Pierre Watkin
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1889 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor in many films, serials, and television series from the 1930s through the 1950s, especially westerns. He is perhaps best remembered for being the father of Eleanor Twitchell, the lady who captures Lou Gehrig's heart in Pride of the Yankees (1942) Watkin was born in Sioux City, Iowa. In the 1920s, he had his own theatrical troupe, the Pierre Watkin Players. In 1927, the group moved its headquarters from Sioux Falls to Lincoln, Nebraska. Watkin portrayed Perry White in both of the Superman serials of the late 1940s, which starred Kirk Alyn as the title character and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Watkin played a few different characters in the television series Adventures of Superman, in which John Hamilton played Perry White. He was set to reprise his role as the editor of The Daily Planet in a revival of the series in 1959, as Hamilton had died in the interim since the cancellation of the original series. However, series star George Reeves also died in the summer of 1959, and those plans ended. Watkin himself died six months later. He also cast in 1955 in the episode "Joey and the Gypsies" of the NBC children's western series Fury. Watkin guest starred in the CBS western series Brave Eagle. He was cast twice each on the ABC/Warner Brothers series, Cheyenne (as Harvey Sinclair in "The Law Man") and Annie Oakley (as the Reverend Mills in the 1956 episode "The Reckless Press"). In 1958, Watkin portrayed Dr. Breen of Samaritan Hospital in the episode "San Francisco Story" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series, Frontier Doctor. During the first season of CBS's Perry Mason from 1957 to 1958, Watkin appeared in three episodes as Judge Keetley. He was also cast during the 1950s on The Range Rider, Tales of the Texas Rangers, in three episodes of the western aviation adventure series Sky King, and five times on The Jack Benny Program. Watkin played the part of Colonel Duncan in the 1958 episode "Decoy" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Judge Keetley
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Judge
1957
Series
Dragnet
1951
Series
I Love Lucy
Mr. Dorrance
1951
Series
Highway Patrol
1955
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Morgan
1952
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Dr. Bowers
1958
Series
Adventures of Superman
Sir Lancelot
1952
Series
Bat Masterson
Judge Smith
1958
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Porter
1955
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Mr. Lewis
1950
Series
Boston Blackie
1951
Series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Series
December Bride
1954
Series
City Detective
1953
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
Allan Pinkerton
1952
Series
Racket Squad
1951
Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Series
Fury
Ellis
1955
Lux Video Theatre
Sleamish
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Hinchecliffe
1950
Series
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Series
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Series
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Mr. Robinson (uncredited)
1957
Series
The Whistler
1954
Series
Jungle Jim
1955
Film
You Can't Take It with You
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
1938
Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Barnes
1939
Film
Monsieur Verdoux
Prison Official (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Fountainhead
Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949
Film
Meet John Doe
Hammett
1941
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
1936
Film
Flamingo Road
1949
Film
Marked Woman
Judge #2 (uncredited)
1937
Film
Knock on Any Door
Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
1949
Film
Stage Door
Carmichael
1937
