Birthday
1894/07/28
Day of death
1948/01/07 (53 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Charles Cahill Wilson, Charles Wilson, Чарльз Кэхилл Уилсон, Чарльз Кэхилл Вильсон, Чарльз К. Уилсон, Чарльз К. Вильсон
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 the...Read more
(1934) It Happened One Night
as Joe Gordon
(1939) The Return of Doctor X
as Det. Kincaid
(1942) Lady Gangster
as Detective
(1934) Name the Woman
as Joel Walker
(1933) Gold Diggers of 1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1947) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1936) Satan Met a Lady
as Detective Pollock
(1941) The Face Behind the Mask
as Chief O'Brien
(1941) The Officer and the Lady
as Police Captain Hart
(1935) The Glass Key
as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
(1937) Broadway Melody of 1938
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
(1936) Earthworm Tractors
as H.J. Russell
(1935) The Perfect Clue
as District Attorney
(1933) Elmer, the Great
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
(1942) This Gun for Hire
as Police Captain
(1936) Show Boat
as ---
(1934) The Dragon Murder Case
as Det. Hennessey
(1942) Escape from Crime
as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
(1937) Murder Goes to College
as Police Inspector Simpson
(1946) Gas House Kids
as Inspector Shannon
(1945) Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hi Johns
(1933) The Mayor of Hell
as Wilson (uncredited)
(1935) Smart Girl
as Morgan (uncredited)
(1935) Four Hours to Kill!
as Taft
(1939) The Cowboy Quarterback
as Coach Hap Farrell
(1938) Tenth Avenue Kid
as Commissioner
(1948) Crime on Their Hands
as J.L. Cameron
(1944) Crime by Night
as District Attorney Hyatt
(1935) The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Police Officer Ricker
(1933) Hard to Handle
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1933) College Coach
as Charles Hauser
(1935) Show Them No Mercy!
as Clifford
(1936) I'd Give My Life
as Warden
(1956) Commotion on the Ocean
as J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
(1929) Broadway Scandals
as Jack
(1933) Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Walter Rising
(1935) Air Hawks
as Newspaper editor
(1936) Grand Jury
as City Editor
(1940) He Married His Wife
as Warden
(1932) The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Detective Doyle (uncredited)
(1930) Getting a Ticket
as Motorcycle Cop
(1941) Federal Fugitives
as Bruce Lane
(1938) When Were You Born
as Inspector Jim C. Gregg
(1933) Havana Widows
as Mr. Timberg
(1938) Hold That Co-ed
as Coach Burke
(1935) Car 99
as Trooper Captain Ryan
(1938) The Spider's Web
as Chase
(1939) Here I Am a Stranger
as Managing Editor
(1937) Partners in Crime
as Inspector Simpson
(1935) The Gilded Lily
as Managing Editor
(1934) The Circus Clown
as Sheldon
(1938) Sally, Irene and Mary
as Covered Wagon Cafe Manager
(1935) Hitch Hike Lady
as Mike - a Racketeer
(1943) Silver Spurs
as Mr. Hawkins
(1935) We're Only Human
as Editor of The Daily Star
(1931) Stolen Heaven
as Detective
(1940) Gangs of Chicago
as ---
(1934) The St. Louis Kid
as Mr. Harris
(1937) They Wanted to Marry
as Clark
(1934) Port of Lost Dreams
as Warden
(1938) The Night Hawk
as Lonigan
(1934) The Hell Cat
as Graham
(1936) Big Brown Eyes
as Prosecuting Attorney (Uncredited)
(1941) Broadway Limited
as Detective (as Charles Wilson)
(1948) Blazing Across the Pecos
as Mayor Ace Brockway
(1947) Meet Mr. Mischief
as Harry's Boss
(1933) Disgraced!
