Minor Watson

Minor Watson

1889-12-22 Marianna, Arkansas, USA 106 Credits

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).

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Hollywood Classic Special

2010

Acting

Compilation hodgepodge.

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

The Ambassador's Daughter

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956

as Gen. Andrew Harvey

4.3
Acting

While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to her father that soldiers can be gentlemen, too.

The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

1956

as Matt Comfort

5.5
Acting

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galen...

Trapeze

Trapeze

1956

as John Ringling North

6.3
Acting

A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a ...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955

as Judge Thatcher

4.2
Acting

This made-for-TV production originally aired on the "Climax!" show and opened up its second season. Huck and his buddy Tom Sawyer become blood brother...

Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

1955

as Jason Carr

5.8
Acting

When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power ...

Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd

1953

as Cyrus Mackey

Acting

Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give...

The Star

The Star

1952

as Joe Morrison

7.2
Acting

Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, an...

Face to Face

Face to Face

1952

as Scratchy Wilson

5.7
Acting

Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on a...

Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

1952

as Matt Denbow

7.2
Acting

The Denbow family denies access across their land to homesteaders. To evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries Jane, the only witness who's in love...

My Son John

My Son John

1952

as Dr. Carver

5.2
Acting

In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.

Little Egypt

Little Egypt

1951

as Cyrus Graydon

Acting

A belly dancer causes a scandal with her suggestive dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951

as Mr. Paterson

6.9
Acting

A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.

As Young as You Feel

As Young as You Feel

1951

as Harold P. Cleveland

6.8
Acting

Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant...

Mister 880

Mister 880

1950

as Judge O'Neil

6.9
Acting

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has ama...

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

as Branch Rickey

6.4
Acting

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major l...

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

6.6
Acting

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her...

Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

1949

as Moose

6.8
Acting

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. S...

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Gen. Watkins

5.2
Acting

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civi...

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

1946

as Sheriff Ed Grayson

5.7
Acting

Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from ...

Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch

1946

as Mr. Harper

6.5
Acting

A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

1945

as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostra...

Bewitched

Bewitched

1945

as Governor

5.3
Acting

A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.

You Came Along

You Came Along

1945

as Uncle Jack

7.0
Acting

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with ...

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945

as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without int...

God Is My Co-Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

as Col. Caleb V. Haynes

7.0
Acting

Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into Ch...

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Sam Ronson

7.1
Acting

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Here Come the Waves

Here Come the Waves

1944

as Superior Officer (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Show business twin sisters Rosemary and Susie, one serious and the other a scatterbrain, join the WAVES and both fall in love with crooner Johnny Cabo...

That's My Baby!

That's My Baby!

1944

as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

5.0
Acting

A love triangle occurs between the publisher's daughter Betty Moody. comic book artist Tim Jones, and the company's wily manipulative manager Hilton P...

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday

1944

as Townsend

6.3
Acting

Don't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life. Told in flashback, the story begins as Abigail Martin ma...

Shadows in the Night

Shadows in the Night

1944

as Frederick Gordon

5.3
Acting

A criminal psychologist tries to help a beautiful heiress going mad in a haunted mansion.

The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West

1944

as Dave Colby

5.5
Acting

When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, t...

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944

as Ramsey Kent

Acting

Henry and his pal Dizzy become Boy Scout leaders, but a spoiled brat in their troop quickly proves to cause them no end of trouble.

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

as Judge Colvin

6.2
Acting

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he h...

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Col Wallace E. Grayson

5.6
Acting

Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalca...

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Mr. Washburn

6.3
Acting

A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.

Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

1943

as Capt. Scott

6.3
Acting

Sergeants flirt with a nurse aboard ship and go fishing for a Japanese Sub.

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

as Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as pa...

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as Loy Henderson

5.3
Acting

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

as Adm. Bob Stewart

6.2
Acting

A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new...

Power of the Press

Power of the Press

1943

as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war e...

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

as Buck Ware

7.2
Acting

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the...

To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

as Christopher Winters

5.3
Acting

Chronicle of a spoiled rich boy who joins the Marines with an off-handed attitude and finally becomes a battle-wise soldier.

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1942

as Warden George Booth

6.3
Acting

Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunt...

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Albee

7.1
Acting

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Frisco Lil

1942

8.0
Acting

Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love wit...

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as District Attorney Orville Beamish

8.2
Acting

When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he i...

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as William J. Harding

6.9
Acting

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hecti...

Kings Row

Kings Row

1942

as Sam Winters

7.2
Acting

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Senator Smith

6.6
Acting

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains th...

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

1941

as Henri Lambert

5.5
Acting

Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which...

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941

as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

5.0
Acting

New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her ro...

The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

1941

as Sheriff Nickerson

5.0
Acting

As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield recalls the tow...

Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami

1941

as Mr. Jim Reynolds

6.1
Acting

After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich...

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1941

as Arthur Barret

5.4
Acting

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Judge Pulver

5.8
Acting

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape ...

Western Union

Western Union

1941

as Pat Grogan

6.0
Acting

When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern...

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

as Barton Newbold

7.2
Acting

When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer.

Rangers of Fortune

Rangers of Fortune

1940

as Clem Bowdry

5.0
Acting

An US Army misfit and his pals roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they befriend the elderly newspaper editor and his youn...

