
Minor Watson
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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
Credits

Woman of the Year (1942)
as William J. Harding

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
as Col Wallace E. Grayson

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Senator Smith

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
as Capt. Brandy

Ten Wanted Men (1955)
as Jason Carr

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Albee

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano (1945)
as McKay (uncredited)

Boys Town (1938)
as Bishop

Western Union (1941)
as Pat Grogan

Courage of Lassie (1946)
as Sheriff Ed Grayson

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Sam Ronson

God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
as Branch Rickey

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
as Christopher Winters

Rose of the Rancho (1936)
as Jonathan Hill

Trapeze (1956)
as John Ringling North

Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
as Insp. Renard

Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
as Lt. Milburn

As Young as You Feel (1951)
as Harold P. Cleveland

Stand Up and Fight (1939)
as U.S. Marshal Cole

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)

The Rawhide Years (1956)
as Matt Comfort

Dead End (1937)
as Mr. Griswald

Untamed Frontier (1952)
as Matt Denbow

Checkers (1937)
as Dr. Smith

Crash Dive (1943)
as Adm. Bob Stewart

The Monster and the Girl (1941)
as Judge Pulver

The Woman I Love (1937)
as Deschamps

Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Captain Griggs

Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
as Kenneth Marvin

Babbitt (1934)
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Buck Ware

Birth of the Blues (1941)
as Henri Lambert

Mr. District Attorney (1941)
as Arthur Barret

Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
as Maloney

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Joshua Speed

Young People (1940)
as Dakin

Mister 880 (1950)
as Judge O'Neil

Boys' Ranch (1946)
as Mr. Harper

Touchdown, Army (1938)
as Col. Denby

The Parson of Panamint (1941)
as Sheriff Nickerson

While New York Sleeps (1938)
as Charles MacFarland

Saratoga Trunk (1945)
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)
as Colonel Sherwood

The Star (1952)
as Joe Morrison

The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
as Gen. Andrew Harvey

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
as Dr. MacConaghey

Roar of the Crowd (1953)
as Cyrus Mackey

Here Come the Waves (1944)
as Superior Officer (uncredited)

The Falcon Out West (1944)
as Dave Colby

When's Your Birthday? (1937)
as Regan

Power of the Press (1943)
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman (1939)
as Airport Personnel Manager

The Hardys Ride High (1939)
as Terry Archer

That Certain Woman (1937)
as Clark Tilden

Fast Company (1938)
as Steve Langner

Moon Over Miami (1941)
as Mr. Jim Reynolds

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)
as Judge Thatcher

Boy Friend (1939)
as Capt. Duffy

Beyond the Forest (1949)
as Moose

Kings Row (1942)
as Sam Winters

Pursuit (1935)
as Hale

Viva Cisco Kid (1940)
as Jesse Allen

Mission to Moscow (1943)
as Loy Henderson

Gallant Sons (1940)
as Barton Newbold

The Big Shot (1942)
as Warden George Booth

That's My Baby! (1944)
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Bright Victory (1951)
as Mr. Paterson

Shadows in the Night (1944)
as Frederick Gordon

A Southern Yankee (1948)
as Gen. Watkins

Princess O'Rourke (1943)
as Mr. Washburn

News Is Made at Night (1939)
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

Christmas Holiday (1944)
as Townsend (uncredited)

Happy Land (1943)
as Judge Colvin

20 Mule Team (1940)
as Marshal

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
as Ramsey Kent

You Came Along (1945)
as Uncle Jack

Age of Indiscretion (1935)
as Mr. Adams

Bewitched (1945)
as Governor

Face to Face (1952)
as Scratchy Wilson

Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
as Evans

Little Egypt (1951)
as Cyrus Graydon

Television Spy (1939)
as Burton Lawson

Stablemates (1938)
as Barney Donovan

My Son John (1952)
as Dr. Carver

Lady Tubbs (1935)
as Fishbaker

Maisie (1939)
as Prosecuting Attorney
Frisco Lil (1942)
Actor

The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
as District Attorney Orville Beamish

Rangers of Fortune (1940)
as Clem Bowdry

24 Hours (1931)
as David Melbourn

Annapolis Farewell (1935)
as Cmmdre. Briggs

Saturday's Heroes (1937)
as Doc Thomas

Yanks Ahoy (1943)
as Capt. Scott

Hidden Gold (1940)
as Ed Colby

The Llano Kid (1939)
as Sheriff Robert McLane

The Longest Night (1936)
as Hardy

Mister Dynamite (1935)
as Clark Lewis

Cupid and Three (1913)
as Ben

Dollars-Pounds-Sense (1913)
as Charles Watson

Day by Day (1913)
as Frank
Love Incognito (1913)
as Jack Fuller





