Birthday:
Dec 22, 1889
Place of Birth: Marianna, Arkansas, USA
Place of Birth: Marianna, Arkansas, USA
Minor Watson
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Albee | 1942 |
| Woman of the Year | William J. Harding | 1942 |
| Charlie Chan in Paris | Insp. Renard | 1935 |
| Dead End | Mr. Griswald | 1937 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Calvin H. Blackwell | 1949 |
| Trapeze | John Ringling North | 1956 |
| Beyond the Forest | Moose | 1949 |
| Bewitched | Governor | 1945 |
| Boys Town | Bishop | 1938 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Sam Ronson | 1944 |
| Courage of Lassie | Sheriff Ed Grayson | 1946 |
| The Jackie Robinson Story | Branch Rickey | 1950 |
| Guadalcanal Diary | Col Wallace E. Grayson | 1943 |
| Gentleman Jim | Buck Ware | 1942 |
| Moon Over Miami | Mr. Jim Reynolds | 1941 |
| Western Union | Pat Grogan | 1941 |
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Joshua Speed | 1940 |
| The Falcon Out West | Dave Colby | 1944 |
| Cupid and Three | Ben | 1913 |
| Love Incognito | Jack Fuller | 1913 |
| Day by Day | Frank | 1913 |
| The Big Shot | Warden George Booth | 1942 |
| Maisie | Prosecuting Attorney | 1939 |
| Hidden Gold | Ed Colby | 1940 |
| My Son John | Dr. Carver | 1952 |
| Dollars-Pounds-Sense | Charles Watson | 1913 |
| Kings Row | Sam Winters | 1942 |
| The Star | Joe Morrison | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Capt. Brandy | 1939 |
| Young People | Dakin | 1940 |
| Birth of the Blues | Henri Lambert | 1941 |
| That Certain Woman | Clark Tilden | 1937 |
| Mister 880 | Judge O'Neil | 1950 |
| Saratoga Trunk | J.P. Reynolds (uncredited) | 1945 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | Maloney | 1939 |
| While New York Sleeps | Charles MacFarland | 1938 |
| Of Human Hearts | Captain Griggs | 1938 |
| Hollywood Classic Special | 2010 | |
| Mr. District Attorney | Arthur Barret | 1941 |
| Pursuit | Hale | 1935 |
| Mary Jane's Pa | Kenneth Marvin | 1935 |
| Stablemates | Barney Donovan | 1938 |
| Viva Cisco Kid | Jesse Allen | 1940 |
| Boys' Ranch | Mr. Harper | 1946 |
| Gallant Sons | Barton Newbold | 1940 |
| That's My Baby! | R. P. (Phineas) Moody | 1944 |
| Age of Indiscretion | Mr. Adams | 1935 |
| Saturday's Heroes | Doc Thomas | 1937 |
| The Llano Kid | Sheriff Robert McLane | 1939 |
| A Southern Yankee | Gen. Watkins | 1948 |
| Face to Face | Scratchy Wilson | 1952 |
| When's Your Birthday? | Regan | 1937 |
| Love, Honor and Behave | Dr. MacConaghey | 1938 |
| Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany | 1941 |
| Fast Company | Steve Langner | 1938 |
| 24 Hours | David Melbourn | 1931 |
| Here I Am a Stranger | Evans | 1939 |
| The Flying Irishman | Airport Personnel Manager | 1939 |
| The Woman I Love | Deschamps | 1937 |
| Happy Land | Judge Colvin | 1943 |
| You Came Along | Uncle Jack | 1945 |
| Bright Victory | Mr. Paterson | 1951 |
| As Young as You Feel | Harold P. Cleveland | 1951 |
| Frisco Lil | 1942 | |
| Television Spy | Burton Lawson | 1939 |
| Yanks Ahoy | Capt. Scott | 1943 |
| Little Egypt | Cyrus Graydon | 1951 |
| Mister Dynamite | Clark Lewis | 1935 |
| 20 Mule Team | Marshal | 1940 |
| Stand Up and Fight | U.S. Marshal Cole | 1939 |
| Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Ramsey Kent | 1944 |
| The Hardys Ride High | Terry Archer | 1939 |
| Navy Blue and Gold | Lt. Milburn | 1937 |
| News Is Made at Night | Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey | 1939 |
| Christmas Holiday | Townsend | 1944 |
| Rangers of Fortune | Clem Bowdry | 1940 |
| Princess O'Rourke | Mr. Washburn | 1943 |
| The Parson of Panamint | Sheriff Nickerson | 1941 |
| Power of the Press | John Cleveland Carter (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Lady Tubbs | Fishbaker | 1935 |
| The Ambassador's Daughter | Gen. Andrew Harvey | 1956 |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | Colonel Sherwood | 1934 |
| Babbitt | Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling | 1934 |
| Untamed Frontier | Matt Denbow | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Judge Thatcher | 1955 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Senator Smith | 1941 |
| The Rawhide Years | Matt Comfort | 1956 |
| Ten Wanted Men | Jason Carr | 1955 |
| The Longest Night | Hardy | 1936 |
| Rose of the Rancho | Jonathan Hill | 1936 |
| The Remarkable Andrew | District Attorney Orville Beamish | 1942 |
| Touchdown, Army | Col. Denby | 1938 |
| Annapolis Farewell | Cmmdre. Briggs | 1935 |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | Christopher Winters | 1942 |
| The Monster and the Girl | Judge Pulver | 1941 |
| Action in the North Atlantic | Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Shadows in the Night | Frederick Gordon | 1944 |
| Crash Dive | Adm. Bob Stewart | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Loy Henderson | 1943 |
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988 |
| A Bell for Adano | Maj. Gen. McKay | 1945 |
| God Is My Co-Pilot | Col. Caleb V. Haynes | 1945 |
| Roar of the Crowd | Cyrus Mackey | 1953 |
| Here Come the Waves | Superior Officer (uncredited) | 1944 |
| Checkers | Dr. Smith | 1937 |
| Boy Friend | Capt. Duffy | 1939 | Series | Cast | Year |
