John M. Watson Sr.

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-01-10 (69 years old)

Deathday

2006-09-07

Place of Birth

Ohio, USA

John M. Watson Sr.

Biography

John M. Watson Sr. (January 10, 1937 - September 7, 2006) was an American Jazz musician and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in films such as Groundhog Day, The Fugitive, Natural Born Killers, and Soul Food. He was also a noted trombonist with musicians Red Saunders and Count Basie. Description above from the Wikipedia article John M. Watson Sr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1997

Hoodlum

as Manager of Pool Hall

1993

The Fugitive

as Bones Roosevelt

1993

Groundhog Day

as Bartender

2006

1991

1997

Soul Food

as Uncle Pete

1994

Natural Born Killers

as Black Inmate

1992

The Public Eye

as Scullion

1990

Opportunity Knocks

as Harold Monroe

1992

Hero

as African American Wannabee

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