Portrait of Minor Watson

Acting

Minor Watson

Career

Active from 1913 to 1956, with a break from 1914 to 1930, busiest in 1940 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Minor Watson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Romance 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 2
  • American History 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Fatal Attraction 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 58
Trapeze
Trapeze (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Ringling North

The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Matt Comfort

Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jason Carr

Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd (1953)

as Cyrus Mackey

The Star
The Star (1952)
GoodWatch score 44

as Joe Morrison

Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier (1952)
GoodWatch score 42

as Matt Denbow

My Son John
My Son John (1952)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dr. Carver

Face to Face
Face to Face (1952)

as Scratchy Wilson

Little Egypt
Little Egypt (1951)

as Cyrus Graydon

As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harold P. Cleveland

The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Branch Rickey

Mister 880
Mister 880 (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

as Judge O'Neil

1940s

47 titles ยท average score 63
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Moose

A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee (1948)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gen. Watkins

The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dave Colby

That's My Baby!
That's My Baby! (1944)

as R. P. (Phineas) Moody

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as William J. Harding

Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)
GoodWatch score 88

as Buck Ware

The Big Shot
The Big Shot (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Warden George Booth

Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Arthur Barret

Young People
Young People (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dakin

Hidden Gold
Hidden Gold (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ed Colby

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Joshua Speed

1930s

37 titles ยท average score 60
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Capt. Brandy

The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman (1939)

as Airport Personnel Manager

News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night (1939)

as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey

Touchdown, Army
Touchdown, Army (1938)

as Col. Denby

Stablemates
Stablemates (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Barney Donovan

Checkers
Checkers (1937)

as Dr. Smith

The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love (1937)

as Deschamps

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

as Insp. Renard

Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)

as Kenneth Marvin

The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

as Colonel Sherwood

Babbitt
Babbitt (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

as Paul 'Paulivus' F. Reisling

24 Hours
24 Hours (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as David Melbourn

1910s

4 titles
Day by Day
Day by Day (1913)

as Frank

Love Incognito
Love Incognito (1913)

as Jack Fuller

Dollars-Pounds-Sense
Dollars-Pounds-Sense (1913)

as Charles Watson

Cupid and Three
Cupid and Three (1913)

as Ben