Pierre Watkin
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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, the group moved its headquarters from Sioux Falls to Lincoln, Nebraska. Watkin portrayed Perry White in both of the Superman serials of the late 1940s, which starred Kirk Alyn as the title character and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Watkin played a few different characters in the television series Adventures of Superman, in which John Hamilton played Perry White. He was set to reprise his role as the editor of The Daily Planet in a revival of the series in 1959, as Hamilton had died in the interim since the cancellation of the original series. However, series star George Reeves also died in the summer of 1959, and those plans ended. Watkin himself died six months later. He also cast in 1955 in the episode "Joey and the Gypsies" of the NBC children's western series Fury. Watkin guest starred in the CBS western series Brave Eagle. He was cast twice each on the ABC/Warner Brothers series, Cheyenne (as Harvey Sinclair in "The Law Man") and Annie Oakley (as the Reverend Mills in the 1956 episode "The Reckless Press"). In 1958, Watkin portrayed Dr. Breen of Samaritan Hospital in the episode "San Francisco Story" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series, Frontier Doctor. During the first season of CBS's Perry Mason from 1957 to 1958, Watkin appeared in three episodes as Judge Keetley. He was also cast during the 1950s on The Range Rider, Tales of the Texas Rangers, in three episodes of the western aviation adventure series Sky King, and five times on The Jack Benny Program. Watkin played the part of Colonel Duncan in the 1958 episode "Decoy" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
Known for
Credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Senator Barnes
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
as Prison Official (uncredited)
Petticoat Politics (1941)
as Alfred Wilcox
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
as Ambrose (uncredited)
Fighting Back (1948)
as Colonel
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Girls' School (1938)
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
Bermuda Mystery (1944)
as Herbert Bond
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
as Mr. Twitchell
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Dakota (1945)
as Wexton Geary
The Fountainhead (1949)
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
as Roger Hammond
Meet John Doe (1941)
as Hammett
A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940)
as Boss Crogan
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
as Charles S. Howard
Swing Time (1936)
as (uncredited)
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
as Jason Conroy
The Maverick Queen (1956)
as McMillan
Stand By All Networks (1942)
as Grant Neeley
Siren of Atlantis (1949)
as Colonel
Father Is A Prince (1940)
as Mr. Lee
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
as John Markham
Marked Woman (1937)
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
as Judge Dobson - Racing Steward (uncredited)
Claudia and David (1946)
as Hartley Naughton
The Go-Getter (1937)
as Browne
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
as Perry White
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
as Sen. Platt
Superman (1948)
as Perry White
Destroyer (1943)
as Admiral
Little Giant (1946)
as P.S. Van Loon
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
as Dr. Turner
Stage Door (1937)
as Carmichael
Great Guns (1941)
as Col. Wayburn
An Innocent Affair (1948)
as T.D. Hendricks
Flamingo Road (1949)
Actor
Redwood Forest Trail (1950)
as Arthur Cameron
South of Dixie (1944)
as Dean Williamson
Three's a Crowd (1945)
as Marcus Pett
No Time for Comedy (1940)
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Road to Singapore (1940)
as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
as Colonel Wilson
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
as Vice President Beitler
She's Dangerous (1937)
as H.J. Conrad
Thundering Caravans (1952)
as Head Marshal
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
as Mayor Bremer
Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950)
as Head Steward
Michael O'Halloran (1937)
as Mark Grave
The Red Stallion (1947)
as Richard Moresby
The Missing Lady (1946)
as Police Commissioner Weston
History Is Made at Night (1937)
Actor
The Singing Marine (1937)
as General
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
as Civil Official (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
Song of Love (1947)
as Duke of X (uncredited)
