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

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

Woman of the Year

1942

as William J. Harding

Dead End

1937

as Mr. Griswald

Boys Town

1938

as Bishop

Kings Row

1942 • as Sam Winters

★ 7.3

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 • as Albee

★ 7.0

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 • as Senator Smith

★ 6.6

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 • as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

★ 6.5

Trapeze

1956 • as John Ringling North

★ 6.2

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 • as Sam Ronson

★ 7.1

Woman of the Year

1942 • as William J. Harding

★ 6.9

Dead End

1937 • as Mr. Griswald

★ 7.0

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 • as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

★ 7.1

Western Union

1941 • as Pat Grogan

★ 6.0

Gentleman Jim

1942 • as Buck Ware

★ 7.1

Boys Town

1938 • as Bishop

★ 6.8

Guadalcanal Diary

1943 • as Col Wallace E. Grayson

★ 5.4

Courage of Lassie

1946 • as Sheriff Ed Grayson

★ 5.7

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.0

Crash Dive

1943 • as Adm. Bob Stewart

★ 6.3

Bright Victory

1951 • as Mr. Paterson

★ 6.9

Rose of the Rancho

1936 • as Jonathan Hill

Ten Wanted Men

1955 • as Jason Carr

★ 5.8

Mister 880

1950 • as Judge O'Neil

★ 7.1

The Star

1952 • as Joe Morrison

★ 7.3

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 • as Branch Rickey

★ 6.3

Saratoga Trunk

1945 • as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

★ 5.9

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 • as Gen. Andrew Harvey

★ 4.3

Happy Land

1943 • as Judge Colvin

★ 6.2

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 • as Capt. Brandy

★ 6.6

Mission to Moscow

1943 • as Loy Henderson

★ 5.6

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939 • as Maloney

★ 6.4

A Bell for Adano

1945 • as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

★ 5.7

The Rawhide Years

1956 • as Matt Comfort

★ 5.5

Christmas Holiday

1944 • as Townsend (uncredited)

★ 6.4

Little Egypt

1951 • as Cyrus Graydon

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 • as Joshua Speed

★ 6.8

Of Human Hearts

1938 • as Captain Griggs

★ 5.8

Untamed Frontier

1952 • as Matt Denbow

★ 7.2

Here Come the Waves

1944 • as Superior Officer (uncredited)

★ 5.1

As Young as You Feel

1951 • as Harold P. Cleveland

★ 6.2

Navy Blue and Gold

1937 • as Lt. Milburn

★ 5.4

The Big Shot

1942 • as Warden George Booth

★ 6.3

When's Your Birthday?

1937 • as Regan

★ 4.0

Gallant Sons

1940 • as Barton Newbold

★ 7.0

Beyond the Forest

1949 • as Moose

★ 6.7

The Hardys Ride High

1939 • as Terry Archer

★ 5.8

The Monster and the Girl

1941 • as Judge Pulver

★ 5.7

Maisie

1939 • as Prosecuting Attorney

★ 4.4

The Flying Irishman

1939 • as Airport Personnel Manager

★ 4.6

Mary Jane's Pa

1935 • as Kenneth Marvin

★ 6.0

You Came Along

1945 • as Uncle Jack

★ 7.0

That Certain Woman

1937 • as Clark Tilden

★ 5.4

Young People

1940 • as Dakin

★ 4.7

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942 • as Christopher Winters

★ 5.4

Babbitt

1934 • as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

★ 6.0

20 Mule Team

1940 • as Marshal

★ 6.2

The Remarkable Andrew

1942 • as District Attorney Orville Beamish

★ 6.8

Bewitched

1945 • as Governor

★ 5.3

My Son John

1952 • as Dr. Carver

★ 5.3

Birth of the Blues

1941 • as Henri Lambert

★ 6.0

Television Spy

1939 • as Burton Lawson

★ 5.0

The Falcon Out West

1944 • as Dave Colby

★ 5.2

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 • as Insp. Renard

★ 6.5

Moon Over Miami

1941 • as Mr. Jim Reynolds

★ 6.3

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934 • as Colonel Sherwood

★ 5.8

Pursuit

1935 • as Hale

★ 6.0

Fast Company

1938 • as Steve Langner

★ 5.0

Here I Am a Stranger

1939 • as Evans

★ 7.0

Boys' Ranch

1946 • as Mr. Harper

★ 6.5

Power of the Press

1943 • as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

★ 6.2

That's My Baby!

1944 • as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

★ 5.0

Stablemates

1938 • as Barney Donovan

★ 4.5

Stand Up and Fight

1939 • as U.S. Marshal Cole

★ 5.8

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 • as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

★ 6.9

Annapolis Farewell

1935 • as Cmmdre. Briggs

Roar of the Crowd

1953 • as Cyrus Mackey

Face to Face

1952 • as Scratchy Wilson

★ 5.7

Rangers of Fortune

1940 • as Clem Bowdry

★ 5.0

While New York Sleeps

1938 • as Charles MacFarland

24 Hours

1931 • as David Melbourn

★ 5.5

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 • as Dr. MacConaghey

★ 3.0

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 • as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

★ 5.0

The Woman I Love

1937 • as Deschamps

Princess O'Rourke

1943 • as Mr. Washburn

★ 6.3

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944 • as Ramsey Kent

Shadows in the Night

1944 • as Frederick Gordon

★ 5.5

Mister Dynamite

1935 • as Clark Lewis

★ 6.0

Hidden Gold

1940 • as Ed Colby

★ 5.3

Mr. District Attorney

1941 • as Arthur Barret

★ 5.4

Viva Cisco Kid

1940 • as Jesse Allen

★ 5.5

Checkers

1937 • as Dr. Smith

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 • as Judge Thatcher

★ 4.2

Touchdown, Army

1938 • as Col. Denby

★ 5.0

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Frisco Lil

1942

★ 8.0

Age of Indiscretion

1935 • as Mr. Adams

★ 4.5

News Is Made at Night

1939 • as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

★ 4.0

Lady Tubbs

1935 • as Fishbaker

★ 5.0

Saturday's Heroes

1937 • as Doc Thomas

★ 7.0

The Parson of Panamint

1941 • as Sheriff Nickerson

★ 5.0

Yanks Ahoy

1943 • as Capt. Scott

★ 6.3

A Southern Yankee

1948 • as Gen. Watkins

★ 5.2

The Longest Night

1936 • as Hardy

★ 5.7

The Llano Kid

1939 • as Sheriff Robert McLane

Boy Friend

1939 • as Capt. Duffy

Day by Day

1913 • as Frank

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Love Incognito

1913 • as Jack Fuller

Dollars-Pounds-Sense

1913 • as Charles Watson

Cupid and Three

1913 • as Ben