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Minor Watson
Actor 1889 - 1965

Minor Watson

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
Shot from Bright Victory
Character Edward Patterson
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Character William J. Harding
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Character John Ringling North

Trapeze

1956

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Character Jason Carr
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Character Dr. Carver
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Character Joe Morrison

The Star

1952

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Character Matt Denbow
As Young as You Feel No snapshots yet
Character Harold P. Cleveland
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Character Judge O'Neil

Mister 880

1950

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Character Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
The Jackie Robinson Story No snapshots yet
Character Branch Rickey
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Character Moose
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Character Sheriff Ed Grayson
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Character Governor

Bewitched

1945

Saratoga Trunk No snapshots yet
Character J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
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Character Sam Ronson
You Came Along No snapshots yet
Character Uncle Jack
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Character Townsend (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

40 titles
Trapeze
Trapeze 1956
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men 1955
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier 1952
The Star
The Star 1952
My Son John
My Son John 1952
Bright Victory
Bright Victory 1951
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel 1951
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story 1950
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon 1950
Mister 880
Mister 880 1950
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest 1949
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie 1946
You Came Along
You Came Along 1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home 1945
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk 1945
Bewitched
Bewitched 1945
The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West 1944
That's My Baby!
That's My Baby! 1944
Here Come the Waves
Here Come the Waves 1944
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday 1944
Power of the Press
Power of the Press 1943
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
Crash Dive
Crash Dive 1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year 1942
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli 1942
Kings Row
Kings Row 1942
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim 1942
Western Union
Western Union 1941
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl 1941
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues 1941
Hidden Gold
Hidden Gold 1940
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High 1939
The Angels Wash Their Faces
The Angels Wash Their Faces 1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939
Boys Town
Boys Town 1938
Dead End
Dead End 1937
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris 1935

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