Minor Watson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 22, 1889 (136 years old)
Place of Birth
Marianna, Arkansas, USA
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
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1956 | TrapezeJohn Ringling North | |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's DaughterGen. Andrew Harvey | |
| 1956 | The Rawhide YearsMatt Comfort | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJudge Thatcher | |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted MenJason Carr | |
| 1953 | Roar of the CrowdCyrus Mackey | |
| 1952 | My Son JohnDr. Carver | |
| 1952 | The StarJoe Morrison | |
| 1952 | Face to FaceScratchy Wilson | |
| 1952 | Untamed FrontierMatt Denbow | |
| 1951 | Bright VictoryMr. Paterson | |
| 1951 | As Young as You FeelHarold P. Cleveland | |
| 1951 | Little EgyptCyrus Graydon | |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson StoryBranch Rickey | |
| 1950 | Mister 880Judge O'Neil | |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma JordonJudge Calvin H. Blackwell | |
| 1949 | Beyond the ForestMoose | |
| 1948 | A Southern YankeeGen. Watkins | |
| 1946 | Courage of LassieSheriff Ed Grayson | |
| 1946 | Boys' RanchMr. Harper | |
| 1945 | BewitchedGovernor | |
| 1945 | Saratoga TrunkJ.P. Reynolds (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | You Came AlongUncle Jack | |
| 1945 | A Bell for AdanoMaj. Gen. McKay (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-PilotCol. Caleb V. Haynes | |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes HomeSam Ronson | |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out WestDave Colby | |
| 1944 | That's My Baby!R. P. (Phineas) Moody | |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutRamsey Kent | |
| 1944 | Christmas HolidayTownsend (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Shadows in the NightFrederick Gordon | |
| 1944 | Here Come the WavesSuperior Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal DiaryCol Wallace E. Grayson | |
| 1943 | Happy LandJudge Colvin | |
| 1943 | Yanks AhoyCapt. Scott | |
| 1943 | Princess O'RourkeMr. Washburn | |
| 1943 | Power of the PressJohn Cleveland Carter (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Action in the North AtlanticRear Adm. Williams (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Crash DiveAdm. Bob Stewart | |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowLoy Henderson | |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle DandyAlbee | |
| 1942 | Woman of the YearWilliam J. Harding | |
| 1942 | Gentleman JimBuck Ware | |
| 1942 | The Big ShotWarden George Booth | |
| 1942 | Kings RowSam Winters | |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | |
| 1942 | The Remarkable AndrewDistrict Attorney Orville Beamish | |
| 1942 | To the Shores of TripoliChristopher Winters | |
| 1941 | Moon Over MiamiMr. Jim Reynolds | |
| 1941 | Western UnionPat Grogan | |
| 1941 | Birth of the BluesHenri Lambert | |
| 1941 | Mr. District AttorneyArthur Barret | |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys GoodbyeUncle Jefferson Davis Bethany | |
| 1941 | The Parson of PanamintSheriff Nickerson | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots OnSenator Smith | |
| 1941 | The Monster and the GirlJudge Pulver | |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in IllinoisJoshua Speed | |
| 1940 | Hidden GoldEd Colby | |
| 1940 | Young PeopleDakin | |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco KidJesse Allen | |
| 1940 | Gallant SonsBarton Newbold | |
| 1940 | 20 Mule TeamMarshal | |
| 1940 | Rangers of FortuneClem Bowdry | |
| 1939 | MaisieProsecuting Attorney | |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnCapt. Brandy | |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their FacesMaloney | |
| 1939 | The Llano KidSheriff Robert McLane | |
| 1939 | Here I Am a StrangerEvans | |
| 1939 | The Flying IrishmanAirport Personnel Manager | |
| 1939 | Television SpyBurton Lawson | |
| 1939 | Stand Up and FightU.S. Marshal Cole | |
| 1939 | The Hardys Ride HighTerry Archer | |
| 1939 | News Is Made at NightCharles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey | |
| 1939 | Boy FriendCapt. Duffy | |
| 1938 | Boys TownBishop | |
| 1938 | While New York SleepsCharles MacFarland | |
| 1938 | Of Human HeartsCaptain Griggs | |
| 1938 | StablematesBarney Donovan | |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and BehaveDr. MacConaghey | |
| 1938 | Fast CompanySteve Langner | |
| 1938 | Touchdown, ArmyCol. Denby | |
| 1937 | Dead EndMr. Griswald | |
| 1937 | That Certain WomanClark Tilden | |
| 1937 | Saturday's HeroesDoc Thomas | |
| 1937 | When's Your Birthday?Regan | |
| 1937 | The Woman I LoveDeschamps | |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and GoldLt. Milburn | |
| 1937 | CheckersDr. Smith | |
| 1936 | The Longest NightHardy | |
| 1936 | Rose of the RanchoJonathan Hill | |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in ParisInsp. Renard | |
| 1935 | PursuitHale | |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's PaKenneth Marvin | |
| 1935 | Age of IndiscretionMr. Adams | |
| 1935 | Mister DynamiteClark Lewis | |
| 1935 | Lady TubbsFishbaker | |
| 1935 | Annapolis FarewellCmmdre. Briggs | |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of HappinessColonel Sherwood | |
| 1934 | BabbittPaul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling | |
| 1931 | 24 HoursDavid Melbourn | |
| 1913 | Cupid and ThreeBen | |
| 1913 | Love IncognitoJack Fuller | |
| 1913 | Day by DayFrank | |
| 1913 | Dollars-Pounds-SenseCharles Watson |