Harry Wilson (actor)

Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
	Wilson in He Walked by Night (1948)
Born	22 November 1897; London, England
Died	6 September 1978 (aged 80); Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928–1965
Relatives	Shauna Bloom (granddaughter)

Harry Wilson (22 November 1897 – 6 September 1978) was a British character actor who appeared in over 300 films^{[citation needed]} from 1928 to 1965 and proudly proclaimed himself "Hollywood's ugliest man".^[1]

His distinctive facial features and voice (often said to be the result of acromegaly, a disorder of the pituitary gland, although they do not fully meet the criteria) often led to him being cast as various henchmen, thugs, convicts and brawlers. His best-known roles include a Winkie Guard in The Wizard of Oz (1939); the female monster in Frankenstein's Daughter (1958); and together with Mike Mazurki, the henchman of George Raft's "Spats Colombo" in Some Like It Hot (1959).

In 1961, in a credited role, he appeared as a townsman in the TV Western series Bat Masterson (S3E18 "The Prescott Campaign").

For over fifteen years Wilson was a stand-in for Wallace Beery, and he is the grandfather of actress Shauna Bloom.

Wilson died in 1978, aged 80.

Selected filmography

The Racket (1928) - Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Shadow of the Law (1930) - Convict (uncredited)
The Big House (1930) - Inmate #46375 (uncredited)
Her Man (1930) - Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
Way for a Sailor (1930) - Navy Man in Brawl (uncredited)
A Lady's Morals (1930) - Tavern Extra (uncredited)
The Gay Diplomat (1931) - Footman (uncredited)
Sidewalks of New York (1931) - One of Butch's Henchmen (uncredited)
The Tip-Off (1931) - Hood at Scarno's (uncredited)
The Mad Genius (1931) - Curtain Man (uncredited)
The Guilty Generation (1931) - Emmett - Mike's Henchman (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House (1931) - Buddy (uncredited)
Delicious (1931) - Workman on Ship Cargo Deck (uncredited)
The Beast of the City (1932) - Sam's Henchman (uncredited)
Grand Hotel (1932) - Worker (uncredited)
Night Court (1932) - Acquitted Truck Driver (uncredited)
Huddle (1932) - Stoker in Mill (uncredited)
The Dark Horse (1932) - Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)
My Pal, the King (1932) - Soldier (uncredited)
Blondie of the Follies (1932) - Loading Dock Worker (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail (1932) - Sam's Son (uncredited)
The Golden West (1932) - Townsman (uncredited)
The Sport Parade (1932) - Heckler in Montage (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) - Seated Prisoner (uncredited)
Born to Fight (1932) - Gang Member
Goldie Gets Along (1933) - Fan at Beauty Contest (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan (1933) - Loveland Dance Hall Extra (uncredited)
Grand Slam (1933) - Mug (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House (1933) - Nick's Henchman (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
The Man Who Dared (1933) - Coal Miner (uncredited)
Baby Face (1933) - Laborer (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) - Training Camp Observer (uncredited)
Hoopla (1933) - Roustabout (uncredited)
Gambling Lady (1934) - Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Coming Out Party (1934) - Delivery Man (uncredited)
Lazy River (1934) - Prisoner (uncredited)
Whirlpool (1934) - Carnival Customer in Brawl (uncredited)
Sing and Like It (1934) - Mug in Pool Hall (uncredited)
We're Not Dressing (1934) - Smiling Sailor (uncredited)
Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
The Cat's-Paw (1934) - Gangster (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini (1934) - Henchman (uncredited)
Judge Priest (1934) - Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
Lady by Choice (1934) - Bar Brawler (uncredited)
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) - Sailor (uncredited)
The Painted Veil (1934) - Extra in Hong Kong Scene (uncredited)
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) - Student Actor (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods (1934) - Bit Role (uncredited)
The Best Man Wins (1935) - Seaman (uncredited)
Under Pressure (1935) - Cement Worker (uncredited)
The Whole Town's Talking (1935) - Convict (uncredited)
Les Misérables (1935) - Galley Fight Warder (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) - Mug Bringing Oscar to Mason's (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa' (1935) - Roughneck (uncredited)
Break of Hearts (1935) - Stagehand (uncredited)
