Acting

Minor Watson

Born 1889-12-22 · Marianna, Arkansas, USA

Died 1965-07-28

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).

Credits

Newest first

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Gen. Andrew Harvey
1956
The Rawhide Years
as Matt Comfort
1956
Trapeze
as John Ringling North
1956
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Judge Thatcher
1955
Ten Wanted Men
as Jason Carr
1955
Roar of the Crowd
as Cyrus Mackey
1953
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
1952
Little Egypt
as Cyrus Graydon
1951
Bright Victory
as Mr. Paterson
1951
As Young as You Feel
as Harold P. Cleveland
1951
Mister 880
as Judge O'Neil
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Branch Rickey
1950
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
1949
Beyond the Forest
as Moose
1949
A Southern Yankee
as Gen. Watkins
1948
Courage of Lassie
as Sheriff Ed Grayson
1946
Boys' Ranch
as Mr. Harper
1946
Saratoga Trunk
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
1945
Bewitched
as Governor
1945
You Came Along
as Uncle Jack
1945
A Bell for Adano
as McKay (uncredited)
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
1945
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
Shadows in the Night
as Frederick Gordon
1944
Christmas Holiday
as Townsend (uncredited)
1944
The Falcon Out West
as Dave Colby
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Ramsey Kent
1944
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)
1943
Gentleman Jim
as Buck Ware
1942
The Big Shot
as Warden George Booth
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Albee
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Christopher Winters
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
1942
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
1941
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
1940
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
1939
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