Minor Watson

Acting

December 22, 1889 – July 28, 1965 (died at 75)

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Male

105 Movies

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).

Woman of the Year

1942 6.9

as William J. Harding

Age 52 (now 75)

Beyond the Forest

1949 6.7

as Moose

Age 59 (now 75)

The Star

1952 7.2

as Joe Morrison

Age 62 (now 75)

Trapeze

1956 6.2

as John Ringling North

Age 66 (now 75)

Boys Town

1938 6.8

as Bishop

Age 48 (now 75)

Gentleman Jim

1942 7.2

as Buck Ware

Age 52 (now 75)

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 6.6

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Age 59 (now 75)

Mister 880

1950 7.1

as Judge O'Neil

Age 60 (now 75)

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 6.3

as Branch Rickey

Age 60 (now 75)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 7.1

as Albee

Age 52 (now 75)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 6.9

as Joshua Speed

Age 50 (now 75)

Dead End

1937 7.1

as Mr. Griswald

Age 47 (now 75)

Western Union

1941 6.0

as Pat Grogan

Age 51 (now 75)

The Big Shot

1942 6.4

as Warden George Booth

Age 52 (now 75)

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 6.6

as Insp. Renard

Age 45 (now 75)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Senator Smith

Age 51 (now 75)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 97 (now 75)

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 4.9

as Gen. Andrew Harvey

Age 66 (now 75)

The Rawhide Years

1956 5.6

as Matt Comfort

Age 66 (now 75)

Trapeze

1956 6.2

as John Ringling North

Age 66 (now 75)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 5.0

as Judge Thatcher

Age 65 (now 75)

Ten Wanted Men

1955 5.9

as Jason Carr

Age 65 (now 75)

Roar of the Crowd

1953 8.0

as Cyrus Mackey

Age 63 (now 75)

The Star

1952 7.2

as Joe Morrison

Age 62 (now 75)

Face to Face

1952 6.5

as Scratchy Wilson

Age 62 (now 75)

Untamed Frontier

1952 7.3

as Matt Denbow

Age 62 (now 75)

My Son John

1952 5.8

as Dr. Carver

Age 62 (now 75)

Little Egypt

1951 8.0

as Cyrus Graydon

Age 61 (now 75)

Bright Victory

1951 7.1

as Mr. Paterson

Age 61 (now 75)

As Young as You Feel

1951 6.4

as Harold P. Cleveland

Age 61 (now 75)

Mister 880

1950 7.1

as Judge O'Neil

Age 60 (now 75)

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 6.3

as Branch Rickey

Age 60 (now 75)

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 6.6

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Age 59 (now 75)

Beyond the Forest

1949 6.7

as Moose

Age 59 (now 75)

A Southern Yankee

1948 5.5

as Gen. Watkins

Age 58 (now 75)

Courage of Lassie

1946 5.9

as Sheriff Ed Grayson

Age 56 (now 75)

Boys' Ranch

1946 7.0

as Mr. Harper

Age 56 (now 75)

Saratoga Trunk

1945 6.1

as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 75)

You Came Along

1945 7.3

as Uncle Jack

Age 55 (now 75)

Bewitched

1945 5.4

as Governor

Age 55 (now 75)

A Bell for Adano

1945 6.0

as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 75)

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 7.2

as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

Age 55 (now 75)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 7.1

as Sam Ronson

Age 55 (now 75)

Here Come the Waves

1944 5.3

as Superior Officer (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 75)

That's My Baby!

1944 5.6

as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Age 54 (now 75)

Shadows in the Night

1944 6.0

as Frederick Gordon

Age 54 (now 75)

Christmas Holiday

1944 6.5

as Townsend (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 75)

The Falcon Out West

1944 5.3

as Dave Colby

Age 54 (now 75)

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944 7.0

as Ramsey Kent

Age 54 (now 75)

Happy Land

1943 7.1

as Judge Colvin

Age 53 (now 75)

Guadalcanal Diary

1943 5.6

as Col Wallace E. Grayson

Age 53 (now 75)

Princess O'Rourke

1943 6.5

as Mr. Washburn

Age 53 (now 75)

Yanks Ahoy

1943 6.5

as Capt. Scott

Age 53 (now 75)

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 7.0

as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 75)

Mission to Moscow

1943 5.7

as Loy Henderson

Age 53 (now 75)

Crash Dive

1943 6.4

as Adm. Bob Stewart

Age 53 (now 75)

Power of the Press

1943 6.5

as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 75)

Gentleman Jim

1942 7.2

as Buck Ware

Age 52 (now 75)

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942 5.5

as Christopher Winters

Age 52 (now 75)

The Big Shot

1942 6.4

as Warden George Booth

Age 52 (now 75)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 7.1

as Albee

Age 52 (now 75)

Frisco Lil

1942 8.3

Age 52 (now 75)

The Remarkable Andrew

1942 7.4

as District Attorney Orville Beamish

Age 52 (now 75)

