Minor Watson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1889, Marianna, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- July 28, 1965
- Movies
- 105
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Gen. Andrew Harvey |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Matt Comfort |
| 1956 | Trapeze | John Ringling North |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Judge Thatcher |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Jason Carr |
| 1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Cyrus Mackey |
| 1952 | The Star | Joe Morrison |
| 1952 | Face to Face | Scratchy Wilson |
| 1952 | Untamed Frontier | Matt Denbow |
| 1952 | My Son John | Dr. Carver |
| 1951 | Little Egypt | Cyrus Graydon |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Mr. Paterson |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel | Harold P. Cleveland |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Judge O'Neil |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story | Branch Rickey |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Calvin H. Blackwell |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest | Moose |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee | Gen. Watkins |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Sheriff Ed Grayson |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Mr. Harper |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | J.P. Reynolds (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bewitched | Governor |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Uncle Jack |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano | McKay (uncredited) |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Col. Caleb V. Haynes |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Sam Ronson |
| 1944 | Here Come the Waves | Superior Officer (uncredited) |
| 1944 | That's My Baby! | R. P. (Phineas) Moody |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Frederick Gordon |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Townsend (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Dave Colby |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Ramsey Kent |
| 1943 | Happy Land | Judge Colvin |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Col Wallace E. Grayson |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Mr. Washburn |
| 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Capt. Scott |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Loy Henderson |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Adm. Bob Stewart |
| 1943 | Power of the Press | John Cleveland Carter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Buck Ware |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Warden George Booth |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Albee |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Christopher Winters |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | District Attorney Orville Beamish |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | William J. Harding |
| 1942 | Kings Row | Sam Winters |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Senator Smith |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Henri Lambert |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Sheriff Nickerson |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Mr. Jim Reynolds |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Arthur Barret |
| 1941 | The Monster and the Girl | Judge Pulver |
| 1941 | Western Union | Pat Grogan |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Barton Newbold |
| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune | Clem Bowdry |
| 1940 | Young People | Dakin |
| 1940 | Hidden Gold | Ed Colby |
| 1940 | 20 Mule Team | Marshal |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco Kid | Jesse Allen |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Joshua Speed |
| 1939 | The Llano Kid | Sheriff Robert McLane |
| 1939 | Television Spy | Burton Lawson |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger | Evans |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Maloney |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey |
| 1939 | Maisie | Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1939 | Boy Friend | Capt. Duffy |
| 1939 | The Hardys Ride High | Terry Archer |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Airport Personnel Manager |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Capt. Brandy |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | U.S. Marshal Cole |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Charles MacFarland |
| 1938 | Stablemates | Barney Donovan |
| 1938 | Boys Town | Bishop |
| 1938 | Touchdown, Army | Col. Denby |
| 1938 | Fast Company | Steve Langner |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Dr. MacConaghey |
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | Captain Griggs |
| 1937 | Checkers | Dr. Smith |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Lt. Milburn |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes | Doc Thomas |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Clark Tilden |
| 1937 | Dead End | Mr. Griswald |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love | Deschamps |
| 1937 | When's Your Birthday? | Regan |
| 1936 | The Longest Night | Hardy |
| 1936 | Rose of the Rancho | Jonathan Hill |
| 1935 | Annapolis Farewell | Cmmdre. Briggs |
| 1935 | Pursuit | Hale |
| 1935 | Lady Tubbs | Fishbaker |
| 1935 | Age of Indiscretion | Mr. Adams |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's Pa | Kenneth Marvin |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Clark Lewis |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Insp. Renard |
| 1934 | Babbitt | Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Colonel Sherwood |
| 1931 | 24 Hours | David Melbourn |
| 1913 | Dollars-Pounds-Sense | Charles Watson |
| 1913 | Cupid and Three | Ben |
| 1913 | Day by Day | Frank |
| 1913 | Love Incognito | Jack Fuller |
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