
Charles C. Wilson
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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It's a Wonderful Life
as Charlie (uncredited)
1946

It Happened One Night
as Joe Gordon
1934

Waterfront Lady
as Jim McFee aka Mac
1935

Hot News Margie
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1931

Batman
as Captain Arnold
1943

Blonde for a Day
as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
1946

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
1936

Angels with Dirty Faces
1938

Scarlet Street
as Watchman (uncredited)
1945

Meet John Doe
as Charlie Dawson
1941

Gold Diggers of 1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
1933

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1947