Woman of the Year

1942 6.9

as William J. Harding

Age 52 (now 75)

Kings Row

1942 7.3

as Sam Winters

Age 52 (now 75)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Senator Smith

Age 51 (now 75)

Birth of the Blues

1941 6.2

as Henri Lambert

Age 51 (now 75)

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 6.5

as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

Age 51 (now 75)

The Parson of Panamint

1941 5.8

as Sheriff Nickerson

Age 51 (now 75)

Moon Over Miami

1941 6.5

as Mr. Jim Reynolds

Age 51 (now 75)

Mr. District Attorney

1941 5.8

as Arthur Barret

Age 51 (now 75)

The Monster and the Girl

1941 5.8

as Judge Pulver

Age 51 (now 75)

Western Union

1941 6.0

as Pat Grogan

Age 51 (now 75)

Gallant Sons

1940 7.4

as Barton Newbold

Age 50 (now 75)

Rangers of Fortune

1940 6.5

as Clem Bowdry

Age 50 (now 75)

Young People

1940 5.3

as Dakin

Age 50 (now 75)

Hidden Gold

1940 5.8

as Ed Colby

Age 50 (now 75)

20 Mule Team

1940 6.6

as Marshal

Age 50 (now 75)

Viva Cisco Kid

1940 6.4

as Jesse Allen

Age 50 (now 75)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 6.9

as Joshua Speed

Age 50 (now 75)

The Llano Kid

1939 7.0

as Sheriff Robert McLane

Age 49 (now 75)

Television Spy

1939 7.5

as Burton Lawson

Age 49 (now 75)

Here I Am a Stranger

1939 7.3

as Evans

Age 49 (now 75)

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939 6.7

as Maloney

Age 49 (now 75)

News Is Made at Night

1939 4.8

as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

Age 49 (now 75)

Maisie

1939 4.8

as Prosecuting Attorney

Age 49 (now 75)

Boy Friend

1939 9.0

as Capt. Duffy

Age 49 (now 75)

The Hardys Ride High

1939 6.5

as Terry Archer

Age 49 (now 75)

The Flying Irishman

1939 5.0

as Airport Personnel Manager

Age 49 (now 75)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 6.7

as Capt. Brandy

Age 49 (now 75)

Stand Up and Fight

1939 6.0

as U.S. Marshal Cole

Age 49 (now 75)

While New York Sleeps

1938 7.0

as Charles MacFarland

Age 48 (now 75)

Stablemates

1938 6.3

as Barney Donovan

Age 48 (now 75)

Boys Town

1938 6.8

as Bishop

Age 48 (now 75)

Touchdown, Army

1938 7.5

as Col. Denby

Age 48 (now 75)

Fast Company

1938 5.4

as Steve Langner

Age 48 (now 75)

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 3.8

as Dr. MacConaghey

Age 48 (now 75)

Of Human Hearts

1938 5.9

as Captain Griggs

Age 48 (now 75)

Checkers

1937 10.0

as Dr. Smith

Age 47 (now 75)

Navy Blue and Gold

1937 5.8

as Lt. Milburn

Age 47 (now 75)

Saturday's Heroes

1937 8.0

as Doc Thomas

Age 47 (now 75)

That Certain Woman

1937 5.6

as Clark Tilden

Age 47 (now 75)

Dead End

1937 7.1

as Mr. Griswald

Age 47 (now 75)

The Woman I Love

1937 7.0

as Deschamps

Age 47 (now 75)

When's Your Birthday?

1937 5.5

as Regan

Age 47 (now 75)

The Longest Night

1936 6.3

as Hardy

Age 46 (now 75)

Rose of the Rancho

1936 7.0

as Jonathan Hill

Age 46 (now 75)

Annapolis Farewell

1935 8.0

as Cmmdre. Briggs

Age 45 (now 75)

Pursuit

1935 6.5

as Hale

Age 45 (now 75)

Lady Tubbs

1935 7.5

as Fishbaker

Age 45 (now 75)

Age of Indiscretion

1935 4.9

as Mr. Adams

Age 45 (now 75)

Mary Jane's Pa

1935 6.8

as Kenneth Marvin

Age 45 (now 75)

Mister Dynamite

1935 6.5

as Clark Lewis

Age 45 (now 75)

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 6.6

as Insp. Renard

Age 45 (now 75)

Babbitt

1934 6.3

as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

Age 44 (now 75)

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934 6.3

as Colonel Sherwood

Age 44 (now 75)

24 Hours

1931 6.3

as David Melbourn

Age 41 (now 75)

Dollars-Pounds-Sense

1913

as Charles Watson

Age 23 (now 75)

Cupid and Three

1913

as Ben

Age 23 (now 75)

Day by Day

1913 10.0

as Frank

Age 23 (now 75)

Love Incognito

1913 7.0

as Jack Fuller

Age 23 (now 75)