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Minor Watson

Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1 / Dec / 1889 (135 years old)

Place of Birth

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

  • Minor S. 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).

Known For

8.2
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

5 / Mar / 1942
8.0
Frisco Lil

Frisco Lil

6 / Mar / 1942
7.2
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

7 / Nov / 1942
7.2
Kings Row

Kings Row

2 / Feb / 1942
7.2
The Star

The Star

5 / Dec / 1952
7.2
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

6 / Nov / 1940
7.2
Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

4 / Jul / 1952
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1 / Dec / 1944
7.1
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

7 / Jun / 1943
7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

6 / May / 1942

Credits

Acting

1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1956
Trapeze
as John Ringling North
1956
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Gen. Andrew Harvey
1956
The Rawhide Years
as Matt Comfort
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
My Son John
as Dr. Carver
1952
The Star
as Joe Morrison
1952
Face to Face
as Scratchy Wilson
1952
Untamed Frontier
as Matt Denbow
1951
Bright Victory
as Mr. Paterson
1951
As Young as You Feel
as Harold P. Cleveland
1951
Little Egypt
as Cyrus Graydon
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Branch Rickey
1950
Mister 880
as Judge O'Neil
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
Bewitched
as Governor
1945
Saratoga Trunk
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
1945
You Came Along
as Uncle Jack
1945
A Bell for Adano
as Maj. Gen. McKay
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Sam Ronson
1944
The Falcon Out West
as Dave Colby
1944
That's My Baby!
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Ramsey Kent
1944
Christmas Holiday
as Townsend
1944
Shadows in the Night
as Frederick Gordon
1944
Here Come the Waves
as Superior Officer (uncredited)
1943
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
1943
Happy Land
as Judge Colvin
1943
Yanks Ahoy
as Capt. Scott
1943
Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Washburn
1943
Power of the Press
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
1943
Crash Dive
as Adm. Bob Stewart
1943
Mission to Moscow
as Loy Henderson
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Albee
1942
Woman of the Year
as William J. Harding
1942
Gentleman Jim
as Buck Ware
1942
The Big Shot
as Warden George Booth
1942
Kings Row
as Sam Winters
1942
Frisco Lil
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as District Attorney Orville Beamish
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Christopher Winters
1941
Moon Over Miami
as Mr. Jim Reynolds
1941
Western Union
as Pat Grogan
1941
Birth of the Blues
as Henri Lambert
1941
Mr. District Attorney
as Arthur Barret
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
1941
The Parson of Panamint
as Sheriff Nickerson
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Senator Smith
1941
The Monster and the Girl
as Judge Pulver
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Joshua Speed
1940
Hidden Gold
as Ed Colby
1940
Young People
as Dakin
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
as Jesse Allen
1940
Gallant Sons
as Barton Newbold
1940
20 Mule Team
as Marshal
1940
Rangers of Fortune
as Clem Bowdry
1939
Maisie
as Prosecuting Attorney
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Capt. Brandy
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Maloney
1939
The Llano Kid
as Sheriff Robert McLane
1939
Here I Am a Stranger
as Evans
1939
The Flying Irishman
as Airport Personnel Manager
1939
Television Spy
as Burton Lawson
1939
Stand Up and Fight
as U.S. Marshal Cole
1939
The Hardys Ride High
as Terry Archer
1939
News Is Made at Night
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
1939
Boy Friend
as Capt. Duffy
1938
Boys Town
as Bishop
1938
While New York Sleeps
as Charles MacFarland
1938
Of Human Hearts
as Captain Griggs
1938
Stablemates
as Barney Donovan
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
as Dr. MacConaghey
1938
Fast Company
as Steve Langner
1938
Touchdown, Army
as Col. Denby
1937
Dead End
as Mr. Griswald
1937
That Certain Woman
as Clark Tilden
1937
Saturday's Heroes
as Doc Thomas
1937
When's Your Birthday?
as Regan
1937
The Woman I Love
as Deschamps
1937
Navy Blue and Gold
as Lt. Milburn
1937
Checkers
as Dr. Smith
1936
The Longest Night
as Hardy
1936
Rose of the Rancho
as Jonathan Hill
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Insp. Renard
1935
Pursuit
as Hale
1935
Mary Jane's Pa
as Kenneth Marvin
1935
Age of Indiscretion
as Mr. Adams
1935
Mister Dynamite
as Clark Lewis
1935
Lady Tubbs
as Fishbaker
1935
Annapolis Farewell
as Cmmdre. Briggs
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Colonel Sherwood
1934
Babbitt
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
1931
24 Hours
as David Melbourn
1913
Cupid and Three
as Ben
1913
Love Incognito
as Jack Fuller
1913
Day by Day
as Frank
1913
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
as Charles Watson