as Thompson, Assistant District Attorney
(1939) Rose of Washington Square
as Mike Cavanaugh
(1935) After the Dance
as Chief of Police
(1934) Fog Over Frisco
as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen
(1936) 36 Hours to Kill
as F.B.I. Chief
(1935) Music Is Magic
as Decker - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1935) Baby Face Harrington
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1936) The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Diamond Jim Brady
(1946) Crime of the Century
as Police Lieutenant
(1937) The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Hamilton Burger
(1947) Key Witness
as Warden (uncredited)
(1939) Smashing the Money Ring
as Capt. Kilrane
(1934) Affairs of a Gentleman
as Inspector Quillan
(1936) Strike Me Pink
as Hardie
(1935) The Nitwits
as Police Captain Jennings
(1938) Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Becker
(1942) The Man Who Returned to Life
as ---
(1934) Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Chief of Police
(1939) The House of Fear
as Police Chief
(1942) Dr. Broadway
as District Attorney McNamara
(1931) Hot News Margie
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
(1939) The Roaring Twenties
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1935) Murder in the Fleet
as Commander Brown (Uncredited)
(1948) Big Town Scandal
as Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
(1937) Midnight Court
as Police Chief
(1936) The Country Doctor
as George the Boat Captain (uncredited)
(1937) The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Chiding School Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1946) It's a Wonderful Life
as Charlie (uncredited)
(1933) No Marriage Ties
as Red Moran, City Desk Editor
(1945) Scarlet Street
as Watchman (uncredited)
(1936) The Magnificent Brute
as Murphy
(1941) Dressed to Kill
as Newspaper Editor
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
(1937) Life Begins in College
as Tom Burke
(1936) Murder with Pictures
as Assistant Editor (uncredited)
(1936) Legion of Terror
as Colonel McCollum (as Charles Wilson)
(1939) Fighting Thoroughbreds
as Spencer Bogart
(1940) Charter Pilot
as Owen
(1945) Two O'Clock Courage
as Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
(1946) Larceny in Her Heart
as Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
(1940) Sandy Is a Lady
as Sergeant
(1936) Down the Stretch
as Tex Reardon
(1936) The Mine with the Iron Door
as Pitkins
(1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive
as G-Man at dancehall
(1937) One Mile from Heaven
as Fletcher
(1942) Gentleman Jim
as Gurney (uncredited)
(1938) Prison Farm
as Reardon
(1938) Gateway
as Inspector
(1935) Waterfront Lady
as Jim McFee aka Mac
(1940) Tin Pan Alley
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940) City for Conquest
as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
(1939) Hotel for Women
as Albert
(1940) They Drive by Night
as Mike Williams (uncredited)
(1940) Knute Rockne All American
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1940) Lady with Red Hair
as George Martin (uncredited)
(1940) Millionaires in Prison
as R.J. Reynolds, Sunday Editor (uncredited)
(1940) Girl in 313
as Vincent Brady, Commissioner of Police
(1946) Blonde for a Day
as Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
(1934) Here Is My Heart
as Captain Dodge (uncredited)
(1946) Passkey to Danger
as Police Sergeant
(1942) Blondie Goes to College
as Police Sergeant
(1933) Private Detective 62
as Club Bartender (Uncredited)
(1934) Men of the Night
as Benson
(1942) The Secret Code
as Desk Sgt. Cullen
(1937) Roaring Timber
as Sam Garvin
(1936) Mind Your Own Business
as Detective
(1934) Murder in the Clouds
as Lackey
(1937) Woman in Distress
as Editor Herbert Claxton
(1933) The Kennel Murder Case
as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
(1945) A Gun in His Hand
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
(1937) The Adventurous Blonde
as Mortimer Gray
(1943) Batman
as Captain Arnold
(1940) Public Deb No. 1
as Sergeant
(1938) State Police
as Captain Halstead
(1934) The Human Side
as Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
(1936) Panic on the Air
as Chief Inspector Fitzgerald
(1942) Rings on Her Fingers
as ---
(1946) Road to Utopia
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
(1935) The Great Hotel Murder
as Anthony Wilson
(1941) Meet John Doe
as Charlie Dawson
(1937) You Only Live Once
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
(1939) Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
(1933) Female
as Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)
(1934) Cross Country Cruise
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1934) The 9th Guest
as Burke (Uncredited)
(1934) Embarrassing Moments
as Attorney
(1935) The Public Menace
as First Detective
(1930) Insurance
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1944) The Missing Juror
as Mac Ellis (Uncredited)
(1937) Night Key
as Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
(1941) Out of the Fog
as ---
(1929) Acquitted
as Nelson
(1944) Hey, Rookie
as Sam Jonas
(1931) My Sin
as Guest in Pool Party
(1937) Daughter of Shanghai
as Schwartz (uncredited)