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Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Born: 1889-12-22 • 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 poster
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • Self (archive footage)
The Ambassador's Daughter poster
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 • Gen. Andrew Harvey
The Rawhide Years poster
The Rawhide Years
1956 • Matt Comfort
Trapeze poster
Trapeze
1956 • John Ringling North
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955 • Judge Thatcher
Ten Wanted Men poster
Ten Wanted Men
1955 • Jason Carr
Roar of the Crowd poster
Roar of the Crowd
1953 • Cyrus Mackey
The Star poster
The Star
1952 • Joe Morrison
Face to Face poster
Face to Face
1952 • Scratchy Wilson
Untamed Frontier poster
Untamed Frontier
1952 • Matt Denbow
My Son John poster
My Son John
1952 • Dr. Carver
Little Egypt poster
Little Egypt
1951 • Cyrus Graydon
Bright Victory poster
Bright Victory
1951 • Mr. Paterson
As Young as You Feel poster
As Young as You Feel
1951 • Harold P. Cleveland
Mister 880 poster
Mister 880
1950 • Judge O'Neil
The Jackie Robinson Story poster
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 • Branch Rickey
The File on Thelma Jordon poster
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 • Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Beyond the Forest poster
Beyond the Forest
1949 • Moose
A Southern Yankee poster
A Southern Yankee
1948 • Gen. Watkins
Courage of Lassie poster
Courage of Lassie
1946 • Sheriff Ed Grayson
Boys' Ranch poster
Boys' Ranch
1946 • Mr. Harper
Saratoga Trunk poster
Saratoga Trunk
1945 • J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
Bewitched poster
Bewitched
1945 • Governor
You Came Along poster
You Came Along
1945 • Uncle Jack
A Bell for Adano poster
A Bell for Adano
1945 • Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot poster
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • Col. Caleb V. Haynes
The Thin Man Goes Home poster
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • Sam Ronson
Here Come the Waves poster
Here Come the Waves
1944 • Superior Officer (uncredited)
That's My Baby! poster
That's My Baby!
1944 • R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Shadows in the Night poster
Shadows in the Night
1944 • Frederick Gordon
Christmas Holiday poster
Christmas Holiday
1944 • Townsend (uncredited)
The Falcon Out West poster
The Falcon Out West
1944 • Dave Colby
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout poster
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944 • Ramsey Kent
Happy Land poster
Happy Land
1943 • Judge Colvin
Guadalcanal Diary poster
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 • Col Wallace E. Grayson
Princess O'Rourke poster
Princess O'Rourke
1943 • Mr. Washburn
Yanks Ahoy poster
Yanks Ahoy
1943 • Capt. Scott
Action in the North Atlantic poster
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 • Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow poster
Mission to Moscow
1943 • Loy Henderson
Crash Dive poster
Crash Dive
1943 • Adm. Bob Stewart
Power of the Press poster
Power of the Press
1943 • John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim poster
Gentleman Jim
1942 • Buck Ware
To the Shores of Tripoli poster
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 • Christopher Winters
The Big Shot poster
The Big Shot
1942 • Warden George Booth
Yankee Doodle Dandy poster
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 • Albee
No Image
Frisco Lil
1942
The Remarkable Andrew poster
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • District Attorney Orville Beamish
Woman of the Year poster
Woman of the Year
1942 • William J. Harding
Kings Row poster
Kings Row
1942 • Sam Winters
They Died with Their Boots On poster
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • Senator Smith
Birth of the Blues poster
Birth of the Blues
1941 • Henri Lambert
Kiss the Boys Goodbye poster
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941 • Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
The Parson of Panamint poster
The Parson of Panamint
1941 • Sheriff Nickerson
Moon Over Miami poster
Moon Over Miami
1941 • Mr. Jim Reynolds
Mr. District Attorney poster
Mr. District Attorney
1941 • Arthur Barret
The Monster and the Girl poster
The Monster and the Girl
1941 • Judge Pulver
Western Union poster
Western Union
1941 • Pat Grogan
Gallant Sons poster
Gallant Sons
1940 • Barton Newbold
Rangers of Fortune poster
Rangers of Fortune
1940 • Clem Bowdry
Young People poster
Young People
1940 • Dakin
Hidden Gold poster
Hidden Gold
1940 • Ed Colby
20 Mule Team poster
20 Mule Team
1940 • Marshal
Viva Cisco Kid poster
Viva Cisco Kid
1940 • Jesse Allen
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 • Joshua Speed
The Llano Kid poster
The Llano Kid
1939 • Sheriff Robert McLane
Television Spy poster
Television Spy
1939 • Burton Lawson
Here I Am a Stranger poster
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 • Evans
Angels Wash Their Faces poster
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • Maloney
News Is Made at Night poster
News Is Made at Night
1939 • Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Maisie poster
Maisie
1939 • Prosecuting Attorney
Boy Friend poster
Boy Friend
1939 • Capt. Duffy
The Hardys Ride High poster
The Hardys Ride High
1939 • Terry Archer
The Flying Irishman poster
The Flying Irishman
1939 • Airport Personnel Manager
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 • Capt. Brandy
Stand Up and Fight poster
Stand Up and Fight
1939 • U.S. Marshal Cole
While New York Sleeps poster
While New York Sleeps
1938 • Charles MacFarland
Stablemates poster
Stablemates
1938 • Barney Donovan
Boys Town poster
Boys Town
1938 • Bishop
Touchdown, Army poster
Touchdown, Army
1938 • Col. Denby
Fast Company poster
Fast Company
1938 • Steve Langner
Love, Honor and Behave poster
Love, Honor and Behave
1938 • Dr. MacConaghey
Of Human Hearts poster
Of Human Hearts
1938 • Captain Griggs
Checkers poster
Checkers
1937 • Dr. Smith
Navy Blue and Gold poster
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 • Lt. Milburn
Saturday's Heroes poster
Saturday's Heroes
1937 • Doc Thomas
That Certain Woman poster
That Certain Woman
1937 • Clark Tilden
Dead End poster
Dead End
1937 • Mr. Griswald
The Woman I Love poster
The Woman I Love
1937 • Deschamps
When's Your Birthday? poster
When's Your Birthday?
1937 • Regan
The Longest Night poster
The Longest Night
1936 • Hardy
Rose of the Rancho poster
Rose of the Rancho
1936 • Jonathan Hill
Annapolis Farewell poster
Annapolis Farewell
1935 • Cmmdre. Briggs
Pursuit poster
Pursuit
1935 • Hale
Lady Tubbs poster
Lady Tubbs
1935 • Fishbaker
Age of Indiscretion poster
Age of Indiscretion
1935 • Mr. Adams
Mary Jane's Pa poster
Mary Jane's Pa
1935 • Kenneth Marvin
Mister Dynamite poster
Mister Dynamite
1935 • Clark Lewis
Charlie Chan in Paris poster
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 • Insp. Renard
Babbitt poster
Babbitt
1934 • Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
The Pursuit of Happiness poster
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934 • Colonel Sherwood