Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Birthday: 1889-12-22
Deathday: 1965-07-28
Place of birth: Marianna, Arkansas, USA
Also know as: Minor S. 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).

Filmography

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

As Albee

Woman of the Year

1942

As William J. Harding

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955

As Judge Thatcher

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

As Insp. Renard

Dead End

1937

As Mr. Griswald

Trapeze

1956

As John Ringling North

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949

As Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Beyond the Forest

1949

As Moose

Bewitched

1945

As Governor

Boys Town

1938

As Bishop

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

As Sam Ronson

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

As Branch Rickey

Gentleman Jim

1942

As Buck Ware

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

As Col Wallace E. Grayson

Moon Over Miami

1941

As Mr. Jim Reynolds

Western Union

1941

As Pat Grogan

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

As Joshua Speed

The Falcon Out West

1944

As Dave Colby

The Big Shot

1942

As Warden George Booth

Maisie

1939

As Prosecuting Attorney

Hidden Gold

1940

As Ed Colby

My Son John

1952

As Dr. Carver

Kings Row

1942

As Sam Winters

The Star

1952

As Joe Morrison

Young People

1940

As Dakin

That Certain Woman

1937

As Clark Tilden

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

As Capt. Brandy

Birth of the Blues

1941

As Henri Lambert

Mister 880

1950

As Judge O'Neil

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

As Maloney

While New York Sleeps

1938

As Charles MacFarland

Of Human Hearts

1938

As Captain Griggs

Mr. District Attorney

1941

As Arthur Barret

Pursuit

1935

As Hale

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

As Kenneth Marvin

Stablemates

1938

As Barney Donovan

Boys' Ranch

1946

As Mr. Harper

Viva Cisco Kid

1940

As Jesse Allen

That's My Baby!

1944

As R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Gallant Sons

1940

As Barton Newbold

Age of Indiscretion

1935

As Mr. Adams

A Southern Yankee

1948

As Gen. Watkins

Saturday's Heroes

1937

As Doc Thomas

The Llano Kid

1939

As Sheriff Robert McLane

When's Your Birthday?

1937

As Regan

Face to Face

1952

As Scratchy Wilson

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

As Dr. MacConaghey

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941

As Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

As Evans

Fast Company

1938

As Steve Langner

The Flying Irishman

1939

As Airport Personnel Manager

The Woman I Love

1937

As Deschamps

Happy Land

1943

As Judge Colvin

24 Hours

1931

As David Melbourn

You Came Along

1945

As Uncle Jack

As Young as You Feel

1951

As Harold P. Cleveland

Television Spy

1939

As Burton Lawson

Yanks Ahoy

1943

As Capt. Scott

Little Egypt

1951

As Cyrus Graydon

20 Mule Team

1940

As Marshal

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944

As Ramsey Kent

Stand Up and Fight

1939

As U.S. Marshal Cole

The Hardys Ride High

1939

As Terry Archer

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

As Lt. Milburn

News Is Made at Night

1939

As Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

Rangers of Fortune

1940

As Clem Bowdry

Princess O'Rourke

1943

As Mr. Washburn

The Parson of Panamint

1941

As Sheriff Nickerson

Power of the Press

1943

As John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

Lady Tubbs

1935

As Fishbaker

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956

As Gen. Andrew Harvey

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

As Colonel Sherwood

Babbitt

1934

As Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

Untamed Frontier

1952

As Matt Denbow

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

As Senator Smith

The Rawhide Years

1956

As Matt Comfort

Ten Wanted Men

1955

As Jason Carr

The Longest Night

1936

As Hardy

Rose of the Rancho

1936

As Jonathan Hill

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

As District Attorney Orville Beamish

Touchdown, Army

1938

As Col. Denby

Annapolis Farewell

1935

As Cmmdre. Briggs

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

As Christopher Winters

The Monster and the Girl

1941

As Judge Pulver

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

As Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

Shadows in the Night

1944

As Frederick Gordon

Crash Dive

1943

As Adm. Bob Stewart

Mission to Moscow

1943

As Loy Henderson

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

As Self (archive footage)

A Bell for Adano

1945

As Maj. Gen. McKay

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

As Col. Caleb V. Haynes

Roar of the Crowd

1953

As Cyrus Mackey

Here Come the Waves

1944

As Superior Officer (uncredited)

Checkers

1937

As Dr. Smith

Boy Friend

1939

As Capt. Duffy

Courage of Lassie

1946

As Sheriff Ed Grayson

Love Incognito

1913

As Jack Fuller

Day by Day

1913

As Frank

Cupid and Three

1913

As Ben

Dollars-Pounds-Sense

1913

As Charles Watson

Bright Victory

1951

As Mr. Paterson

Frisco Lil

1942

As

Mister Dynamite

1935

As Clark Lewis

Saratoga Trunk

1945

As J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

Hollywood Classic Special

0000

As

Christmas Holiday

1944

As Townsend