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
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Buck Ware
Trapeze
(1956)
John Ringling North
Dead End
(1937)
Mr. Griswald
Guadalcanal Diary
(1943)
Col Wallace E. Grayson
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Albee
Young People
(1940)
Dakin
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Senator Smith
Boys Town
(1938)
Bishop
Mister 880
(1950)
Judge O'Neil
Princess O'Rourke
(1943)
Mr. Washburn
Woman of the Year
(1942)
William J. Harding
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Lt. Milburn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Capt. Brandy
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Loy Henderson
Untamed Frontier
(1952)
Matt Denbow
Full Filmography
Acting
Love Incognito
(1913)
Jack Fuller
Day by Day
(1913)
Frank
Cupid and Three
(1913)
Ben
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
(1913)
Charles Watson
24 Hours
(1931)
David Melbourn
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1934)
Colonel Sherwood
Babbitt
(1934)
Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
Charlie Chan in Paris
(1935)
Insp. Renard
Pursuit
(1935)
Hale
Mary Jane's Pa
(1935)
Kenneth Marvin
Age of Indiscretion
(1935)
Mr. Adams
Lady Tubbs
(1935)
Fishbaker
Annapolis Farewell
(1935)
Cmmdre. Briggs
Mister Dynamite
(1935)
Clark Lewis
The Longest Night
(1936)
Hardy
Rose of the Rancho
(1936)
Jonathan Hill
Dead End
(1937)
Mr. Griswald
That Certain Woman
(1937)
Clark Tilden
Saturday's Heroes
(1937)
Doc Thomas
When's Your Birthday?
(1937)
Regan
The Woman I Love
(1937)
Deschamps
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Lt. Milburn
Checkers
(1937)
Dr. Smith
Boys Town
(1938)
Bishop
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
Charles MacFarland
Of Human Hearts
(1938)
Captain Griggs
Stablemates
(1938)
Barney Donovan
Love, Honor and Behave
(1938)
Dr. MacConaghey
Fast Company
(1938)
Steve Langner
Touchdown, Army
(1938)
Col. Denby
Maisie
(1939)
Prosecuting Attorney
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Capt. Brandy
Angels Wash Their Faces
(1939)
Maloney
The Llano Kid
(1939)
Sheriff Robert McLane
Here I Am a Stranger
(1939)
Evans
The Flying Irishman
(1939)
Airport Personnel Manager
Television Spy
(1939)
Burton Lawson
Stand Up and Fight
(1939)
U.S. Marshal Cole
The Hardys Ride High
(1939)
Terry Archer
News Is Made at Night
(1939)
Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Boy Friend
(1939)
Capt. Duffy
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Joshua Speed
Hidden Gold
(1940)
Ed Colby
Young People
(1940)
Dakin
Viva Cisco Kid
(1940)
Jesse Allen
Gallant Sons
(1940)
Barton Newbold
20 Mule Team
(1940)
Marshal
Rangers of Fortune
(1940)
Clem Bowdry
Moon Over Miami
(1941)
Mr. Jim Reynolds
Western Union
(1941)
Pat Grogan
Birth of the Blues
(1941)
Henri Lambert
Mr. District Attorney
(1941)
Arthur Barret
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
(1941)
Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
The Parson of Panamint
(1941)
Sheriff Nickerson
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Senator Smith
The Monster and the Girl
(1941)
Judge Pulver
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Albee
Woman of the Year
(1942)
William J. Harding
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Buck Ware
The Big Shot
(1942)
Warden George Booth
Kings Row
(1942)
Sam Winters
The Remarkable Andrew
(1942)
District Attorney Orville Beamish
To the Shores of Tripoli
(1942)
Christopher Winters
Frisco Lil
(1942)
Guadalcanal Diary
(1943)
Col Wallace E. Grayson
Happy Land
(1943)
Judge Colvin
Yanks Ahoy
(1943)
Capt. Scott
Princess O'Rourke
(1943)
Mr. Washburn
Power of the Press
(1943)
John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Crash Dive
(1943)
Adm. Bob Stewart
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Loy Henderson
The Thin Man Goes Home
(1944)
Sam Ronson
The Falcon Out West
(1944)
Dave Colby
That's My Baby!
(1944)
R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
(1944)
Ramsey Kent
Shadows in the Night
(1944)
Frederick Gordon
Here Come the Waves
(1944)
Superior Officer (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
(1944)
Townsend
Bewitched
(1945)
Governor
You Came Along
(1945)
Uncle Jack
A Bell for Adano
(1945)
Maj. Gen. McKay
God Is My Co-Pilot
(1945)
Col. Caleb V. Haynes
Saratoga Trunk
(1945)
J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch
(1946)
Mr. Harper
Courage of Lassie
(1946)
Sheriff Ed Grayson
A Southern Yankee
(1948)
Gen. Watkins
The File on Thelma Jordon
(1949)
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Beyond the Forest
(1949)
Moose
The Jackie Robinson Story
(1950)
Branch Rickey
Mister 880
(1950)
Judge O'Neil
As Young as You Feel
(1951)
Harold P. Cleveland
Little Egypt
(1951)
Cyrus Graydon
Bright Victory
(1951)
Mr. Paterson
My Son John
(1952)
Dr. Carver
The Star
(1952)
Joe Morrison
Face to Face
(1952)
Scratchy Wilson
Untamed Frontier
(1952)
Matt Denbow
Roar of the Crowd
(1953)
Cyrus Mackey
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1955)
Judge Thatcher
Ten Wanted Men
(1955)
Jason Carr
Trapeze
(1956)
John Ringling North
The Ambassador's Daughter
(1956)
Gen. Andrew Harvey
The Rawhide Years
(1956)
Matt Comfort
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)