
Minor Watson
Known For
Acting
Born
1889-12-22 in Marianna, Arkansas, USA
Died
1965-07-28
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).
Most Known For

Boys Town
as Bishop

Pursuit
as Hale

Guadalcanal Diary
as Col Wallace E. Grayson

Touchdown, Army
as Col. Denby

Young People
as Dakin

Checkers
as Dr. Smith

Dead End
as Mr. Griswald

They Died with Their Boots On
as Senator Smith

Crash Dive
as Adm. Bob Stewart

Boy Friend
as Capt. Duffy

Trapeze
as John Ringling North

Western Union
as Pat Grogan

Ten Wanted Men
as Jason Carr

Kings Row
as Sam Winters

Boys' Ranch
as Mr. Harper

Courage of Lassie
as Sheriff Ed Grayson

The Thin Man Goes Home
as Sam Ronson

Woman of the Year
as William J. Harding

Mission to Moscow
as Loy Henderson

Gentleman Jim
as Buck Ware