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Minor Watson
Minor Watson

Minor Watson

ActingBorn December 22, 1889Died July 28, 1965 (age 75)Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Biography

Minor Watson (December 22, 1889 – July 28, 1965) was a prominent character actor. He appeared in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956. His credits included Boys Town (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Kings Row (1942), Guadalcanal Diary (1943), Bewitched (1945), The Virginian (1946), and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950).

Filmography

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as Gen. Andrew Harvey

Movie
1956
The Rawhide Years

as Matt Comfort

Movie
1956
Trapeze

as John Ringling North

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Ten Wanted Men

as Jason Carr

Movie
1953
Roar of the Crowd

as Cyrus Mackey

Movie
1952
The Star

as Joe Morrison

Movie
1952
Face to Face

as Scratchy Wilson

Movie
1952
Untamed Frontier

as Matt Denbow

Movie
1952
My Son John

as Dr. Carver

Movie
1951
Little Egypt

as Cyrus Graydon

Movie
1951
Bright Victory

as Mr. Paterson

Movie
1951
As Young as You Feel

as Harold P. Cleveland

Movie
1950
Mister 880

as Judge O'Neil

Movie
1950Movie
1949
The File on Thelma Jordon

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Movie
1949Movie
1948
A Southern Yankee

as Gen. Watkins

Movie
1946
Courage of Lassie

as Sheriff Ed Grayson

Movie
1946
Boys' Ranch

as Mr. Harper

Movie
1945
Saratoga Trunk

as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Bewitched

as Governor

Movie
1945
You Came Along

as Uncle Jack

Movie
1945
A Bell for Adano

as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

Movie
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot

as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

Movie
1944Movie
1944
Here Come the Waves

as Superior Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1944
That's My Baby!

as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Movie
1944
Shadows in the Night

as Frederick Gordon

Movie
1944
Christmas Holiday

as Townsend (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Falcon Out West

as Dave Colby

Movie
1944Movie
1943
Happy Land

as Judge Colvin

Movie
1943
Guadalcanal Diary

as Col Wallace E. Grayson

Movie
1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Mr. Washburn

Movie
1943
Yanks Ahoy

as Capt. Scott

Movie
1943
Action in the North Atlantic

as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Mission to Moscow

as Loy Henderson

Movie
1943
Crash Dive

as Adm. Bob Stewart

Movie
1943
Power of the Press

as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Gentleman Jim

as Buck Ware

Movie
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli

as Christopher Winters

Movie
1942
The Big Shot

as Warden George Booth

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Remarkable Andrew

as District Attorney Orville Beamish

Movie
1942
Woman of the Year

as William J. Harding

Movie
1942
Kings Row

as Sam Winters

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Birth of the Blues

as Henri Lambert

Movie
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye

as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

Movie
1941
The Parson of Panamint

as Sheriff Nickerson

Movie
1941
Moon Over Miami

as Mr. Jim Reynolds

Movie
1941
Mr. District Attorney

as Arthur Barret

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Western Union

as Pat Grogan

Movie
1940
Gallant Sons

as Barton Newbold

Movie
1940
Rangers of Fortune

as Clem Bowdry

Movie
1940
Young People

as Dakin

Movie
1940
Hidden Gold

as Ed Colby

Movie
1940
20 Mule Team

as Marshal

Movie
1940
Viva Cisco Kid

as Jesse Allen

Movie
1940Movie
1939
The Llano Kid

as Sheriff Robert McLane

Movie
1939
Television Spy

as Burton Lawson

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1939
News Is Made at Night

as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

Movie
1939
Maisie

as Prosecuting Attorney

Movie
1939
Boy Friend

as Capt. Duffy

Movie
1939
The Hardys Ride High

as Terry Archer

Movie
1939
The Flying Irishman

as Airport Personnel Manager

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Stand Up and Fight

as U.S. Marshal Cole

Movie
1938
While New York Sleeps

as Charles MacFarland

Movie
1938
Stablemates

as Barney Donovan

Movie
1938
Boys Town

as Bishop

Movie
1938
Touchdown, Army

as Col. Denby

Movie
1938
Fast Company

as Steve Langner

Movie
1938
Love, Honor and Behave

as Dr. MacConaghey

Movie
1938
Of Human Hearts

as Captain Griggs

Movie
1937
Checkers

as Dr. Smith

Movie
1937
Navy Blue and Gold

as Lt. Milburn

Movie
1937
Saturday's Heroes

as Doc Thomas

Movie
1937
That Certain Woman

as Clark Tilden

Movie
1937
Dead End

as Mr. Griswald

Movie
1937
The Woman I Love

as Deschamps

Movie
1937Movie
1936Movie
1936
Rose of the Rancho

as Jonathan Hill

Movie
1935
Annapolis Farewell

as Cmmdre. Briggs

Movie
1935
Pursuit

as Hale

Movie
1935
Lady Tubbs

as Fishbaker

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Mary Jane's Pa

as Kenneth Marvin

Movie
1935
Mister Dynamite

as Clark Lewis

Movie
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris

as Insp. Renard

Movie
1934
Babbitt

as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

Movie
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness

as Colonel Sherwood

Movie
1931
24 Hours

as David Melbourn

Movie
1913
Dollars-Pounds-Sense

as Charles Watson

Movie
1913Movie
1913
Day by Day

as Frank

Movie
1913
Love Incognito

as Jack Fuller

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 22, 1889
Day of DeathJuly 28, 1965
Place of BirthMarianna, Arkansas, USA
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