Acting
Minor Watson
Dec 22, 1889 (died Jul 28, 1965, aged 75) 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).
Known for
7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Albee
7.0
Woman of the Year
William J. Harding
7.0
Dead End
Mr. Griswald
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
Senator Smith
6.8
Boys Town
Bishop
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
Sam Ronson
6.3
Trapeze
John Ringling North
6.0
Western Union
Pat Grogan
7.2
Gentleman Jim
Buck Ware
6.6
The File on Thelma Jordon
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
7.1
Action in the North Atlantic
Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
6.7
Beyond the Forest
Moose
5.9
Courage of Lassie
Sheriff Ed Grayson
5.9
Ten Wanted Men
Jason Carr
7.2
Mister 880
Judge O'Neil
Filmography
6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
6.3
Trapeze
1956 · John Ringling North
5.6
The Rawhide Years
1956 · Matt Comfort
4.9
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 · Gen. Andrew Harvey
5.9
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Jason Carr
5.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955 · Judge Thatcher
8.0
Roar of the Crowd
1953 · Cyrus Mackey
7.2
The Star
1952 · Joe Morrison
5.6
My Son John
1952 · Dr. Carver
7.3
Untamed Frontier
1952 · Matt Denbow
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Face to Face
1952 · Scratchy Wilson
6.4
As Young as You Feel
1951 · Harold P. Cleveland
7.1
Bright Victory
1951 · Mr. Paterson
8.0
Little Egypt
1951 · Cyrus Graydon
7.2
Mister 880
1950 · Judge O'Neil
6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 · Branch Rickey
6.6
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
6.7
Beyond the Forest
1949 · Moose
5.7
A Southern Yankee
1948 · Gen. Watkins
5.9
Courage of Lassie
1946 · Sheriff Ed Grayson
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Boys' Ranch
1946 · Mr. Harper
6.0
A Bell for Adano
1945 · McKay (uncredited)
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945 · J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
5.4
Bewitched
1945 · Governor
7.1
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 · Col. Caleb V. Haynes
7.3
You Came Along
1945 · Uncle Jack
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Sam Ronson
6.5
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Townsend (uncredited)
5.4
The Falcon Out West
1944 · Dave Colby
5.3
Here Come the Waves
1944 · Superior Officer (uncredited)