John M. Watson Sr.

Known for: Acting

Born: 1937-01-10 – 2006-09-07 (aged 69)

From: Ohio, USA

John M. Watson Sr. (January 10, 1937 - September 7, 2006) was an American Jazz musician and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in films such as Groundhog Day, The Fugitive, Natural Born Killers, and Soul Food. He was also a noted trombonist with musicians Red Saunders and Count Basie. Description above from the Wikipedia article John M. Watson Sr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (14)

MOVIE★ 7.3
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
as TV Author
MOVIE★ 7.0
39: A Film by Carroll McKane
2006
as Jake
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Trouble with Dee Dee
2005
as Ali
MOVIE★ 6.3
Soul Food
1997
as Uncle Pete
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hoodlum
1997
as Manager of Pool Hall
TV★ 7.4
Early Edition
1996
as Morris Sanford
MOVIE★ 6.4
To Sir, with Love II
1996
as Publisher
MOVIE★ 7.1
Natural Born Killers
1994
as Black Inmate
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Fugitive
1993
as Bones Roosevelt
MOVIE★ 7.6
Groundhog Day
1993
as Bartender (as John Watson Sr.)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Public Eye
1992
as Scullion
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hero
1992
as African American Wannabee
MOVIE★ 6.1
Only the Lonely
1991
as Leo
MOVIE★ 5.7
Opportunity Knocks
1990
as Harold Monroe