Birthday
1889/12/27
Day of death
1960/02/03 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
Pierre Frank Watkin, Pierre F. Watkin, Pierre Watkins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1889 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor in many films, serials, and television series from the 1930s through the 1950s, especially westerns. He is perhaps best remembered for being the father of Eleanor Twitchell, the lady who captures Lou Gehrig's heart in Pride of the Yankees (1942) Watkin was born in Sioux City, Iowa. In the 1920s, he had his own theatrical troupe, the Pierre Watkin Players. In 1927, th...Read more
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator Barnes
(1949) Siren of Atlantis
as Colonel
(1940) I Love You Again
as Mr. W.H. Sims
(1958) Marjorie Morningstar
as Civil Official (uncredited)
(1943) Cinderella Swings It
as Brock Harris
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
(1941) Petticoat Politics
as Alfred Wilcox
(1939) The Covered Trailer
as Horace Cartwright
(1945) Apology for Murder
as Craig Jordan
(1955) Creature with the Atom Brain
as Mayor Bremer
(1946) Little Giant
as P.S. Van Loon
(1946) The Madonna's Secret
as District Attorney
(1944) End of the Road
as District Attorney
(1947) Violence
as Ralph Borden
(1937) Stage Door
as Carmichael
(1949) The Story of Seabiscuit
as Charles S. Howard
(1944) Dead Man's Eyes
as Hayden's Lawyer
(1942) Nazi Agent
as Grover Blaine McHenry
(1948) The Hunted
as Simon Rand, Attorney
(1941) Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Crothers
(1946) Sioux City Sue
as G.W. Rhodes
(1924) He Who Gets Slapped
as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
(1942) Whistling in Dixie
as Doctor
(1940) The Saint Takes Over
as Ben Egan
(1939) Outside These Walls
as Hewitt Bronson
(1956) Thunder Over Arizona
as Dr. Peterson
(1991) Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
as Doc Hyer
(1949) Zamba
as Benton
(1955) Sudden Danger
as George Caldwell
(1940) Teddy the Rough Rider
as Sen. Platt
(1950) Atom Man vs. Superman
as Perry White
(1954) About Mrs. Leslie
as Lewis
(1936) Under Your Spell
as Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
(1945) Three's a Crowd
as Marcus Pett
(1951) Two Lost Worlds
as Magistrate Jeffries
(1937) Under Southern Stars
as Robert E. Lee
(1949) Knock on Any Door
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
(1942) Heart of the Rio Grande
as Randolph Lane
(1937) Paradise Isle
as Dr. Steinmeyer
(1946) Behind the Mask
as Police Commissioner Weston
(1946) The Shadow Returns
as Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
(1946) The Missing Lady
as Police Commissioner Weston
(1944) Shadow of Suspicion
as Frank Randall
(1945) Divorce
as John Carter
(1937) Larceny on the Air
as Kennedy
(1937) Sea Devils
as USS Taroe Commander
(1941) Jesse James at Bay
as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
(1939) Society Lawyer
as Henry V. Adams
(1936) Country Gentlemen
as Mr. Grayson
(1953) The Lost Planet
as Ned Hilton
(1939) The Great Victor Herbert
as Albert Martin
(1950) The Big Hangover
as Samuel C. Long
(1937) Bill Cracks Down
as William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
(1940) Five Little Peppers in Trouble
as J.H. King
(1937) The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Governor
(1940) Out West with the Peppers
as J.H. King
(1937) The Hit Parade
as J. B. Hawley
(1936) King of Hockey
as Thomas A. White
(1937) She's Dangerous
as H.J. Conrad
(1938) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Mr. Wondel
(1946) Claudia and David
as Hartley Naughton
(1941) Life with Henry
as Mr. Joseph Anderson
(1948) Superman
as Perry White
(1941) Adventure in Washington
as Frank Conroy
(1948) An Innocent Affair
as T.D. Hendricks
(1937) Mountain Justice
as Governor
(1938) Midnight Intruder
as Attorney Peter Winslow
(1938) Tip-Off Girls
as George Murkil
(1945) Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Dr. Fletcher
(1944) The Great Mike
as Colonel Whitley
(1942) Ice Capades Revue
as Wiley Stone
(1938) There's Always a Woman
as Mr. Ketterling
(1939) The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
(1937) Breakfast for Two
as Gordon Faraday
(1940) Gangs of Chicago
as ---
(1950) The Second Face
as Mr. Hamilton
(1948) Daredevils of the Clouds
as Douglas Harrison
(1950) Last of the Buccaneers
as Gov. Claiborne
(1938) Dangerous to Know
as Senator Carson
(1947) The Red Stallion
as Richard Moresby
(1950) Redwood Forest Trail
as Arthur Cameron
(1950) Blue Grass of Kentucky
as Head Steward
(1945) Captain Tugboat Annie
as Dr. Turner
(1939) Risky Business
as Abernathy
(1947) The Wild Frontier
as Frank Lane
(1945) The Phantom Speaks
as Charlie Davis
(1938) Illegal Traffic
as Jigger
(1936) It Had to Happen
as District Attorney
(1939) The Spirit of Culver
as Capt. Wharton
(1937) Ever Since Eve
as Barton
(1937) History Is Made at Night
as ---
(1944) Jungle Woman
as Dr. Meredith
(1948) Fighting Back
as Colonel
(1939) Wall Street Cowboy
as Roger Hammond
(1952) Hold That Line
as Morgan T. Stanhope
(1938) Young Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Robert Chanler
(1938) Girls' School
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
(1938) Smashing the Rackets
as John Nelson Davis
(1938) Boy Meets Girl
as B.K. Whitacre
(1936) Wanted: Jane Turner
as Andrew Norris (uncredited)
(1936) The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Roger Leland
(1938) There's That Woman Again
as Mr. Nacelle
(1945) I Love a Bandleader
as Dr. Gardiner
(1939) Secret Service of the Air
as Chief of the Secret Service
(1940) The Bank Dick
as Mr. Skinner
(1938) Girls on Probation
as Mr. Storm
(1937) Devil's Playground
as Submarine Commander
(1939) King of the Underworld
as District Attorney
(1939) The Mysterious Miss X
as Winslow
(1945) Docks of New York
as Captain Jacobs
(1939) Wings of the Navy
as Capt. March
(1939) Fast and Loose
as Victor Stockton (uncredited)
(1939) They Made Her a Spy
as Colonel Wilson
(1946) I Ring Doorbells
as G.B. Barton
(1948) Incident
as C. W. Sloan
(1939) Everything's on Ice
as Hotel Manager
(1938) Arsène Lupin Returns
as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
(1945) Strange Illusion
as District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
(1938) The Lady Objects
as Mr. Harper
(1950) Over the Border
as Rand Malloy
(1941) She Knew All the Answers
as George Wharton
(1956) Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Investor
(1940) Golden Gloves
as A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
(1946) G.I. War Brides
as Editor
(1949) Alaska Patrol
as Mr. Sigmund
(1942) The Magnificent Dope
as Carson
(1953) The Flaming Urge
as Albert Cruickshank
(1938) You Can't Take It with You
as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
(1945) I'll Tell the World
as Dr. Mullins
(1948) The Gallant Blade
as Governor
(1944) Bermuda Mystery
as Herbert Bond
(1947) Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Dr. Rolfe Carter
(1947) Song of Love
as Duke of X (uncredited)
(1947) Brick Bradford
as Professor Salisbury
(1941) Great Guns
as Col. Wayburn
(1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Boss Crogan
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Prison Official (uncredited)
(1945) Dakota
as Wexton Geary
(1947) Her Husband's Affairs
as Vice President Beitler
(1938) Mr. Moto's Gamble
as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
(1935) Dangerous
as George Sheffield
(1936) Counterfeit
as Matt McDonald
(1937) Daughter of Shanghai
as L.T. Yorkland
(1948) The Counterfeiters
as Carter
(1946) Murder Is My Business
as Arnold Ramsey
(1941) Buy Me That Town
as Carlton Williams
(1937) Internes Can't Take Money
as Dr. Fearson
(1937) The Californian
as Miller
(1950) Radar Secret Service
as Mr. Hamilton
(1953) The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Jason Conroy
(1936) Two in the Dark
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1940) Hired Wife
as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
(1940) No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
(1940) Captain Caution
as American Consul
(1940) Knute Rockne All American
as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
(1940) Father Is A Prince
as Mr. Lee
(1940) Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Mr. Robert Chandler
(1948) Glamour Girl
as T.J. Hopkins
(1940) Rhythm on the River
as Uncle John
(1940) Mystery Sea Raider
as Straker
(1940) Road to Singapore
as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
(1936) Swing Time
as ---
(1954) Johnny Dark
as Ed J. Winston
(1948) The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Clinton Crane
(1939) Geronimo
as Col. White
(1941) Meet John Doe
as Hammett
(1946) Swamp Fire
as P.T. Hilton
(1950) Rock Island Trail
as Major
(1944) Atlantic City
as Sen. Hodges
(1949) El Paso
as ---
(1957) Spook Chasers
as Dr. Moss
(1951) In Old Amarillo
as George B. Hills
(1940) Earthbound
as President of the Court
(1945) Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as Dr. Harlan Johnson
(1950) Sunset in the West
as Gordon MacKnight
(1941) Cracked Nuts
as Mr. Benson
(1952) Thundering Caravans
as Head Marshal
(1943) Swing Shift Maisie
as Judge
(1943) Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as British Agent Z
(1941) Nevada City
as Amos Norton
(1958) The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
as ---
(1943) The Chance of a Lifetime
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
(1956) The Maverick Queen
as McMillan
(1945) Adventure
as Mr. Buckley
(1955) Lay That Rifle Down
as Mr. Coswell
(1937) Confession
as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
(1948) Mary Lou
as Airline President
(1937) Dangerous Number
as Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
(1937) Green Light
as Dr. Booth
(1942) Obliging Young Lady
as John Markham
(1939) Off the Record
as Barton
(1949) Slightly French
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
(1937) The Go-Getter
as Browne
(1945) Follow That Woman
as J.B. Henderson
(1946) High School Hero
as Governor Huffington
(1937) The Singing Marine
as General
(1936) Love Letters of a Star
as Hobbs
(1942) Stand By All Networks
as Grant Neeley
(1949) Miss Mink of 1949
as Cranston
(1938) The Chaser
as Mr. Beaumont
(1936) The Big Game
as The College Chancellor
(1936) Bunker Bean
as Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
(1951) Mysterious Island
as Confederate Officer
(1941) Naval Academy
as Capt. Davis
(1943) Fired Wife
as Doctor
(1943) Du Barry was a Lady
as Ambrose
(1943) Crazy House
as Prosecutor
(1943) Destroyer
as Admiral
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
(1948) The Shanghai Chest
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
(1942) The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Twitchell
(1941) For Beauty's Sake
as Middlesex
(1944) Ladies of Washington
as Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
(1938) State Police
as Col. C.B. Clarke
(1944) South of Dixie
as Dean Williamson
(1939) Rulers of the Sea
as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
(1935) If You Could Only Cook
as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
(1936) You May Be Next!
as Bernard Pine (uncredited)
(1949) The Fountainhead
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
(1941) Lydia
as Speaker
(1937) Marked Woman
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
(1943) It Ain't Hay
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
(1945) Here Come the Co-eds
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1939) The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Albert Thayer
(1936) China Clipper
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
(1945) I'll Remember April
as Dr. Armitage
(1945) Over 21
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
(1945) Keep Your Powder Dry
as Mr. Lorrison
(1944) Oh, What a Night!
as Tom Gordon
(1955) The Big Bluff
as Mr. Winthrop
(1956) Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Armtrong
(1940) Sailor's Lady
as Captain
(1946) Magnificent Doll
as Harper
(1949) Hold That Baby!
as John Winston
(1941) A Man Betrayed
as Governor
(1938) The Mad Miss Manton
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
(1953) Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
as Commissioner Morrison
(1946) Shock
as Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
(1942) The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Amos Morley
(1947) Jack Armstrong
as Uncle Jim Fairfield
(1949) Flamingo Road
as ---
(1947) Beyond Our Own
as Dr. Blake
(1956) Don't Knock The Rock
as Mayor George Bagley
(1942) Meet the Stewarts
as Club Guest (uncredited)
(1937) Michael O'Halloran
as Mark Grave
(1948) The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Hoffman
(1948) Money Madness
as Judge (uncredited)
(1945) Thrill of a Romance
as Tycoon (uncredited)
(1937) Daughter of Shanghai
as Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
(1939) King of Chinatown
as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
(1954) December Bride
as ---
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Mr. Dorrance
(1951) Dragnet
as ---
(1957) Perry Mason
as Judge Keetley
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Porter
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1955) Highway Patrol
as ---
(1956) The Count of Monte Cristo
as ---
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Sleamish
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as J. Harrison Hardesty
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Airline Official
(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as ---
(1958) Bat Masterson
as Judge Smith
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1954) The Whistler
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as ---
(1955) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
as ---
(1953) City Detective
as ---
(1951) The Adventures of Kit Carson
as ---
(1952) Hopalong Cassidy
as ---
(1951) The Adventures of Boston Blackie
as ---
(1955) Jungle Jim
as ---
(1955) Fury
as Ellis
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Allan Pinkerton
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Hinchecliffe
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Morgan
(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Dr. Bowers
(1957) Perry Mason
as Judge
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Mr. Lewis
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Mr. Robinson (uncredited)