Career
Clarence Wilson appeared in nearly 200 movies between 1920 and 1941, mostly in supporting roles as an old miser or grouch. He had notable supporting roles in films like The Front Page (1931. As Sheriff Pinky), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) and You Can"t Take lieutenant With You (1938).
Wilson also played in several Our Gang comedies, most notably as Mr.
Crutch in Shrimps for a Day and school board chairman Alonzo Pratt in Come Back, Mission Pipps, his final film. Wilson died on October 5, 1941, approximately three weeks before the release of Come Back, Mission Pipps.