Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 22, 1889
Place of Birth:
Marianna, Arkansas, USA
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Minor Watson
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hollywood Classic Special | |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1956 | Trapeze | John Ringling North |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Gen. Andrew Harvey |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Matt Comfort |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Judge Thatcher |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Jason Carr |
| 1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Cyrus Mackey |
| 1952 | My Son John | Dr. Carver |
| 1952 | The Star | Joe Morrison |
| 1952 | Face to Face | Scratchy Wilson |
| 1952 | Untamed Frontier | Matt Denbow |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Mr. Paterson |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel | Harold P. Cleveland |
| 1951 | Little Egypt | Cyrus Graydon |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story | Branch Rickey |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Judge O'Neil |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Calvin H. Blackwell |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest | Moose |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee | Gen. Watkins |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Sheriff Ed Grayson |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Mr. Harper |
| 1945 | Bewitched | Governor |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | J.P. Reynolds (uncredited) |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Uncle Jack |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano | Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited) |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Col. Caleb V. Haynes |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Sam Ronson |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Dave Colby |
| 1944 | That's My Baby! | R. P. (Phineas) Moody |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Ramsey Kent |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Townsend |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Frederick Gordon |
| 1944 | Here Come the Waves | Superior Officer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Col Wallace E. Grayson |
| 1943 | Happy Land | Judge Colvin |
| 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Capt. Scott |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Mr. Washburn |
| 1943 | Power of the Press | John Cleveland Carter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Adm. Bob Stewart |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Loy Henderson |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Albee |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | William J. Harding |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Buck Ware |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Warden George Booth |
| 1942 | Kings Row | Sam Winters |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | District Attorney Orville Beamish |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Christopher Winters |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Mr. Jim Reynolds |
| 1941 | Western Union | Pat Grogan |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Henri Lambert |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Arthur Barret |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Sheriff Nickerson |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Senator Smith |
| 1941 | The Monster and the Girl | Judge Pulver |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Joshua Speed |
| 1940 | Hidden Gold | Ed Colby |
| 1940 | Young People | Dakin |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco Kid | Jesse Allen |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Barton Newbold |
| 1940 | 20 Mule Team | Marshal |
| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune | Clem Bowdry |
| 1939 | Maisie | Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Capt. Brandy |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Maloney |
| 1939 | The Llano Kid | Sheriff Robert McLane |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger | Evans |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Airport Personnel Manager |
| 1939 | Television Spy | Burton Lawson |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | U.S. Marshal Cole |
| 1939 | The Hardys Ride High | Terry Archer |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey |
| 1939 | Boy Friend | Capt. Duffy |
| 1938 | Boys Town | Bishop |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Charles MacFarland |
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | Captain Griggs |
| 1938 | Stablemates | Barney Donovan |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Dr. MacConaghey |
| 1938 | Fast Company | Steve Langner |
| 1938 | Touchdown, Army | Col. Denby |
| 1937 | Dead End | Mr. Griswald |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Clark Tilden |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes | Doc Thomas |
| 1937 | When's Your Birthday? | Regan |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love | Deschamps |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Lt. Milburn |
| 1937 | Checkers | Dr. Smith |
| 1936 | The Longest Night | Hardy |
| 1936 | Rose of the Rancho | Jonathan Hill |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Insp. Renard |
| 1935 | Pursuit | Hale |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's Pa | Kenneth Marvin |
| 1935 | Age of Indiscretion | Mr. Adams |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Clark Lewis |
| 1935 | Lady Tubbs | Fishbaker |
| 1935 | Annapolis Farewell | Cmmdre. Briggs |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Colonel Sherwood |
| 1934 | Babbitt | Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling |
| 1931 | 24 Hours | David Melbourn |
| 1913 | Cupid and Three | Ben |
| 1913 | Love Incognito | Jack Fuller |
| 1913 | Day by Day | Frank |
| 1913 | Dollars-Pounds-Sense | Charles Watson |
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