Minor Watson: movies and TV shows
Minor Watson has 105 credits in the archive: 105 films and 0 TV series, from 1913 to 1987. Highest rated: Untamed Frontier (7.3/10).
Career timeline
1913 – 1987 · busiest year: 1939 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 97 |
| 1956 | Trapeze | John Ringling North | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Matt Comfort | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Gen. Andrew Harvey | Film | 4.9 | 66 |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Jason Carr | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Judge Thatcher | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Cyrus Mackey | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1952 | Untamed Frontier | Matt Denbow | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1952 | The Star | Joe Morrison | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1952 | Face to Face | Scratchy Wilson | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1952 | My Son John | Dr. Carver | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel | Harold P. Cleveland | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Mr. Paterson | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1951 | Little Egypt | Cyrus Graydon | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Judge O'Neil | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story | Branch Rickey | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Calvin H. Blackwell | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest | Moose | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee | Gen. Watkins | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Sheriff Ed Grayson | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Mr. Harper | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Col. Caleb V. Haynes | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | J.P. Reynolds (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano | Maj. Gen. McKay (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1945 | Bewitched | Governor | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Uncle Jack | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1944 | Here Come the Waves | Superior Officer (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Sam Ronson | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Townsend (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Dave Colby | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Frederick Gordon | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1944 | That's My Baby! | R. P. (Phineas) Moody | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Ramsey Kent | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Col Wallace E. Grayson | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Mr. Washburn | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 53 |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Adm. Bob Stewart | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Loy Henderson | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1943 | Happy Land | Judge Colvin | Film | 7.1 | 53 |
| 1943 | Power of the Press | John Cleveland Carter (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Capt. Scott | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Albee | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | William J. Harding | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Buck Ware | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Christopher Winters | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1942 | Kings Row | Sam Winters | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | District Attorney Orville Beamish | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Warden George Booth | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | Film | 8.3 | 52 | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Senator Smith | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1941 | Western Union | Pat Grogan | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1941 | The Monster and the Girl | Judge Pulver | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Arthur Barret | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Mr. Jim Reynolds | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Sheriff Nickerson | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Henri Lambert | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1940 | Young People | Dakin | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Joshua Speed | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Barton Newbold | Film | 7.4 | 50 |
| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune | Clem Bowdry | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1940 | 20 Mule Team | Marshal | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1940 | Hidden Gold | Ed Colby | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco Kid | Jesse Allen | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1939 | Boy Friend | Capt. Duffy | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Maloney | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Capt. Brandy | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | U.S. Marshal Cole | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Airport Personnel Manager | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1939 | Maisie | Prosecuting Attorney | Film | 4.8 | 49 |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey | Film | 4.8 | 49 |
| 1939 | The Hardys Ride High | Terry Archer | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger | Evans | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1939 | Television Spy | Burton Lawson | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1939 | The Llano Kid | Sheriff Robert McLane | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1938 | Touchdown, Army | Col. Denby | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1938 | Boys Town | Bishop | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | Captain Griggs | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Charles MacFarland | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1938 | Fast Company | Steve Langner | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Dr. MacConaghey | Film | 3.8 | 48 |
| 1938 | Stablemates | Barney Donovan | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1937 | Checkers | Dr. Smith | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | Dead End | Mr. Griswald | Film | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Clark Tilden | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Lt. Milburn | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1937 | When's Your Birthday? | Regan | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes | Doc Thomas | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love | Deschamps | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1936 | Rose of the Rancho | Jonathan Hill | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1936 | The Longest Night | Hardy | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Insp. Renard | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's Pa | Kenneth Marvin | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1935 | Pursuit | Hale | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1935 | Age of Indiscretion | Mr. Adams | Film | 4.9 | 45 |
| 1935 | Annapolis Farewell | Cmmdre. Briggs | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Clark Lewis | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1935 | Lady Tubbs | Fishbaker | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1934 | Babbitt | Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Colonel Sherwood | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1931 | 24 Hours | David Melbourn | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1913 | Cupid and Three | Ben | Film | — | 23 |
| 1913 | Love Incognito | Jack Fuller | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1913 | Dollars-Pounds-Sense | Charles Watson | Film | — | 23 |
| 1913 | Day by Day | Frank | Film | 10.0 | 23 |