Ice Capades Revue (1942)
as Wiley Stone
The Bank Dick (1940)
as Mr. Skinner
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
as Club Guest (uncredited)
King of the Underworld (1939)
as District Attorney
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
as Lewis
Dangerous (1935)
as George Sheffield
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1956)
as Armtrong
Tip-Off Girls (1938)
as George Murkil
Shock (1946)
as Blake (uncredited)
Mysterious Island (1951)
as Confederate Officer
Wings of the Navy (1939)
as Capt. March
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
as Douglas Harrison
I Love You Again (1940)
as Mr. W.H. Sims
The Flaming Urge (1953)
as Albert Cruickshank
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
as Albert Thayer
Lydia (1941)
as Speaker
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
as Dr. Fearson
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
Two Lost Worlds (1951)
as Magistrate Jeffries
Crazy House (1943)
as Prosecutor
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Dangerous to Know (1938)
as Senator Carson
Johnny Dark (1954)
as Ed J. Winston
Green Light (1937)
as Dr. Booth
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
as Tycoon (uncredited)
Confession (1937)
as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
Captain Caution (1940)
as American Consul
China Clipper (1936)
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
as John Nelson Davis
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
as Mr. Lorrison
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
as L.T. Yorkland
El Paso (1949)
Actor
Hired Wife (1940)
as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Adventure (1945)
as Mr. Buckley
Buy Me That Town (1941)
as Carlton Williams
I'll Tell the World (1945)
as Dr. Mullins
Breakfast for Two (1937)
as Gordon Faraday
The Big Bluff (1955)
as Mr. Winthrop
Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Captain
Golden Gloves (1940)
as A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
Jungle Woman (1944)
as Dr. Meredith
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
as Judge
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
as Hayden's Lawyer
Mountain Justice (1937)
as Governor
Midnight Intruder (1938)
as Attorney Peter Winslow
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
as Governor
Devil's Playground (1937)
as Submarine Commander
Secret Service of the Air (1939)
as Chief of the Secret Service
King of Chinatown (1939)
as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
Strange Illusion (1945)
as Armstrong
Slightly French (1949)
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll (1946)
as Harper (uncredited)
Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
as Gov. Claiborne
Boy Meets Girl (1938)
as B.K. Whitacre
The Big Hangover (1950)
as Samuel C. Long
Risky Business (1939)
as Abernathy
She Knew All the Answers (1941)
as George Wharton
Two in the Dark (1936)
as City Editor (uncredited)
Nazi Agent (1942)
as Grover Blaine McHenry
Cracked Nuts (1941)
as Mr. Benson
Sunset in the West (1950)
as Gordon MacKnight
Rock Island Trail (1950)
as Major
Off the Record (1939)
as Barton
Over 21 (1945)
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
as Mr. Robert Chanler
It Ain't Hay (1943)
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
Society Lawyer (1939)
as Henry V. Adams
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
as Mr. Coswell
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
as Mr. Robert Chandler
Rhythm on the River (1940)
as Uncle John
A Man Betrayed (1941)
as Governor
Heart of the Rio Grande (1942)
as Randolph Lane
Fast and Loose (1939)
as Victor Stockton (uncredited)
Girls on Probation (1938)
as Mr. Storm
Larceny on the Air (1937)
as Kennedy
Violence (1947)
as Ralph Borden
Everything's on Ice (1939)
as Hotel Manager
Don't Knock The Rock (1956)
as Mayor George Bagley
The Chaser (1938)
as Mr. Beaumont
Life with Henry (1941)
as Mr. Joseph Anderson
Geronimo (1939)
as Col. White
Oh, What a Night! (1944)
as Tom Gordon
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Ben Egan
The Hit Parade (1937)
as J. B. Hawley
Fired Wife (1943)
as Doctor
Ladies of Washington (1944)
as Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona (1956)
as Dr. Peterson
The Shanghai Chest (1948)
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
There's Always a Woman (1938)
as Mr. Ketterling
Under Your Spell (1936)
as Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
as Crothers
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
as Andrew Norris (uncredited)
Divorce (1945)
as John Carter
The Big Game (1936)
as The College Chancellor
