Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

28/07/1894

Day of Death

07/01/1948
(54) years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 of... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1956

Commotion on the Ocean

as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive ...

1948

Crime on Their Hands

as J.L. Cameron

1948

Blazing Across the Pecos

as Mayor Ace Brockway

1948

Big Town Scandal

as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)

1947

Key Witness

as Warden (uncredited)

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1947

Meet Mr. Mischief

as Harry's Boss

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as Charlie (uncredited)

1946

Gas House Kids

as Inspector Shannon

1946

Blonde for a Day

as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles ...

1946

Larceny in Her Heart

as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)

1946

Passkey to Danger

as Police Sergeant

1946

Crime of the Century

as Police Lieutenant

1946

Road to Utopia

as Official Policeman (uncredited)

1945

Scarlet Street

as Watchman (uncredited)

1945

A Gun in His Hand

as Chief of Police (uncredited)

1945

Two O'Clock Courage

as Brant - City Editor (uncredited)

1944

The Missing Juror

as Mac Ellis (Uncredited)

1944

Crime by Night

as District Attorney Hyatt

1944

Hey, Rookie

as Sam Jonas

1943

Silver Spurs

as Mr. Hawkins

1943

Batman

as Captain Arnold

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Gurney (uncredited)

1942

The Secret Code

as Desk Sgt. Cullen

1942

Escape from Crime

as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charl...

1942

Dr. Broadway

as District Attorney McNamara

1942

This Gun for Hire

as Police Captain

1942

Lady Gangster

as Detective

1942

The Man Who Returned to Life

as Inspector Mensil

1942

Blondie Goes to College

as Police Sergeant

1941

The Officer and the Lady

as Police Captain Hart

1941

Dressed to Kill

as Newspaper Editor

1941

Broadway Limited

as Detective (as Charles Wilson)

1941

Federal Fugitives

as Bruce Lane

1941

Meet John Doe

as Charlie Dawson

1941

The Face Behind the Mask

as Chief O'Brien

1940

Charter Pilot

as Owen

1940

Lady with Red Hair

as George Martin (uncredited)

1940

Tin Pan Alley

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as Gambler (uncredited)

1940

City for Conquest

as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (u...

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as Sergeant

1940

They Drive by Night

as Mike Williams (uncredited)

1940

Millionaires in Prison

as R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited...

1940

Girl in 313

as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police

1940

Sandy Is a Lady

as Sergeant

1940

He Married His Wife

as Warden

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

1939

The Return of Doctor X

as Det. Kincaid

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as Policeman (uncredited)

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as Capt. Kilrane

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as Managing Editor

1939

Hotel for Women

as Albert

1939

The Cowboy Quarterback

as Coach Hap Farrell

1939

The House of Fear

as Police Chief

1939

Rose of Washington Square

as Mike Cavanaugh

1939

Fighting Thoroughbreds

as Spencer Bogart

1938

The Spider's Web

as Chase

1938

The Night Hawk

as Lonigan

1938

Hold That Co-ed

as Coach Burke

1938

Tenth Avenue Kid

as Commissioner

1938

Gateway

as Inspector

1938

When Were You Born

as Inspector Jim C. Gregg

1938

Prison Farm

as Reardon

1938

State Police

as Captain Halstead

1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

as Schwartz (uncredited)

1937

The Adventurous Blonde

as Mortimer Gray

1937

Partners in Crime

as Inspector Simpson

1937

Life Begins in College

as Tom Burke

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

1937

One Mile from Heaven

as Fletcher

1937

Roaring Timber

as Sam Garvin

1937

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as Hamilton Burger

1937

Night Key

as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)

1937

Midnight Court

as Police Chief

1937

Murder Goes to College

as Police Inspector Simpson

1937

The Great O'Malley

as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (unc...

1937

You Only Live Once

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

1937

Woman in Distress

as Editor Herbert Claxton

1936

Mind Your Own Business

as Detective

1936

Legion of Terror

as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)

1936

Murder with Pictures

as Assistant Editor (uncredited)

1936

Down the Stretch

as Tex Reardon

1936

The Gentleman from Louisiana

as Diamond Jim Brady

1936

I'd Give My Life

as Warden

1936

Grand Jury

as City Editor

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as H.J. Russell

1936

36 Hours to Kill

as F.B.I. Chief

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as Detective Pollock

1936

Panic on the Air

as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)

1936

Big Brown Eyes

as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)

1936

The Country Doctor

as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)

1936

Strike Me Pink

as Hardie

1935

Hitch Hike Lady

as Mike - a Racketeer

1935

We're Only Human

as Editor of The Daily Star

1935

Show Them No Mercy!

as Clifford

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as G-Man at dancehall

1935

Music Is Magic

as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)

1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Police Officer Ricker

1935

Waterfront Lady

as Jim McFee aka Mac

1935

The Public Menace

as First Detective

1935

Smart Girl

as Morgan (uncredited)

1935

After the Dance

as Chief of Police

1935

The Glass Key

as District Attorney Edward J. Farr

1935

The Nitwits

as Police Captain Jennings

1935

Murder in the Fleet

as Commander Brown (Uncredited)

1935

Air Hawks

as Newspaper editor

1935

The Case of the Curious Bride

as Ferry Captain (uncredited)

1935

Baby Face Harrington

as City Editor (uncredited)

1935

The Perfect Clue

as District Attorney

1935

Car 99

as Trooper Captain Ryan

1935

The Great Hotel Murder

as Anthony Wilson

1935

The Gilded Lily

as Managing Editor

1934

Here Is My Heart

as Captain Dodge (uncredited)

1934

Men of the Night

as Benson

1934

The St. Louis Kid

as Mr. Harris

1934

Port of Lost Dreams

as Warden

1934

The Human Side

as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)

1934

Embarrassing Moments

as Attorney

1934

The Dragon Murder Case

as Det. Hennessey

1934

Name the Woman

as Joel Walker

1934

The Circus Clown

as Sheldon

1934

The Hell Cat

as Graham

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen

1934

Affairs of a Gentleman

as Inspector Quillan

1934

I Believed in You

as Magistrate

1934

It Happened One Night

as Joe Gordon

1934

The 9th Guest

as Burke (Uncredited)

1934

Cross Country Cruise

as Detective (Uncredited)

1934

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

as Chief of Police

1933

Havana Widows

as Mr. Timberg

1933

Female

as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)

1933

College Coach

as Charles Hauser

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)

1933

No Marriage Ties

as Red Moran, City Desk Editor

1933

Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Walter Rising

1933

Disgraced!

as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney

1933

The Mayor of Hell

as Wilson (uncredited)

1933

Private Detective 62

as Club Bartender (Uncredited)

1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Deputy (uncredited)

1933

Elmer, the Great

as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)

1933

Hard to Handle

as Jailer (uncredited)

1932

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

as Detective Doyle (uncredited)

1932

The Campus Mystery

as Detective Reardon

1931

Hot News Margie

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1931

My Sin

as Guest in Pool Party

1931

Stolen Heaven

as Detective

1930

Insurance

as Doctor (uncredited)

1930

Getting a Ticket

as Motorcycle Cop

1929

Acquitted

as Nelson

Crew

1929

Lucky Boy

as Director