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