Illegal Traffic (1938)
as Jigger
Yesterday's Heroes (1940)
as Harvey Mason
The Spirit of Culver (1939)
as Capt. Wharton
The Counterfeiters (1948)
as Carter
The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
as Amos Morley
Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940)
as J.H. King
Atlantic City (1944)
as Sen. Hodges
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
Naval Academy (1941)
as Capt. Davis
I'll Remember April (1945)
as Dr. Armitage
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
as Superintendent (uncredited)
Incident (1948)
as C. W. Sloan
Sioux City Sue (1946)
as G.W. Rhodes
The Madonna's Secret (1946)
as District Attorney
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
as Albert Martin
The Second Face (1950)
as Mr. Hamilton
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)
as Commissioner Morrison
Hold That Baby! (1949)
as John Winston
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
as William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
King of Hockey (1936)
as Thomas A. White
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
as Hoffman
Shadow of Suspicion (1944)
as Frank Randall
Nevada City (1941)
as Amos Norton
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
as Carson
Sudden Danger (1955)
as George Caldwell
The Lost Planet (1953)
as Ned Hilton
Radar Secret Service (1950)
as Mr. Hamilton
There's That Woman Again (1938)
as Mr. Nacelle
End of the Road (1944)
as District Attorney
Docks of New York (1945)
as Captain Jacobs
Paradise Isle (1937)
as Dr. Steinmeyer
Mary Lou (1948)
as Airline President
Alaska Patrol (1949)
as Mr. Sigmund
Whistling in Dixie (1942)
as Doctor
G.I. War Brides (1946)
as Editor
Ever Since Eve (1937)
as Barton
Behind the Mask (1946)
as Police Commissioner Weston
Counterfeit (1936)
as Matt McDonald
The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
as Clinton Crane
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
as Winslow
For Beauty's Sake (1941)
as Middlesex
I Love a Bandleader (1945)
as Dr. Gardiner
Country Gentlemen (1936)
as Mr. Grayson
The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)
as Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
Apology for Murder (1945)
as Craig Jordan
The Gallant Blade (1948)
as Governor
Money Madness (1948)
as Judge (uncredited)
In Old Amarillo (1951)
as George B. Hills
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Actor
Out West with the Peppers (1940)
as J.H. King
Follow That Woman (1945)
as J.B. Henderson
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
as Dr. Rolfe Carter
Hold That Line (1952)
as Morgan T. Stanhope
Murder Is My Business (1946)
as Arnold Ramsey
Outside These Walls (1939)
as Hewitt Bronson
Bunker Bean (1936)
as Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
Jack Armstrong (1947)
as Uncle Jim Fairfield
State Police (1938)
as Col. C.B. Clarke
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
as Mr. Wondel
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
as British Agent Z
The Shadow Returns (1946)
as Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936)
as Roger Leland
The Lady Objects (1938)
as Mr. Harper
The Hunted (1948)
as Simon Rand, Attorney
Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)
as Dr. Harlan Johnson
The Californian (1937)
as Miller
You May Be Next! (1936)
as Bernard Pine (uncredited)
The Phantom Speaks (1945)
as Charlie Davis
Love Letters of a Star (1936)
as Hobbs
Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)
as Dr. Fletcher
Earthbound (1940)
as President of the Court
It Had to Happen (1936)
as District Attorney
Adventure in Washington (1941)
as Frank Conroy
Spook Chasers (1957)
as Dr. Moss
Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
as Cranston
Under Southern Stars (1937)
as Robert E. Lee
Cinderella Swings It (1943)
as Brock Harris
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)
as Doc Hyer
Dangerous Number (1937)
as Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
Beyond Our Own (1947)
as Dr. Blake
Glamour Girl (1948)
as T.J. Hopkins
The Great Mike (1944)
as Colonel Whitley
Sea Devils (1937)
as USS Taroe Commander
Over the Border (1950)
as Rand Malloy
Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
as Straker
Swamp Fire (1946)
as P.T. Hilton
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin (1958)
Actor
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956)
as Investor
The Covered Trailer (1939)
as Horace Cartwright
Zamba (1949)
as Benton
The Wild Frontier (1947)
as Frank Lane
Brick Bradford (1947)
as Professor Salisbury
I Ring Doorbells (1946)
as G.B. Barton
High School Hero (1946)
as Governor Huffington