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