Acting
Minor Watson
EN cinema · 105 credits
Born
22 December 1889
Died
28 July 1965 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Marianna, Arkansas, USA
Also known as Minor S. Watson
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
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Trapeze
as John Ringling North
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Gen. Andrew Harvey
The Rawhide Years
as Matt Comfort
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Judge Thatcher
Ten Wanted Men
as Jason Carr
Roar of the Crowd
as Cyrus Mackey
My Son John
as Dr. Carver
The Star
as Joe Morrison
Face to Face
as Scratchy Wilson
Untamed Frontier
as Matt Denbow
Bright Victory
as Mr. Paterson
As Young as You Feel
as Harold P. Cleveland
Little Egypt
as Cyrus Graydon
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Branch Rickey
Mister 880
as Judge O'Neil
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Beyond the Forest
as Moose
A Southern Yankee
as Gen. Watkins
Courage of Lassie
as Sheriff Ed Grayson
Boys' Ranch
as Mr. Harper
Bewitched
as Governor
Saratoga Trunk
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
You Came Along
as Uncle Jack
A Bell for Adano
as McKay (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Sam Ronson
The Falcon Out West
as Dave Colby
That's My Baby!
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Ramsey Kent
Christmas Holiday
as Townsend (uncredited)
Shadows in the Night
as Frederick Gordon
Here Come the Waves
as Superior Officer (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Happy Land
as Judge Colvin
Yanks Ahoy
as Capt. Scott
Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Washburn
Power of the Press
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Crash Dive
as Adm. Bob Stewart
Mission to Moscow
as Loy Henderson
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Albee
Woman of the Year
as William J. Harding
Gentleman Jim
as Buck Ware
The Big Shot
as Warden George Booth
Kings Row
as Sam Winters
The Remarkable Andrew
as District Attorney Orville Beamish
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Christopher Winters
Moon Over Miami
as Mr. Jim Reynolds
Western Union
as Pat Grogan
Birth of the Blues
as Henri Lambert
Mr. District Attorney
as Arthur Barret
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
The Parson of Panamint
as Sheriff Nickerson
They Died with Their Boots On
as Senator Smith
The Monster and the Girl
as Judge Pulver
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Joshua Speed
Hidden Gold
as Ed Colby
Young People
as Dakin
Viva Cisco Kid
as Jesse Allen
Gallant Sons
as Barton Newbold
20 Mule Team
as Marshal
Rangers of Fortune
as Clem Bowdry
Maisie
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Capt. Brandy
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Maloney
The Llano Kid
as Sheriff Robert McLane
Here I Am a Stranger
as Evans
The Flying Irishman
as Airport Personnel Manager
Television Spy
as Burton Lawson
Stand Up and Fight
as U.S. Marshal Cole
The Hardys Ride High
as Terry Archer
News Is Made at Night
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Boy Friend
as Capt. Duffy
Boys Town
as Bishop
While New York Sleeps
as Charles MacFarland
Of Human Hearts
as Captain Griggs
Stablemates
as Barney Donovan
Love, Honor and Behave
as Dr. MacConaghey
Fast Company
as Steve Langner
Touchdown, Army
as Col. Denby
Dead End
as Mr. Griswald
That Certain Woman
as Clark Tilden
Saturday's Heroes
as Doc Thomas
The Woman I Love
as Deschamps
Navy Blue and Gold
as Lt. Milburn
Checkers
as Dr. Smith
The Longest Night
as Hardy
Rose of the Rancho
as Jonathan Hill
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Insp. Renard
Pursuit
as Hale
Mary Jane's Pa
as Kenneth Marvin
Age of Indiscretion
as Mr. Adams
Mister Dynamite
as Clark Lewis
Lady Tubbs
as Fishbaker
Annapolis Farewell
as Cmmdre. Briggs
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Colonel Sherwood
Babbitt
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
24 Hours
as David Melbourn
Love Incognito
1913
Love Incognito
as Jack Fuller
Day by Day
as Frank
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
as Charles Watson