Minor Watson
104 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 22, 1889
- Died
- Jul 28, 1965 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Marianna, Arkansas, USA
- Also known as
- Minor S. Watson
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Minor Watson: movies and TV shows
Acting (104)
- 1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
as Gen. Andrew Harvey
- 1956 The Rawhide Years
as Matt Comfort
- 1956 Trapeze
as John Ringling North
- 1955 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Judge Thatcher
- 1955 Ten Wanted Men
as Jason Carr
- 1953 Roar of the Crowd
as Cyrus Mackey
- 1952 The Star
as Joe Morrison
- 1952 Face to Face
as Scratchy Wilson
- 1952 Untamed Frontier
as Matt Denbow
- 1952 My Son John
as Dr. Carver
- 1951 Little Egypt
as Cyrus Graydon
- 1951 Bright Victory
as Mr. Paterson
- 1951 As Young as You Feel
as Harold P. Cleveland
- 1950 Mister 880
as Judge O'Neil
- 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story
as Branch Rickey
- 1949 The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
- 1949 Beyond the Forest
as Moose
- 1948 A Southern Yankee
as Gen. Watkins
- 1946 Courage of Lassie
as Sheriff Ed Grayson
- 1946 Boys' Ranch
as Mr. Harper
- 1945 Saratoga Trunk
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
- 1945 Bewitched
as Governor
- 1945 You Came Along
as Uncle Jack
- 1945 A Bell for Adano
as McKay (uncredited)
- 1945 God Is My Co-Pilot
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
- 1944 The Thin Man Goes Home
as Sam Ronson
- 1944 Here Come the Waves
as Superior Officer (uncredited)
- 1944 That's My Baby!
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
- 1944 Shadows in the Night
as Frederick Gordon
- 1944 Christmas Holiday
as Townsend (uncredited)
- 1944 The Falcon Out West
as Dave Colby
- 1944 Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Ramsey Kent
- 1943 Happy Land
as Judge Colvin
- 1943 Guadalcanal Diary
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
- 1943 Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Washburn
- 1943 Yanks Ahoy
as Capt. Scott
- 1943 Action in the North Atlantic
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
- 1943 Mission to Moscow
as Loy Henderson
- 1943 Crash Dive
as Adm. Bob Stewart
- 1943 Power of the Press
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
- 1942 Gentleman Jim
as Buck Ware
- 1942 The Big Shot
as Warden George Booth
- 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Albee
- 1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
as Christopher Winters
- 1942
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew
as District Attorney Orville Beamish
- 1942 Woman of the Year
as William J. Harding
- 1942 Kings Row
as Sam Winters
- 1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Senator Smith
- 1941 Birth of the Blues
as Henri Lambert
- 1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
- 1941 The Parson of Panamint
as Sheriff Nickerson
- 1941 Moon Over Miami
as Mr. Jim Reynolds
- 1941 Mr. District Attorney
as Arthur Barret
- 1941 The Monster and the Girl
as Judge Pulver
- 1941 Western Union
as Pat Grogan
- 1940 Gallant Sons
as Barton Newbold
- 1940 Rangers of Fortune
as Clem Bowdry
- 1940 Young People
as Dakin
- 1940 Hidden Gold
as Ed Colby
- 1940 20 Mule Team
as Marshal
- 1940 Viva Cisco Kid
as Jesse Allen
- 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Joshua Speed
- 1939 The Llano Kid
as Sheriff Robert McLane
- 1939 Television Spy
as Burton Lawson
- 1939 Here I Am a Stranger
as Evans
- 1939 Angels Wash Their Faces
as Maloney
- 1939 News Is Made at Night
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
- 1939 Maisie
as Prosecuting Attorney
- 1939 Boy Friend
as Capt. Duffy
- 1939 The Hardys Ride High
as Terry Archer
- 1939 The Flying Irishman
as Airport Personnel Manager
- 1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Capt. Brandy
- 1939 Stand Up and Fight
as U.S. Marshal Cole
- 1938 While New York Sleeps
as Charles MacFarland
- 1938 Stablemates
as Barney Donovan
- 1938 Boys Town
as Bishop
- 1938 Touchdown, Army
as Col. Denby
- 1938 Fast Company
as Steve Langner
- 1938 Love, Honor and Behave
as Dr. MacConaghey
- 1938 Of Human Hearts
as Captain Griggs
- 1937 Checkers
as Dr. Smith
- 1937 Navy Blue and Gold
as Lt. Milburn
- 1937 Saturday's Heroes
as Doc Thomas
- 1937 That Certain Woman
as Clark Tilden
- 1937 Dead End
as Mr. Griswald
- 1937 The Woman I Love
as Deschamps
- 1937 When's Your Birthday?
as Regan
- 1936 The Longest Night
as Hardy
- 1936 Rose of the Rancho
as Jonathan Hill
- 1935 Annapolis Farewell
as Cmmdre. Briggs
- 1935 Pursuit
as Hale
- 1935 Lady Tubbs
as Fishbaker
- 1935 Age of Indiscretion
as Mr. Adams
- 1935 Mary Jane's Pa
as Kenneth Marvin
- 1935 Mister Dynamite
as Clark Lewis
- 1935 Charlie Chan in Paris
as Insp. Renard
- 1934 Babbitt
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
- 1934 The Pursuit of Happiness
as Colonel Sherwood
- 1931 24 Hours
as David Melbourn
- 1913 Dollars-Pounds-Sense
as Charles Watson
- 1913 Cupid and Three
as Ben
- 1913 Day by Day
as Frank
- 1913 Love Incognito
as Jack Fuller
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1987