Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Commotion on the Ocean ★ 5.0 Commotion on the Ocean 1956 Crime on Their Hands ★ 7.1 Crime on Their Hands 1948 Blazing Across the Pecos ★ 5.8 Blazing Across the Pecos 1948 Big Town Scandal ★ 5.3 Big Town Scandal 1948 Key Witness ★ 4.8 Key Witness 1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ★ 6.8 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 Meet Mr. Mischief ★ 9.0 Meet Mr. Mischief 1947 It's a Wonderful Life ★ 8.3 It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Gas House Kids ★ 7.0 Gas House Kids 1946 Blonde for a Day ★ 5.8 Blonde for a Day 1946 Larceny in Her Heart ★ 6.0 Larceny in Her Heart 1946 Passkey to Danger ★ 8.0 Passkey to Danger 1946 Crime of the Century ★ 6.5 Crime of the Century 1946 Road to Utopia ★ 6.7 Road to Utopia 1946 Scarlet Street ★ 7.6 Scarlet Street 1945 Week-End at the Waldorf ★ 6.4 Week-End at the Waldorf 1945 A Gun in His Hand ★ 6.1 A Gun in His Hand 1945 Two O'Clock Courage ★ 6.3 Two O'Clock Courage 1945 The Missing Juror ★ 6.3 The Missing Juror 1944 Crime by Night ★ 6.4 Crime by Night 1944 Hey, Rookie ★ 8.0 Hey, Rookie 1944 Silver Spurs ★ 4.8 Silver Spurs 1943 Batman ★ 6.2 Batman 1943 Gentleman Jim ★ 7.2 Gentleman Jim 1942 The Secret Code ★ 5.9 The Secret Code 1942 Escape from Crime ★ 5.5 Escape from Crime 1942 Dr. Broadway ★ 6.0 Dr. Broadway 1942 This Gun for Hire ★ 7.0 This Gun for Hire 1942 Lady Gangster ★ 5.7 Lady Gangster 1942 Rings on Her Fingers ★ 6.8 Rings on Her Fingers 1942 The Man Who Returned to Life ★ 7.3 The Man Who Returned to Life 1942 Blondie Goes to College ★ 6.6 Blondie Goes to College 1942 The Officer and the Lady ★ 8.0 The Officer and the Lady 1941 Dressed to Kill ★ 6.3 Dressed to Kill 1941 Out of the Fog ★ 6.3 Out of the Fog 1941 Broadway Limited ★ 5.0 Broadway Limited 1941 Federal Fugitives ★ 6.3 Federal Fugitives 1941 Meet John Doe ★ 7.3 Meet John Doe 1941 The Face Behind the Mask ★ 6.5 The Face Behind the Mask 1941 Charter Pilot ★ 8.0 Charter Pilot 1940 Lady with Red Hair ★ 6.9 Lady with Red Hair 1940 Tin Pan Alley ★ 5.4 Tin Pan Alley 1940 Knute Rockne All American ★ 6.2 Knute Rockne All American 1940 City for Conquest ★ 6.9 City for Conquest 1940 Public Deb No. 1 ★ 4.9 Public Deb No. 1 1940 They Drive by Night ★ 6.9 They Drive by Night 1940 Millionaires in Prison ★ 6.1 Millionaires in Prison 1940 Girl in 313 ★ 5.6 Girl in 313 1940 Sandy Is a Lady ★ 9.0 Sandy Is a Lady 1940 Gangs of Chicago ★ 5.8 Gangs of Chicago 1940 He Married His Wife ★ 5.6 He Married His Wife 1940 Invisible Stripes ★ 6.2 Invisible Stripes 1939 The Return of Doctor X ★ 6.0 The Return of Doctor X 1939 The Roaring Twenties ★ 7.5 The Roaring Twenties 1939 Smashing the Money Ring ★ 5.8 Smashing the Money Ring 1939 Here I Am a Stranger ★ 7.3 Here I Am a Stranger 1939 Hotel for Women ★ 7.5 Hotel for Women 1939 The Cowboy Quarterback ★ 6.7 The Cowboy Quarterback 1939 The House of Fear ★ 7.7 The House of Fear 1939 Rose of Washington Square ★ 6.7 Rose of Washington Square 1939 Fighting Thoroughbreds ★ 7.0 Fighting Thoroughbreds 1939 Angels with Dirty Faces ★ 7.5 Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 The Spider's Web ★ 6.5 The Spider's Web 1938 The Night Hawk ★ 10.0 The Night Hawk 1938 Hold That Co-ed ★ 6.7 Hold That Co-ed 1938 Tenth Avenue Kid ★ 7.5 Tenth Avenue Kid 1938 Gateway ★ 7.4 Gateway 1938 When Were You Born ★ 5.3 When Were You Born 1938 Prison Farm ★ 6.8 Prison Farm 1938 Little Miss Thoroughbred ★ 4.8 Little Miss Thoroughbred 1938 State Police ★ 8.0 State Police 1938 Sally, Irene and Mary ★ 6.8 Sally, Irene and Mary 1938 Daughter of Shanghai ★ 5.4 Daughter of Shanghai 1937 The Adventurous Blonde ★ 5.3 The Adventurous Blonde 1937 That’s My Story ★ 8.0 That’s My Story 1937 Partners in Crime ★ 8.0 Partners in Crime 1937 Life Begins in College ★ 8.0 Life Begins in College 1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 ★ 6.6 Broadway Melody of 1938 1937 One Mile from Heaven ★ 6.6 One Mile from Heaven 1937 Roaring Timber ★ 6.0 Roaring Timber 1937