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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

1.0

movie

Known For

Trapeze

Trapeze

1956

as John Ringling North
Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Mr. Griswald
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Senator Smith
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Albee
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Sam Ronson
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as William J. Harding
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

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