Minor Watson

Born: 22nd of December 1889

Died: 28th of July 1965 (aged 75)

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).

Minor Watson's Filmography

The Ambassador's Daughter

The Ambassador's Daughter

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Gen. Andrew Harvey
The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Matt Comfort
Trapeze

Trapeze

  •   Movie
  • 1956
John Ringling North
Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Jason Carr
The Star

The Star

  •   Movie
  • 1952
Joe Morrison
Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

  •   Movie
  • 1952
Matt Denbow
My Son John

My Son John

  •   Movie
  • 1952
Dr. Carver
As Young as You Feel

As Young as You Feel

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Harold P. Cleveland
Mister 880

Mister 880

  •   Movie
  • 1950
Judge O'Neil
The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

  •   Movie
  • 1950
Branch Rickey
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

  •   Movie
  • 1949
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

  •   Movie
  • 1948
Gen. Watkins
Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

  •   Movie
  • 1946
Sheriff Ed Grayson
Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

  •   Movie
  • 1945
J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

  •   Movie
  • 1945
Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot

  •   Movie
  • 1945
Col. Caleb V. Haynes
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Sam Ronson
Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Townsend
Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

  •   Movie
  • 1943
Col Wallace E. Grayson
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

  •   Movie
  • 1943
Loy Henderson
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

  •   Movie
  • 1943
Adm. Bob Stewart
Power of the Press

Power of the Press

  •   Movie
  • 1943
John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Buck Ware
To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Christopher Winters
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Albee
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

  •   Movie
  • 1942
William J. Harding
Kings Row

Kings Row

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Sam Winters
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

  •   Movie
  • 1941
Senator Smith
Western Union

Western Union

  •   Movie
  • 1941
Pat Grogan
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  •   Movie
  • 1940
Joshua Speed
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  •   Movie
  • 1939
Capt. Brandy
Boys Town

Boys Town

  •   Movie
  • 1938
Bishop
Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

  •   Movie
  • 1938
Captain Griggs
That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman

  •   Movie
  • 1937
Clark Tilden
Dead End

Dead End

  •   Movie
  • 1937
Mr. Griswald
Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris

  •   Movie
  • 1935
Insp. Renard
Babbitt

Babbitt

  •   Movie
  • 1934
Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling