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Minor Watson

Actor

Minor Watson

Born December 22, 1889 in Marianna, Arkansas, USADied July 28, 1965104 films

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).

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The Thin Man Goes Home posterFirst watchThe Thin Man Goes Home19447.1as Sam RonsonHoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a…View film

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Yankee Doodle Dandy poster7.0Yankee Doodle Dandy1942Woman of the Year poster7.0Woman of the Year1942Dead End poster7.0Dead End1937They Died with Their Boots On poster6.7They Died with Their Boots On1941Boys Town poster6.8Boys Town1938Gentleman Jim poster7.2Gentleman Jim1942Action in the North Atlantic poster7.1Action in the North Atlantic1943Trapeze poster6.3Trapeze1956

Filmography

104 films as actor
  1. 1956The Ambassador's DaughterGen. Andrew Harvey
  2. 1956The Rawhide YearsMatt Comfort
  3. 1956TrapezeJohn Ringling North
  4. 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJudge Thatcher
  5. 1955Ten Wanted MenJason Carr
  6. 1953Roar of the CrowdCyrus Mackey
  7. 1952The StarJoe Morrison
  8. 1952Face to FaceScratchy Wilson
  9. 1952Untamed FrontierMatt Denbow
  10. 1952My Son JohnDr. Carver
  11. 1951Little EgyptCyrus Graydon
  12. 1951Bright VictoryMr. Paterson
  13. 1951As Young as You FeelHarold P. Cleveland
  14. 1950Mister 880Judge O'Neil
  15. 1950The Jackie Robinson StoryBranch Rickey
  16. 1949The File on Thelma JordonJudge Calvin H. Blackwell
  17. 1949Beyond the ForestMoose
  18. 1948A Southern YankeeGen. Watkins
  19. 1946Courage of LassieSheriff Ed Grayson
  20. 1946Boys' RanchMr. Harper
  21. 1945Saratoga TrunkJ.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
  22. 1945BewitchedGovernor
  23. 1945You Came AlongUncle Jack
  24. 1945A Bell for AdanoMcKay (uncredited)
  25. 1945God Is My Co-PilotCol. Caleb V. Haynes
  26. 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeSam Ronson
  27. 1944Here Come the WavesSuperior Officer (uncredited)
  28. 1944That's My Baby!R. P. (Phineas) Moody
  29. 1944Shadows in the NightFrederick Gordon
  30. 1944Christmas HolidayTownsend (uncredited)
  31. 1944The Falcon Out WestDave Colby
  32. 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutRamsey Kent
  33. 1943Happy LandJudge Colvin
  34. 1943Guadalcanal DiaryCol Wallace E. Grayson
  35. 1943Princess O'RourkeMr. Washburn
  36. 1943Yanks AhoyCapt. Scott
  37. 1943Action in the North AtlanticRear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
  38. 1943Mission to MoscowLoy Henderson
  39. 1943Crash DiveAdm. Bob Stewart
  40. 1943Power of the PressJohn Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
  41. 1942Gentleman JimBuck Ware
  42. 1942The Big ShotWarden George Booth
  43. 1942Yankee Doodle DandyAlbee
  44. 1942To the Shores of TripoliChristopher Winters
  45. 1942Frisco Lil
  46. 1942The Remarkable AndrewDistrict Attorney Orville Beamish
  47. 1942Woman of the YearWilliam J. Harding
  48. 1942Kings RowSam Winters
  49. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnSenator Smith
  50. 1941Birth of the BluesHenri Lambert
  51. 1941Kiss the Boys GoodbyeUncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
  52. 1941The Parson of PanamintSheriff Nickerson
  53. 1941Moon Over MiamiMr. Jim Reynolds
  54. 1941Mr. District AttorneyArthur Barret
  55. 1941The Monster and the GirlJudge Pulver
  56. 1941Western UnionPat Grogan
  57. 1940Gallant SonsBarton Newbold
  58. 1940Rangers of FortuneClem Bowdry
  59. 1940Young PeopleDakin
  60. 1940Hidden GoldEd Colby
  61. 194020 Mule TeamMarshal
  62. 1940Viva Cisco KidJesse Allen
  63. 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisJoshua Speed
  64. 1939The Llano KidSheriff Robert McLane
  65. 1939Television SpyBurton Lawson
  66. 1939Here I Am a StrangerEvans
  67. 1939Angels Wash Their FacesMaloney
  68. 1939News Is Made at NightCharles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
  69. 1939MaisieProsecuting Attorney
  70. 1939Boy FriendCapt. Duffy
  71. 1939The Hardys Ride HighTerry Archer
  72. 1939The Flying IrishmanAirport Personnel Manager
  73. 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnCapt. Brandy
  74. 1939Stand Up and FightU.S. Marshal Cole
  75. 1938While New York SleepsCharles MacFarland
  76. 1938StablematesBarney Donovan
  77. 1938Boys TownBishop
  78. 1938Touchdown, ArmyCol. Denby
  79. 1938Fast CompanySteve Langner
  80. 1938Love, Honor and BehaveDr. MacConaghey
  81. 1938Of Human HeartsCaptain Griggs
  82. 1937CheckersDr. Smith
  83. 1937Navy Blue and GoldLt. Milburn
  84. 1937Saturday's HeroesDoc Thomas
  85. 1937That Certain WomanClark Tilden
  86. 1937Dead EndMr. Griswald
  87. 1937The Woman I LoveDeschamps
  88. 1937When's Your Birthday?Regan
  89. 1936The Longest NightHardy
  90. 1936Rose of the RanchoJonathan Hill
  91. 1935Annapolis FarewellCmmdre. Briggs
  92. 1935PursuitHale
  93. 1935Lady TubbsFishbaker
  94. 1935Age of IndiscretionMr. Adams
  95. 1935Mary Jane's PaKenneth Marvin
  96. 1935Mister DynamiteClark Lewis
  97. 1935Charlie Chan in ParisInsp. Renard
  98. 1934BabbittPaul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
  99. 1934The Pursuit of HappinessColonel Sherwood
  100. 193124 HoursDavid Melbourn
  101. 1913Dollars-Pounds-SenseCharles Watson
  102. 1913Cupid and ThreeBen
  103. 1913Day by DayFrank
  104. 1913Love IncognitoJack Fuller