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