Harry Wilson (actor)
Harry Wilson was a British character actor who appeared in over 300 films from 1928 to 1965 and proudly proclaimed himself "Hollywood's ugliest man".
His distinctive facial features and voice often led to him being cast as various henchmen, thugs, convicts and brawlers. His best-known roles include a Winkie Guard in The Wizard of Oz ; the female monster in Frankenstein's Daughter ; and together with Mike Mazurki, the henchman of George Raft's "Spats Colombo" in Some Like It Hot.
In 1961, in a credited role, he appeared as a townsman in the TV Western series Bat Masterson.
For over fifteen years Wilson was a stand-in for Wallace Beery, and he is the grandfather of actress Shauna Bloom.
Wilson died in 1978, aged 80.
Selected filmography
The Racket - Man at Funeral Shadow of the Law - Convict The Big House - Inmate #46375 Her Man - Drunken Sailor Way for a Sailor - Navy Man in Brawl A Lady's Morals - Tavern Extra The Gay Diplomat - Footman Sidewalks of New York - One of Butch's Henchmen The Tip-Off - Hood at Scarno's The Mad Genius - Curtain Man The Guilty Generation - Emmett - Mike's Henchman Ladies of the Big House - Buddy Delicious - Workman on Ship Cargo Deck The Beast of the City - Sam's Henchman Grand Hotel - Worker Night Court - Acquitted Truck Driver Huddle - Stoker in Mill The Dark Horse - Man in Jail Cell My Pal, the King - Soldier Blondie of the Follies - Loading Dock Worker Hold 'Em Jail - Sam's Son The Golden West - Townsman The Sport Parade - Heckler in Montage 20,000 Years in Sing Sing - Seated Prisoner Born to Fight - Gang MemberGoldie Gets Along - Fan at Beauty Contest Child of Manhattan - Loveland Dance Hall Extra Grand Slam - Mug Gabriel Over the White House - Nick's Henchman The Mayor of Hell - Joe's Henchman The Man Who Dared - Coal Miner Baby Face - Laborer The Prizefighter and the Lady - Training Camp Observer Hoopla - Roustabout Gambling Lady - Funeral Attendee Coming Out Party - Delivery Man Lazy River - Prisoner Whirlpool - Carnival Customer in Brawl Sing and Like It - Mug in Pool Hall We're Not Dressing - Smiling Sailor Such Women Are Dangerous - Court Bailiff The Cat's-Paw - Gangster The Affairs of Cellini - Henchman Judge Priest - Townsman in Saloon Lady by Choice - Bar Brawler The Captain Hates the Sea - Sailor The Painted Veil - Extra in Hong Kong Scene 365 Nights in Hollywood - Student Actor Mills of the Gods - Bit Role The Best Man Wins - Seaman Under Pressure - Cement Worker The Whole Town's Talking - Convict Les Misérables - Galley Fight Warder The Case of the Curious Bride - Mug Bringing Oscar to Mason's Mary Jane's Pa' - Roughneck Break of Hearts - Stagehand After the Dance - Convict Dante's Inferno - Stoker Metropolitan - Stage Hand One Way Ticket - Con A Tale of Two Cities - Revolutionary Riffraff - Man on Dance Floor Tough Guy - Gangster Anything Goes - Plug Ugly Modern Times - Worker The Bohemian Girl - Executioner The Country Doctor - Married Logger Flash Gordon - Pit Control Operator Sworn Enemy - Strongarm Man Our Relations - Seaman Murder with Pictures - Girard Henchman The Gay Desperado - Movie Theatre Brawler All American Chump - Gangster Come and Get It - Barfly Three Smart Girls - Man in Custody That Girl from Paris - Dock Worker God's Country and the Woman - Logger You Only Live Once - Convict Watching Baseball Game Man of the People - Workman Sea Devils - Saloon Waiter Pick a Star - Actor in Saloon Brawl Scene San Quentin - Marching Convict A Day at the Races - Detective with Sheriff Meet the Boyfriend - Thug Topper - Onlooker at Street Brawl The Big Shot - Chauffeur Big City - Comet Cab Driver The Bride Wore Red - Sailor at Cordellera Bar The Wrong Road - Convict Tim Tyler's Luck - Henchman The Big Broadcast of 1938 - Member of Black Gang A Slight Case of Murder - Butch King of the Newsboys - Coachman He Couldn't Say No - Jostled Subway Rider The Adventures of Marco Polo - Guard with Chamberlain Professor Beware - Brawler Racket Busters - Truck Driver Valley of the Giants - Landowner If I Were King - Beggar The Cowboy and the Lady - Man Shaving The Phantom Creeps - Schooner Crewman Flying G-Men - Henchman Let Freedom Ring - Barfly / Workman Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police - Moving Man Bridal Suite - Mountaineer with Guide Captain Fury - Convict The Gracie Allen Murder Case - Thug Invitation to Happiness - Man at Nightclub Entrance Coast Guard - Second Expressman The Wizard of Oz - Winkie Bad Little Angel - Fireman Invisible Stripes - Worker Northwest Passage - Ranger One Million B.C. - Rock PersonBoom Town - Townsman Wyoming - Townsman The Great Dictator - Soldier in Field Go West - Barfly / Train Passenger Maisie Was a Lady - Man at Carnival Sideshow Ridin' on a Rainbow - Cupid in Holiday Pageant Road Show - Townsman in Brawl Footlight Fever - Mike - Sailor in Pinky's Bar Hold That Ghost - Harry Honky Tonk - Cowboy on Back of Train Birth of the Blues - One of Blackie's Thugs Shadow of the Thin Man - Mug Shoving Waiter / Racetrack Security Guard Call Out the Marines - Café Patron Woman of the Year - Lubbeck's Bodyguard Born to Sing - Getaway Cabbie Tarzan's New York Adventure - Circus Roustabout Pardon My Sarong - Varnoff's Henchman The Big Street - Fethington Stand by for Action - Sailor Hangmen Also Die! - Ugly German Bodyguard Pilot No. 5 - Pinball Player Batman - Henchman Swing Fever - Killer's Second The Cross of Lorraine - French Soldier Bermuda Mystery - Wharf Rat The Hairy Ape - Tough in Bar Louisiana Hayride - Listener on Train Call of the Rockies - Miner Haunted Harbor - Barfly Lost in a Harem - Native in Café Audience The Princess and the Pirate - Pirate at the 'Bucket of Blood' The Lost Weekend The Captain from Köpenick - Suspect in Police Station Frisco Sal - Piano Tuner Within These Walls - Convict Her Highness and the Bellboy - Jake's Joint Patron Adventure - Big Mug A Letter for Evie - Uncle The Bandit of Sherwood Forest - Outlaw Of Human Bondage - Tough Guy Lawless Breed - Ugly Henchman Darning Sock The Strange Woman - Lumberjack High Barbaree - Vendor Brute Force - Tyrone Killer Dill - Diner in Opening Montage Heaven Only Knows - Angry Man at Meeting Wild Harvest - Alperson Crew Member Forever Amber - Minor Role High Wall - Patient in Visitors' Room Are You with It? - Porky Saigon - Stevedore A Southern Yankee - Confederate Soldier Macbeth - Banquet Guest Luxury Liner - Ship's Crewman Unknown Island - Barfly The Three Musketeers - Kidnapper Kiss the Blood Off My Hands - Man in Pub He Walked by Night - Prison Inmate Hills of Home - Wild Man The Paleface - Cowboy in Saloon Force of Evil - Henchman Wake of the Red Witch - 'Red Witch' Seaman Knock on Any Door - Man Take Me Out to the Ball Game - Baseball Game Attendee A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Guard Anna Lucasta - Barfly Rope of Sand - Guard Thieves' Highway - Fifth, Ugly Man at City Bar The Reckless Moment - Man in Bus Depot All the King's Men - One of Duffy's Goons Bride for Sale - Bruiser Buccaneer's Girl - Bertram Quicksand - Pier Spectator Cargo to Capetown - Brawling Seaman / Deck Crewman Comanche Territory - Barfly Beware of Blondie - Convict Fortunes of Captain Blood - Crew Member Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion - Thug Convicted - Convict in Prison Yard The Fuller Brush Girl - Crew Member Wyoming Mail - Bet-Loser Last of the Buccaneers - Pirate Pygmy Island - Ugly Thug with Machine Gun Al Jennings of Oklahoma - Barfly The Enforcer - B.J. - Herman's Sidekick The Lemon Drop Kid - Courtroom Spectator M - Man in Mob Double Crossbones - Pirate China Corsair - Sailor / Henchman Journey Into Light - Bum Anne of the Indies - Pirate at Inn The Barefoot Mailman - Theron Henchman Scandal Sheet - Barfly Harem Girl - Jamal Henchman Lone Star - Townsman Mutiny - Crew Member The Sellout - Prisoner in Cell Apache Country - Henchman Montana Territory - Choppy Glory Alley - Pug in Saloon Plymouth Adventure - Pub Patron The Raiders - Juror Million Dollar Mermaid - Minor Role Against All Flags - Pirate Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd - Ugly Pirate Fort Ti - Ranger Recruit Raiders of the Seven Seas - Pirate A Slight Case of Larceny - Youngwell The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. - Guard / Doorman Vice Squad - Man in Lineup Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Man Asking for Match The Golden Blade - Old Soldier Captain Scarface - Tall, Ugly Deck Sailor Crime Wave - Parolee Calamity Jane - Barfly Killer Ape - Dr. Andrews' Henchman Duffy of San Quentin - Lou - Convict Overland Pacific - Barfly Rails Into Laramie - Railroad Workman River of No Return - Prospector Them! - Alcoholic Ward Patient The Far Country - Miner Down Three Dark Streets - Brenda Ralles' Neighbor The Human Jungle - Man Being Booked at Station The Silver Chalice - Ruffian Sign of the Pagan - Hun Big House, U.S.A. - Inmate Who Starts Fight City of Shadows - Barfly It's Always Fair Weather - Butch McSween Trial - Courtroom Spectator Guys and Dolls - Singing Man in Barber Shop The Spoilers - Miner Mohawk - Settler Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Prisoner Tyrone Crime of Passion - Boxing Spectator Designing Woman - One of Daylor's Boys in Bar Man of a Thousand Faces - Extra in Bullpen Chicago Confidential - Wellwisher at Wedding My Man Godfrey - Dockhand Hell Bound - Seaman Merry Andrew - Roustabout The Sheepman - Town Loafer The Decks Ran Red - Helmsman Frankenstein's Daughter - The MonsterThe Buccaneer - Pirate with Eye Patch Some Like It Hot - Spats's henchman #2Ocean's 11 Heller in Pink Tights - Cheyenne Townsman Bloodlust! - Trophy Pocketful of Miracles - Slop - Pretends to be Governor of Utah Sergeants 3 - Barfly Kid Galahad - Bailey Fight Spectator Pressure Point - Convict / Inmate How the West Was Won - Cattleman at Barricade Billy Rose's Jumbo - Roustabout Irma la Douce - Wedding Guest 4 for Texas - Red-Coated Waiter Robin and the 7 Hoods - Gisborne's HoodDear Heart - Conventioneer The Greatest Story Ever Told The Hallelujah Trail - Miner The Great Race - Townsman The Money Trap - Man in Clinic The Cincinnati Kid - Spectator at Cockfight