Charles Cahill Wilson
Known for: Acting
Born: July 28, 1894
Died: January 7, 1948
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Filmography
173 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
5.0
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
7.1
Crime on Their Hands
1948
5.8
Blazing Across the Pecos
1948
5.3
Big Town Scandal
1948
4.8
Key Witness
1947
6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
19479.0
Meet Mr. Mischief
1947
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
7.0
Gas House Kids
1946
5.8
Blonde for a Day
1946
6.0
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
8.0
Passkey to Danger
1946
6.5
Crime of the Century
1946
6.7
Road to Utopia
1946
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945
6.4
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
6.1
A Gun in His Hand
1945
6.3
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
6.3
The Missing Juror
1944
6.4
Crime by Night
1944
8.0
Hey, Rookie
1944
4.8
Silver Spurs
1943
6.2
Batman
1943
7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942
5.9
The Secret Code
1942
5.5
Escape from Crime
1942
6.0
Dr. Broadway
1942
7.0
This Gun for Hire
1942
5.7
Lady Gangster
1942
6.8
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
7.3
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
6.6
Blondie Goes to College
1942
8.0
The Officer and the Lady
1941
6.3
Dressed to Kill
1941
6.3
Out of the Fog
1941
5.0
Broadway Limited
1941
6.3
Federal Fugitives
1941
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
6.5
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
7.7
Charter Pilot
1940
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940
5.4
Tin Pan Alley
1940
6.2
Knute Rockne All American
1940
6.9
City for Conquest
1940
4.9
Public Deb No. 1
1940
6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
6.1
Millionaires in Prison
1940
5.6
Girl in 313
1940
9.0
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
5.8
Gangs of Chicago
1940
5.6
He Married His Wife
1940
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939
6.0
The Return of Doctor X
1939
7.5
The Roaring Twenties
1939
5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
7.3
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
7.5
Hotel for Women
1939
6.7
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
7.7
The House of Fear
1939
6.7
Rose of Washington Square
19397.0
Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939
7.5
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
6.5
The Spider's Web
1938
10.0
The Night Hawk
1938
6.7
Hold That Co-ed
1938
7.5
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
7.4
Gateway
1938
5.3
When Were You Born
1938
6.8
Prison Farm
1938
4.8
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
8.0
State Police
1938
6.8
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
5.4
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
5.3
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
8.0
That’s My Story
1937
8.0
Partners in Crime
1937
8.0
Life Begins in College
1937
6.6
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
6.6
One Mile from Heaven
1937
6.0
Roaring Timber
1937
7.2
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
6.2
Night Key
1937
5.1
Midnight Court
1937
5.0
Murder Goes to College
1937
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937
5.8
They Wanted to Marry
1937
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937
8.0
Woman in Distress
1937
7.0
Find the Witness
1937
10.0
Mind Your Own Business
1936
7.0
Legion of Terror
1936
6.8
The Magnificent Brute
1936
5.4
Murder with Pictures
1936
6.0
Down the Stretch
1936
8.0
The Gentleman from Louisiana
19367.5
I'd Give My Life
1936
7.5
Grand Jury
1936
5.4
Earthworm Tractors
1936
6.1
36 Hours to Kill
1936
5.8
Satan Met a Lady
1936
6.7
Show Boat
1936
9.0
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
5.8
Panic on the Air
1936
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
6.2
Big Brown Eyes
1936
6.5
The Country Doctor
1936
10.0
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
1936
6.6
Strike Me Pink
1936
7.8
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
6.5
We're Only Human
1935
7.5
White Lies
1935
7.5
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
9.0
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
5.3
Music Is Magic
1935
6.0
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
5.3
Waterfront Lady
1935
6.0
The Public Menace
1935
7.0
Smart Girl
1935
6.5
After the Dance
1935
6.7
The Glass Key
1935
6.7
The Nitwits
1935
6.6
Murder in the Fleet
1935
6.2
Air Hawks
1935
8.0
Men of the Hour
1935
6.0
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
5.4
Baby Face Harrington
1935
5.7
Four Hours to Kill!
1935
6.0
The Perfect Clue
1935
7.5
Car 99
1935
6.0
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
6.7
The Gilded Lily
1935
7.3
Here Is My Heart
1934
5.1
Murder in the Clouds
1934
4.5
Men of the Night
1934
6.3
The St. Louis Kid
1934
7.3
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
9.0
The Human Side
1934
9.0
Embarrassing Moments
1934
5.9
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
9.0
Name the Woman
1934
6.7
The Circus Clown
1934
8.0
The Hell Cat
1934
6.4
Fog Over Frisco
1934
4.0
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934
7.0
I Believed in You
1934
7.8
It Happened One Night
1934
6.0
The 9th Guest
1934
6.7
Cross Country Cruise
1934
6.0
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
7.0
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
6.6
Havana Widows
1933
6.3
Female
1933
4.6
College Coach
1933
6.1
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
4.9
No Marriage Ties
1933
6.2
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
6.5
Disgraced!
1933
7.0
The Mayor of Hell
1933
6.2
Private Detective 62
1933
7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
5.1
Elmer, the Great
1933
6.9
Hard to Handle
1933
5.4
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
19327.0
The Campus Mystery
1932
6.7
Hot News Margie
1931
5.7
My Sin
1931
7.0
Stolen Heaven
1931
8.5
Insurance
1930
6.2
Getting a Ticket
1930
8.0
Acquitted
1929
4.7
Song of Love
1929
6.5
Broadway Scandals
1929
5.3
Lucky Boy
1929