Minor Watson

Acting·Dec 22, 1889·Marianna, Arkansas, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Ambassador's Daughter1956 · Gen. Andrew Harvey	Gen. Andrew Harvey
The Rawhide Years1956 · Matt Comfort	Matt Comfort
Trapeze1956 · John Ringling North	John Ringling North
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1955 · Judge Thatcher	Judge Thatcher
Ten Wanted Men1955 · Jason Carr	Jason Carr
Roar of the Crowd1953 · Cyrus Mackey	Cyrus Mackey
The Star1952 · Joe Morrison	Joe Morrison
Face to Face1952 · Scratchy Wilson	Scratchy Wilson
Untamed Frontier1952 · Matt Denbow	Matt Denbow
My Son John1952 · Dr. Carver	Dr. Carver
Little Egypt1951 · Cyrus Graydon	Cyrus Graydon
Bright Victory1951 · Mr. Paterson	Mr. Paterson
As Young as You Feel1951 · Harold P. Cleveland	Harold P. Cleveland
Mister 8801950 · Judge O'Neil	Judge O'Neil
The Jackie Robinson Story1950 · Branch Rickey	Branch Rickey
The File on Thelma Jordon1949 · Judge Calvin H. Blackwell	Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Beyond the Forest1949 · Moose	Moose
A Southern Yankee1948 · Gen. Watkins	Gen. Watkins
Courage of Lassie1946 · Sheriff Ed Grayson	Sheriff Ed Grayson
Boys' Ranch1946 · Mr. Harper	Mr. Harper
Saratoga Trunk1945 · J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)	J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
Bewitched1945 · Governor	Governor
You Came Along1945 · Uncle Jack	Uncle Jack
A Bell for Adano1945 · Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)	Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot1945 · Col. Caleb V. Haynes	Col. Caleb V. Haynes
The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · Sam Ronson	Sam Ronson
Here Come the Waves1944 · Superior Officer (uncredited)	Superior Officer (uncredited)
That's My Baby!1944 · R. P. (Phineas) Moody	R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Shadows in the Night1944 · Frederick Gordon	Frederick Gordon
Christmas Holiday1944 · Townsend (uncredited)	Townsend (uncredited)
The Falcon Out West1944 · Dave Colby	Dave Colby
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout1944 · Ramsey Kent	Ramsey Kent
Happy Land1943 · Judge Colvin	Judge Colvin
Guadalcanal Diary1943 · Col Wallace E. Grayson	Col Wallace E. Grayson
Princess O'Rourke1943 · Mr. Washburn	Mr. Washburn
Yanks Ahoy1943 · Capt. Scott	Capt. Scott
Action in the North Atlantic1943 · Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)	Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow1943 · Loy Henderson	Loy Henderson
Crash Dive1943 · Adm. Bob Stewart	Adm. Bob Stewart
Power of the Press1943 · John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)	John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim1942 · Buck Ware	Buck Ware
To the Shores of Tripoli1942 · Christopher Winters	Christopher Winters
The Big Shot1942 · Warden George Booth	Warden George Booth
Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · Albee	Albee
FFrisco Lil1942 · Actor	Actor
The Remarkable Andrew1942 · District Attorney Orville Beamish	District Attorney Orville Beamish
Woman of the Year1942 · William J. Harding	William J. Harding