Deceased
When Did Pierre Watkin Die?
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Died aged 70Also known asPierre Frank Watkin, Pierre F. Watkin, Pierre WatkinsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/12/1889Died03/02/1960Died inHollywoodWikidataQ3387342 ↗TMDb#30216 ↗
Pierre Frank Watkin was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the bank president in The Bank Dick (1940); Lou Gehrig's father-in-law Mr. Twitchell in Pride of the Yankees (1942); and the first actor to portray Perry White in the Superman serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries | — | 69 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries | Dr. Bowers | 69 |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonSeries | Judge Smith | 69 |
| 1958 | Marjorie MorningstarMovie | Civil Official (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Judge | 68 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries | Mr. Robinson (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1957 | Spook ChasersMovie | Dr. Moss | 68 |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte CristoSeries | — | 67 |
| 1956 | Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!Movie | Investor | 67 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Porter | 66 |
| 1955 | Highway PatrolSeries | — | 66 |
| 1955 | FurySeries | Ellis | 66 |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle DownMovie | Mr. Coswell | 66 |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the YukonSeries | — | 66 |
| 1955 | The Big BluffMovie | Mr. Winthrop | 66 |
| 1955 | Sudden DangerMovie | George Caldwell | 66 |
| 1954 | December BrideSeries | — | 65 |
| 1953 | The Stranger Wore a GunMovie | Jason Conroy | 64 |
| 1953 | City DetectiveSeries | — | 64 |
| 1952 | Four Star PlayhouseSeries | Mr. Morgan | 63 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaSeries | Allan Pinkerton | 63 |
| 1952 | Adventures of SupermanSeries | Sir Lancelot | 63 |
| 1952 | Hopalong CassidySeries | — | 63 |
| 1951 | I Love LucySeries | Mr. Dorrance | 62 |
| 1951 | DragnetSeries | — | 62 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries | — | 62 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | J. Harrison Hardesty | 62 |
| 1951 | In Old AmarilloMovie | George B. Hills | 62 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries | — | 62 |
| 1951 | Racket SquadSeries | — | 62 |
| 1951 | Boston BlackieSeries | — | 62 |
| 1951 | Two Lost WorldsMovie | Magistrate Jeffries | 62 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramSeries | Mr. Lewis | 61 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Hinchecliffe | 61 |
| 1950 | Blue Grass of KentuckyMovie | Head Steward | 61 |
| 1950 | Atom Man vs. SupermanMovie | Perry White | 61 |
| 1950 | Redwood Forest TrailMovie | Arthur Cameron | 61 |
| 1950 | Over the BorderMovie | Rand Malloy | 61 |
| 1949 | Knock on Any DoorMovie | Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1949 | ZambaMovie | Benton | 60 |
| 1949 | The FountainheadMovie | Cortlandt Official (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1949 | Flamingo RoadMovie | — | 60 |
| 1949 | The Story of SeabiscuitMovie | Charles S. Howard | 60 |
| 1949 | Miss Mink of 1949Movie | Cranston | 60 |
| 1948 | Fighting BackMovie | Colonel | 59 |
| 1948 | SupermanMovie | Perry White | 59 |
| 1948 | Glamour GirlMovie | T.J. Hopkins | 59 |
| 1948 | The Strange Mrs. CraneMovie | Clinton Crane | 59 |
| 1947 | Monsieur VerdouxMovie | Prison Official (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1947 | Song of LoveMovie | Duke of X (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1946 | ShockMovie | Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager | 57 |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle'sMovie | Superintendent (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1946 | Murder Is My BusinessMovie | Arnold Ramsey | 57 |
| 1946 | High School HeroMovie | Governor Huffington | 57 |
| 1946 | Magnificent DollMovie | Harper (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1946 | Little GiantMovie | P.S. Van Loon | 57 |
| 1946 | Behind the MaskMovie | Police Commissioner Weston | 57 |
| 1946 | Swamp FireMovie | P.T. Hilton | 57 |
| 1946 | The Missing LadyMovie | Police Commissioner Weston | 57 |
| 1946 | Sioux City SueMovie | G.W. Rhodes | 57 |
| 1945 | Secrets of a Sorority GirlMovie | Dr. Harlan Johnson | 56 |
| 1945 | Thrill of a RomanceMovie | Tycoon (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1945 | I'll Tell the WorldMovie | Dr. Mullins | 56 |
| 1945 | DakotaMovie | Wexton Geary | 56 |
| 1945 | I Love a BandleaderMovie | Dr. Gardiner | 56 |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-EdsMovie | Police Chief (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1945 | The Phantom SpeaksMovie | Charlie Davis | 56 |
| 1945 | DivorceMovie | John Carter | 56 |
| 1945 | Over 21Movie | Joel I. Nixon (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1945 | AdventureMovie | Mr. Buckley | 56 |
| 1944 | The Great MikeMovie | Colonel Whitley | 55 |
| 1944 | Dead Man's EyesMovie | Hayden's Lawyer | 55 |
