Minor Watson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1889
- Died
- July 28, 1965
- Birthplace
- Marianna, Arkansas, USA
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).
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Ambassador's Daughter 1956
as Gen. Andrew Harvey
The Rawhide Years 1956
as Matt Comfort
Trapeze 1956
as John Ringling North
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1955
as Judge Thatcher
Ten Wanted Men 1955
as Jason Carr
Roar of the Crowd 1953
as Cyrus Mackey
The Star 1952
as Joe Morrison
Face to Face 1952
as Scratchy Wilson
Untamed Frontier 1952
as Matt Denbow
My Son John 1952
as Dr. Carver
Little Egypt 1951
as Cyrus Graydon
Bright Victory 1951
as Mr. Paterson
As Young as You Feel 1951
as Harold P. Cleveland
Mister 880 1950
as Judge O'Neil
The Jackie Robinson Story 1950
as Branch Rickey
The File on Thelma Jordon 1949
as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Beyond the Forest 1949
as Moose
A Southern Yankee 1948
as Gen. Watkins
Courage of Lassie 1946
as Sheriff Ed Grayson
Boys' Ranch 1946
as Mr. Harper
Saratoga Trunk 1945
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
You Came Along 1945
as Uncle Jack
Bewitched 1945
as Governor
A Bell for Adano 1945
as McKay (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot 1945
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Sam Ronson
Here Come the Waves 1944
as Superior Officer (uncredited)
That's My Baby! 1944
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Shadows in the Night 1944
as Frederick Gordon
Christmas Holiday 1944
as Townsend (uncredited)
The Falcon Out West 1944
as Dave Colby
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout 1944
as Ramsey Kent
Happy Land 1943
as Judge Colvin
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Mr. Washburn
Yanks Ahoy 1943
as Capt. Scott
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Loy Henderson
Crash Dive 1943
as Adm. Bob Stewart
Power of the Press 1943
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim 1942
as Buck Ware
The Big Shot 1942
as Warden George Booth
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
as Albee
To the Shores of Tripoli 1942
as Christopher Winters
- Frisco Lil
Frisco Lil 1942
Actor
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
as District Attorney Orville Beamish
Woman of the Year 1942
as William J. Harding
Kings Row 1942
as Sam Winters
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Senator Smith
Birth of the Blues 1941
as Henri Lambert
Kiss the Boys Goodbye 1941
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
The Parson of Panamint 1941
as Sheriff Nickerson
Moon Over Miami 1941
as Mr. Jim Reynolds
Mr. District Attorney 1941
as Arthur Barret
The Monster and the Girl 1941
as Judge Pulver
Western Union 1941
as Pat Grogan
Gallant Sons 1940
as Barton Newbold
Rangers of Fortune 1940
as Clem Bowdry
Young People 1940
as Dakin
Hidden Gold 1940
as Ed Colby
20 Mule Team 1940
as Marshal
Viva Cisco Kid 1940
as Jesse Allen
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Joshua Speed
The Llano Kid 1939
as Sheriff Robert McLane
Television Spy 1939
as Burton Lawson
Here I Am a Stranger 1939
as Evans
Angels Wash Their Faces 1939
as Maloney
News Is Made at Night 1939
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Maisie 1939
as Prosecuting Attorney
Boy Friend 1939
as Capt. Duffy
The Hardys Ride High 1939
as Terry Archer
The Flying Irishman 1939
as Airport Personnel Manager
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939
as Capt. Brandy
Stand Up and Fight 1939
as U.S. Marshal Cole
While New York Sleeps 1938
as Charles MacFarland
Stablemates 1938
as Barney Donovan
Boys Town 1938
as Bishop
Touchdown, Army 1938
as Col. Denby
Fast Company 1938
as Steve Langner
Love, Honor and Behave 1938
as Dr. MacConaghey
Of Human Hearts 1938
as Captain Griggs
Checkers 1937
as Dr. Smith
Navy Blue and Gold 1937
as Lt. Milburn
Saturday's Heroes 1937
as Doc Thomas
That Certain Woman 1937
as Clark Tilden
Dead End 1937
as Mr. Griswald
The Woman I Love 1937
as Deschamps
When's Your Birthday? 1937
as Regan
The Longest Night 1936
as Hardy
Rose of the Rancho 1936
as Jonathan Hill
Annapolis Farewell 1935
as Cmmdre. Briggs
Pursuit 1935
as Hale
Lady Tubbs 1935
as Fishbaker
Age of Indiscretion 1935
as Mr. Adams
Mary Jane's Pa 1935
as Kenneth Marvin
Mister Dynamite 1935
as Clark Lewis
Charlie Chan in Paris 1935
as Insp. Renard
Babbitt 1934
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
The Pursuit of Happiness 1934
as Colonel Sherwood
24 Hours 1931
as David Melbourn
Dollars-Pounds-Sense 1913
as Charles Watson
Cupid and Three 1913
as Ben
Day by Day 1913
as Frank
- Love Incognito
Love Incognito 1913
as Jack Fuller
Credits from TMDB.