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Minor Watson

Minor Watson

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).

Born

Dec 22, 1889

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Died

Jul 28, 1965

Known For

Acting

Movies

105 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

movie

Known For

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Senator Smith
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Bishop
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Sam Ronson
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Albee
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as William J. Harding
Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Mr. Griswald
Trapeze

Trapeze

1956

as John Ringling North
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 • as Col Wallace E. Grayson
★ 5.6
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 • as McKay (uncredited)
★ 6.0
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Senator Smith
★ 6.7
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
1946 • as Mr. Harper
★ 7.0
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
★ 7.1
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men
1955 • as Jason Carr
★ 5.9
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938 • as Bishop
★ 6.8
Western Union
Western Union
1941 • as Pat Grogan
★ 6.0
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • as Sam Ronson
★ 7.1
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie
1946 • as Sheriff Ed Grayson
★ 5.9
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 • as Albee
★ 7.0
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 • as Insp. Renard
★ 6.6
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 • as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Touchdown, Army
Touchdown, Army
1938 • as Col. Denby
★ 7.5
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 • as William J. Harding
★ 7.0
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 • as Branch Rickey
★ 6.3
Young People
Young People
1940 • as Dakin
★ 5.2
Dead End
Dead End
1937 • as Mr. Griswald
★ 7.1
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941 • as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
★ 6.5
Checkers
Checkers
1937 • as Dr. Smith
★ 10.0
Trapeze
Trapeze
1956 • as John Ringling North
★ 6.3
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 • as Capt. Brandy
★ 6.7
Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho
1936 • as Jonathan Hill
★ 7.0
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 • as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
★ 6.5
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel
1951 • as Harold P. Cleveland
★ 6.4
The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years
1956 • as Matt Comfort
★ 5.6
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 • as Buck Ware
★ 7.2
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke
1943 • as Mr. Washburn
★ 6.5
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
1941 • as Arthur Barret
★ 5.8
Crash Dive
Crash Dive
1943 • as Adm. Bob Stewart
★ 6.4
Pursuit
Pursuit
1935 • as Hale
★ 6.5
The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 • as Gen. Andrew Harvey
★ 4.9
Boy Friend
Boy Friend
1939 • as Capt. Duffy
★ 9.0
Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd
1953 • as Cyrus Mackey
★ 8.0
Mister 880
Mister 880
1950 • as Judge O'Neil
★ 7.2
The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl
1941 • as Judge Pulver
★ 5.7
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
1948 • as Gen. Watkins
★ 5.7
You Came Along
You Came Along
1945 • as Uncle Jack
★ 7.3
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Loy Henderson
★ 5.7
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 • as Joshua Speed
★ 7.0
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 • as Christopher Winters
★ 5.5
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Warden George Booth
★ 6.2
While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps
1938 • as Charles MacFarland
★ 7.0
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa
1935 • as Kenneth Marvin
★ 6.8
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts
1938 • as Captain Griggs
★ 6.0
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 • as Townsend (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High
1939 • as Terry Archer
★ 6.5
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955 • as Judge Thatcher
★ 5.0
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier
1952 • as Matt Denbow
★ 7.3
The Star
The Star
1952 • as Joe Morrison
★ 7.2
Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 • as Lt. Milburn
★ 5.7
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk
1945 • as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Kings Row
Kings Row
1942 • as Sam Winters
★ 7.3
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight
1939 • as U.S. Marshal Cole
★ 6.0
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as Maloney
★ 6.7
Bright Victory
Bright Victory
1951 • as Mr. Paterson
★ 7.1
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
1938 • as Dr. MacConaghey
★ 3.8
Stablemates
Stablemates
1938 • as Barney Donovan
★ 6.3
The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West
1944 • as Dave Colby
★ 5.4
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the Night
1944 • as Frederick Gordon
★ 6.0
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint
1941 • as Sheriff Nickerson
★ 5.8
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934 • as Colonel Sherwood
★ 5.8
That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman
1937 • as Clark Tilden
★ 5.6
When's Your Birthday?
When's Your Birthday?
1937 • as Regan
★ 5.5
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939 • as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
★ 4.8
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
1949 • as Moose
★ 6.7
Annapolis Farewell
Annapolis Farewell
1935 • as Cmmdre. Briggs
★ 8.0
Rangers of Fortune
Rangers of Fortune
1940 • as Clem Bowdry
★ 6.5
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
1939 • as Airport Personnel Manager
★ 5.0
Here Come the Waves
Here Come the Waves
1944 • as Superior Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Power of the Press
Power of the Press
1943 • as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
★ 6.5
My Son John
My Son John
1952 • as Dr. Carver
★ 5.6
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues
1941 • as Henri Lambert
★ 6.2
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons
1940 • as Barton Newbold
★ 7.4
Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 • as Evans
★ 7.3
Hidden Gold
Hidden Gold
1940 • as Ed Colby
★ 5.8
Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs
1935 • as Fishbaker
★ 7.5
The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love
1937 • as Deschamps
★ 7.0
Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 • as Judge Colvin
★ 7.1
Maisie
Maisie
1939 • as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 4.8
Face to Face
Face to Face
1952 • as Scratchy Wilson
★ 6.0
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami
1941 • as Mr. Jim Reynolds
★ 6.5
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 • as Governor
★ 5.4
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944 • as Ramsey Kent
★ 7.0
Age of Indiscretion
Age of Indiscretion
1935 • as Mr. Adams
★ 4.9
Cupid and Three
Cupid and Three
1913 • as Ben
The Longest Night
The Longest Night
1936 • as Hardy
★ 6.2
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team
1940 • as Marshal
★ 6.6
That's My Baby!
That's My Baby!
1944 • as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
★ 5.6
The Llano Kid
The Llano Kid
1939 • as Sheriff Robert McLane
★ 7.0
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • as District Attorney Orville Beamish
★ 7.4
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Frisco Lil
1942
★ 8.3
Fast Company
Fast Company
1938 • as Steve Langner
★ 5.4
Babbitt
Babbitt
1934 • as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
★ 6.3
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy
1943 • as Capt. Scott
★ 6.6
Viva Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid
1940 • as Jesse Allen
★ 6.4
Little Egypt
Little Egypt
1951 • as Cyrus Graydon
★ 8.0
24 Hours
24 Hours
1931 • as David Melbourn
★ 6.3
Television Spy
Television Spy
1939 • as Burton Lawson
★ 7.5
Mister Dynamite
Mister Dynamite
1935 • as Clark Lewis
★ 7.0
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
1913 • as Charles Watson
Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes
1937 • as Doc Thomas
★ 8.0
Day by Day
Day by Day
1913 • as Frank
★ 10.0
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Love Incognito
1913 • as Jack Fuller
★ 7.0