Minor Watson
Known for: Acting
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
Film
They Died with Their Boots On
Senator Smith
1941
Film
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Albee
1942
Film
Guadalcanal Diary
Col Wallace E. Grayson
1943
Film
Western Union
Pat Grogan
1941
Film
Touchdown, Army
Col. Denby
1938
Film
Dead End
Mr. Griswald
1937
Film
Courage of Lassie
Sheriff Ed Grayson
1946
Film
Boys Town
Bishop
1938
Film
Ten Wanted Men
Jason Carr
1955
Film
Action in the North Atlantic
Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Capt. Brandy
1939
Film
Princess O'Rourke
Mr. Washburn
1943
Film
Woman of the Year
William J. Harding
1942
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Young People
Dakin
1940
Film
Trapeze
John Ringling North
1956
Film
The File on Thelma Jordon
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
1949
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Kings Row
Sam Winters
1942
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Rose of the Rancho
Jonathan Hill
1936
Film
Gentleman Jim
Buck Ware
1942
Film
Crash Dive
Adm. Bob Stewart
1943
Film
As Young as You Feel
Harold P. Cleveland
1951
Film
Bright Victory
Mr. Paterson
1951
Film
Beyond the Forest
Moose
1949
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Of Human Hearts
Captain Griggs
1938
Film
To the Shores of Tripoli
Christopher Winters
1942
Film
Boys' Ranch
Mr. Harper
1946
Film
Charlie Chan in Paris
Insp. Renard
1935
Film
The Thin Man Goes Home
Sam Ronson
1944
Film
God Is My Co-Pilot
Col. Caleb V. Haynes
1945
Film
Mister 880
Judge O'Neil
1950
Film
The Rawhide Years
Matt Comfort
1956
Film
When's Your Birthday?
Regan
1937
Film
The Monster and the Girl
Judge Pulver
1941
Film
Saratoga Trunk
J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
1945
Film
Here Come the Waves
Superior Officer (uncredited)
1944
Film
Mary Jane's Pa
Kenneth Marvin
1935
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A Southern Yankee
Gen. Watkins
1948
Film
A Bell for Adano
Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
1945
Film
Mr. District Attorney
Arthur Barret
1941
Film
Checkers
Dr. Smith
1937
Film
The Big Shot
Warden George Booth
1942
Film
20 Mule Team
Marshal
1940
Film
The Hardys Ride High
Terry Archer
1939
Film
Bewitched
Governor
1945
Film
The Star
Joe Morrison
1952
Film
Mission to Moscow
Loy Henderson
1943
Film
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
1941
Film
Navy Blue and Gold
Lt. Milburn
1937
Film
Christmas Holiday
Townsend (uncredited)
1944
Film
Untamed Frontier
Matt Denbow
1952
Film
Boy Friend
Capt. Duffy
1939
Film
Stand Up and Fight
U.S. Marshal Cole
1939
Film
Gallant Sons
Barton Newbold
1940
Film
The Jackie Robinson Story
Branch Rickey
1950
Film
Fast Company
Steve Langner
1938
Film
Angels Wash Their Faces
Maloney
1939
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Joshua Speed
1940
Film
Annapolis Farewell
Cmmdre. Briggs
1935
Film
The Ambassador's Daughter
Gen. Andrew Harvey
1956
Film
My Son John
Dr. Carver
1952
Film
Birth of the Blues
Henri Lambert
1941
Film
The Flying Irishman
Airport Personnel Manager
1939
Film
The Parson of Panamint
Sheriff Nickerson
1941
Film
You Came Along
Uncle Jack
1945
Film
Little Egypt
Cyrus Graydon
1951
Film
News Is Made at Night
Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
1939
Film
Viva Cisco Kid
Jesse Allen
1940
Film
The Remarkable Andrew
District Attorney Orville Beamish
1942
Film
Lady Tubbs
Fishbaker
1935
Film
Happy Land
Judge Colvin
1943
Film
24 Hours
David Melbourn
1931
Film
The Woman I Love
Deschamps
1937
Film
Shadows in the Night
Frederick Gordon
1944
Film
That's My Baby!
R. P. (Phineas) Moody
1944
Film
Face to Face
Scratchy Wilson
1952
Film
Pursuit
Hale
1935
Film
Moon Over Miami
Mr. Jim Reynolds
1941
Frisco Lil
1942
Film
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Judge Thatcher
1955
Film
Babbitt
Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
1934
Film
Yanks Ahoy
Capt. Scott
1943
Film
Hidden Gold
Ed Colby
1940
Film
The Pursuit of Happiness
Colonel Sherwood
1934
Film
That Certain Woman
Clark Tilden
1937
Film
Saturday's Heroes
Doc Thomas
1937
Film
The Falcon Out West
Dave Colby
1944
Film
Love, Honor and Behave
Dr. MacConaghey
1938
Film
Power of the Press
John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
1943
Film
While New York Sleeps
Charles MacFarland
1938
Film
Rangers of Fortune
Clem Bowdry
1940
Film
Here I Am a Stranger
Evans
1939
Film
Roar of the Crowd
Cyrus Mackey
1953
Film
Television Spy
Burton Lawson
1939
Film
Mister Dynamite
Clark Lewis
1935
Film
Maisie
Prosecuting Attorney
1939
Film
The Longest Night
Hardy
1936
Film
Cupid and Three
Ben
1913
Film
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Ramsey Kent
1944
Film
The Llano Kid
Sheriff Robert McLane
1939
Film
Stablemates
Barney Donovan
1938
Film
Age of Indiscretion
Mr. Adams
1935
Love Incognito
Jack Fuller
1913
Film
Day by Day
Frank
1913
Film
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
Charles Watson
1913