Charles C. Wilson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-07-28 (54 years old)

Deathday

1948-01-07

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Charles C. Wilson

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 ...

Acting

1934

1939

The Return of Doctor X

as Det. Kincaid

1942

Lady Gangster

as Detective

1934

Name the Woman

as Joel Walker

1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Deputy (uncredited)

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as Detective Pollock

1941

The Face Behind the Mask

as Chief O'Brien

1941

The Officer and the Lady

as Police Captain Hart

1935

The Glass Key

as District Attorney Edward J. Farr

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as H.J. Russell

1935

The Perfect Clue

as District Attorney

1933

Elmer, the Great

as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)

1942

This Gun for Hire

as Police Captain

1934

The Dragon Murder Case

as Det. Hennessey

1942

Escape from Crime

as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)

1937

Murder Goes to College

as Police Inspector Simpson

1946

Gas House Kids

as Inspector Shannon

1933

The Mayor of Hell

as Wilson (uncredited)

1935

Smart Girl

as Morgan (uncredited)

1939

The Cowboy Quarterback

as Coach Hap Farrell

1938

Tenth Avenue Kid

as Commissioner

1948

Crime on Their Hands

as J.L. Cameron

1944

Crime by Night

as District Attorney Hyatt

1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Police Officer Ricker

1933

Hard to Handle

as Jailer (uncredited)

1933

College Coach

as Charles Hauser

1935

1936

1956

Commotion on the Ocean

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

1933

Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Walter Rising

1935

Air Hawks

as Newspaper editor

1936

Grand Jury

as City Editor

1940

1932

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

as Detective Doyle (uncredited)

1930

Getting a Ticket

as Motorcycle Cop

1941

Federal Fugitives

as Bruce Lane

1938

When Were You Born

as Inspector Jim C. Gregg

1933

Havana Widows

as Mr. Timberg

1938

Hold That Co-ed

as Coach Burke

1935

Car 99

as Trooper Captain Ryan

1938

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as Managing Editor

1937

Partners in Crime

as Inspector Simpson

1935

The Gilded Lily

as Managing Editor

1934

1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager

1935

Hitch Hike Lady

as Mike - a Racketeer

1943

Silver Spurs

as Mr. Hawkins

1935

We're Only Human

as Editor of The Daily Star

1931

Stolen Heaven

as Detective

1934

The St. Louis Kid

as Mr. Harris

1934

1938

The Night Hawk

as Lonigan

1934

The Hell Cat

as Graham

1936

Big Brown Eyes

as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)

1941

Broadway Limited

as Detective (as Charles Wilson)

1948

Blazing Across the Pecos

as Mayor Ace Brockway

1947

Meet Mr. Mischief

as Harry's Boss

1933

Disgraced!

as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney

1939

Rose of Washington Square

as Mike Cavanaugh

1935

After the Dance

as Chief of Police

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen

1936

36 Hours to Kill

as F.B.I. Chief

1935

Music Is Magic

as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)

1935

Baby Face Harrington

as City Editor (uncredited)

1936

The Gentleman from Louisiana

as Diamond Jim Brady

1946

Crime of the Century

as Police Lieutenant

1937

1947

Key Witness

as Warden (uncredited)

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as Capt. Kilrane

1934

Affairs of a Gentleman

as Inspector Quillan

1936

1935

The Nitwits

as Police Captain Jennings

1942

The Man Who Returned to Life

as Inspector Mensil

1934

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

as Chief of Police

1939

The House of Fear

as Police Chief

1942

Dr. Broadway

as District Attorney McNamara

1931

Hot News Margie

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as Policeman (uncredited)

1935

Murder in the Fleet

as Commander Brown (Uncredited)

1948

Big Town Scandal

as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)

1937

Midnight Court

as Police Chief

1936

The Country Doctor

as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)

1937

The Great O'Malley

as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as Charlie (uncredited)

1933

No Marriage Ties

as Red Moran, City Desk Editor

1945

Scarlet Street

as Watchman (uncredited)

1941

Dressed to Kill

as Newspaper Editor

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)

1937

1936

Murder with Pictures

as Assistant Editor (uncredited)

1936

Legion of Terror

as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)

1939

Fighting Thoroughbreds

as Spencer Bogart

1940

1945

Two O'Clock Courage

as Brant - City Editor (uncredited)

1946

Larceny in Her Heart

as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)

1940

Sandy Is a Lady

as Sergeant

1936

Down the Stretch

as Tex Reardon

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as G-Man at dancehall

1937

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Gurney (uncredited)

1938

Prison Farm

as Reardon

1938

Gateway

as Inspector

1940

Tin Pan Alley

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1935

Waterfront Lady

as Jim McFee aka Mac

1940

City for Conquest

as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)

1939

1940

They Drive by Night

as Mike Williams (uncredited)

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as Gambler (uncredited)

1940

Lady with Red Hair

as George Martin (uncredited)

1940

Millionaires in Prison

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

1940

Girl in 313

as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police

1946

Blonde for a Day

as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)

1934

Here Is My Heart

as Captain Dodge (uncredited)

1946

Passkey to Danger

as Police Sergeant

1942

Blondie Goes to College

as Police Sergeant

1933

Private Detective 62

as Club Bartender (Uncredited)

1934

1942

The Secret Code

as Desk Sgt. Cullen

1937

Roaring Timber

as Sam Garvin

1936

1937

Woman in Distress

as Editor Herbert Claxton

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)

1945

A Gun in His Hand

as Chief of Police (uncredited)

1937

The Adventurous Blonde

as Mortimer Gray

1943

Batman

as Captain Arnold

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as Sergeant

1938

State Police

as Captain Halstead

1934

The Human Side

as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)

1936

Panic on the Air

as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald

1946

Road to Utopia

as Official Policeman (uncredited)

1935

The Great Hotel Murder

as Anthony Wilson

1941

Meet John Doe

as Charlie Dawson

1937

You Only Live Once

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

1933

Female

as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)

1934

Cross Country Cruise

as Detective (Uncredited)

1934

The 9th Guest

as Burke (Uncredited)

1934

1935

The Public Menace

as First Detective

1930

Insurance

as Doctor (uncredited)

1944

The Missing Juror

as Mac Ellis (Uncredited)

1937

Night Key

as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)

1929

Acquitted

as Nelson

1944

Hey, Rookie

as Sam Jonas

1931

My Sin

as Guest in Pool Party

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

as Schwartz (uncredited)

1934

I Believed in You

as Magistrate

1932

The Campus Mystery

as Detective Reardon

1935

The Case of the Curious Bride

as Ferry Captain (uncredited)

Production

1929

Lucky Boy

as Director

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