After the Dance (1935) - Convict (uncredited)
Dante's Inferno (1935) - Stoker (uncredited)
Metropolitan (1935) - Stage Hand (uncredited)
One Way Ticket (1935) - Con (uncredited)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Revolutionary (uncredited)
Riffraff (1936) - Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Tough Guy (1936) - Gangster (uncredited)
Anything Goes (1936) - Plug Ugly (uncredited)
Modern Times (1936) - Worker (uncredited)
The Bohemian Girl (1936) - Executioner (uncredited)
The Country Doctor (1936) - Married Logger (uncredited)
Flash Gordon (1936, Serial) - Pit Control Operator (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy (1936) - Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Our Relations (1936) - Seaman (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures (1936) - Girard Henchman (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado (1936) - Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
All American Chump (1936) - Gangster (uncredited)
Come and Get It (1936) - Barfly (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls (1936) - Man in Custody (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris (1936) - Dock Worker (uncredited)
God's Country and the Woman (1937) - Logger (uncredited)
You Only Live Once (1937) - Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)
Man of the People (1937) - Workman (uncredited)
Sea Devils (1937) - Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Pick a Star (1937) - Actor in Saloon Brawl Scene (uncredited)
San Quentin (1937) - Marching Convict (uncredited)
A Day at the Races (1937) - Detective with Sheriff (uncredited)
Meet the Boyfriend (1937) - Thug (uncredited)
Topper (1937) - Onlooker at Street Brawl (uncredited)
The Big Shot (1937) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
Big City (1937) - Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Red (1937) - Sailor at Cordellera Bar (uncredited)
The Wrong Road (1937) - Convict (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck (1937, Serial) - Henchman [Ch. 12] (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) - Member of Black Gang (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder (1938) - Butch (uncredited)
King of the Newsboys (1938) - Coachman (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No (1938) - Jostled Subway Rider (uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) - Guard with Chamberlain (uncredited)
Professor Beware (1938) - Brawler (uncredited)
Racket Busters (1938) - Truck Driver (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants (1938) - Landowner (uncredited)
If I Were King (1938) - Beggar (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) - Man Shaving (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps (1939, Serial) - Schooner Crewman (uncredited)
Flying G-Men (1939) - Henchman (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring (1939) - Barfly / Workman (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) - Moving Man (uncredited)
Bridal Suite (1939) - Mountaineer with Guide (uncredited)
Captain Fury (1939) - Convict (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) - Thug (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness (1939) - Man at Nightclub Entrance (uncredited)
Coast Guard (1939) - Second Expressman (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Winkie (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel (1939) - Fireman (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939) - Worker (uncredited)
Northwest Passage (1940) - Ranger (uncredited)
One Million B.C. (1940) - Rock Person
Boom Town (1940) - Townsman (uncredited)
Wyoming (1940) - Townsman (uncredited)
The Great Dictator (1940) - Soldier in Field (uncredited)
Go West (1940) - Barfly / Train Passenger (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941) - Man at Carnival Sideshow (uncredited)
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) - Cupid in Holiday Pageant (uncredited)
Road Show (1941) - Townsman in Brawl (uncredited)
Footlight Fever (1941) - Mike - Sailor in Pinky's Bar (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost (1941) - Harry (uncredited)
Honky Tonk (1941) - Cowboy on Back of Train (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues (1941) - One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) - Mug Shoving Waiter / Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
Call Out the Marines (1942) - Café Patron (uncredited)
Woman of the Year (1942) - Lubbeck's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Born to Sing (1942) - Getaway Cabbie (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) - Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong (1942) - Varnoff's Henchman (uncredited)