Film
Swing Time
(uncredited)
1936
Film
The Bank Dick
Mr. Skinner
1940
Film
The Pride of the Yankees
Mr. Twitchell
1942
Film
Road to Singapore
Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
1940
Film
Dangerous to Know
Senator Carson
1938
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
1976
Film
Thrill of a Romance
Tycoon (uncredited)
1945
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
J. Harrison Hardesty
1951
Film
She Knew All the Answers
George Wharton
1941
Film
Petticoat Politics
Alfred Wilcox
1941
Film
I Love You Again
Mr. W.H. Sims
1940
Film
Mission to Moscow
Naval Attache (uncredited)
1943
Film
Dakota
Wexton Geary
1945
Film
Mr. Moto's Gamble
District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
1938
Film
Bermuda Mystery
Herbert Bond
1944
Film
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Jason Conroy
1953
Film
Teddy the Rough Rider
Sen. Platt
1940
Film
Smashing the Rackets
John Nelson Davis
1938
Film
Little Giant
P.S. Van Loon
1946
Film
He Who Gets Slapped
Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
1924
Film
The Mad Miss Manton
Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
1938
Film
Girls' School
Mr. Alfred Simpson
1938
Film
Du Barry Was a Lady
Ambrose (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Saint Takes Over
Ben Egan
1940
Film
Jungle Woman
Dr. Meredith
1944
Film
The Maverick Queen
McMillan
1956
Film
Creature with the Atom Brain
Mayor Bremer
1955
Film
It Ain't Hay
Maj. Harper (uncredited)
1943
Film
Sailor's Lady
Captain
1940
Film
Destroyer
Admiral
1943
Film
Ice Capades Revue
Wiley Stone
1942
Film
Father Is A Prince
Mr. Lee
1940
Film
Crazy House
Prosecutor
1943
Film
The Chaser
Mr. Beaumont
1938
Film
History Is Made at Night
1937
Film
Marjorie Morningstar
Civil Official (uncredited)
1958
Film
Geronimo
Col. White
1939
Film
Knute Rockne All American
Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
1940
Film
Obliging Young Lady
John Markham
1942
Film
If You Could Only Cook
Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
1935
Film
A Volta do Besouro Verde
Boss Crogan
1940
Film
Great Guns
Col. Wayburn
1941
Film
Dangerous
George Sheffield
1935
Film
Claudia and David
Hartley Naughton
1946
Film
Nazi Agent
Grover Blaine McHenry
1942
Film
The Story of Seabiscuit
Charles S. Howard
1949
Film
The Red Stallion
Richard Moresby
1947
Film
Johnny Dark
Ed J. Winston
1954
Film
Here Come the Co-Eds
Police Chief (uncredited)
1945
Film
Gangs of Chicago
1940
Film
El Paso
1949
Film
Superman
Perry White
1948
Film
Swing Shift Maisie
Judge
1943
Film
Rock Island Trail
Major
1950
Film
Wings of the Navy
Capt. March
1939
Film
The Go-Getter
Browne
1937
Film
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Mr. Robert Chandler
1940
Film
South of Dixie
Dean Williamson
1944
Film
Rhythm on the River
Uncle John
1940
Film
There's Always a Woman
Mr. Ketterling
1938
Film
Fighting Back
Colonel
1948
Film
Song of Love
Duke of X (uncredited)
1947
Film
Magnificent Doll
Harper (uncredited)
1946
Film
Lydia
Speaker
1941
Film
The Lady Objects
Mr. Harper
1938
Film
The Big Hangover
Samuel C. Long
1950
Film
Adventure
Mr. Buckley
1945
Film
Alaska Patrol
Mr. Sigmund
1949
Film
Thundering Caravans
Head Marshal
1952
Film
The Singing Marine
General
1937
Film
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
1939
Film
No Time for Comedy
First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940
Film
Siren of Atlantis
Colonel
1949
Film
Green Light
Dr. Booth
1937
Film
Internes Can't Take Money
Dr. Fearson
1937
Film
A Man Betrayed
Governor
1941
Film
China Clipper
Secretary of State (uncredited)
1936
Film
Michael O'Halloran
Mark Grave
1937
Film
Captain Caution
American Consul
1940
Film
Fast and Loose
Victor Stockton (uncredited)
1939
Film
Meet the Stewarts
Club Guest (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Big Bluff
Mr. Winthrop
1955
Film
The Chance of a Lifetime
State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