| 1944 | Ladies of WashingtonMovie | Dr. John Crane (uncredited) | 55 |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowMovie | Naval Attache (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1943 | Swing Shift MaisieMovie | Judge | 54 |
| 1943 | Crazy HouseMovie | Prosecutor | 54 |
| 1943 | DestroyerMovie | Admiral | 54 |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a LadyMovie | Ambrose (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1943 | It Ain't HayMovie | Maj. Harper (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1942 | The Pride of the YankeesMovie | Mr. Twitchell | 53 |
| 1942 | The Magnificent DopeMovie | Carson | 53 |
| 1942 | Nazi AgentMovie | Grover Blaine McHenry | 53 |
| 1942 | Whistling in DixieMovie | Doctor | 53 |
| 1942 | Ice Capades RevueMovie | Wiley Stone | 53 |
| 1941 | Buy Me That TownMovie | Carlton Williams | 52 |
| 1941 | Great GunsMovie | Col. Wayburn | 52 |
| 1941 | Meet John DoeMovie | Hammett | 52 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder RingMovie | Crothers | 52 |
| 1941 | Life with HenryMovie | Mr. Joseph Anderson | 52 |
| 1941 | A Man BetrayedMovie | Governor | 52 |
| 1941 | LydiaMovie | Speaker | 52 |
| 1940 | The Bank DickMovie | Mr. Skinner | 51 |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All AmericanMovie | Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1940 | Hired WifeMovie | Charlie - Phyllis's Escort | 51 |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea RaiderMovie | Straker | 51 |
| 1940 | A Volta do Besouro VerdeMovie | Boss Crogan | 51 |
| 1940 | Captain CautionMovie | American Consul | 51 |
| 1940 | I Love You AgainMovie | Mr. W.H. Sims | 51 |
| 1940 | No Time for ComedyMovie | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie | Senator Barnes | 50 |
| 1939 | King of the UnderworldMovie | District Attorney | 50 |
| 1939 | GeronimoMovie | Col. White | 50 |
| 1939 | King of ChinatownMovie | Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss XMovie | Winslow | 50 |
| 1939 | Rulers of the SeaMovie | Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited) | 50 |
| 1939 | Fast and LooseMovie | Victor Stockton (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1939 | Risky BusinessMovie | Abernathy | 50 |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the AirMovie | Chief of the Secret Service | 50 |
| 1939 | They Made Her a SpyMovie | Colonel Wilson | 50 |
| 1939 | Everything's on IceMovie | Hotel Manager | 50 |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in HollywoodMovie | Movie Studio Producer (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1938 | The Lady ObjectsMovie | Mr. Harper | 49 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with YouMovie | Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1938 | Illegal TrafficMovie | Jigger | 49 |
| 1938 | Young Dr. KildareMovie | Mr. Robert Chanler | 49 |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss MantonMovie | Mr. Fenton (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1938 | Boy Meets GirlMovie | B.K. Whitacre | 49 |
| 1938 | There's That Woman AgainMovie | Mr. Nacelle | 49 |
| 1938 | There's Always a WomanMovie | Mr. Ketterling | 49 |
| 1938 | Girls on ProbationMovie | Mr. Storm | 49 |
| 1938 | The ChaserMovie | Mr. Beaumont | 49 |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks OffMovie | Mr. Wondel | 49 |
| 1938 | Arsène Lupin ReturnsMovie | Mr. Carter (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1937 | Marked WomanMovie | Judge #2 (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1937 | Breakfast for TwoMovie | Gordon Faraday | 48 |
| 1937 | ConfessionMovie | Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1937 | Bill Cracks DownMovie | William 'Bill' Reardon Sr. | 48 |
| 1937 | Green LightMovie | Dr. Booth | 48 |
| 1937 | Mountain JusticeMovie | Governor | 48 |
| 1937 | The Go-GetterMovie | Browne | 48 |
| 1937 | History Is Made at NightMovie | — | 48 |
| 1937 | Ever Since EveMovie | Barton | 48 |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't CryMovie | Judge Dobson - Racing Steward (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1937 | Stage DoorMovie | Carmichael | 48 |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie | Arthur Cedar (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1936 | Bunker BeanMovie | Mr. Barnes (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane TurnerMovie | Andrew Norris (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1936 | CounterfeitMovie | Matt McDonald | 47 |
| 1936 | It Had to HappenMovie | District Attorney | 47 |
| 1936 | Two in the DarkMovie | City Editor (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1936 | China ClipperMovie | Secretary of State (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1936 | Under Your SpellMovie | Allen's Lawyer (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1935 | DangerousMovie | George Sheffield | 46 |
| 1935 | If You Could Only CookMovie | Mr. Balderson (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedMovie | Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited) | 35 |