The Big Street (1942) - Fethington (uncredited)
Stand by for Action (1942) - Sailor (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die! (1943) - Ugly German Bodyguard (uncredited)
Pilot No. 5 (1943) - Pinball Player (uncredited)
Batman (1943, Serial) - Henchman (uncredited)
Swing Fever (1943) - Killer's Second (uncredited)
The Cross of Lorraine (1943) - French Soldier (uncredited)
Bermuda Mystery (1944) - Wharf Rat (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape (1944) - Tough in Bar (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride (1944) - Listener on Train (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies (1944) - Miner (uncredited)
Haunted Harbor (1944, Serial) - Barfly [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem (1944) - Native in Café Audience (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate (1944) - Pirate at the 'Bucket of Blood' (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend (1945) (uncredited)
The Captain from Köpenick (1945) - Suspect in Police Station (uncredited)
Frisco Sal (1945) - Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Within These Walls (1945) - Convict (uncredited)
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) - Jake's Joint Patron (uncredited)
Adventure (1945) - Big Mug (uncredited)
A Letter for Evie (1946) - Uncle (uncredited)
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946) - Outlaw (uncredited)
Of Human Bondage (1946) - Tough Guy (uncredited)
Lawless Breed (1946) - Ugly Henchman Darning Sock (uncredited)
The Strange Woman (1946) - Lumberjack (uncredited)
High Barbaree (1947) - Vendor (uncredited)
Brute Force (1947) - Tyrone (uncredited)
Killer Dill (1947) - Diner in Opening Montage (uncredited)
Heaven Only Knows (1947) - Angry Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Wild Harvest (1947) - Alperson Crew Member (uncredited)
Forever Amber (1947) - Minor Role (uncredited)
High Wall (1947) - Patient in Visitors' Room (uncredited)
Are You with It? (1948) - Porky (uncredited)
Saigon (1948) - Stevedore (uncredited)
A Southern Yankee (1948) - Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Macbeth (1948) - Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Luxury Liner (1948) - Ship's Crewman (uncredited)
Unknown Island (1948) - Barfly (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1948) - Kidnapper (uncredited)
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) - Man in Pub (uncredited)
He Walked by Night (1948) - Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Hills of Home (1948) - Wild Man (uncredited)
The Paleface (1948) - Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
Force of Evil (1948) - Henchman (uncredited)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948) - 'Red Witch' Seaman (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949) - Man (uncredited)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) - Baseball Game Attendee (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) - Guard (uncredited)
Anna Lucasta (1949) - Barfly (uncredited)
Rope of Sand (1949) - Guard (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway (1949) - Fifth, Ugly Man at City Bar (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment (1949) - Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
All the King's Men (1949) - One of Duffy's Goons (uncredited)
Bride for Sale (1949) - Bruiser (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl (1950) - Bertram (uncredited)
Quicksand (1950) - Pier Spectator (uncredited)
Cargo to Capetown (1950) - Brawling Seaman / Deck Crewman (uncredited)
Comanche Territory (1950) - Barfly (uncredited)
Beware of Blondie (1950) - Convict (uncredited)
Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) - Crew Member (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) - Thug (uncredited)
Convicted (1950) - Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) - Crew Member (uncredited)
Wyoming Mail (1950) - Bet-Loser (uncredited)
Last of the Buccaneers (1950) - Pirate (uncredited)
Pygmy Island (1950) - Ugly Thug with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) - Barfly (uncredited)
The Enforcer (1951) - B.J. - Herman's Sidekick (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) - Courtroom Spectator (unconfirmed)
M (1951) - Man in Mob (uncredited)
Double Crossbones (1951) - Pirate (uncredited)
China Corsair (1951) - Sailor / Henchman (uncredited)
Journey Into Light (1951) - Bum (uncredited)
