Deceased

When Did Minor Watson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asMinor S. WatsonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/12/1889Born inMarianna, Arkansas, USADied28/07/1965 (aged 75)Died inAltonWikidataQ3315571 ↗Buried atAlton CemeteryTMDb#30279 ↗

Minor Watson was a prominent American character actor, appearing in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956, mostly portraying patrician authority figures. His first film was 24 Hours (1931) and notable credits includes Boys Town (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Kings Row (1942), Guadalcanal Diary (1943), Bewitched (1945), The Virginian (1946), and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). His last film role was in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956).

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Filmography79 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1987	James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	98
1956	TrapezeMovie	John Ringling North	67
1956	The Rawhide YearsMovie	Matt Comfort	67
1955	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Judge Thatcher	66
1952	My Son JohnMovie	Dr. Carver	63
1952	The StarMovie	Joe Morrison	63
1952	Untamed FrontierMovie	Matt Denbow	63
1952	Face to FaceMovie	Scratchy Wilson	63
1951	As Young as You FeelMovie	Harold P. Cleveland	62
1951	Bright VictoryMovie	Mr. Paterson	62
1951	Little EgyptMovie	Cyrus Graydon	62
1950	Mister 880Movie	Judge O'Neil	61
1949	Beyond the ForestMovie	Moose	60
1949	The File on Thelma JordonMovie	Judge Calvin H. Blackwell	60
1948	A Southern YankeeMovie	Gen. Watkins	59
1946	Boys' RanchMovie	Mr. Harper	57
1946	Courage of LassieMovie	Sheriff Ed Grayson	57
1945	BewitchedMovie	Governor	56
1945	God Is My Co-PilotMovie	Col. Caleb V. Haynes	56
1945	Saratoga TrunkMovie	J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)	56
1945	You Came AlongMovie	Uncle Jack	56
1944	Christmas HolidayMovie	Townsend (uncredited)	55
1944	Here Come the WavesMovie	Superior Officer (uncredited)	55
1944	The Thin Man Goes HomeMovie	Sam Ronson	55
1944	That's My Baby!Movie	R. P. (Phineas) Moody	55
1944	The Falcon Out WestMovie	Dave Colby	55
1943	Mission to MoscowMovie	Loy Henderson	54
1943	Guadalcanal DiaryMovie	Col Wallace E. Grayson	54
1943	Action in the North AtlanticMovie	Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)	54
1943	Yanks AhoyMovie	Capt. Scott	54
1943	Power of the PressMovie	John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)	54
1942	The Remarkable AndrewMovie	District Attorney Orville Beamish	53
1942	Woman of the YearMovie	William J. Harding	53
1942	Gentleman JimMovie	Buck Ware	53
1942	Yankee Doodle DandyMovie	Albee	53
1942	The Big ShotMovie	Warden George Booth	53
1942	To the Shores of TripoliMovie	Christopher Winters	53
1941	The Monster and the GirlMovie	Judge Pulver	52
1941	They Died with Their Boots OnMovie	Senator Smith	52
1941	Western UnionMovie	Pat Grogan	52
1941	Birth of the BluesMovie	Henri Lambert	52
1941	Kiss the Boys GoodbyeMovie	Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany	52
1941	Mr. District AttorneyMovie	Arthur Barret	52
1941	The Parson of PanamintMovie	Sheriff Nickerson	52
1941	Moon Over MiamiMovie	Mr. Jim Reynolds	52
1940	Young PeopleMovie	Dakin	51
1940	Gallant SonsMovie	Barton Newbold	51
1940	Rangers of FortuneMovie	Clem Bowdry	51
1940	20 Mule TeamMovie	Marshal	51
1940	Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMovie	Joshua Speed	51
1939	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Capt. Brandy	50
1939	Stand Up and FightMovie	U.S. Marshal Cole	50
1939	Here I Am a StrangerMovie	Evans	50
1939	Angels Wash Their FacesMovie	Maloney	50
1939	News Is Made at NightMovie	Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey	50
1939	Television SpyMovie	Burton Lawson	50
1939	Boy FriendMovie	Capt. Duffy	50
1938	Boys TownMovie	Bishop	49
1938	Of Human HeartsMovie	Captain Griggs	49
1938	While New York SleepsMovie	Charles MacFarland	49
1938	StablematesMovie	Barney Donovan	49
1937	Dead EndMovie	Mr. Griswald	48
1937	That Certain WomanMovie	Clark Tilden	48
1937	Saturday's HeroesMovie	Doc Thomas	48
1937	Navy Blue and GoldMovie	Lt. Milburn	48
1937	When's Your Birthday?Movie	Regan	48
1936	The Longest NightMovie	Hardy	47
1936	Rose of the RanchoMovie	Jonathan Hill	47
1935	Mary Jane's PaMovie	Kenneth Marvin	46
1935	Age of IndiscretionMovie	Mr. Adams	46
1935	Lady TubbsMovie	Fishbaker	46
1935	Annapolis FarewellMovie	Cmmdre. Briggs	46
1934	BabbittMovie	Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling	45
1934	The Pursuit of HappinessMovie	Colonel Sherwood	45
1931	24 HoursMovie	David Melbourn	42
1913	Day by DayMovie	Frank	24
1913	Love IncognitoMovie	Jack Fuller	24
1913	Dollars-Pounds-SenseMovie	Charles Watson	24
1913	Cupid and ThreeMovie	Ben	24