Minor Watson

Born: 1889-12-22 in Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Died: 1965-07-28

Known For: Acting

Biography

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).

Filmography

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1956

Trapeze as John Ringling North
The Rawhide Years as Matt Comfort
The Ambassador's Daughter as Gen. Andrew Harvey

1955

Ten Wanted Men as Jason Carr
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Judge Thatcher

1953

Roar of the Crowd as Cyrus Mackey

1952

The Star as Joe Morrison
Untamed Frontier as Matt Denbow
Face to Face as Scratchy Wilson
My Son John as Dr. Carver

1951

Bright Victory as Mr. Paterson
As Young as You Feel as Harold P. Cleveland
Little Egypt as Cyrus Graydon

1950

The Jackie Robinson Story as Branch Rickey
Mister 880 as Judge O'Neil

1949

Beyond the Forest as Moose
The File on Thelma Jordon as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

1948

A Southern Yankee as Gen. Watkins

1946

Boys' Ranch as Mr. Harper
Courage of Lassie as Sheriff Ed Grayson

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
Saratoga Trunk as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
Bewitched as Governor
A Bell for Adano as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
You Came Along as Uncle Jack

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home as Sam Ronson
Here Come the Waves as Superior Officer (uncredited)
That's My Baby! as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
The Falcon Out West as Dave Colby
Christmas Holiday as Townsend (uncredited)
Shadows in the Night as Frederick Gordon
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout as Ramsey Kent

1943

Guadalcanal Diary as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Princess O'Rourke as Mr. Washburn
Crash Dive as Adm. Bob Stewart
Action in the North Atlantic as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow as Loy Henderson
Happy Land as Judge Colvin
Power of the Press as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy as Capt. Scott

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy as Albee
Woman of the Year as William J. Harding
Gentleman Jim as Buck Ware
Kings Row as Sam Winters
To the Shores of Tripoli as Christopher Winters
The Remarkable Andrew as District Attorney Orville Beamish
The Big Shot as Warden George Booth
Frisco Lil

1941

They Died with Their Boots On as Senator Smith
Western Union as Pat Grogan
Moon Over Miami as Mr. Jim Reynolds
Mr. District Attorney as Arthur Barret
Kiss the Boys Goodbye as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
The Monster and the Girl as Judge Pulver
Birth of the Blues as Henri Lambert
The Parson of Panamint as Sheriff Nickerson

1940

Young People as Dakin
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Joshua Speed
20 Mule Team as Marshal
Viva Cisco Kid as Jesse Allen
Gallant Sons as Barton Newbold
Rangers of Fortune as Clem Bowdry
Hidden Gold as Ed Colby

1939

Boy Friend as Capt. Duffy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Capt. Brandy
Stand Up and Fight as U.S. Marshal Cole
Television Spy as Burton Lawson
Maisie as Prosecuting Attorney
The Hardys Ride High as Terry Archer
The Llano Kid as Sheriff Robert McLane
Angels Wash Their Faces as Maloney
News Is Made at Night as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Here I Am a Stranger as Evans
The Flying Irishman as Airport Personnel Manager

1938

Boys Town as Bishop
Touchdown, Army as Col. Denby
Of Human Hearts as Captain Griggs
Fast Company as Steve Langner
While New York Sleeps as Charles MacFarland
Stablemates as Barney Donovan
Love, Honor and Behave as Dr. MacConaghey

1937

Dead End as Mr. Griswald
Checkers as Dr. Smith
That Certain Woman as Clark Tilden
Navy Blue and Gold as Lt. Milburn
When's Your Birthday? as Regan
The Woman I Love as Deschamps
Saturday's Heroes as Doc Thomas

1936

Rose of the Rancho as Jonathan Hill
The Longest Night as Hardy

1935

Pursuit as Hale
Mary Jane's Pa as Kenneth Marvin
Charlie Chan in Paris as Insp. Renard
Annapolis Farewell as Cmmdre. Briggs
Mister Dynamite as Clark Lewis
Lady Tubbs as Fishbaker
Age of Indiscretion as Mr. Adams

1934

The Pursuit of Happiness as Colonel Sherwood
Babbitt as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

1931

24 Hours as David Melbourn

1913

Cupid and Three as Ben
Day by Day as Frank
Love Incognito as Jack Fuller
Dollars-Pounds-Sense as Charles Watson