Charles C. Wilson
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Jul 28 1894• Died Jan 07 1948
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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…
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It's a Wonderful Life
Charlie (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Batman
Captain Arnold
The Roaring Twenties
Policeman (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Joe Gordon
Gentleman Jim
Gurney (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
Charlie Dawson
Road to Utopia
Official Policeman (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Female
Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Watchman (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Night Key
Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
Managing Editor
Blondie Goes to College
Police Sergeant
The Mayor of Hell
Wilson (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
George Martin (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
Chief O'Brien
Show Boat
Prison Farm
Reardon
Dressed to Kill
Newspaper Editor
The Return of Doctor X
Det. Kincaid
Hitch Hike Lady
Mike - a Racketeer
The Kennel Murder Case
Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Hi Johns
Strike Me Pink
Hardie
The Secret Code
Desk Sgt. Cullen
The Man Who Returned to Life
Inspector Mensil
The Case of the Curious Bride
Ferry Captain (uncredited)
Sally, Irene and Mary
Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
Silver Spurs
Mr. Hawkins
You Only Live Once
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Men of the Night
Benson
Dr. Broadway
District Attorney McNamara
Midnight Court
Police Chief
Fog Over Frisco
Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
Panic on the Air
Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
Legion of Terror
Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
Show Them No Mercy!
Clifford
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
Mind Your Own Business
Detective
Gold Diggers of 1933
Deputy (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Walter Rising
Two O'Clock Courage
Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
Tin Pan Alley
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
Sergeant
They Drive by Night
Mike Williams (uncredited)
Lucky Boy
Directing
Waterfront Lady
Jim McFee aka Mac
Key Witness
Warden (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
Albert
One Mile from Heaven
Fletcher
Music Is Magic
Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
Commander Brown (Uncredited)
Grand Jury
City Editor
Car 99
Trooper Captain Ryan
The Country Doctor
George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
Crime by Night
District Attorney Hyatt
We're Only Human
Editor of The Daily Star
Big Brown Eyes
Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
White Lies
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds
Lackey
Smart Girl
Morgan (uncredited)
Sandy Is a Lady
Sergeant
Private Detective 62
Club Bartender (Uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
Police Captain
State Police
Captain Halstead
No Marriage Ties
Red Moran, City Desk Editor
The Adventurous Blonde
Mortimer Gray
Here Is My Heart
Captain Dodge (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
F.B.I. Chief
The Human Side
Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
Hey, Rookie
Sam Jonas
Broadway Scandals
Jack
Rings on Her Fingers
The Spider's Web
Chase
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Police Officer Ricker
Disgraced!
Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
Hard to Handle
Jailer (uncredited)
The Nitwits
Police Captain Jennings
Havana Widows
Mr. Timberg
The Hell Cat
Graham
Gateway
Inspector
College Coach
Charles Hauser
The Dragon Murder Case
Det. Hennessey
Larceny in Her Heart
Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Elmer, the Great
Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
The Missing Juror
Mac Ellis (uncredited)
Girl in 313
Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
Crime of the Century
Police Lieutenant
Escape from Crime
C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Daughter of Shanghai
Schwartz (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Gambler (uncredited)
Stolen Heaven
Detective
Murder with Pictures
Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
Mike Cavanaugh
The House of Fear
Police Chief
Fighting Thoroughbreds
Spencer Bogart
Hot News Margie
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Glass Key
District Attorney Edward J. Farr
The Cowboy Quarterback
Coach Hap Farrell
Roaring Timber
Sam Garvin
Tenth Avenue Kid
Commissioner
The Officer and the Lady
Police Captain Hart
Name the Woman
Joel Walker
Cross Country Cruise
Detective (Uncredited)
He Married His Wife
Warden
Satan Met a Lady
Detective Pollock
Shadows of Sing Sing
Embarrassing Moments
Attorney
Air Hawks
Newspaper editor
I'd Give My Life
Warden
Down the Stretch
Tex Reardon
Blonde for a Day
Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Hamilton Burger
The Night Hawk
Lonigan
The Great Hotel Murder
Anthony Wilson
Murder Goes to College
Police Inspector Simpson
I Believed in You
Magistrate
Here I Am a Stranger
Managing Editor
Gas House Kids
Inspector Shannon
After the Dance
Chief of Police
Four Hours to Kill!
Taft
Earthworm Tractors
H.J. Russell
Millionaires in Prison
R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
Partners in Crime
Inspector Simpson
When Were You Born
Inspector Jim C. Gregg
Lady Gangster
Detective
The 9th Guest
Burke (Uncredited)
Life Begins in College
Tom Burke
Federal Fugitives
Bruce Lane
Woman in Distress
Editor Herbert Claxton
The Circus Clown
Sheldon
A Gun in His Hand
Chief of Police (uncredited)
The Perfect Clue
District Attorney
Hold That Co-ed
Coach Burke
Passkey to Danger
Police Sergeant
Mary Burns, Fugitive
G-Man at dancehall
Smashing the Money Ring
Capt. Kilrane
Broadway Limited
Detective (as Charles Wilson)
The St. Louis Kid
Mr. Harris
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Chief of Police
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Detective Doyle (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago
Big Town Scandal
Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
Warden
The Magnificent Brute
Murphy
My Sin
Guest in Pool Party
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Diamond Jim Brady
Crime on Their Hands
J.L. Cameron
Charter Pilot
Owen
Acquitted
Nelson
Baby Face Harrington
City Editor (uncredited)
Blazing Across the Pecos
Mayor Ace Brockway
Men of the Hour
Harper
The Public Menace
First Detective
Meet Mr. Mischief
Harry's Boss
They Wanted to Marry
Clark
Commotion on the Ocean
J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
Song of Love
Traveling Salesman
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Kelley
Affairs of a Gentleman
Inspector Quillan
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Becker
The Mine with the Iron Door
Pitkins
Find the Witness
Charley Blair (uncredited)
The Campus Mystery
Detective Reardon
Getting a Ticket
Motorcycle Cop
Insurance
Doctor (uncredited)
That’s My Story
Cummings