Charles C. 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 whitehaired 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 Wilsons only film as a director His most notable role was probably Clark Gables wonderfully aggravated newspaper boss in Frank Capras 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 Its a Wonderful Life 1946 Shortly before his death Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the tworeel comedy Crime on Their Hands 1948