Charles Cahill Wilson
173 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 28, 1894
- Died
- Jan 7, 1948 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Cahill Wilson · Charles Wilson · Чарльз Кэхилл Уилсон · Чарльз Кэхилл Вильсон
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.3 It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Film
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★ 7.8 It Happened One Night
1934 · Film
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★ 7.6 Scarlet Street
1945 · Film
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★ 7.5 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Film
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★ 7.5 Angels with Dirty Faces
1938 · Film
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★ 7.3 Meet John Doe
1941 · Film
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★ 7.5 The Roaring Twenties
1939 · Film
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★ 7.1 You Only Live Once
1937 · Film
Charles Cahill Wilson: movies and TV shows
Acting (172)
- 1956 Commotion on the Ocean
as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
- 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 Wilson)
- 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 Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hi Johns
- 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 Charles Wilson)
- 1942 Dr. Broadway
as District Attorney McNamara
- 1942 This Gun for Hire
as Police Captain
- 1942 Lady Gangster
as Detective
- 1942
- 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
- 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 (uncredited)
- 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
- 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
- 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 Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Becker
- 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 That’s My Story
as Cummings
- 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 (uncredited)
- 1937 They Wanted to Marry
as Clark
- 1937 You Only Live Once
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
- 1937 Woman in Distress
as Editor Herbert Claxton
- 1937 Find the Witness
as Charley Blair (uncredited)
- 1936 Mind Your Own Business
as Detective
- 1936 Legion of Terror
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
- 1936 The Magnificent Brute
as Murphy
- 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
- 1936 The Mine with the Iron Door
as Pitkins
- 1936 Panic on the Air
as 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 The Return of Jimmy Valentine
as Kelley
- 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 White Lies
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- 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 Men of the Hour
as Harper
- 1935 The Case of the Curious Bride
as Ferry Captain (uncredited)
- 1935 Baby Face Harrington
as City Editor (uncredited)
- 1935 Four Hours to Kill!
as Taft
- 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 Murder in the Clouds
as Lackey
- 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
- 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
- 1929 Song of Love
as Traveling Salesman
- 1929 Broadway Scandals
as Jack
Behind the camera (1)
- 1929 Lucky Boy
Director