Minor Watson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1889-12-22 – 1965-07-28 (aged 75)

From: 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).

Filmography (105)

MOVIE★ 6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Gen. Andrew Harvey
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Rawhide Years
1956
as Matt Comfort
MOVIE★ 6.2
Trapeze
1956
as John Ringling North
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as Judge Thatcher
MOVIE★ 5.9
Ten Wanted Men
1955
as Jason Carr
MOVIE★ 8.0
Roar of the Crowd
1953
as Cyrus Mackey
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Star
1952
as Joe Morrison
MOVIE★ 6.5
Face to Face
1952
as Scratchy Wilson
MOVIE★ 7.3
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Matt Denbow
MOVIE★ 5.8
My Son John
1952
as Dr. Carver
MOVIE★ 8.0
Little Egypt
1951
as Cyrus Graydon
MOVIE★ 7.1
Bright Victory
1951
as Mr. Paterson
MOVIE★ 6.4
As Young as You Feel
1951
as Harold P. Cleveland
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mister 880
1950
as Judge O'Neil
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Branch Rickey
MOVIE★ 6.6
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
MOVIE★ 6.7
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Moose
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Southern Yankee
1948
as Gen. Watkins
MOVIE★ 5.9
Courage of Lassie
1946
as Sheriff Ed Grayson
MOVIE★ 7.0
Boys' Ranch
1946
as Mr. Harper
MOVIE★ 6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Bewitched
1945
as Governor
MOVIE★ 7.3
You Came Along
1945
as Uncle Jack
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Sam Ronson
MOVIE★ 5.3
Here Come the Waves
1944
as Superior Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
That's My Baby!
1944
as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shadows in the Night
1944
as Frederick Gordon
MOVIE★ 6.5
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Townsend (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Falcon Out West
1944
as Dave Colby
MOVIE★ 7.0
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944
as Ramsey Kent
MOVIE★ 7.1
Happy Land
1943
as Judge Colvin
MOVIE★ 5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Mr. Washburn
MOVIE★ 6.6
Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Capt. Scott
MOVIE★ 7.0
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Loy Henderson
MOVIE★ 6.4
Crash Dive
1943
as Adm. Bob Stewart
MOVIE★ 6.5
Power of the Press
1943
as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Buck Ware
MOVIE★ 5.5
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Christopher Winters
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Big Shot
1942
as Warden George Booth
MOVIE★ 7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Albee
MOVIE★ 8.3
Frisco Lil
1942
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as District Attorney Orville Beamish
MOVIE★ 6.9
Woman of the Year
1942
as William J. Harding
MOVIE★ 7.3
Kings Row
1942
as Sam Winters
MOVIE★ 6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Senator Smith
MOVIE★ 6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Henri Lambert
MOVIE★ 6.5
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Sheriff Nickerson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Moon Over Miami
1941
as Mr. Jim Reynolds
MOVIE★ 5.8
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Arthur Barret
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Judge Pulver
MOVIE★ 6.0
Western Union
1941
as Pat Grogan
MOVIE★ 7.4
Gallant Sons
1940
as Barton Newbold
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rangers of Fortune
1940
as Clem Bowdry
MOVIE★ 5.3
Young People
1940
as Dakin
MOVIE★ 5.8
Hidden Gold
1940
as Ed Colby
MOVIE★ 6.6
20 Mule Team
1940
as Marshal
MOVIE★ 6.4
Viva Cisco Kid
1940
as Jesse Allen
MOVIE★ 6.9
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Joshua Speed
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Llano Kid
1939
as Sheriff Robert McLane
MOVIE★ 7.5
Television Spy
1939
as Burton Lawson
MOVIE★ 7.3
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Evans
MOVIE★ 6.7
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Maloney
MOVIE★ 4.8
News Is Made at Night
1939
as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
MOVIE★ 4.8
Maisie
1939
as Prosecuting Attorney
MOVIE★ 9.0
Boy Friend
1939
as Capt. Duffy
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Hardys Ride High
1939
as Terry Archer
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Airport Personnel Manager
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Capt. Brandy
MOVIE★ 6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as U.S. Marshal Cole
MOVIE★ 7.0
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Charles MacFarland
MOVIE★ 6.3
Stablemates
1938
as Barney Donovan
MOVIE★ 6.8
Boys Town
1938
as Bishop
MOVIE★ 7.5
Touchdown, Army
1938
as Col. Denby
MOVIE★ 5.4
Fast Company
1938
as Steve Langner
MOVIE★ 3.8
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Dr. MacConaghey
MOVIE★ 5.9
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Captain Griggs
MOVIE★ 10.0
Checkers
1937
as Dr. Smith
MOVIE★ 5.8
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Lt. Milburn
MOVIE★ 8.0
Saturday's Heroes
1937
as Doc Thomas
MOVIE★ 5.7
That Certain Woman
1937
as Clark Tilden
MOVIE★ 7.0
Dead End
1937
as Mr. Griswald
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Woman I Love
1937
as Deschamps
MOVIE★ 5.5
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Regan
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Longest Night
1936
as Hardy
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rose of the Rancho
1936
as Jonathan Hill
MOVIE★ 8.0
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Cmmdre. Briggs
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pursuit
1935
as Hale
MOVIE★ 7.5
Lady Tubbs
1935
as Fishbaker
MOVIE★ 4.9
Age of Indiscretion
1935
as Mr. Adams
MOVIE★ 6.8
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Kenneth Marvin
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mister Dynamite
1935
as Clark Lewis
MOVIE★ 6.6
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
as Insp. Renard
MOVIE★ 6.3
Babbitt
1934
as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Colonel Sherwood
MOVIE★ 6.3
24 Hours
1931
as David Melbourn
MOVIE
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
1913
as Charles Watson
MOVIE
Cupid and Three
1913
as Ben
MOVIE★ 10.0
Day by Day
1913
as Frank
MOVIE★ 7.0
Love Incognito
1913
as Jack Fuller