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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1889 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor in many films, serials, and television series from the 1930s through the 1950s, especially westerns. He is perhaps best remembered for being the father of Eleanor Twitchell, the lady who captures Lou Gehrig's heart in Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Watkin was born in Sioux City, Iowa. In the 1920s, he had his own theatrical troupe, the Pierre Watkin Players. In 1927, the group moved its headquarters from Sioux Falls to Lincoln, Nebraska.
Watkin portrayed Perry White in both of the Superman serials of the late 1940s, which starred Kirk Alyn as the title character and Noel Neill as Lois Lane.
Watkin played a few different characters in the television series Adventures of Superman, in which John Hamilton played Perry White. He was set to reprise his role as the editor of The Daily Planet in a revival of the series in 1959, as Hamilton had died in the interim since the cancellation of the original series. However, series star George Reeves also died in the summer of 1959, and those plans ended. Watkin himself died six months later.
He also cast in 1955 in the episode "Joey and the Gypsies" of the NBC children's western series Fury. Watkin guest starred in the CBS western series Brave Eagle. He was cast twice each on the ABC/Warner Brothers series, Cheyenne (as Harvey Sinclair in "The Law Man") and Annie Oakley (as the Reverend Mills in the 1956 episode "The Reckless Press"). In 1958, Watkin portrayed Dr. Breen of Samaritan Hospital in the episode "San Francisco Story" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series, Frontier Doctor.
During the first season of CBS's Perry Mason from 1957 to 1958, Watkin appeared in three episodes as Judge Keetley. He was also cast during the 1950s on The Range Rider, Tales of the Texas Rangers, in three episodes of the western aviation adventure series Sky King, and five times on The Jack Benny Program.
Watkin played the part of Colonel Duncan in the 1958 episode "Decoy" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
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Filmography (Movies)
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Character:Doc Hyer
Release Date:11/04/1991
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Character:Civil Official (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/1958
Spook Chasers
Character:Dr. Moss
Release Date:02/06/1957
Don't Knock The Rock
Character:Mayor George Bagley
Release Date:14/12/1956
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Character:Armtrong
Release Date:01/11/1956
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Character:Investor
Release Date:02/10/1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Character:Dr. Peterson
Release Date:04/08/1956
The Maverick Queen
Character:McMillan
Release Date:03/05/1956
Sudden Danger
Character:George Caldwell
Release Date:14/12/1955
Lay That Rifle Down
Character:Mr. Coswell
Release Date:07/07/1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
Character:Mayor Bremer
Release Date:01/07/1955
The Big Bluff
Character:Mr. Winthrop
Release Date:05/06/1955
About Mrs. Leslie
Character:Lewis
Release Date:03/08/1954
Johnny Dark
Character:Ed J. Winston
Release Date:25/06/1954
The Flaming Urge
Character:Albert Cruickshank
Release Date:27/09/1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Character:Jason Conroy
Release Date:30/07/1953
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
Character:Commissioner Morrison
Release Date:08/07/1953
The Lost Planet
Character:Ned Hilton
Release Date:04/06/1953
Thundering Caravans
Character:Head Marshal
Release Date:20/06/1952
Hold That Line
Character:Morgan T. Stanhope
Release Date:23/03/1952
Mysterious Island
Character:Confederate Officer
Release Date:13/09/1951
In Old Amarillo
Character:George B. Hills
Release Date:15/05/1951
Two Lost Worlds
Character:Magistrate Jeffries
Release Date:05/01/1951
The Second Face
Character:Mr. Hamilton
Release Date:01/12/1950
Last of the Buccaneers
Character:Gov. Claiborne
Release Date:25/10/1950
Sunset in the West
Character:Gordon MacKnight
Release Date:25/09/1950
Redwood Forest Trail
Character:Arthur Cameron
Release Date:18/09/1950
Atom Man vs. Superman
Character:Perry White
Release Date:20/07/1950
The Big Hangover
Character:Samuel C. Long
Release Date:26/05/1950
Rock Island Trail
Character:Major
Release Date:18/05/1950
Over the Border
Character:Rand Malloy
Release Date:12/03/1950
Radar Secret Service
Character:Mr. Hamilton
Release Date:28/01/1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Character:Head Steward
Release Date:22/01/1950
The Story of Seabiscuit
Character:Charles S. Howard
Release Date:12/11/1949
Zamba
Character:Benton
Release Date:01/09/1949
The Fountainhead
Character:Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1949
Hold That Baby!
