Minor Watson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-12-22
Day of Death
1965-07-28 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Marianna, Arkansas, USA
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
Acting
(2010)
(1987)
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)
Ten Wanted Men
as Jason Carr
(1955)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Judge Thatcher
(1953)
Roar of the Crowd
as Cyrus Mackey
(1952)
The Star
as Joe Morrison
(1952)
Untamed Frontier
as Matt Denbow
(1952)
Face to Face
as Scratchy Wilson
(1952)
My Son John
as Dr. Carver
(1951)
As Young as You Feel
as Harold P. Cleveland
(1951)
Bright Victory
as Mr. Paterson
(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)
A Bell for Adano
as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
(1945)
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
(1945)
You Came Along
as Uncle Jack
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Sam Ronson
(1944)
Christmas Holiday
as Townsend
(1944)
The Falcon Out West
as Dave Colby
(1944)
Here Come the Waves
as Superior Officer (uncredited)
(1944)
That's My Baby!
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
(1944)
Shadows in the Night
as Frederick Gordon
(1944)
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Ramsey Kent
(1943)
Crash Dive
as Adm. Bob Stewart
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Loy Henderson
(1943)
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
(1943)
Happy Land
as Judge Colvin
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Washburn
(1943)
Yanks Ahoy
as Capt. Scott
(1943)
Power of the Press
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Albee
(1942)
Woman of the Year
as William J. Harding
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Buck Ware
(1942)
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Christopher Winters
(1942)
Kings Row
as Sam Winters
(1942)
The Big Shot
as Warden George Booth
(1942)
The Remarkable Andrew
as District Attorney Orville Beamish
(1942)
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Arthur Barret
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Senator Smith
(1941)
Western Union
as Pat Grogan
(1941)
The Parson of Panamint
as Sheriff Nickerson
(1941)
Moon Over Miami
as Mr. Jim Reynolds
(1941)
The Monster and the Girl
as Judge Pulver
(1941)
Birth of the Blues
as Henri Lambert
(1941)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
(1940)
20 Mule Team
as Marshal
(1940)
Young People
as Dakin
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Joshua Speed
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Barton Newbold
(1940)
Rangers of Fortune
as Clem Bowdry
(1940)
Viva Cisco Kid
as Jesse Allen
(1940)
Hidden Gold
as Ed Colby
(1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Capt. Brandy
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
(1939)
Boy Friend
as Capt. Duffy
(1939)
Maisie
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1939)
The Hardys Ride High
as Terry Archer
(1939)
Here I Am a Stranger
as Evans
(1939)
Television Spy
as Burton Lawson
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as U.S. Marshal Cole
(1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Maloney
(1939)
The Llano Kid
as Sheriff Robert McLane
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as Airport Personnel Manager
(1938)
Boys Town
as Bishop
(1938)
Of Human Hearts
as Captain Griggs
(1938)
Stablemates
as Barney Donovan
(1938)
Fast Company
as Steve Langner
(1938)
Love, Honor and Behave
as Dr. MacConaghey
(1938)
While New York Sleeps
as Charles MacFarland
(1938)
Touchdown, Army
as Col. Denby
(1937)
Dead End
as Mr. Griswald
(1937)
That Certain Woman
as Clark Tilden
(1937)
When's Your Birthday?
as Regan
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Lt. Milburn
(1937)
The Woman I Love
as Deschamps
(1937)
Checkers
as Dr. Smith
(1937)
Saturday's Heroes
as Doc Thomas
(1936)
Rose of the Rancho
as Jonathan Hill
(1936)
The Longest Night
as Hardy
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Insp. Renard
(1935)
Lady Tubbs
as Fishbaker
(1935)
Annapolis Farewell
as Cmmdre. Briggs
(1935)
Age of Indiscretion
as Mr. Adams
(1935)
Pursuit
as Hale
(1935)
Mister Dynamite
as Clark Lewis
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Kenneth Marvin
(1934)
Babbitt
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
(1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Colonel Sherwood
(1931)
24 Hours
as David Melbourn
(1913)
Love Incognito
as Jack Fuller
(1913)
Day by Day
as Frank
(1913)
Cupid and Three
as Ben
(1913)
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
as Charles Watson