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Minor Watson

Actor
Born December 22, 1889Died July 28, 1965 (75 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Dead End
  • The File on Thelma Jordon
  • The Jackie Robinson Story
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • Yanks Ahoy

Known For

  • Woman of the Year
  • The Star
  • Boys Town
  • Gentleman Jim
  • Beyond the Forest
  • The Jackie Robinson Story
  • The File on Thelma Jordon
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois
  • Mister 880
  • Guadalcanal Diary
  • Charlie Chan in Paris
  • The Big Shot
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • Princess O'Rourke
  • That Certain Woman
  • Ten Wanted Men
  • As Young as You Feel
  • Bright Victory
  • The Rawhide Years
  • Our Betters
  • The Ambassador's Daughter
  • A Southern Yankee
  • Hidden Gold
  • Young People

Filmography

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Lt. Milburn (clip From Navy Blue And Gold (1937))
1956
The Ambassador's Daughter · as Gen. Andrew Harvey
1956
The Rawhide Years · as Matt Comfort
1956
Trapeze · as John Ringling North
1955
1955
Ten Wanted Men · as Jason Carr
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Adult (dr.) Radford Sawyer
1954
Climax! (TV Series) · as Judge Thatcher
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) · as Charlie Elgin
1952
The Star · as Joe Morrison
1952
Face to Face · as Scratchy Wilson
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as General Glancy
1952
Untamed Frontier · as Matt Denbow
1952
My Son John · as Dr. Carver
1951
Little Egypt · as Cyrus Graydon
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Gen. John Hood
1951
As Young as You Feel · as Harold P. Cleveland
1951
Bright Victory · as Mr. Paterson
1950
1950
Mister 880 · as Judge O'neil
1949
The File on Thelma Jordon · as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
1949
Beyond the Forest · as Moose
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Mcginty
1948
A Southern Yankee · as Gen. Watkins
1947
The Trouble with Women · as Mr. Carver
1946
Courage of Lassie · as Sheriff Ed Grayson
1946
Boys' Ranch · as Mr. Harper
1945
Saratoga Trunk · as J.p. Reynolds (uncredited)
1945
Bewitched · as Governor
1945
You Came Along · as Uncle Jack
1945
A Bell for Adano · as Maj. Gen. Mckay (uncredited)
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot · as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home · as Sam Ronson
1944
Here Come the Waves · as Superior Officer (uncredited)
1944
That's My Baby! · as R. P. (phineas) Moody
1944
Christmas Holiday · as Townsend
1944
Shadows in the Night · as Frederick Gordon
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell · as Rear Admiral
1944
The Falcon Out West · as Dave Colby
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout · as Ramsey Kent
1943
Happy Land · as Judge Colvin
1943
Guadalcanal Diary · as Col Wallace E. Grayson
1943
Princess O'Rourke · as Mr. Washburn
1943
Yanks Ahoy · as Capt. Scott
1943
Action in the North Atlantic · as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
1943
Mission to Moscow · as Loy Henderson
1943
Crash Dive · as Adm. Bob Stewart
1943
Power of the Press · as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
1942
Gentleman Jim · as Buck Ware
1942
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli · as Christopher Winters
1942
Flight Lieutenant · as Maj. John Thompson
1942
The Big Shot · as Warden George Booth
1942
1942
Kings Row · as Sam Winters
1942
Woman of the Year · as William J. Harding
1942
The Remarkable Andrew · as District Attorney Orville Beamish
1941
They Died with Their Boots On · as Senator Smith
1941
Birth of the Blues · as Henri Lambert
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye · as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
1941
The Parson of Panamint · as Sheriff Nickerson
1941
Moon Over Miami · as Mr. Jim Reynolds
1941
Mr. District Attorney · as Arthur Barret
1941
The Monster and the Girl · as Judge Pulver
1941
Western Union · as Pat Grogan
1940
Gallant Sons · as Barton Newbold
1940
Rangers of Fortune · as Clem Bowdry
1940
Young People · as Dakin
1940
Hidden Gold · as Ed Colby
1940
20 Mule Team · as Marshal
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Joshua Speed
1940
Viva Cisco Kid · as Jesse Allen
1939
Television Spy · as Burton Lawson
1939
1939
1939
News Is Made at Night · as Charles Coulton Aka Clifford Mussey
1939
Maisie · as Prosecuting Attorney
1939
The Hardys Ride High · as Terry Archer
1939
The Flying Irishman · as Airport Personnel Manager
1939
1939
Stand Up and Fight · as U.s. Marshal Cole
1938
While New York Sleeps · as Charles Macfarland
1938
Stablemates · as Barney Donovan
1938
Boys Town · as Bishop
1938
Fast Company · as Steve Langner
1938
Love, Honor and Behave · as Dr. Macconaghey
1938
Of Human Hearts · as Captain Griggs
1937
Checkers · as Dr. Smith
1937
Navy Blue and Gold · as Lt. Milburn
1937
Saturday's Heroes · as Doc Thomas
1937
That Certain Woman · as Clark Tilden
1937
Dead End · as Mr. Griswald
1937
The Woman I Love · as Deschamps
1937
1936
The Longest Night · as Hardy
1935
Pursuit · as Hale
1935
Age of Indiscretion · as Mr. Adams
1935
Mary Jane's Pa · as Kenneth Marvin
1935
Mister Dynamite · as Clark Lewis
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris · as Insp. Renard
1934
Babbitt · as Paul 'paulivus' F. Reisling
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness · as Colonel Sherwood
1934
This Side of Heaven · as Actor In Film Clip (edited From 'another Language')
1933
Another Language · as Paul
1933
Our Betters · as Arthur Fenwick
1931
24 Hours · as David Melbourn
1913
Cupid and Three · as Ben
1913
Day by Day · as Frank
1913
Rescuing Dave · as Billy Graham
1913

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