Character:John Winston
Release Date:06/06/1949
Flamingo Road
Character:
Release Date:30/04/1949
El Paso
Character:
Release Date:22/03/1949
Alaska Patrol
Character:Mr. Sigmund
Release Date:10/03/1949
Knock on Any Door
Character:Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1949
Miss Mink of 1949
Character:Cranston
Release Date:11/02/1949
Slightly French
Character:Publicity Man (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1949
Siren of Atlantis
Character:Colonel
Release Date:04/01/1949
Incident
Character:C. W. Sloan
Release Date:30/10/1948
An Innocent Affair
Character:T.D. Hendricks
Release Date:15/10/1948
The Gallant Blade
Character:Governor
Release Date:12/10/1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Character:Clinton Crane
Release Date:07/10/1948
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Character:Hoffman
Release Date:09/09/1948
Fighting Back
Character:Colonel
Release Date:30/07/1948
Daredevils of the Clouds
Character:Douglas Harrison
Release Date:26/07/1948
Superman
Character:Perry White
Release Date:15/07/1948
The Shanghai Chest
Character:Judge Wesley Armstrong
Release Date:11/07/1948
The Counterfeiters
Character:Carter
Release Date:28/05/1948
Money Madness
Character:Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1948
The Hunted
Character:Simon Rand, Attorney
Release Date:07/04/1948
Mary Lou
Character:Airline President
Release Date:23/01/1948
Glamour Girl
Character:T.J. Hopkins
Release Date:16/01/1948
Brick Bradford
Character:Professor Salisbury
Release Date:18/12/1947
Beyond Our Own
Character:Dr. Blake
Release Date:16/11/1947
Her Husband's Affairs
Character:Vice President Beitler
Release Date:12/11/1947
Song of Love
Character:Duke of X (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1947
The Wild Frontier
Character:Frank Lane
Release Date:30/09/1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Character:Prison Official (uncredited)
Release Date:26/09/1947
The Red Stallion
Character:Richard Moresby
Release Date:16/08/1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Character:Dr. Rolfe Carter
Release Date:10/05/1947
Violence
Character:Ralph Borden
Release Date:09/05/1947
Jack Armstrong
Character:Uncle Jim Fairfield
Release Date:06/02/1947
Magnificent Doll
Character:Harper (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1946
Sioux City Sue
Character:G.W. Rhodes
Release Date:21/11/1946
Swamp Fire
Character:P.T. Hilton
Release Date:06/09/1946
High School Hero
Character:Governor Huffington
Release Date:06/09/1946
The Missing Lady
Character:Police Commissioner Weston
Release Date:17/08/1946
G.I. War Brides
Character:Editor
Release Date:12/08/1946
Behind the Mask
Character:Police Commissioner Weston
Release Date:25/05/1946
Murder Is My Business
Character:Arnold Ramsey
Release Date:07/03/1946
I Ring Doorbells
Character:G.B. Barton
Release Date:28/02/1946
Claudia and David
Character:Hartley Naughton
Release Date:25/02/1946
Little Giant
Character:P.S. Van Loon
Release Date:22/02/1946
The Madonna's Secret
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:16/02/1946
The Shadow Returns
Character:Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
Release Date:16/02/1946
Shock
Character:Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
Release Date:01/02/1946
Adventure
Character:Mr. Buckley
Release Date:28/12/1945
Dakota
Character:Wexton Geary
Release Date:15/12/1945
Follow That Woman
Character:J.B. Henderson
Release Date:14/12/1945
Captain Tugboat Annie
Character:Dr. Turner
Release Date:17/11/1945
Apology for Murder
Character:Craig Jordan
Release Date:27/09/1945
I Love a Bandleader
Character:Dr. Gardiner
Release Date:13/09/1945
Divorce
Character:John Carter
Release Date:18/08/1945
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Character:Dr. Harlan Johnson
Release Date:15/08/1945
Over 21
Character:Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Character:Dr. Fletcher
Release Date:15/07/1945
I'll Tell the World
Character:Dr. Mullins
Release Date:08/06/1945
Three's a Crowd
Character:Marcus Pett
Release Date:23/05/1945
Thrill of a Romance
Character:Tycoon (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1945
The Phantom Speaks
Character:Charlie Davis
Release Date:13/04/1945
I'll Remember April
Character:Dr. Armitage
