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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

0.7

movie

Known For

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Albee
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Bishop
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
Trapeze

Trapeze

1956

as John Ringling North
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

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