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Charles C. Wilson

1894-07-28

The 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).

Charles C. Wilson in

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It's a Wonderful Life

8.27 average rating
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Affairs of a Gentleman

3.333 average rating
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The Kennel Murder Case

6.123 average rating
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Strike Me Pink

6.6 average rating
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Show Them No Mercy!

7 average rating
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It Happened One Night

7.823 average rating
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Meet John Doe

7.297 average rating
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You Only Live Once

7.108 average rating
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Earthworm Tractors

5 average rating
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Batman

6.4 average rating
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

6.7 average rating
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Scarlet Street

7.6 average rating
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The Roaring Twenties

7.494 average rating
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Little Miss Thoroughbred

4 average rating
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

7.541 average rating
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Gentleman Jim

7.234 average rating
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The Campus Mystery

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This Gun for Hire

6.924 average rating
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Angels with Dirty Faces

7.5 average rating
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Gold Diggers of 1933

7.174 average rating