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

The Rawhide Years as Matt Comfort
Trapeze as John Ringling North
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

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

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

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

1948

A Southern Yankee as Gen. Watkins

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

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

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

1934

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

1931

24 Hours as David Melbourn

1913

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