Minor Watson
American actor (1889-1965) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
Minor Watson was a prominent American character actor, appearing in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956, mostly portraying patrician authority figures.
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1965Died28 July 19651956
The Rawhide YearsFilm, Matt Comfort1955
Ten Wanted MenFilm, Jason Carr1952
The StarFilm, Joe Morrison1950
Mister 880Film, Judge O'Neil1949
Beyond the ForestFilm, Moose1946
Courage of LassieFilm, Sheriff Ed Grayson1945
A Bell for AdanoFilm, McKay (uncredited)1943
Action in the North AtlanticFilm, Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)1942
Gentleman JimFilm, Buck Ware1941
Moon Over MiamiFilm, Mr. Jim Reynolds1940
Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFilm, Joshua Speed1938
Boys TownFilm, Bishop1937
Dead EndFilm, Mr. Griswald1935
Charlie Chan in ParisFilm, Insp. Renard1889Born22 December 1889
The Rawhide YearsFilm, Matt Comfort1955Ten Wanted MenFilm, Jason Carr1952The StarFilm, Joe Morrison1950Mister 880Film, Judge O'Neil1949Beyond the ForestFilm, Moose1946Courage of LassieFilm, Sheriff Ed Grayson1945A Bell for AdanoFilm, McKay (uncredited)1943Action in the North AtlanticFilm, Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)1942Gentleman JimFilm, Buck Ware1941Moon Over MiamiFilm, Mr. Jim Reynolds1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFilm, Joshua Speed1938Boys TownFilm, Bishop1937Dead EndFilm, Mr. Griswald1935Charlie Chan in ParisFilm, Insp. Renard1889Born22 December 1889Known for
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The Star 1952
Gentleman Jim 1942
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
Dead End 1937
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Hal B. Wallis Produced Yankee Doodle Dandy and Kings Row- Robert Buckner Produced Gentleman Jim and Mission to Moscow
Sam Wood Directed Kings Row and Navy Blue and Gold
Richard Thorpe Directed The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Stuart Heisler Directed The Star and The Monster and the Girl
Lewis Seiler Directed The Big Shot and Guadalcanal Diary- Harry Joe Brown Produced Moon Over Miami and Ten Wanted Men
James Flavin Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and Western Union
Fred Kelsey Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and Kings Row
Edward T. Lowe, Jr. Produced Television Spy and Touchdown, Army
John Hamilton Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and Boys Town
Lamar Trotti Produced As Young as You Feel (1951)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Produced Woman of the Year (1942)
Michael Curtiz Directed Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Darryl F. Zanuck Directed Western Union (1941)
Raoul Walsh Directed They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Jack L. Warner Produced Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Harry Davenport Also in Princess O'Rourke and Kings Row
Victor Schertzinger Directed Birth of the Blues (1941)
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
Alexander Hall Directed The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)
Creighton Hale Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Kurt Neumann Directed Touchdown, Army and Yanks Ahoy- Norman Krasna Directed Princess O'Rourke (1943)
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About this person
His first film was 24 Hours (1931) and notable credits includes Boys Town (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Kings Row (1942), Guadalcanal Diary (1943), Bewitched (1945), The Virginian (1946), and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). His last film role was in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956).
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1965 · aged 75
