Minor Watson

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).

Born

Dec 22, 1889

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Died

Jul 28, 1965

Known For

Acting

Movies

105 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

movie

Known For

Dead End

1937

as Mr. Griswald

Woman of the Year

1942

as William J. Harding

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Albee

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Senator Smith

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Sam Ronson

Boys Town

1938

as Bishop

Trapeze

1956 • as John Ringling North

★ 6.2

Princess O'Rourke

1943 • as Mr. Washburn

★ 6.5

Dead End

1937 • as Mr. Griswald

★ 7.1

The Star

1952 • as Joe Morrison

★ 7.2

Western Union

1941 • as Pat Grogan

★ 6.0

A Southern Yankee

1948 • as Gen. Watkins

★ 5.5

Untamed Frontier

1952 • as Matt Denbow

★ 7.3

Crash Dive

1943 • as Adm. Bob Stewart

★ 6.4

Young People

1940 • as Dakin

★ 5.3

Courage of Lassie

1946 • as Sheriff Ed Grayson

★ 5.9

Woman of the Year

1942 • as William J. Harding

★ 6.9

Hidden Gold

1940 • as Ed Colby

★ 5.8

Christmas Holiday

1944 • as Townsend (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Guadalcanal Diary

1943 • as Col Wallace E. Grayson

★ 5.6

Happy Land

1943 • as Judge Colvin

★ 7.1

Boys' Ranch

1946 • as Mr. Harper

★ 7.0

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 • as Capt. Brandy

★ 6.7

Touchdown, Army

1938 • as Col. Denby

★ 7.5

Mister 880

1950 • as Judge O'Neil

★ 7.1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 • as Albee

★ 7.1

Stablemates

1938 • as Barney Donovan

★ 6.3

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 • as Senator Smith

★ 6.7

Fast Company

1938 • as Steve Langner

★ 5.4

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 • as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

★ 7.2

Checkers

1937 • as Dr. Smith

★ 10.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 • as Sam Ronson

★ 7.1

Boys Town

1938 • as Bishop

★ 6.8

The Monster and the Girl

1941 • as Judge Pulver

★ 5.8

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 • as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

★ 7.1

Gentleman Jim

1942 • as Buck Ware

★ 7.2

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942 • as Christopher Winters

★ 5.5

Lady Tubbs

1935 • as Fishbaker

★ 7.5

Ten Wanted Men

1955 • as Jason Carr

★ 5.9

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Frisco Lil

1942

★ 8.3

The Rawhide Years

1956 • as Matt Comfort

★ 5.6

Saratoga Trunk

1945 • as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

★ 6.1

Kings Row

1942 • as Sam Winters

★ 7.3

Television Spy

1939 • as Burton Lawson

★ 7.5

Bright Victory

1951 • as Mr. Paterson

★ 7.1

A Bell for Adano

1945 • as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Mission to Moscow

1943 • as Loy Henderson

★ 5.7

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 • as Insp. Renard

★ 6.6

The Big Shot

1942 • as Warden George Booth

★ 6.4

As Young as You Feel

1951 • as Harold P. Cleveland

★ 6.4

Bewitched

1945 • as Governor

★ 5.4

The Hardys Ride High

1939 • as Terry Archer

★ 6.5

Navy Blue and Gold

1937 • as Lt. Milburn

★ 5.8

Maisie

1939 • as Prosecuting Attorney

★ 4.8

20 Mule Team

1940 • as Marshal

★ 6.6

Babbitt

1934 • as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

★ 6.3

Little Egypt

1951 • as Cyrus Graydon

★ 8.0

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 • as Branch Rickey

★ 6.3

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 • as Joshua Speed

★ 6.9

Rose of the Rancho

1936 • as Jonathan Hill

★ 7.0

Beyond the Forest

1949 • as Moose

★ 6.7

Here Come the Waves

1944 • as Superior Officer (uncredited)

★ 5.3

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 • as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

★ 6.6

Mary Jane's Pa

1935 • as Kenneth Marvin

★ 6.8

That Certain Woman

1937 • as Clark Tilden

★ 5.6

24 Hours

1931 • as David Melbourn

★ 6.3

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 • as Judge Thatcher

★ 5.0

You Came Along

1945 • as Uncle Jack

★ 7.3

My Son John

1952 • as Dr. Carver

★ 5.8

Annapolis Farewell

1935 • as Cmmdre. Briggs

★ 8.0

Yanks Ahoy

1943 • as Capt. Scott

★ 6.5

Of Human Hearts

1938 • as Captain Griggs

★ 5.9

The Woman I Love

1937 • as Deschamps

★ 7.0

Stand Up and Fight

1939 • as U.S. Marshal Cole

★ 6.0

Birth of the Blues

1941 • as Henri Lambert

★ 6.2

Age of Indiscretion

1935 • as Mr. Adams

★ 4.9

News Is Made at Night

1939 • as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

★ 4.8

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939 • as Maloney

★ 6.7

Viva Cisco Kid

1940 • as Jesse Allen

★ 6.4

The Parson of Panamint

1941 • as Sheriff Nickerson

★ 5.8

The Longest Night

1936 • as Hardy

★ 6.3

While New York Sleeps

1938 • as Charles MacFarland

★ 7.0

Gallant Sons

1940 • as Barton Newbold

★ 7.4

Shadows in the Night

1944 • as Frederick Gordon

★ 6.0

Here I Am a Stranger

1939 • as Evans

★ 7.3

Boy Friend

1939 • as Capt. Duffy

★ 9.0

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 • as Gen. Andrew Harvey

★ 4.9

The Falcon Out West

1944 • as Dave Colby

★ 5.3

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934 • as Colonel Sherwood

★ 6.3

Power of the Press

1943 • as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

★ 6.5

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Love Incognito

1913 • as Jack Fuller

★ 7.0

Moon Over Miami

1941 • as Mr. Jim Reynolds

★ 6.5

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944 • as Ramsey Kent

★ 7.0

Pursuit

1935 • as Hale

★ 6.5

Roar of the Crowd

1953 • as Cyrus Mackey

★ 8.0

Saturday's Heroes

1937 • as Doc Thomas

★ 8.0

Rangers of Fortune

1940 • as Clem Bowdry

★ 6.5

The Remarkable Andrew

1942 • as District Attorney Orville Beamish

★ 7.4

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 • as Dr. MacConaghey

★ 3.8

When's Your Birthday?

1937 • as Regan

★ 5.5

The Flying Irishman

1939 • as Airport Personnel Manager

★ 5.0

Face to Face

1952 • as Scratchy Wilson

★ 6.5

Mr. District Attorney

1941 • as Arthur Barret

★ 5.8

Mister Dynamite

1935 • as Clark Lewis

★ 6.5

The Llano Kid

1939 • as Sheriff Robert McLane

★ 7.0

That's My Baby!

1944 • as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

★ 5.6

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 • as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

★ 6.5

Day by Day

1913 • as Frank

★ 10.0

Cupid and Three

1913 • as Ben

Dollars-Pounds-Sense

1913 • as Charles Watson