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Minor Watson

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

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).

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Credits · 103

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 · Gen. Andrew Harvey

The Rawhide Years

1956 · Matt Comfort

1956 · John Ringling North

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 · Judge Thatcher

1955 · Jason Carr

Roar of the Crowd

1953 · Cyrus Mackey

1952 · Joe Morrison

1952 · Scratchy Wilson

Untamed Frontier

1952 · Matt Denbow

1952 · Dr. Carver

1951 · Cyrus Graydon

1951 · Mr. Paterson

As Young as You Feel

1951 · Harold P. Cleveland

1950 · Judge O'Neil

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 · Branch Rickey

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 · Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Beyond the Forest

A Southern Yankee

1948 · Gen. Watkins

Courage of Lassie

1946 · Sheriff Ed Grayson

1946 · Mr. Harper

1945 · J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

1945 · Governor

1945 · Uncle Jack

A Bell for Adano

1945 · Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 · Col. Caleb V. Haynes

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Sam Ronson

Here Come the Waves

1944 · Superior Officer (uncredited)

That's My Baby!

1944 · R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Shadows in the Night

1944 · Frederick Gordon

Christmas Holiday

1944 · Townsend (uncredited)

The Falcon Out West

1944 · Dave Colby

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944 · Ramsey Kent

1943 · Judge Colvin

Guadalcanal Diary

1943 · Col Wallace E. Grayson

Princess O'Rourke

1943 · Mr. Washburn

1943 · Capt. Scott

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Loy Henderson

1943 · Adm. Bob Stewart

Power of the Press

1943 · John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

1942 · Buck Ware

1942 · Warden George Booth

Yankee Doodle Dandy

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942 · Christopher Winters

The Remarkable Andrew

1942 · District Attorney Orville Beamish

Woman of the Year

1942 · William J. Harding

1942 · Sam Winters

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Senator Smith

Birth of the Blues

1941 · Henri Lambert

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 · Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

The Parson of Panamint

1941 · Sheriff Nickerson

Moon Over Miami

1941 · Mr. Jim Reynolds

Mr. District Attorney

1941 · Arthur Barret

The Monster and the Girl

1941 · Judge Pulver

1941 · Pat Grogan

1940 · Barton Newbold

Rangers of Fortune

1940 · Clem Bowdry

1940 · Ed Colby

1940 · Marshal

1940 · Jesse Allen

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · Joshua Speed

1939 · Sheriff Robert McLane

1939 · Burton Lawson

Here I Am a Stranger

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939 · Maloney

News Is Made at Night

1939 · Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

1939 · Prosecuting Attorney

1939 · Capt. Duffy

The Hardys Ride High

1939 · Terry Archer

The Flying Irishman

1939 · Airport Personnel Manager

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 · Capt. Brandy

Stand Up and Fight

1939 · U.S. Marshal Cole

While New York Sleeps

1938 · Charles MacFarland

1938 · Barney Donovan

Touchdown, Army

1938 · Col. Denby

1938 · Steve Langner

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 · Dr. MacConaghey

Of Human Hearts

1938 · Captain Griggs

1937 · Dr. Smith

Navy Blue and Gold

1937 · Lt. Milburn

Saturday's Heroes

1937 · Doc Thomas

That Certain Woman

1937 · Clark Tilden

1937 · Mr. Griswald

The Woman I Love

1937 · Deschamps

When's Your Birthday?

The Longest Night

Rose of the Rancho

1936 · Jonathan Hill

Annapolis Farewell

1935 · Cmmdre. Briggs

1935 · Fishbaker

Age of Indiscretion

1935 · Mr. Adams

1935 · Kenneth Marvin

Mister Dynamite

1935 · Clark Lewis

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 · Insp. Renard

1934 · Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934 · Colonel Sherwood

1931 · David Melbourn

1913 · Jack Fuller

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