1943
Film
Miss Mink of 1949
Cranston
1949
Film
They Made Her a Spy
Colonel Wilson
1939
Film
Wanted: Jane Turner
Andrew Norris (uncredited)
1936
Film
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Crothers
1941
Film
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
J.H. King
1940
Film
Midnight Intruder
Attorney Peter Winslow
1938
Film
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
British Agent Z
1943
Film
Slightly French
Publicity Man (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Missing Lady
Police Commissioner Weston
1946
Film
Mountain Justice
Governor
1937
Film
Young Dr. Kildare
Mr. Robert Chanler
1938
Film
The Spirit of Culver
Capt. Wharton
1939
Film
Dead Man's Eyes
Hayden's Lawyer
1944
Film
The Shanghai Chest
Judge Wesley Armstrong
1948
Film
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Roger Leland
1936
Film
King of the Underworld
District Attorney
1939
Film
Boy Meets Girl
B.K. Whitacre
1938
Film
The Man Who Cried Wolf
Governor
1937
Film
Secret Service of the Air
Chief of the Secret Service
1939
Film
Tip-Off Girls
George Murkil
1938
Film
Shock
Blake (uncredited)
1946
Film
Country Gentlemen
Mr. Grayson
1936
Film
Cracked Nuts
Mr. Benson
1941
Film
Devil's Playground
Submarine Commander
1937
Film
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Amos Morley
1942
Film
Cinderella Swings It
Brock Harris
1943
Film
Wall Street Cowboy
Roger Hammond
1939
Film
Redwood Forest Trail
Arthur Cameron
1950
Film
Atom Man vs. Superman
Perry White
1950
Film
Fired Wife
Doctor
1943
Film
Her Husband's Affairs
Vice President Beitler
1947
Film
Buy Me That Town
Carlton Williams
1941
Film
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Albert Thayer
1939
Film
Two in the Dark
City Editor (uncredited)
1936
Film
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
Commissioner Morrison
1953
Film
Thunder Over Arizona
Dr. Peterson
1956
Film
Ladies of Washington
Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
1944
Film
Behind the Mask
Police Commissioner Weston
1946
Film
King of Chinatown
Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
1939
Film
Lay That Rifle Down
Mr. Coswell
1955
Film
Adventure in Washington
Frank Conroy
1941
Film
Docks of New York
Captain Jacobs
1945
Film
I'll Tell the World
Dr. Mullins
1945
Film
Earthbound
President of the Court
1940
Film
King of Hockey
Thomas A. White
1936
Film
G.I. War Brides
Editor
1946
Film
You May Be Next!
Bernard Pine (uncredited)
1936
Film
Confession
Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
1937
Film
Keep Your Powder Dry
Mr. Lorrison
1945
Film
Under Your Spell
Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
1936
Film
About Mrs. Leslie
Lewis
1954
Film
Out West with the Peppers
J.H. King
1940
Film
There's That Woman Again
Mr. Nacelle
1938
Film
Jesse James at Bay
Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
1941
Film
The Mysterious Miss X
Winslow
1939
Film
Captain Tugboat Annie
Dr. Turner
1945
Film
Life with Henry
Mr. Joseph Anderson
1941
Film
She's Dangerous
H.J. Conrad
1937
Film
The Californian
Miller
1937
Film
The Counterfeiters
Carter
1948
Film
Society Lawyer
Henry V. Adams
1939
Film
Girls on Probation
Mr. Storm
1938
Film
The Wild Frontier
Frank Lane
1947
Film
The Magnificent Dope
Carson
1942
Film
Money Madness
Judge (uncredited)
1948
Film
Daredevils of the Clouds
Douglas Harrison
1948
Film
Rulers of the Sea
Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
1939
Film
Bill Cracks Down
William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
1937
Film
Miss Susie Slagle's
Superintendent (uncredited)
1946
Film
Atlantic City
Sen. Hodges
1944
Film
Ever Since Eve
Barton
1937
Film
Illegal Traffic
Jigger
1938
Film
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Judge Dobson - Racing Steward (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Madonna's Secret
District Attorney
1946
Film
End of the Road
District Attorney
1944
Film
Hold That Baby!
