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