Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-12-22

Deathday

1965-07-28 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Minor S. Watson

Minor Watson

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).

Known For

7.1%

Yankee Doodle Dandy

May 29, 1942

6.9%

Woman of the Year

Feb 5, 1942

7.0%

Dead End

Aug 27, 1937

6.6%

They Died with Their Boots On

Nov 20, 1941

7.1%

The Thin Man Goes Home

Dec 24, 1944

6.2%

Trapeze

May 30, 1956

6.7%

Boys Town

Sep 8, 1938

6.0%

Western Union

Feb 21, 1941

6.6%

The File on Thelma Jordon

Nov 4, 1949

7.2%

Gentleman Jim

Nov 14, 1942

7.1%

Action in the North Atlantic

Jun 12, 1943

6.8%

Beyond the Forest

Oct 21, 1949

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Acting

2010

Hollywood Classic Special

1988

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		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Judge Thatcher
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		The Jackie Robinson Story as Branch Rickey

1949		The File on Thelma Jordon as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
1949		Beyond the Forest as Moose

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		Bewitched as Governor
1945		You Came Along as Uncle Jack
1945		A Bell for Adano as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
1945		God Is My Co-Pilot as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

1944		The Thin Man Goes Home as Sam Ronson
1944		Here Come the Waves as Superior Officer (uncredited)
1944		That's My Baby! as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
1944		Christmas Holiday as Townsend
1944		Shadows in the Night as Frederick Gordon
1944		The Falcon Out West as Dave Colby
1944		Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout as Ramsey Kent

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		Yankee Doodle Dandy as Albee
1942		Frisco Lil
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		They Died with Their Boots On as Senator Smith
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		The Monster and the Girl as Judge Pulver
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		Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Joshua Speed

1939		The Llano Kid as Sheriff Robert McLane
1939		Television Spy as Burton Lawson
1939		Here I Am a Stranger as Evans
1939		Angels Wash Their Faces as Maloney
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		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Capt. Brandy
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		Touchdown, Army as Col. Denby
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
1937		When's Your Birthday? as Regan

1936		The Longest Night as Hardy
1936		Rose of the Rancho as Jonathan Hill

1935		Annapolis Farewell as Cmmdre. Briggs
1935		Pursuit as Hale
1935		Lady Tubbs as Fishbaker
1935		Age of Indiscretion as Mr. Adams
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		Cupid and Three as Ben
1913		Day by Day as Frank
1913		Love Incognito as Jack Fuller