John Winston
1949
Film
Murder Is My Business
Arnold Ramsey
1946
Film
Two Lost Worlds
Magistrate Jeffries
1951
Film
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Head Steward
1950
Film
High School Hero
Governor Huffington
1946
Film
The Covered Trailer
Horace Cartwright
1939
Film
Mysterious Island
Confederate Officer
1951
Film
Incident
C. W. Sloan
1948
Film
Radar Secret Service
Mr. Hamilton
1950
Film
Daughter of Shanghai
L.T. Yorkland
1937
Film
Daughter of Shanghai
Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
1937
Film
Counterfeit
Matt McDonald
1936
Film
Dangerous Number
Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
1937
Film
Sea Devils
USS Taroe Commander
1937
Film
Breakfast for Two
Gordon Faraday
1937
Film
Over 21
Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Flaming Urge
Albert Cruickshank
1953
Film
The Big Game
The College Chancellor
1936
Film
The Phantom Speaks
Charlie Davis
1945
Film
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Dr. Fletcher
1945
Film
Apology for Murder
Craig Jordan
1945
Film
Golden Gloves
A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
1940
Film
Larceny on the Air
Kennedy
1937
Film
Yesterday's Heroes
Harvey Mason
1940
Film
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Armtrong
1956
Film
Arsène Lupin Returns
Mr. Carter (uncredited)
1938
Film
Off the Record
Barton
1939
Film
Strange Illusion
Armstrong
1945
Film
It Had to Happen
District Attorney
1936
Film
Bunker Bean
Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
1936
Film
Violence
Ralph Borden
1947
Film
An Innocent Affair
T.D. Hendricks
1948
Film
Stand By All Networks
Grant Neeley
1942
Film
For Beauty's Sake
Middlesex
1941
Film
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Dr. Harlan Johnson
1945
Film
Love Letters of a Star
Hobbs
1936
Film
State Police
Col. C.B. Clarke
1938
Film
Sioux City Sue
G.W. Rhodes
1946
Film
Mystery Sea Raider
Straker
1940
Film
Sudden Danger
George Caldwell
1955
Film
Sunset in the West
Gordon MacKnight
1950
Film
The Hunted
Simon Rand, Attorney
1948
Film
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Clinton Crane
1948
Film
Swamp Fire
P.T. Hilton
1946
Film
Risky Business
Abernathy
1939
Film
The Gallant Blade
Governor
1948
Film
Hold That Line
Morgan T. Stanhope
1952
Film
Whistling in Dixie
Doctor
1942
Film
I'll Remember April
Dr. Armitage
1945
Film
Nevada City
Amos Norton
1941
Film
Everything's on Ice
Hotel Manager
1939
Film
The Second Face
Mr. Hamilton
1950
Film
Mary Lou
Airline President
1948
Film
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Wondel
1938
Film
Hired Wife
Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
1940
Film
Heart of the Rio Grande
Randolph Lane
1942
Film
Naval Academy
Capt. Davis
1941
Film
Last of the Buccaneers
Gov. Claiborne
1950
Film
Follow That Woman
J.B. Henderson
1945
Film
The Hit Parade
J. B. Hawley
1937
Film
Don't Knock The Rock
Mayor George Bagley
1956
Film
Zamba
Benton
1949
Three's a Crowd
Marcus Pett
1945
Film
Outside These Walls
Hewitt Bronson
1939
Film
Beyond Our Own
Dr. Blake
1947
Film
The Great Mike
Colonel Whitley
1944
Film
Jack Armstrong
Uncle Jim Fairfield
1947
Film
Spook Chasers
Dr. Moss
1957
Under Southern Stars
Robert E. Lee
1937
Film
The Great Victor Herbert
Albert Martin
1939
Film
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Investor
1956
Film
Oh, What a Night!
Tom Gordon
1944
Film
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Dr. Rolfe Carter
1947
Film
The Lost Planet
Ned Hilton
1953
Film
Divorce
John Carter
1945
Film
In Old Amarillo
George B. Hills
1951
Film
The Shadow Returns
Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
1946
Film
Over the Border
Rand Malloy
1950
Film
I Ring Doorbells
G.B. Barton
1946
Film
Paradise Isle
Dr. Steinmeyer
1937
Film
Brick Bradford
Professor Salisbury
1947
Film
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958
Film
Glamour Girl
T.J. Hopkins
1948
Film
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Hoffman
1948
Film
Shadow of Suspicion
Frank Randall
1944
Film
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Doc Hyer
1991
Film
I Love a Bandleader
Dr. Gardiner
1945