Person
Minor Watson
Acting · 1889–1965 · Marianna, Arkansas, USA
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
Guadalcanal Diary
Col Wallace E. Grayson
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Albee
Boys' Ranch
Mr. Harper
Boys Town
Bishop
They Died with Their Boots On
Senator Smith
Young People
Dakin
Touchdown, Army
Col. Denby
Courage of Lassie
Sheriff Ed Grayson
Ten Wanted Men
Jason Carr
Dead End
Mr. Griswald
Filmography
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
- 1956The Ambassador's DaughterGen. Andrew Harvey
- 1956The Rawhide YearsMatt Comfort
- 1956TrapezeJohn Ringling North
- 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJudge Thatcher
- 1955Ten Wanted MenJason Carr
- 1953Roar of the CrowdCyrus Mackey
- 1952The StarJoe Morrison
- 1952Face to FaceScratchy Wilson
- 1952Untamed FrontierMatt Denbow
- 1952My Son JohnDr. Carver
- 1951Little EgyptCyrus Graydon
- 1951Bright VictoryMr. Paterson
- 1951As Young as You FeelHarold P. Cleveland
- 1950Mister 880Judge O'Neil
- 1950The Jackie Robinson StoryBranch Rickey
- 1949The File on Thelma JordonJudge Calvin H. Blackwell
- 1949Beyond the ForestMoose
- 1948A Southern YankeeGen. Watkins
- 1946Courage of LassieSheriff Ed Grayson
- 1946Boys' RanchMr. Harper
- 1945Saratoga TrunkJ.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
- 1945BewitchedGovernor
- 1945You Came AlongUncle Jack
- 1945A Bell for AdanoMaj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
- 1945God Is My Co-PilotCol. Caleb V. Haynes
- 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeSam Ronson
- 1944Here Come the WavesSuperior Officer (uncredited)
- 1944That's My Baby!R. P. (Phineas) Moody
- 1944Shadows in the NightFrederick Gordon
- 1944Christmas HolidayTownsend (uncredited)
- 1944The Falcon Out WestDave Colby
- 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutRamsey Kent
- 1943Happy LandJudge Colvin
- 1943Guadalcanal DiaryCol Wallace E. Grayson
- 1943Princess O'RourkeMr. Washburn
- 1943Yanks AhoyCapt. Scott
- 1943Action in the North AtlanticRear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
- 1943Mission to MoscowLoy Henderson
- 1943Crash DiveAdm. Bob Stewart
- 1943Power of the PressJohn Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
- 1942Gentleman JimBuck Ware
- 1942To the Shores of TripoliChristopher Winters
- 1942The Big ShotWarden George Booth
- 1942Yankee Doodle DandyAlbee
- 1942Frisco Lil
- 1942The Remarkable AndrewDistrict Attorney Orville Beamish
- 1942Woman of the YearWilliam J. Harding
- 1942Kings RowSam Winters
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnSenator Smith
- 1941Birth of the BluesHenri Lambert
- 1941Kiss the Boys GoodbyeUncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
- 1941The Parson of PanamintSheriff Nickerson
- 1941Moon Over MiamiMr. Jim Reynolds
- 1941Mr. District AttorneyArthur Barret
- 1941The Monster and the GirlJudge Pulver
- 1941Western UnionPat Grogan
- 1940Gallant SonsBarton Newbold
- 1940Rangers of FortuneClem Bowdry
- 1940Young PeopleDakin
- 1940Hidden GoldEd Colby
- 194020 Mule TeamMarshal
- 1940Viva Cisco KidJesse Allen
- 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisJoshua Speed
- 1939The Llano KidSheriff Robert McLane
- 1939Television SpyBurton Lawson
- 1939Here I Am a StrangerEvans
- 1939Angels Wash Their FacesMaloney
- 1939News Is Made at NightCharles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
- 1939MaisieProsecuting Attorney
- 1939Boy FriendCapt. Duffy
- 1939The Hardys Ride HighTerry Archer
- 1939The Flying IrishmanAirport Personnel Manager
- 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnCapt. Brandy
- 1939Stand Up and FightU.S. Marshal Cole
- 1938While New York SleepsCharles MacFarland
- 1938StablematesBarney Donovan
- 1938Boys TownBishop
- 1938Touchdown, ArmyCol. Denby
- 1938Fast CompanySteve Langner
- 1938Love, Honor and BehaveDr. MacConaghey
- 1938Of Human HeartsCaptain Griggs
- 1937CheckersDr. Smith
- 1937Navy Blue and GoldLt. Milburn
- 1937Saturday's HeroesDoc Thomas
- 1937That Certain WomanClark Tilden
- 1937Dead EndMr. Griswald
- 1937The Woman I LoveDeschamps
- 1937When's Your Birthday?Regan
- 1936The Longest NightHardy
- 1936Rose of the RanchoJonathan Hill
- 1935Annapolis FarewellCmmdre. Briggs
- 1935PursuitHale
- 1935Lady TubbsFishbaker
- 1935Age of IndiscretionMr. Adams
- 1935Mary Jane's PaKenneth Marvin
- 1935Mister DynamiteClark Lewis
- 1935Charlie Chan in ParisInsp. Renard
- 1934BabbittPaul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
- 1934The Pursuit of HappinessColonel Sherwood
- 193124 HoursDavid Melbourn
- 1913Dollars-Pounds-SenseCharles Watson
- 1913Cupid and ThreeBen
- 1913Day by DayFrank
- 1913Love IncognitoJack Fuller
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