Release Date:01/04/1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
Character:Mr. Lorrison
Release Date:01/04/1945
Strange Illusion
Character:District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
Release Date:31/03/1945
Docks of New York
Character:Captain Jacobs
Release Date:24/02/1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
Character:Police Chief (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1945
The Great Mike
Character:Colonel Whitley
Release Date:15/11/1944
End of the Road
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:10/11/1944
Dead Man's Eyes
Character:Hayden's Lawyer
Release Date:10/11/1944
Shadow of Suspicion
Character:Frank Randall
Release Date:23/09/1944
Atlantic City
Character:Sen. Hodges
Release Date:15/09/1944
Oh, What a Night!
Character:Tom Gordon
Release Date:02/09/1944
South of Dixie
Character:Dean Williamson
Release Date:23/06/1944
Jungle Woman
Character:Dr. Meredith
Release Date:01/06/1944
Ladies of Washington
Character:Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1944
Bermuda Mystery
Character:Herbert Bond
Release Date:01/05/1944
The Chance of a Lifetime
Character:State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1943
Crazy House
Character:Prosecutor
Release Date:08/10/1943
Swing Shift Maisie
Character:Judge
Release Date:01/10/1943
Fired Wife
Character:Doctor
Release Date:04/09/1943
Destroyer
Character:Admiral
Release Date:19/08/1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Character:Ambrose (uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:Naval Attache (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
It Ain't Hay
Character:Maj. Harper (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1943
Cinderella Swings It
Character:Brock Harris
Release Date:22/01/1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Character:British Agent Z
Release Date:01/01/1943
Whistling in Dixie
Character:Doctor
Release Date:31/12/1942
Ice Capades Revue
Character:Wiley Stone
Release Date:24/12/1942
Stand By All Networks
Character:Grant Neeley
Release Date:29/10/1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Character:Mr. Twitchell
Release Date:14/07/1942
The Magnificent Dope
Character:Carson
Release Date:01/07/1942
Meet the Stewarts
Character:Club Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1942
Obliging Young Lady
Character:John Markham
Release Date:01/04/1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
Character:Randolph Lane
Release Date:11/03/1942
Nazi Agent
Character:Grover Blaine McHenry
Release Date:01/03/1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Character:Amos Morley
Release Date:26/02/1942
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Character:Crothers
Release Date:18/11/1941
Jesse James at Bay
Character:Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
Release Date:17/10/1941
Great Guns
Character:Col. Wayburn
Release Date:10/10/1941
Buy Me That Town
Character:Carlton Williams
Release Date:03/10/1941
Lydia
Character:Speaker
Release Date:18/09/1941
Cracked Nuts
Character:Mr. Benson
Release Date:02/07/1941
Nevada City
Character:Amos Norton
Release Date:19/06/1941
For Beauty's Sake
Character:Middlesex
Release Date:06/06/1941
Naval Academy
Character:Capt. Davis
Release Date:05/06/1941
Adventure in Washington
Character:Frank Conroy
Release Date:29/05/1941
She Knew All the Answers
Character:George Wharton
Release Date:13/05/1941
Meet John Doe
Character:Hammett
Release Date:14/03/1941
A Man Betrayed
Character:Governor
Release Date:07/03/1941
Petticoat Politics
Character:Alfred Wilcox
Release Date:31/01/1941
Life with Henry
Character:Mr. Joseph Anderson
Release Date:23/01/1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Character:Boss Crogan
Release Date:24/12/1940
The Bank Dick
Character:Mr. Skinner
Release Date:29/11/1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Character:Mr. Robert Chandler
Release Date:29/11/1940
Father Is A Prince
Character:Mr. Lee
Release Date:18/11/1940
Mystery Sea Raider
Character:Straker
Release Date:26/10/1940
Knute Rockne All American
Character:Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1940
No Time for Comedy
Character:First-Nighter (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1940
Hired Wife
