
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).
Acted in 102
1950s
- 1956
The Rawhide Years
Matt Comfort
- 1955
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Judge Thatcher
- 1953
Roar of the Crowd
Cyrus Mackey
- 1952
Face to Face
Scratchy Wilson
Untamed Frontier
Matt Denbow
My Son John
Dr. Carver
- 1951
Little Egypt
Cyrus Graydon
Bright Victory
Mr. Paterson
- 1950
Mister 880
Judge O'Neil
1940s
- 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
- 1948
A Southern Yankee
Gen. Watkins
- 1946
Courage of Lassie
Sheriff Ed Grayson
- 1945
Bewitched
Governor
You Came Along
Uncle Jack
God Is My Co-Pilot
Col. Caleb V. Haynes
- 1944
Here Come the Waves
Superior Officer (uncredited)
That's My Baby!
R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Shadows in the Night
Frederick Gordon
The Falcon Out West
Dave Colby
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Ramsey Kent
- 1943
Happy Land
Judge Colvin
Princess O'Rourke
Mr. Washburn
Yanks Ahoy
Capt. Scott
Action in the North Atlantic
Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Loy Henderson
Crash Dive
Adm. Bob Stewart
Power of the Press
John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
- 1942
The Big Shot
Warden George Booth
To the Shores of Tripoli
Christopher Winters
The Remarkable Andrew
District Attorney Orville Beamish
Woman of the Year
William J. Harding
Kings Row
Sam Winters
- 1941
Birth of the Blues
Henri Lambert
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
The Parson of Panamint
Sheriff Nickerson
Moon Over Miami
Mr. Jim Reynolds
The Monster and the Girl
Judge Pulver
- 1940
Gallant Sons
Barton Newbold
Rangers of Fortune
Clem Bowdry
Young People
Dakin
Hidden Gold
Ed Colby
20 Mule Team
Marshal
Viva Cisco Kid
Jesse Allen
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Joshua Speed
1930s
- 1939
The Llano Kid
Sheriff Robert McLane
Television Spy
Burton Lawson
Here I Am a Stranger
Evans
Angels Wash Their Faces
Maloney
News Is Made at Night
Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Maisie
Prosecuting Attorney
Boy Friend
Capt. Duffy
The Hardys Ride High
Terry Archer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Capt. Brandy
Stand Up and Fight
U.S. Marshal Cole
- 1938
While New York Sleeps
Charles MacFarland
Stablemates
Barney Donovan
Touchdown, Army
Col. Denby
Fast Company
Steve Langner
Love, Honor and Behave
Dr. MacConaghey
Of Human Hearts
Captain Griggs
- 1937
Checkers
Dr. Smith
Navy Blue and Gold
Lt. Milburn
Saturday's Heroes
Doc Thomas
The Woman I Love
Deschamps
When's Your Birthday?
Regan
- 1936
The Longest Night
Hardy
Rose of the Rancho
Jonathan Hill
- 1935
Annapolis Farewell
Cmmdre. Briggs
Pursuit
Hale
Lady Tubbs
Fishbaker
Age of Indiscretion
Mr. Adams
Mary Jane's Pa
Kenneth Marvin
Mister Dynamite
Clark Lewis
- 1934
Babbitt
Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
The Pursuit of Happiness
Colonel Sherwood
- 1931
24 Hours
David Melbourn
1910s
- 1913
Dollars-Pounds-Sense
Charles Watson
Cupid and Three
Ben
Day by Day
Frank
Appearances1
1980s
- 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)