Minor Watson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 22, 1889

died

July 28, 1965

place of birth

Marianna, Arkansas, USA

also known as

Minor S. Watson

total credits

50 movies

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).

← Back to Home

Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Dead End
7.0

Dead End

1937as Mr. Griswald
God Is My Co-Pilot
7.2

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Senator Smith
Trapeze
6.2

Trapeze

1956as John Ringling North
Mister 880
7.1

Mister 880

1950as Judge O'Neil
Western Union
6.0

Western Union

1941as Pat Grogan
Kings Row
7.3

Kings Row

1942as Sam Winters
Gentleman Jim
7.2

Gentleman Jim

1942as Buck Ware
Boys Town
6.8

Boys Town

1938as Bishop
Of Human Hearts
5.9

Of Human Hearts

1938as Captain Griggs
The Star
7.2

The Star

1952as Joe Morrison
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
Crash Dive
6.4

Crash Dive

1943as Adm. Bob Stewart
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942as Albee
Woman of the Year
6.9

Woman of the Year

1942as William J. Harding
Happy Land
7.1

Happy Land

1943as Judge Colvin
Action in the North Atlantic
7.0

Action in the North Atlantic

1943as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
5.9

Ten Wanted Men

1955as Jason Carr
Untamed Frontier
7.3

Untamed Frontier

1952as Matt Denbow
Bright Victory
7.1

Bright Victory

1951as Mr. Paterson
The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944as Sam Ronson
Saratoga Trunk
6.1

Saratoga Trunk

1945as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
6.6

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
My Son John
5.8

My Son John

1952as Dr. Carver
Courage of Lassie
5.9

Courage of Lassie

1946as Sheriff Ed Grayson
As Young as You Feel
6.4

As Young as You Feel

1951as Harold P. Cleveland
The Monster and the Girl
5.8

The Monster and the Girl

1941as Judge Pulver
To the Shores of Tripoli
5.5

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942as Christopher Winters
Charlie Chan in Paris
6.6

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935as Insp. Renard
Guadalcanal Diary
5.6

Guadalcanal Diary

1943as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Mission to Moscow
5.7

Mission to Moscow

1943as Loy Henderson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.7

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939as Capt. Brandy
Christmas Holiday
6.5

Christmas Holiday

1944as Townsend (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
6.0

Stand Up and Fight

1939as U.S. Marshal Cole
Stablemates
6.3

Stablemates

1938as Barney Donovan
Bewitched
5.4

Bewitched

1945as Governor
Gallant Sons
7.4

Gallant Sons

1940as Barton Newbold
The Big Shot
6.4

The Big Shot

1942as Warden George Booth
20 Mule Team
6.6

20 Mule Team

1940as Marshal
A Bell for Adano
6.0

A Bell for Adano

1945as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
Face to Face
6.5

Face to Face

1952as Scratchy Wilson
The Rawhide Years
5.6

The Rawhide Years

1956as Matt Comfort
A Southern Yankee
5.5

A Southern Yankee

1948as Gen. Watkins
Angels Wash Their Faces
6.7

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939as Maloney
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940as Joshua Speed
Princess O'Rourke
6.5

Princess O'Rourke

1943as Mr. Washburn
Birth of the Blues
6.2

Birth of the Blues

1941as Henri Lambert
You Came Along
7.3

You Came Along

1945as Uncle Jack
Maisie
4.8

Maisie

1939as Prosecuting Attorney
Beyond the Forest
6.7

Beyond the Forest

1949as Moose