThe Return of Jimmy Valentine - KelleyThe Country Doctor - George - Boat Captain Big Brown Eyes - Prosecuting Attorney Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - County Hospital Guard Panic on the Air - Chief Insp. FitzgeraldSmall Town Girl - Mr. Donaldson The Mine with the Iron Door - PitkinsShow Boat - Jim Green Ticket to Paradise - Detective Satan Met a Lady - Detective PollockEarthworm Tractors - H.J. Russell36 Hours to Kill - FBI Chief Grand Jury - Clark, Chronicle City EditorI'd Give My Life - WardenThe Gentleman from Louisiana - Diamond Jim BradyDown the Stretch - Tex ReardonThree Married Men - Train ConductorMurder with Pictures - Assistant Editor The Magnificent Brute - MurphyPigskin Parade - Yale Coach Rose Bowl - Burke Legion of Terror - Colonel McCollumPennies from Heaven - Prison Warden White Hunter - Minor Role Mind Your Own Business - DetectiveFind the Witness - Charley Blair Woman in Distress - Herbert GlaxtonWoman-Wise - Commissioner You Only Live Once - Police Inspector Girl Overboard - Editor They Wanted to Marry - ClarkThe Great O'Malley - Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver Murder Goes to College - Inspector SimpsonMidnight Court - Police Chief Night Key - Police Capt. Wallace The Case of the Stuttering Bishop - Hamilton BurgerThe Devil Is Driving - Defense Attorney Dan Healy Roaring Timber - Sam GarvinOne Mile from Heaven - Fletcher Broadway Melody of 1938 - Horse Auctioneer Life Begins in College - Coach BurkePartners in Crime - Inspector SimpsonThat's My Story - CummingsThe Adventurous Blonde - Mortimer GrayThoroughbreds Don't Cry - Horse Owner Daughter of Shanghai - Schwartz Sally, Irene and Mary - Covered Wagon Cafe ManagerState Police - Capt. HalsteadLittle Miss Thoroughbred - Mr. Becker, the GamblerPrison Farm - Reardon When Were You Born - Inspector Jim C. Gregg Gateway - Inspector The Gladiator - Theatre Manager Tenth Avenue Kid - CommissionerHold That Co-ed - Coach BurkeThe Night Hawk - LoniganThe Spider's Web - ChaseFive of a Kind - Editor Crocker Angels with Dirty Faces - Police Lt. Buckley Little Orphan Annie - Val LewisThere's That Woman Again - Police Captain Fighting Thoroughbreds - Spencer BogartPardon Our Nerve - Boxing Commissioner I Was a Convict - Peterson The Lady's from Kentucky - Steward Rose of Washington Square - Police Lt. Mike CavanaughThe [House of Fear (1939 film)|The House of Fear] - Police Chief The Forgotten Woman - Gray The Cowboy Quarterback - Coach Hap FarrellHotel for Women - Albert Here I Am a Stranger - Managing EditorSmashing the Money Ring - Capt. KilraneThe Roaring Twenties - Policeman The Return of Doctor X - Detective Roy KincaidInvisible Stripes - Arresting Officer He Married His Wife - WardenEnemy Agent - Chief Gangs of Chicago - C.A. Graham - Chief of Police Sandy Is a Lady - SergeantGirl in 313 - Vincent Brady, Commissioner of PoliceMillionaires in Prison - R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor They Drive by Night - Mike Williams Public Deb No. 1 - Sergeant City for Conquest - Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight So You Won't Talk - Johnson Knute Rockne, All American - Gambler South of Suez - Guard Tin Pan Alley - Police Desk Sergeant Lady with Red Hair - George Martin Charter Pilot - OwenThe Face [Behind the Mask (1941 film)|The Face Behind the Mask] - Chief O'BrienTall, Dark and Handsome - Charles, Assistant District Attorney Ride, Kelly, Ride - Racing Secretary Meet John Doe - Charlie DawsonTwo Señoritas from Chicago Las Vegas Nights - Ed - Deputy Sheriff Knockout - MoniganFederal Fugitives - Bruce LaneStrange Alibi - Police Desk Sergeant Broadway Limited - DetectiveOut of the Fog - Police Inspector Two in a Taxi - Captain Melton Dressed to Kill - EditorThe Officer and the Lady - Police Captain HartBlues in the Night - BarneyAll [Through the Night (film)|All Through the Night] - Police Lieutenant at Miller's Home Bakery Blondie Goes to College - Police Sergeant The Man Who Returned to Life - Inspector Mensil Rings on Her Fingers - Captain HurleyLady Gangster - DetectiveDr. Broadway - District Attorney McNamaraThis Gun for Hire - Police CaptainEscape from Crime - ReardonThe Secret Code - Desk Sgt. CullenMy Heart Belongs to Daddy - Desk Sgt. CullenGentleman Jim - Gurney Two Señoritas from Chicago - Chester T. AllgoodBatman - Police Capt. Arnold Silver Spurs - Mr. HawkinsA Scream in the Dark - City Editor Is Everybody Happy? - J. Lionel Smaltz Shine On, Harvest Moon - Stage Manager Hey, Rookie - Sam JonasRoger Touhy, Gangster - Police Capt. After Hay Wagon Crash Silent Partner - North Hollywood Cop Man from Frisco - Key Man Shadows in the Night - Sheriff Kansas City Kitty - Mr. Hugo Crime by Night - District Attorney HyattThe Big Noise - Train Conductor My Buddy - Chief DetectiveIrish Eyes Are Smiling - Detective The Missing Juror - Mac Ellis--Newspaper Editor Eadie Was a Lady - Berger Brewster's Millions - Charlie - the Stage Director Two O'Clock Courage - Brant - City Editor The Chicago Kid - Butler Incendiary Blonde - Mr. Ballinger Week-End at the Waldorf - Hi JohnsRoad to Utopia - Official Policeman Scarlet Street - Watchman Because of Him - City Editor Crime of the Century - Police LieutenantI Ring Doorbells - The InspectorThe Phantom Thief - Police Lieutenant Passkey to Danger - Police SergeantLarceny in Her Heart - Chief GentryBlonde for a Day - Chief of Police Will GentrySuspense - Police Officer Dangerous Business - Police Sergeant If I'm Lucky - Police Chief Gas House Kids - Inspector ShannonGinger - Police Sergeant Bringing Up Father - Frank - the Hotel DoormanIt's a Wonderful Life - Charlie The [Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty] - Police Desk Sergeant Key Witness - Warden Her Husband's Affairs - Police Captain Crime on Their Hands - J.L. Cameron - Managing EditorBig Town Scandal - Editor of the Chronicle Blazing Across the Pecos - Mayor Ace BrockwayCommotion on the Ocean - J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor