Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Acting

Birthday

1889/12/22

Day of death

1965/07/28 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Also know as

Minor S. 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).

Acting
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.0

(1942) Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Albee

Woman of the Year
6.9

(1942) Woman of the Year

as William J. Harding

Charlie Chan in Paris
6.5

(1935) Charlie Chan in Paris

as Insp. Renard

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Mr. Griswald

The File on Thelma Jordon
6.5

(1949) The File on Thelma Jordon

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Trapeze
6.2

(1956) Trapeze

as John Ringling North

Beyond the Forest
6.8

(1949) Beyond the Forest

as Moose

Bewitched
5.3

(1945) Bewitched

as Governor

Boys Town
6.7

(1938) Boys Town

as Bishop

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home

as Sam Ronson

Courage of Lassie
5.7

(1946) Courage of Lassie

as Sheriff Ed Grayson

The Jackie Robinson Story
6.4

(1950) The Jackie Robinson Story

as Branch Rickey

Guadalcanal Diary
5.6

(1943) Guadalcanal Diary

as Col Wallace E. Grayson

Gentleman Jim
7.2

(1942) Gentleman Jim

as Buck Ware

Moon Over Miami
6.1

(1941) Moon Over Miami

as Mr. Jim Reynolds

Western Union
6.0

(1941) Western Union

as Pat Grogan

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.0

(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Joshua Speed

The Falcon Out West
5.5

(1944) The Falcon Out West

as Dave Colby

Cupid and Three
0.0

(1913) Cupid and Three

as Ben

0.0

(1913) Love Incognito

as Jack Fuller

Day by Day
0.0

(1913) Day by Day

as Frank

The Big Shot
6.3

(1942) The Big Shot

as Warden George Booth

Maisie
4.7

(1939) Maisie

as Prosecuting Attorney

Hidden Gold
6.0

(1940) Hidden Gold

as Ed Colby

My Son John
5.2

(1952) My Son John

as Dr. Carver

Dollars-Pounds-Sense
0.0

(1913) Dollars-Pounds-Sense

as Charles Watson

Kings Row
7.2

(1942) Kings Row

as Sam Winters

The Star
7.2

(1952) The Star

as Joe Morrison

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.4

(1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Capt. Brandy

Young People
4.6

(1940) Young People

as Dakin

Birth of the Blues
5.3

(1941) Birth of the Blues

as Henri Lambert

That Certain Woman
6.1

(1937) That Certain Woman

as Clark Tilden

Mister 880
7.0

(1950) Mister 880

as Judge O'Neil

Saratoga Trunk
5.7

(1945) Saratoga Trunk

as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

Angels Wash Their Faces
6.4

(1939) Angels Wash Their Faces

as Maloney

While New York Sleeps
0.0

(1938) While New York Sleeps

as Charles MacFarland

Of Human Hearts
5.8

(1938) Of Human Hearts

as Captain Griggs

0.0

(2010) Hollywood Classic Special

as ---

Mr. District Attorney
6.2

(1941) Mr. District Attorney

as Arthur Barret

Pursuit
6.0

(1935) Pursuit

as Hale

Mary Jane's Pa
6.0

(1935) Mary Jane's Pa

as Kenneth Marvin

Stablemates
4.5

(1938) Stablemates

as Barney Donovan

Viva Cisco Kid
5.5

(1940) Viva Cisco Kid

as Jesse Allen

Boys' Ranch
6.5

(1946) Boys' Ranch

as Mr. Harper

Gallant Sons
7.2

(1940) Gallant Sons

as Barton Newbold

That's My Baby!
5.0

(1944) That's My Baby!

as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Age of Indiscretion
5.2

(1935) Age of Indiscretion

as Mr. Adams

Saturday's Heroes
7.0

(1937) Saturday's Heroes

as Doc Thomas

The Llano Kid
0.0

(1939) The Llano Kid

as Sheriff Robert McLane

A Southern Yankee
5.2

(1948) A Southern Yankee

as Gen. Watkins

Face to Face
5.7

(1952) Face to Face

as Scratchy Wilson

When's Your Birthday?
4.0

(1937) When's Your Birthday?

as Regan

Love, Honor and Behave
3.5

(1938) Love, Honor and Behave

as Dr. MacConaghey

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
5.0

(1941) Kiss the Boys Goodbye

as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

Fast Company
5.4

(1938) Fast Company

as Steve Langner

24 Hours
5.5

(1931) 24 Hours

as David Melbourn

Here I Am a Stranger
7.0

(1939) Here I Am a Stranger

as Evans

The Flying Irishman
4.6

(1939) The Flying Irishman

as Airport Personnel Manager

The Woman I Love
0.0

(1937) The Woman I Love

as Deschamps

Happy Land
6.2

(1943) Happy Land

as Judge Colvin

You Came Along
7.0

(1945) You Came Along

as Uncle Jack

Bright Victory
6.9

(1951) Bright Victory

as Mr. Paterson

As Young as You Feel
6.8

(1951) As Young as You Feel

as Harold P. Cleveland

8.0

(1942) Frisco Lil

as ---

Television Spy
5.0

(1939) Television Spy

as Burton Lawson

Yanks Ahoy
6.5

(1943) Yanks Ahoy

as Capt. Scott

Little Egypt
0.0

(1951) Little Egypt

as Cyrus Graydon

Mister Dynamite
6.0

(1935) Mister Dynamite

as Clark Lewis

20 Mule Team
6.0

(1940) 20 Mule Team

as Marshal

Stand Up and Fight
5.8

(1939) Stand Up and Fight

as U.S. Marshal Cole

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
0.0

(1944) Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

as Ramsey Kent

Navy Blue and Gold
5.9

(1937) Navy Blue and Gold

as Lt. Milburn

The Hardys Ride High
6.0

(1939) The Hardys Ride High

as Terry Archer

News Is Made at Night
4.5

(1939) News Is Made at Night

as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

Christmas Holiday
6.3

(1944) Christmas Holiday

as Townsend

Rangers of Fortune
5.0

(1940) Rangers of Fortune

as Clem Bowdry

Princess O'Rourke
6.4

(1943) Princess O'Rourke

as Mr. Washburn

Power of the Press
6.2

(1943) Power of the Press

as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

The Parson of Panamint
5.0

(1941) The Parson of Panamint

as Sheriff Nickerson

Lady Tubbs
0.0

(1935) Lady Tubbs

as Fishbaker

The Ambassador's Daughter
4.3

(1956) The Ambassador's Daughter

as Gen. Andrew Harvey

The Pursuit of Happiness
5.8

(1934) The Pursuit of Happiness

as Colonel Sherwood

Babbitt
6.0

(1934) Babbitt

as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

Untamed Frontier
7.2

(1952) Untamed Frontier

as Matt Denbow

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4.2

(1955) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Judge Thatcher

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Senator Smith

The Rawhide Years
5.5

(1956) The Rawhide Years

as Matt Comfort

Ten Wanted Men
5.8

(1955) Ten Wanted Men

as Jason Carr

The Longest Night
5.7

(1936) The Longest Night

as Hardy

Rose of the Rancho
0.0

(1936) Rose of the Rancho

as Jonathan Hill

The Remarkable Andrew
8.2

(1942) The Remarkable Andrew

as District Attorney Orville Beamish

0.0

(1938) Touchdown, Army

as Col. Denby

Annapolis Farewell
0.0

(1935) Annapolis Farewell

as Cmmdre. Briggs

To the Shores of Tripoli
5.1

(1942) To the Shores of Tripoli

as Christopher Winters

The Monster and the Girl
5.8

(1941) The Monster and the Girl

as Judge Pulver

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1

(1943) Action in the North Atlantic

as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

Shadows in the Night
5.5

(1944) Shadows in the Night

as Frederick Gordon

Crash Dive
6.2

(1943) Crash Dive

as Adm. Bob Stewart

Mission to Moscow
5.2

(1943) Mission to Moscow

as Loy Henderson

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

A Bell for Adano
5.6

(1945) A Bell for Adano

as Maj. Gen. McKay

God Is My Co-Pilot
7.0

(1945) God Is My Co-Pilot

as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

Roar of the Crowd
0.0

(1953) Roar of the Crowd

as Cyrus Mackey

Here Come the Waves
5.0

(1944) Here Come the Waves

as Superior Officer (uncredited)

Checkers
0.0

(1937) Checkers

as Dr. Smith

Boy Friend
0.0

(1939) Boy Friend

as Capt. Duffy