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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

1.2

movie

Known For

Trapeze

Trapeze

1956

as John Ringling North
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Senator Smith
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as William J. Harding
Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Mr. Griswald
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Albee
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Bishop
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Sam Ronson
Trapeze
Trapeze
1956 • as John Ringling North
★ 6.3
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 • as Buck Ware
★ 7.2
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 • as Col Wallace E. Grayson
★ 5.6
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Senator Smith
★ 6.7
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 • as William J. Harding
★ 7.0
Dead End
Dead End
1937 • as Mr. Griswald
★ 7.0
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men
1955 • as Jason Carr
★ 5.9
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 • as Albee
★ 7.0
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 • as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938 • as Bishop
★ 6.8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 • as Capt. Brandy
★ 6.7
Kings Row
Kings Row
1942 • as Sam Winters
★ 7.3
Western Union
Western Union
1941 • as Pat Grogan
★ 6.0
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie
1946 • as Sheriff Ed Grayson
★ 5.9
Crash Dive
Crash Dive
1943 • as Adm. Bob Stewart
★ 6.4
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • as Sam Ronson
★ 7.1
Bright Victory
Bright Victory
1951 • as Mr. Paterson
★ 7.1
Pursuit
Pursuit
1935 • as Hale
★ 6.5
Young People
Young People
1940 • as Dakin
★ 5.3
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
1946 • as Mr. Harper
★ 7.0
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939 • as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
★ 4.8
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts
1938 • as Captain Griggs
★ 6.0
Mister 880
Mister 880
1950 • as Judge O'Neil
★ 7.2
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 • as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
★ 6.6
Checkers
Checkers
1937 • as Dr. Smith
★ 10.0
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke
1943 • as Mr. Washburn
★ 6.5
The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years
1956 • as Matt Comfort
★ 5.6
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as Maloney
★ 6.7
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 • as Townsend (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Touchdown, Army
Touchdown, Army
1938 • as Col. Denby
★ 7.5
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
★ 7.1
That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman
1937 • as Clark Tilden
★ 5.6
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 • as Insp. Renard
★ 6.6
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier
1952 • as Matt Denbow
★ 7.3
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Loy Henderson
★ 5.7
The Star
The Star
1952 • as Joe Morrison
★ 7.2
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk
1945 • as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 • as Joshua Speed
★ 6.9
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 • as Christopher Winters
★ 5.5
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 • as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
★ 6.0
When's Your Birthday?
When's Your Birthday?
1937 • as Regan
★ 5.5
The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl
1941 • as Judge Pulver
★ 5.7
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho
1936 • as Jonathan Hill
★ 7.0
Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 • as Lt. Milburn
★ 5.7
Boy Friend
Boy Friend
1939 • as Capt. Duffy
★ 9.0
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941 • as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
★ 6.5
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
1941 • as Arthur Barret
★ 5.8
Babbitt
Babbitt
1934 • as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
★ 6.3
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami
1941 • as Mr. Jim Reynolds
★ 6.5
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High
1939 • as Terry Archer
★ 6.5
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa
1935 • as Kenneth Marvin
★ 6.8
movie
Frisco Lil
1942
★ 8.3
24 Hours
24 Hours
1931 • as David Melbourn
★ 6.3
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
1948 • as Gen. Watkins
★ 5.7
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team
1940 • as Marshal
★ 6.6
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel
1951 • as Harold P. Cleveland
★ 6.4
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Warden George Booth
★ 6.2
Maisie
Maisie
1939 • as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 4.8
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944 • as Ramsey Kent
★ 7.0
Viva Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid
1940 • as Jesse Allen
★ 6.4
Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd
1953 • as Cyrus Mackey
★ 8.0
You Came Along
You Came Along
1945 • as Uncle Jack
★ 7.3
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues
1941 • as Henri Lambert
★ 6.2
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 • as Branch Rickey
★ 6.3
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
1949 • as Moose
★ 6.7
Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 • as Judge Colvin
★ 7.1
My Son John
My Son John
1952 • as Dr. Carver
★ 5.8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955 • as Judge Thatcher
★ 5.0
The Llano Kid
The Llano Kid
1939 • as Sheriff Robert McLane
★ 7.0
Fast Company
Fast Company
1938 • as Steve Langner
★ 5.4
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight
1939 • as U.S. Marshal Cole
★ 6.0
Hidden Gold
Hidden Gold
1940 • as Ed Colby
★ 5.8
Face to Face
Face to Face
1952 • as Scratchy Wilson
★ 6.0
That's My Baby!
That's My Baby!
1944 • as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
★ 5.6
The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West
1944 • as Dave Colby
★ 5.4
The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love
1937 • as Deschamps
★ 7.0
Little Egypt
Little Egypt
1951 • as Cyrus Graydon
★ 8.0
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • as District Attorney Orville Beamish
★ 7.4
Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs
1935 • as Fishbaker
★ 7.5
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons
1940 • as Barton Newbold
★ 7.4
Rangers of Fortune
Rangers of Fortune
1940 • as Clem Bowdry
★ 6.5
The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 • as Gen. Andrew Harvey
★ 4.9
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
1939 • as Airport Personnel Manager
★ 5.0
Stablemates
Stablemates
1938 • as Barney Donovan
★ 6.3
Age of Indiscretion
Age of Indiscretion
1935 • as Mr. Adams
★ 4.9
Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes
1937 • as Doc Thomas
★ 8.0
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint
1941 • as Sheriff Nickerson
★ 5.8
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 • as Governor
★ 5.4
Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 • as Evans
★ 7.3
Mister Dynamite
Mister Dynamite
1935 • as Clark Lewis
★ 7.0
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
Annapolis Farewell
Annapolis Farewell
1935 • as Cmmdre. Briggs
★ 8.0
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
1938 • as Dr. MacConaghey
★ 3.8
While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps
1938 • as Charles MacFarland
★ 7.0
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy
1943 • as Capt. Scott
★ 6.6
The Longest Night
The Longest Night
1936 • as Hardy
★ 6.3
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934 • as Colonel Sherwood
★ 5.8
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the Night
1944 • as Frederick Gordon
★ 6.0
Cupid and Three
Cupid and Three
1913 • as Ben
Television Spy
Television Spy
1939 • as Burton Lawson
★ 7.5
Day by Day
Day by Day
1913 • as Frank
★ 10.0
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Love Incognito
1913 • as Jack Fuller
★ 7.0
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
1913 • as Charles Watson