Portrait of Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Acting

Biography

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).

Born: December 22, 1889

Place of Birth: Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Filmography

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as Gen. Andrew Harvey

1956
The Rawhide Years

as Matt Comfort

1956
Trapeze

as John Ringling North

1955
Ten Wanted Men

as Jason Carr

1953
Roar of the Crowd

as Cyrus Mackey

1952
The Star

as Joe Morrison

1952
Face to Face

as Scratchy Wilson

1952
Untamed Frontier

as Matt Denbow

1952
My Son John

as Dr. Carver

1951
Little Egypt

as Cyrus Graydon

1951
Bright Victory

as Mr. Paterson

1951
As Young as You Feel

as Harold P. Cleveland

1950
Mister 880

as Judge O'Neil

1950
1949
The File on Thelma Jordon

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

1949
1948
A Southern Yankee

as Gen. Watkins

1946
Courage of Lassie

as Sheriff Ed Grayson

1946
Boys' Ranch

as Mr. Harper

1945
Saratoga Trunk

as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

1945
You Came Along

as Uncle Jack

1945
Bewitched

as Governor

1945
A Bell for Adano

as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

1945
God Is My Co-Pilot

as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

1944
1944
Here Come the Waves

as Superior Officer (uncredited)

1944
That's My Baby!

as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

1944
1944
Shadows in the Night

as Frederick Gordon

1944
The Falcon Out West

as Dave Colby

1944
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
To the Shores of Tripoli

as Christopher Winters

1942
The Big Shot

as Warden George Booth

1942
The Remarkable Andrew

as District Attorney Orville Beamish

1942
Woman of the Year

as William J. Harding

1942
Kings Row

as Sam Winters

1941
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
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
Viva Cisco Kid

as Jesse Allen

1940
1939
The Llano Kid

as Sheriff Robert McLane

1939
Television Spy

as Burton Lawson

1939
News Is Made at Night

as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

1939
Maisie

as Prosecuting Attorney

1939
Boy Friend

as Capt. Duffy

1939
The Hardys Ride High

as Terry Archer

1939
The Flying Irishman

as Airport Personnel Manager

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

1936
1936
Rose of the Rancho

as Jonathan Hill

1935
Annapolis Farewell

as Cmmdre. Briggs

1935
Pursuit

as Hale

1935
Lady Tubbs

as Fishbaker

1935
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

1931
24 Hours

as David Melbourn

1913
Dollars-Pounds-Sense

as Charles Watson

1913
1913
Day by Day

as Frank