Portrait of Bobs Watson

Acting

Bobs Watson

Career

Active from 1939 to 1970, with a break from 1944 to 1959, busiest in 1941 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bobs Watson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 59
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

as Judge Ezra Frank

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 37
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Minister

Mrs. Stone's Thing
Mrs. Stone's Thing (1970)

as Bartender

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 66
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Rod

The Mothers-in-Law
The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Officer Bailey

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Walsh

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Milt Plummer

Take Her, She's Mine
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Fred Penrod

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Matt Lewis / Clerk

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Calvin

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Clerk in Newspaper Department

The Jim Backus Show
The Jim Backus Show (1960)

TV show

Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys (1960)

TV show

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 68
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Man at Dining Room Table (uncredited)

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Junior

The Bold and the Brave
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bob

The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 56
Hi, Buddy
Hi, Buddy (1943)

as Tim Martin

Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pee Wee

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941)

as Jimmy Jordan

Hit the Road
Hit the Road (1941)

as Pesky

Wyoming
Wyoming (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jimmy Kincaid

Dreaming Out Loud
Dreaming Out Loud (1940)

as Jimmy

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tommy, the Crippled Child

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 67
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939)
GoodWatch score 77

as Pud Northrup

Blackmail
Blackmail (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hank Ingram

Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Harry Cole

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as George Sanders

Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tommy Benson (uncredited)

Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

as Pee Wee

In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bob O'Leary (as a boy)

Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Junior (uncredited)

Kentucky
Kentucky (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Peter Goodwin - 1861

It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

as Boy

The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Boy (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Waif (uncredited)