Acting
Charles Cahill 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).
Filmography
Commotion on the Ocean
Film · 1956
Crime on Their Hands
Film · 1948
Blazing Across the Pecos
Film · 1948
Big Town Scandal
Film · 1948
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Film · 1947
Meet Mr. Mischief
Film · 1947
Key Witness
Film · 1947
Gas House Kids
Film · 1946
Crime of the Century
Film · 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Film · 1946
Larceny in Her Heart
Film · 1946
Blonde for a Day
Film · 1946
Passkey to Danger
Film · 1946
Road to Utopia
Film · 1946
Week-End at the Waldorf
Film · 1945
Scarlet Street
Film · 1945
Two O'Clock Courage
Film · 1945
A Gun in His Hand
Film · 1945
Crime by Night
Film · 1944
The Missing Juror
Film · 1944
Hey, Rookie
Film · 1944
Silver Spurs
Film · 1943
Batman
Film · 1943
Lady Gangster
Film · 1942
This Gun for Hire
Film · 1942
Escape from Crime
Film · 1942
The Man Who Returned to Life
Film · 1942
Dr. Broadway
Film · 1942
Gentleman Jim
Film · 1942
Blondie Goes to College
Film · 1942
The Secret Code
Film · 1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Film · 1942
The Face Behind the Mask
Film · 1941
The Officer and the Lady
Film · 1941
Federal Fugitives
Film · 1941
Broadway Limited
Film · 1941
Dressed to Kill
Film · 1941
Meet John Doe
Film · 1941
Out of the Fog
Film · 1941
He Married His Wife
Film · 1940
Gangs of Chicago
Film · 1940
Charter Pilot
Film · 1940
Sandy Is a Lady
Film · 1940
City for Conquest
Film · 1940
Tin Pan Alley
Film · 1940
They Drive by Night
Film · 1940
Knute Rockne All American
Film · 1940
Lady with Red Hair
Film · 1940
Millionaires in Prison
Film · 1940
Girl in 313
Film · 1940
Public Deb No. 1
Film · 1940
The Return of Doctor X
Film · 1939
The Cowboy Quarterback
Film · 1939
Here I Am a Stranger
Film · 1939
Rose of Washington Square
Film · 1939
Smashing the Money Ring
Film · 1939
The House of Fear
Film · 1939
The Roaring Twenties
Film · 1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds
Film · 1939
Hotel for Women
Film · 1939
Invisible Stripes
Film · 1939
Tenth Avenue Kid
Film · 1938
When Were You Born
Film · 1938
Hold That Co-ed
Film · 1938
The Spider's Web
Film · 1938
Sally, Irene and Mary
Film · 1938
The Night Hawk
Film · 1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Film · 1938
Prison Farm
Film · 1938
Gateway
Film · 1938
State Police
Film · 1938
Angels with Dirty Faces
Film · 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
Film · 1937
Murder Goes to College
Film · 1937
Partners in Crime
Film · 1937
They Wanted to Marry
Film · 1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Film · 1937
Midnight Court
Film · 1937
The Great O'Malley
Film · 1937
Life Begins in College
Film · 1937
One Mile from Heaven
Film · 1937
Roaring Timber
Film · 1937
Woman in Distress
Film · 1937
The Adventurous Blonde
Film · 1937
You Only Live Once
Film · 1937
Night Key
Film · 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Film · 1937
Find the Witness
Film · 1937
That’s My Story
Film · 1937
Satan Met a Lady
Film · 1936
Earthworm Tractors
Film · 1936
Show Boat
Film · 1936
I'd Give My Life
Film · 1936
Grand Jury
Film · 1936
Big Brown Eyes
Film · 1936
36 Hours to Kill
Film · 1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Film · 1936
Strike Me Pink
Film · 1936
The Country Doctor
Film · 1936
The Magnificent Brute
Film · 1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Film · 1936
Murder with Pictures
Film · 1936
Legion of Terror
Film · 1936
Down the Stretch
Film · 1936
The Mine with the Iron Door
Film · 1936
Mind Your Own Business
Film · 1936
Panic on the Air
Film · 1936
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Film · 1936
The Glass Key
Film · 1935
The Perfect Clue
Film · 1935
Smart Girl
Film · 1935
Four Hours to Kill!
Film · 1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Film · 1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Film · 1935
Air Hawks
Film · 1935
Car 99
Film · 1935
The Gilded Lily
Film · 1935
Hitch Hike Lady
Film · 1935
We're Only Human
Film · 1935
After the Dance
Film · 1935
Music Is Magic
Film · 1935
Baby Face Harrington
Film · 1935
The Nitwits
Film · 1935
Murder in the Fleet
Film · 1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Film · 1935
Waterfront Lady
Film · 1935
The Great Hotel Murder
Film · 1935
The Public Menace
Film · 1935
The Case of the Curious Bride
Film · 1935
White Lies
Film · 1935
Men of the Hour
Film · 1935
It Happened One Night
Film · 1934
Name the Woman
Film · 1934
The Dragon Murder Case
Film · 1934
The Circus Clown
Film · 1934
The St. Louis Kid
Film · 1934
Port of Lost Dreams
Film · 1934
The Hell Cat
Film · 1934
Fog Over Frisco
Film · 1934
Affairs of a Gentleman
Film · 1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Film · 1934
Here Is My Heart
Film · 1934
Men of the Night
Film · 1934
Murder in the Clouds
Film · 1934
The Human Side
Film · 1934
Cross Country Cruise
Film · 1934
The 9th Guest
Film · 1934
Embarrassing Moments
Film · 1934
I Believed in You
Film · 1934
Gold Diggers of 1933
Film · 1933
Elmer, the Great
Film · 1933
The Mayor of Hell
Film · 1933
Hard to Handle
Film · 1933
College Coach
Film · 1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Film · 1933
Havana Widows
Film · 1933
Disgraced!
Film · 1933
No Marriage Ties
Film · 1933
Private Detective 62
Film · 1933
The Kennel Murder Case
Film · 1933
Female
Film · 1933
Shadows of Sing Sing
Film · 1933
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Film · 1932
The Campus Mystery
Film · 1932
Stolen Heaven
Film · 1931
Hot News Margie
Film · 1931
My Sin
Film · 1931
Getting a Ticket
Film · 1930
Insurance
Film · 1930
Broadway Scandals
Film · 1929
Acquitted
Film · 1929
Song of Love
Film · 1929