Minor Watson
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Branch Rickey
Boys Town
1938
as Bishop
Young People
1940
as Dakin
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Senator Smith
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Albee
Pursuit
1935
as Hale
Dead End
1937
as Mr. Griswald
Woman of the Year
1942
as William J. Harding
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Kenneth Marvin
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Mr. Washburn
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Buck Ware
Trapeze
1956
as John Ringling North
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Judge Pulver
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited)
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Captain Griggs
Maisie
1939
as Prosecuting Attorney