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