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

• 1956The Ambassador's Daughter — Gen. Andrew Harvey
• 1956The Rawhide Years — Matt Comfort
• 1956Trapeze — John Ringling North
• 1955Ten Wanted Men — Jason Carr
• 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Judge Thatcher
• 1953Roar of the Crowd — Cyrus Mackey
• 1952Face to Face — Scratchy Wilson
• 1952My Son John — Dr. Carver
• 1952The Star — Joe Morrison
• 1952Untamed Frontier — Matt Denbow
• 1951As Young as You Feel — Harold P. Cleveland
• 1951Bright Victory — Mr. Paterson
• 1951Little Egypt — Cyrus Graydon
• 1950Mister 880 — Judge O'Neil
• 1950The Jackie Robinson Story — Branch Rickey
• 1949Beyond the Forest — Moose
• 1949The File on Thelma Jordon — Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
• 1948A Southern Yankee — Gen. Watkins
• 1946Boys' Ranch — Mr. Harper
• 1946Courage of Lassie — Sheriff Ed Grayson
• 1945A Bell for Adano — McKay (uncredited)
• 1945Bewitched — Governor
• 1945God Is My Co-Pilot — Col. Caleb V. Haynes
• 1945Saratoga Trunk — J.P. Reynolds (uncredited)
• 1945You Came Along — Uncle Jack
• 1944Christmas Holiday — Townsend (uncredited)
• 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout — Ramsey Kent
• 1944Here Come the Waves — Superior Officer (uncredited)
• 1944Shadows in the Night — Frederick Gordon
• 1944That's My Baby! — R. P. (Phineas) Moody
• 1944The Falcon Out West — Dave Colby
• 1944The Thin Man Goes Home — Sam Ronson
• 1943Action in the North Atlantic — Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
• 1943Crash Dive — Adm. Bob Stewart
• 1943Guadalcanal Diary — Col Wallace E. Grayson
• 1943Happy Land — Judge Colvin
• 1943Mission to Moscow — Loy Henderson
• 1943Power of the Press — John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
• 1943Princess O'Rourke — Mr. Washburn
• 1943Yanks Ahoy — Capt. Scott
• 1942Frisco Lil
• 1942Gentleman Jim — Buck Ware
• 1942Kings Row — Sam Winters
• 1942The Big Shot — Warden George Booth
• 1942The Remarkable Andrew — District Attorney Orville Beamish
• 1942To the Shores of Tripoli — Christopher Winters
• 1942Woman of the Year — William J. Harding
• 1942Yankee Doodle Dandy — Albee
• 1941Birth of the Blues — Henri Lambert
• 1941Kiss the Boys Goodbye — Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
• 1941Moon Over Miami — Mr. Jim Reynolds
• 1941Mr. District Attorney — Arthur Barret
• 1941The Monster and the Girl — Judge Pulver
• 1941The Parson of Panamint — Sheriff Nickerson
• 1941They Died with Their Boots On — Senator Smith
• 1941Western Union — Pat Grogan
• 194020 Mule Team — Marshal
• 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois — Joshua Speed
• 1940Gallant Sons — Barton Newbold
• 1940Hidden Gold — Ed Colby
• 1940Rangers of Fortune — Clem Bowdry
• 1940Viva Cisco Kid — Jesse Allen
• 1940Young People — Dakin
• 1939Angels Wash Their Faces — Maloney
• 1939Boy Friend — Capt. Duffy
• 1939Here I Am a Stranger — Evans
• 1939Maisie — Prosecuting Attorney
• 1939News Is Made at Night — Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
• 1939Stand Up and Fight — U.S. Marshal Cole
• 1939Television Spy — Burton Lawson
• 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Capt. Brandy
• 1939The Flying Irishman — Airport Personnel Manager
• 1939The Hardys Ride High — Terry Archer
• 1939The Llano Kid — Sheriff Robert McLane
• 1938Boys Town — Bishop
• 1938Fast Company — Steve Langner
• 1938Love, Honor and Behave — Dr. MacConaghey
• 1938Of Human Hearts — Captain Griggs
• 1938Stablemates — Barney Donovan
• 1938Touchdown, Army — Col. Denby
• 1938While New York Sleeps — Charles MacFarland
• 1937Checkers — Dr. Smith
• 1937Dead End — Mr. Griswald
• 1937Navy Blue and Gold — Lt. Milburn
• 1937Saturday's Heroes — Doc Thomas
• 1937That Certain Woman — Clark Tilden
• 1937The Woman I Love — Deschamps
• 1937When's Your Birthday? — Regan
• 1936Rose of the Rancho — Jonathan Hill
• 1936The Longest Night — Hardy
• 1935Age of Indiscretion — Mr. Adams
• 1935Annapolis Farewell — Cmmdre. Briggs
• 1935Charlie Chan in Paris — Insp. Renard
• 1935Lady Tubbs — Fishbaker
• 1935Mary Jane's Pa — Kenneth Marvin
• 1935Mister Dynamite — Clark Lewis
• 1935Pursuit — Hale
• 1934Babbitt — Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling
• 1934The Pursuit of Happiness — Colonel Sherwood
• 193124 Hours — David Melbourn
• 1913Cupid and Three — Ben
• 1913Day by Day — Frank
• 1913Dollars-Pounds-Sense — Charles Watson
• 1913Love Incognito — Jack Fuller

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)