Character:Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Release Date:13/09/1940
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Character:J.H. King
Release Date:01/09/1940
Rhythm on the River
Character:Uncle John
Release Date:28/08/1940
I Love You Again
Character:Mr. W.H. Sims
Release Date:09/08/1940
Captain Caution
Character:American Consul
Release Date:09/08/1940
Golden Gloves
Character:A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1940
Sailor's Lady
Character:Captain
Release Date:05/07/1940
Out West with the Peppers
Character:J.H. King
Release Date:30/06/1940
The Saint Takes Over
Character:Ben Egan
Release Date:07/06/1940
Earthbound
Character:President of the Court
Release Date:06/06/1940
Gangs of Chicago
Character:
Release Date:18/05/1940
Road to Singapore
Character:Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1940
Teddy the Rough Rider
Character:Sen. Platt
Release Date:21/02/1940
The Great Victor Herbert
Character:Albert Martin
Release Date:29/12/1939
Geronimo
Character:Col. White
Release Date:26/11/1939
The Covered Trailer
Character:Horace Cartwright
Release Date:10/11/1939
Rulers of the Sea
Character:Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Senator Barnes
Release Date:19/10/1939
Everything's on Ice
Character:Hotel Manager
Release Date:05/10/1939
Wall Street Cowboy
Character:Roger Hammond
Release Date:06/08/1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Character:Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
Release Date:02/06/1939
Outside These Walls
Character:Hewitt Bronson
Release Date:04/05/1939
They Made Her a Spy
Character:Colonel Wilson
Release Date:14/04/1939
Society Lawyer
Character:Henry V. Adams
Release Date:21/03/1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Character:Albert Thayer
Release Date:18/03/1939
King of Chinatown
Character:Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
Release Date:17/03/1939
The Spirit of Culver
Character:Capt. Wharton
Release Date:10/03/1939
Secret Service of the Air
Character:Chief of the Secret Service
Release Date:04/03/1939
Risky Business
Character:Abernathy
Release Date:03/03/1939
Fast and Loose
Character:Victor Stockton (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1939
Wings of the Navy
Character:Capt. March
Release Date:11/02/1939
Off the Record
Character:Barton
Release Date:21/01/1939
King of the Underworld
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:14/01/1939
The Mysterious Miss X
Character:Winslow
Release Date:10/01/1939
There's That Woman Again
Character:Mr. Nacelle
Release Date:24/12/1938
Illegal Traffic
Character:Jigger
Release Date:02/11/1938
Girls on Probation
Character:Mr. Storm
Release Date:22/10/1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Character:Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1938
Young Dr. Kildare
Character:Mr. Robert Chanler
Release Date:14/10/1938
The Lady Objects
Character:Mr. Harper
Release Date:12/10/1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Character:Mr. Wondel
Release Date:07/10/1938
Girls' School
Character:Mr. Alfred Simpson
Release Date:30/09/1938
You Can't Take It with You
Character:Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1938
Boy Meets Girl
Character:B.K. Whitacre
Release Date:27/08/1938
Smashing the Rackets
Character:John Nelson Davis
Release Date:08/08/1938
The Chaser
Character:Mr. Beaumont
Release Date:29/07/1938
There's Always a Woman
Character:Mr. Ketterling
Release Date:20/04/1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Character:District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
Release Date:07/04/1938
Tip-Off Girls
Character:George Murkil
Release Date:01/04/1938
State Police
Character:Col. C.B. Clarke
Release Date:18/03/1938
Dangerous to Know
Character:Senator Carson
Release Date:11/03/1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Character:Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1938
Midnight Intruder
Character:Attorney Peter Winslow
Release Date:06/02/1938
Daughter of Shanghai
Character:L.T. Yorkland
Release Date:17/12/1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Character:Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Character:Judge Dobson - Racing Steward (uncredited)
Release Date:25/11/1937
Breakfast for Two
Character:Gordon Faraday
Release Date:22/10/1937
