Actor

Minor Watson

Birthday: December 22, 1889

Born in: 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 Virginian (1946), and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950).

Movie Credits

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 97
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956) as Gen. Andrew Harvey
Age: 66
The Rawhide Years (1956) as Matt Comfort
Age: 66
Trapeze (1956) as John Ringling North
Age: 66
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) as Judge Thatcher
Age: 65
Ten Wanted Men (1955) as Jason Carr
Age: 65
Roar of the Crowd (1953) as Cyrus Mackey
Age: 63
The Star (1952) as Joe Morrison
Age: 62
Face to Face (1952) as Scratchy Wilson
Age: 62
Untamed Frontier (1952) as Matt Denbow
Age: 62
My Son John (1952) as Dr. Carver
Age: 62
Little Egypt (1951) as Cyrus Graydon
Age: 61
Bright Victory (1951) as Mr. Paterson
Age: 61
As Young as You Feel (1951) as Harold P. Cleveland
Age: 61
Mister 880 (1950) as Judge O'Neil
Age: 60
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) as Branch Rickey
Age: 60
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Age: 59
Beyond the Forest (1949) as Moose
Age: 59
A Southern Yankee (1948) as Gen. Watkins
Age: 58
Courage of Lassie (1946) as Sheriff Ed Grayson
Age: 56
Boys' Ranch (1946) as Mr. Harper
Age: 56
Saratoga Trunk (1945) as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
Age: 55
Bewitched (1945) as Governor
Age: 55
You Came Along (1945) as Uncle Jack
Age: 55
A Bell for Adano (1945) as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
Age: 55
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
Age: 55
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as Sam Ronson
Age: 55
Here Come the Waves (1944) as Superior Officer (uncredited)
Age: 54
That's My Baby! (1944) as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
Age: 54
Shadows in the Night (1944) as Frederick Gordon
Age: 54
Christmas Holiday (1944) as Townsend (uncredited)
Age: 54
The Falcon Out West (1944) as Dave Colby
Age: 54
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944) as Ramsey Kent
Age: 54
Happy Land (1943) as Judge Colvin
Age: 53
Guadalcanal Diary (1943) as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Age: 53
Princess O'Rourke (1943) as Mr. Washburn
Age: 53
Yanks Ahoy (1943) as Capt. Scott
Age: 53
Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
Age: 53
Mission to Moscow (1943) as Loy Henderson
Age: 53
Crash Dive (1943) as Adm. Bob Stewart
Age: 53
Power of the Press (1943) as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Age: 53
Gentleman Jim (1942) as Buck Ware
Age: 52
To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) as Christopher Winters
Age: 52
The Big Shot (1942) as Warden George Booth
Age: 52
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as Albee
Age: 52
Frisco Lil (1942)
Age: 52
The Remarkable Andrew (1942) as District Attorney Orville Beamish
Age: 52
Woman of the Year (1942) as William J. Harding
Age: 52
Kings Row (1942) as Sam Winters
Age: 52
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Senator Smith
Age: 51
Birth of the Blues (1941) as Henri Lambert
Age: 51
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
Age: 51
The Parson of Panamint (1941) as Sheriff Nickerson
Age: 51
Moon Over Miami (1941) as Mr. Jim Reynolds
Age: 51
Mr. District Attorney (1941) as Arthur Barret
Age: 51
The Monster and the Girl (1941) as Judge Pulver
Age: 51
Western Union (1941) as Pat Grogan
Age: 51
Gallant Sons (1940) as Barton Newbold
Age: 50
Rangers of Fortune (1940) as Clem Bowdry
Age: 50
Young People (1940) as Dakin
Age: 50
Hidden Gold (1940) as Ed Colby
Age: 50
20 Mule Team (1940) as Marshal
Age: 50
Viva Cisco Kid (1940) as Jesse Allen
Age: 50
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Joshua Speed
Age: 50
The Llano Kid (1939) as Sheriff Robert McLane
Age: 49
Television Spy (1939) as Burton Lawson
Age: 49
Here I Am a Stranger (1939) as Evans
Age: 49
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) as Maloney
Age: 49
News Is Made at Night (1939) as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Age: 49
Maisie (1939) as Prosecuting Attorney
Age: 49
Boy Friend (1939) as Capt. Duffy
Age: 49
The Hardys Ride High (1939) as Terry Archer
Age: 49
The Flying Irishman (1939) as Airport Personnel Manager
Age: 49
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as Capt. Brandy
Age: 49
Stand Up and Fight (1939) as U.S. Marshal Cole
Age: 49
While New York Sleeps (1938) as Charles MacFarland
Age: 48
Stablemates (1938) as Barney Donovan
Age: 48
Boys Town (1938) as Bishop
Age: 48
Touchdown, Army (1938) as Col. Denby
Age: 48
Fast Company (1938) as Steve Langner
Age: 48
Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Dr. MacConaghey
Age: 48
Of Human Hearts (1938) as Captain Griggs
Age: 48
Checkers (1937) as Dr. Smith
Age: 47
Navy Blue and Gold (1937) as Lt. Milburn
Age: 47
Saturday's Heroes (1937) as Doc Thomas
Age: 47
That Certain Woman (1937) as Clark Tilden
Age: 47
Dead End (1937) as Mr. Griswald
Age: 47
The Woman I Love (1937) as Deschamps
Age: 47
When's Your Birthday? (1937) as Regan
Age: 47
The Longest Night (1936) as Hardy
Age: 46
Rose of the Rancho (1936) as Jonathan Hill
Age: 46
Annapolis Farewell (1935) as Cmmdre. Briggs
Age: 45
Pursuit (1935) as Hale
Age: 45
Lady Tubbs (1935) as Fishbaker
Age: 45
Age of Indiscretion (1935) as Mr. Adams
Age: 45
Mary Jane's Pa (1935) as Kenneth Marvin
Age: 45
Mister Dynamite (1935) as Clark Lewis
Age: 45
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Insp. Renard
Age: 45
Babbitt (1934) as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
Age: 44
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) as Colonel Sherwood
Age: 44
24 Hours (1931) as David Melbourn
Age: 41
Dollars-Pounds-Sense (1913) as Charles Watson
Age: 23
Cupid and Three (1913) as Ben
Age: 23
Day by Day (1913) as Frank
Age: 23
Love Incognito (1913) as Jack Fuller
Age: 23