Anne of the Indies (1951) - Pirate at Inn (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1952) - Barfly (uncredited)
Harem Girl (1952) - Jamal Henchman (uncredited)
Lone Star (1952) - Townsman (uncredited)
Mutiny (1952) - Crew Member (uncredited)
The Sellout (1952) - Prisoner in Cell (uncredited)
Apache Country (1952) - Henchman (uncredited)
Montana Territory (1952) - Choppy (uncredited)
Glory Alley (1952) - Pug in Saloon (uncredited)
Plymouth Adventure (1952) - Pub Patron (uncredited)
The Raiders (1952) - Juror (uncredited)
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Against All Flags (1952) - Pirate (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) - Ugly Pirate (uncredited)
Fort Ti (1953) - Ranger Recruit (uncredited)
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) - Pirate (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) - Youngwell (uncredited)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) - Guard / Doorman (uncredited)
Vice Squad (1953) - Man in Lineup (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) - Man Asking for Match (uncredited)
The Golden Blade (1953) - Old Soldier (uncredited)
Captain Scarface (1953) - Tall, Ugly Deck Sailor (uncredited)
Crime Wave (1953) - Parolee (uncredited)
Calamity Jane (1953) - Barfly (uncredited)
Killer Ape (1953) - Dr. Andrews' Henchman (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin (1954) - Lou - Convict (uncredited)
Overland Pacific (1954) - Barfly (uncredited)
Rails Into Laramie (1954) - Railroad Workman (uncredited)
River of No Return (1954) - Prospector (uncredited)
Them! (1954) - Alcoholic Ward Patient (uncredited)
The Far Country (1954) - Miner (uncredited)
Down Three Dark Streets (1954) - Brenda Ralles' Neighbor (uncredited)
The Human Jungle (1954) - Man Being Booked at Station (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice (1954) - Ruffian (uncredited)
Sign of the Pagan (1954) - Hun (uncredited)
Big House, U.S.A. (1955) - Inmate Who Starts Fight (uncredited)
City of Shadows (1955) - Barfly (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955) - Butch McSween (uncredited)
Trial (1955) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls (1955) - Singing Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
The Spoilers (1955) - Miner (uncredited)
Mohawk (1956) - Settler (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 21: "Number Twenty-Two") - Prisoner Tyrone (uncredited)
Crime of Passion (1957) - Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Designing Woman (1957) - One of Daylor's Boys in Bar (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) - Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential (1957) - Wellwisher at Wedding (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1957) - Dockhand (uncredited)
Hell Bound (1957) - Seaman (uncredited)
Merry Andrew (1958) - Roustabout (uncredited)
The Sheepman (1958) - Town Loafer (uncredited)
The Decks Ran Red (1958) - Helmsman (uncredited)
Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) - The Monster
The Buccaneer (1958) - Pirate with Eye Patch (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot (1959) - Spats's henchman #2
Ocean's 11 (1960) (uncredited)
Heller in Pink Tights (1960) - Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
Bloodlust! (1961) - Trophy (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961) - Slop - Pretends to be Governor of Utah (uncredited)
Sergeants 3 (1962) - Barfly (uncredited)
Kid Galahad (1962) - Bailey Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Pressure Point (1962) - Convict / Inmate (uncredited)
How the West Was Won (1962) - Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) - Roustabout (uncredited)
Irma la Douce (1963) - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
4 for Texas (1963) - Red-Coated Waiter (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) - Gisborne's Hood
Dear Heart (1964) - Conventioneer (uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail (1965) - Miner (uncredited)
The Great Race (1965) - Townsman (uncredited)
The Money Trap (1965) - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965) - Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited) (final film role)

References

^ Slide, Anthony: Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players and Stand-Ins, Univ. Press of Mississippi, ISBN 978-1617034749, p110

External links

Harry Wilson at IMDb

[1] Slide, Anthony: Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players and Stand-Ins, Univ. Press of Mississippi, ISBN 978-1617034749, p110

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