Stage Door
Character:Carmichael
Release Date:08/10/1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf
Character:Governor
Release Date:29/08/1937
Confession
Character:Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1937
Paradise Isle
Character:Dr. Steinmeyer
Release Date:21/07/1937
The Californian
Character:Miller
Release Date:18/07/1937
Ever Since Eve
Character:Barton
Release Date:15/07/1937
The Singing Marine
Character:General
Release Date:03/07/1937
The Go-Getter
Character:Browne
Release Date:22/05/1937
Michael O'Halloran
Character:Mark Grave
Release Date:15/05/1937
The Hit Parade
Character:J. B. Hawley
Release Date:26/04/1937
Mountain Justice
Character:Governor
Release Date:24/04/1937
Internes Can't Take Money
Character:Dr. Fearson
Release Date:16/04/1937
Marked Woman
Character:Judge #2 (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1937
Bill Cracks Down
Character:William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
Release Date:22/03/1937
History Is Made at Night
Character:
Release Date:05/03/1937
Under Southern Stars
Character:Robert E. Lee
Release Date:20/02/1937
Green Light
Character:Dr. Booth
Release Date:20/02/1937
Sea Devils
Character:USS Taroe Commander
Release Date:19/02/1937
She's Dangerous
Character:H.J. Conrad
Release Date:24/01/1937
Devil's Playground
Character:Submarine Commander
Release Date:24/01/1937
Dangerous Number
Character:Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
Release Date:22/01/1937
Larceny on the Air
Character:Kennedy
Release Date:11/01/1937
King of Hockey
Character:Thomas A. White
Release Date:19/12/1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Character:Andrew Norris (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1936
Country Gentlemen
Character:Mr. Grayson
Release Date:08/11/1936
Love Letters of a Star
Character:Hobbs
Release Date:08/11/1936
Under Your Spell
Character:Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1936
The Big Game
Character:The College Chancellor
Release Date:09/10/1936
Swing Time
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Character:Roger Leland
Release Date:14/08/1936
China Clipper
Character:Secretary of State (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1936
Bunker Bean
Character:Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1936
Counterfeit
Character:Matt McDonald
Release Date:25/05/1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Character:Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1936
It Had to Happen
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:14/02/1936
You May Be Next!
Character:Bernard Pine (uncredited)
Release Date:05/02/1936
Two in the Dark
Character:City Editor (uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1936
If You Could Only Cook
Character:Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1935
Dangerous
Character:George Sheffield
Release Date:25/12/1935
He Who Gets Slapped
Character:Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1924
Television Appearances
Bat Masterson
Character:Judge Smith
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Dr. Bowers
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Mr. Robinson (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Character:Judge Keetley
Perry Mason
Character:Judge
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:
Fury
Character:Ellis
Highway Patrol
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Porter
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Character:
Jungle Jim
Character:
December Bride
Character:
The Whistler
Character:
City Detective
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:Allan Pinkerton
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Mr. Morgan
Adventures of Superman
Character:Sir Lancelot
Hopalong Cassidy
Character:
Dragnet
Character:
I Love Lucy
Character:Mr. Dorrance
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:J. Harrison Hardesty
Boston Blackie
Character:
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Character:
Racket Squad
Character:
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Mr. Lewis
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Sleamish
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Hinchecliffe
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