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name: "Charles Cahill Wilson"
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born: "28 July 1894"
died: "7 January 1948"
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# Charles Cahill Wilson

Actor. Born 28 July 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 7 January 1948.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 July 1894, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 7 January 1948
- **Also known as:** Charles Wilson, Чарльз Кэхилл Уилсон, Чарльз Кэхилл Вильсон, Чарльз К. Уилсон, Чарльз К. Вильсон

## Biography

Charles C. Wilson (also credited as Charles Wilson) was an American actor. Born in New York City on 29 July 1894, he began his career on stage with roles in six Broadway productions between 1918 and 1931. He appeared in more than 250 films from the late 1920s until his death on 7 January 1948 in Los Angeles County, California.

Wilson was frequently cast in small supporting roles as police officers, newspaper editors or officials. His most prominent part was as newspaper editor Joe Gordon in Frank Capra's *It Happened One Night* (1934). He also appeared in other Capra films, including *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936) and *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946).

In 1928 he directed the comedy *Lucky Boy*, in which he also made his screen debut; it was his only film as director. He worked across multiple studios and appeared in Columbia serials and shorts.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *It Happened One Night* (1934), Fi1m 88, as Joe Gordon — [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md)

## Also known for

- *Scarlet Street* (1945), Watchman (uncredited)
- *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
- *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938)
- *Meet John Doe* (1941), Charlie Dawson
- *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), Policeman (uncredited)
- *This Gun for Hire* (1942), Police Captain
- *You Only Live Once* (1937), Police Inspector (uncredited)
- *Gold Diggers of 1933* (1933), Deputy (uncredited)

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