Young People

Young People

1940

as Dakin

4.6
Acting

Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the f...

Hidden Gold

Hidden Gold

1940

as Ed Colby

6.0
Acting

Hoppy and Lucky have been called in to investigate a series of stage holdups. The robbers are taking gold from Colby's mine and Hoppy suspects it may ...

20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

1940

as Marshal

6.0
Acting

It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will s...

Viva Cisco Kid

Viva Cisco Kid

1940

as Jesse Allen

5.5
Acting

Cisco saves a stagecoach from being robbed and takes a shine to one of the passengers whose father is in cahoots with a vicious criminal who plans to ...

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Joshua Speed

7.0
Acting

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his el...

The Llano Kid

The Llano Kid

1939

as Sheriff Robert McLane

Acting

Lora Travers is the only person who can identify hold-up artist The Llano Kid and she persuades him to come in on a scheme with her and her husband. T...

Television Spy

Television Spy

1939

as Burton Lawson

5.0
Acting

A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

as Evans

7.0
Acting

The story of a young man's discovery of his father.

Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

as Maloney

6.4
Acting

A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending to start a new life. However, he gets mixed up wit...

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939

as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

4.5
Acting

Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a condemned man while accusing a wealthy ex-criminal o...

Maisie

Maisie

1939

as Prosecuting Attorney

4.7
Acting

Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new employer closes the show prematurely. She meets ranch foreman...

Boy Friend

Boy Friend

1939

as Capt. Duffy

Acting

A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing ther...

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High

1939

as Terry Archer

5.8
Acting

Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million...

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939

as Airport Personnel Manager

4.6
Acting

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

as Capt. Brandy

6.5
Acting

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by...

Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight

1939

as U.S. Marshal Cole

5.8
Acting

A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1938

as Charles MacFarland

Acting

Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).

Stablemates

Stablemates

1938

as Barney Donovan

4.5
Acting

A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down horse in the big race.

Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Bishop

6.7
Acting

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being tre...

Touchdown, Army

1938

as Col. Denby

Acting

Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.

Fast Company

Fast Company

1938

as Steve Langner

5.4
Acting

Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.

Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

as Dr. MacConaghey

3.5
Acting

Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself to save his marriage.

Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

1938

as Captain Griggs

5.8
Acting

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who minis...

Checkers

Checkers

1937

as Dr. Smith

Acting

A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm.

Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

as Lt. Milburn

5.9
Acting

Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.

Saturday's Heroes

Saturday's Heroes

1937

as Doc Thomas

7.0
Acting

College football player is expelled for ticket scalping, and teams up with reporter to expose his school's hypocrisy.

That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman

1937

as Clark Tilden

5.7
Acting

A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.

Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Mr. Griswald

7.0
Acting

Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his...

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

as Deschamps

Acting

In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.

When's Your Birthday?

When's Your Birthday?

1937

as Regan

4.0
Acting

Some shady characters discover that a sad sack nightclub bus boy has the ability to predict outcomes of races and other events through astrology.

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

1936

as Hardy

5.7
Acting

Love with a clerk and a robbery by gangsters preoccupy a department store's new owner.

Rose of the Rancho

Rose of the Rancho

1936

as Jonathan Hill

Acting

It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of C...

Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell

1935

as Cmmdre. Briggs

Acting

Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his da...

Pursuit

Pursuit

1935

as Hale

6.0
Acting

"Mitch" Mitchell is an aviator who has been hired to take a child in a guardianship suit out of California into Mexico. He is accompanied by Maxine Ru...

Lady Tubbs

Lady Tubbs

1935

as Fishbaker

5.0
Acting

A cook in a railroad construction camp inherits $500,000. She pretends to be English royalty and barges into the New York social scene.

Age of Indiscretion

Age of Indiscretion

1935

as Mr. Adams

5.2
Acting

A book publisher finds his business floundering, which prompts his socially ambitious wife to desert him for a society millionaire, leaving him with t...

Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

as Kenneth Marvin

6.0
Acting

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and ...

Mister Dynamite

Mister Dynamite

1935

as Clark Lewis

6.0
Acting

A gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.

Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

as Insp. Renard

6.5
Acting

Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is kille...

Babbitt

Babbitt

1934

as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

6.0
Acting

Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George ...

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

as Colonel Sherwood

5.8
Acting

Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local milit...

24 Hours

24 Hours

1931

as David Melbourn

5.5
Acting

A nightclub singer is carrying on an affair with a married man. When she is found murdered, her lover is suspected of the crime.

Dollars-Pounds-Sense

Dollars-Pounds-Sense

1913

as Charles Watson

Acting

"You're worth your weight in gold!" This is what Charles Watson, a young spendthrift, told every girl he met. His father threatened to disown him unle...

Cupid and Three

Cupid and Three

1913

as Ben

Acting

Arthur and Ben are friendly rivals for the hand of Celia. Celia, however, prefers Ben and tries to discourage Arthur. Arthur is a little bit peeved wh...

Day by Day

Day by Day

1913

as Frank

Acting

Day by Day film

Love Incognito

1913

as Jack Fuller

Acting

Jack has fallen in love with an unknown beauty, and when he and his friend Tom meet her on the street, he is overjoyed to find his friend is acquainte...