Minor Watson

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).

Known For

Dead End

They Died with Their Boots On

Trapeze

God Is My Co-Pilot

Boys Town

Western Union

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Gentleman Jim

All Movies (105)

• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Ambassador's Daughter1956 · as Gen. Andrew Harvey
• The Rawhide Years1956 · as Matt Comfort
• Trapeze1956 · as John Ringling North
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1955 · as Judge Thatcher
• Ten Wanted Men1955 · as Jason Carr
• Roar of the Crowd1953 · as Cyrus Mackey
• The Star1952 · as Joe Morrison
• Face to Face1952 · as Scratchy Wilson
• Untamed Frontier1952 · as Matt Denbow
• My Son John1952 · as Dr. Carver
• Little Egypt1951 · as Cyrus Graydon
• Bright Victory1951 · as Mr. Paterson
• As Young as You Feel1951 · as Harold P. Cleveland
• Mister 8801950 · as Judge O'Neil
• The Jackie Robinson Story1950 · as Branch Rickey
• The File on Thelma Jordon1949 · as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
• Beyond the Forest1949 · as Moose
• A Southern Yankee1948 · as Gen. Watkins
• Courage of Lassie1946 · as Sheriff Ed Grayson
• Boys' Ranch1946 · as Mr. Harper
• Saratoga Trunk1945 · as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
• Bewitched1945 · as Governor
• You Came Along1945 · as Uncle Jack
• A Bell for Adano1945 · as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
• God Is My Co-Pilot1945 · as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
• The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · as Sam Ronson
• Here Come the Waves1944 · as Superior Officer (uncredited)
• That's My Baby!1944 · as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
• Shadows in the Night1944 · as Frederick Gordon
• Christmas Holiday1944 · as Townsend (uncredited)
• The Falcon Out West1944 · as Dave Colby
• Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout1944 · as Ramsey Kent
• Happy Land1943 · as Judge Colvin
• Guadalcanal Diary1943 · as Col Wallace E. Grayson
• Princess O'Rourke1943 · as Mr. Washburn
• Yanks Ahoy1943 · as Capt. Scott
• Action in the North Atlantic1943 · as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
• Mission to Moscow1943 · as Loy Henderson
• Crash Dive1943 · as Adm. Bob Stewart
• Power of the Press1943 · as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
• Gentleman Jim1942 · as Buck Ware
• To the Shores of Tripoli1942 · as Christopher Winters
• The Big Shot1942 · as Warden George Booth
• Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · as Albee
• Frisco Lil1942
• The Remarkable Andrew1942 · as District Attorney Orville Beamish
• Woman of the Year1942 · as William J. Harding
• Kings Row1942 · as Sam Winters
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Senator Smith
• Birth of the Blues1941 · as Henri Lambert
• Kiss the Boys Goodbye1941 · as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
• The Parson of Panamint1941 · as Sheriff Nickerson
• Moon Over Miami1941 · as Mr. Jim Reynolds
• Mr. District Attorney1941 · as Arthur Barret
• The Monster and the Girl1941 · as Judge Pulver
• Western Union1941 · as Pat Grogan
• Gallant Sons1940 · as Barton Newbold
• Rangers of Fortune1940 · as Clem Bowdry
• Young People1940 · as Dakin
• Hidden Gold1940 · as Ed Colby
• 20 Mule Team1940 · as Marshal
• Viva Cisco Kid1940 · as Jesse Allen
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Joshua Speed
• The Llano Kid1939 · as Sheriff Robert McLane
• Television Spy1939 · as Burton Lawson
• Here I Am a Stranger1939 · as Evans
• Angels Wash Their Faces1939 · as Maloney
• News Is Made at Night1939 · as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
• Maisie1939 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• Boy Friend1939 · as Capt. Duffy
• The Hardys Ride High1939 · as Terry Archer
• The Flying Irishman1939 · as Airport Personnel Manager
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939 · as Capt. Brandy
• Stand Up and Fight1939 · as U.S. Marshal Cole
• While New York Sleeps1938 · as Charles MacFarland
• Stablemates1938 · as Barney Donovan
• Boys Town1938 · as Bishop
• Touchdown, Army1938 · as Col. Denby
• Fast Company1938 · as Steve Langner
• Love, Honor and Behave1938 · as Dr. MacConaghey
• Of Human Hearts1938 · as Captain Griggs
• Checkers1937 · as Dr. Smith
• Navy Blue and Gold1937 · as Lt. Milburn
• Saturday's Heroes1937 · as Doc Thomas
• That Certain Woman1937 · as Clark Tilden
• Dead End1937 · as Mr. Griswald
• The Woman I Love1937 · as Deschamps
• When's Your Birthday?1937 · as Regan
• The Longest Night1936 · as Hardy
• Rose of the Rancho1936 · as Jonathan Hill
• Annapolis Farewell1935 · as Cmmdre. Briggs
• Pursuit1935 · as Hale
• Lady Tubbs1935 · as Fishbaker
• Age of Indiscretion1935 · as Mr. Adams
• Mary Jane's Pa1935 · as Kenneth Marvin
• Mister Dynamite1935 · as Clark Lewis
• Charlie Chan in Paris1935 · as Insp. Renard
• Babbitt1934 · as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
• The Pursuit of Happiness1934 · as Colonel Sherwood
• 24 Hours1931 · as David Melbourn
• Dollars-Pounds-Sense1913 · as Charles Watson
• Cupid and Three1913 · as Ben
• Day by Day1913 · as Frank
• Love Incognito1913 · as Jack Fuller