Pierre Watkin

Personal Info

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Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-12-27 (71 years old)

Deathday

1960-02-03

Place of Birth

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Pierre Watkin

Biography

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,...

Acting

1939

1949

1940

I Love You Again

as Mr. W.H. Sims

1958

Marjorie Morningstar

as Civil Official (uncredited)

1943

Cinderella Swings It

as Brock Harris

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)

1941

Petticoat Politics

as Alfred Wilcox

1939

The Covered Trailer

as Horace Cartwright

1945

Apology for Murder

as Craig Jordan

1955

1946

Little Giant

as P.S. Van Loon

1946

The Madonna's Secret

as District Attorney

1944

End of the Road

as District Attorney

1947

Violence

as Ralph Borden

1937

Stage Door

as Carmichael

1949

The Story of Seabiscuit

as Charles S. Howard

1944

Dead Man's Eyes

as Hayden's Lawyer

1942

Nazi Agent

as Grover Blaine McHenry

1948

The Hunted

as Simon Rand, Attorney

1946

Sioux City Sue

as G.W. Rhodes

1924

He Who Gets Slapped

as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)

1942

1940

1939

Outside These Walls

as Hewitt Bronson

1956

Thunder Over Arizona

as Dr. Peterson

1949

Zamba

as Benton

1955

Sudden Danger

as George Caldwell

1940

1950

Atom Man vs. Superman

as Perry White

1954

1936

Under Your Spell

as Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)

1945

Three's a Crowd

as Marcus Pett

1951

Two Lost Worlds

as Magistrate Jeffries

1937

Under Southern Stars

as Robert E. Lee

1949

Knock on Any Door

as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)

1942

Heart of the Rio Grande

as Randolph Lane

1937

Paradise Isle

as Dr. Steinmeyer

1946

The Shadow Returns

as Police Commissioner J.R. Weston

1946

The Missing Lady

as Police Commissioner Weston

1946

Behind the Mask

as Police Commissioner Weston

1944

Shadow of Suspicion

as Frank Randall

1945

Divorce

as John Carter

1937

1937

Sea Devils

as USS Taroe Commander

1941

Jesse James at Bay

as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer

1939

Society Lawyer

as Henry V. Adams

1936

Country Gentlemen

as Mr. Grayson

1953

The Lost Planet

as Ned Hilton

1939

The Great Victor Herbert

as Albert Martin

1950

The Big Hangover

as Samuel C. Long

1937

Bill Cracks Down

as William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.

1937

1937

The Hit Parade

as J. B. Hawley

1936

King of Hockey

as Thomas A. White

1937

She's Dangerous

as H.J. Conrad

1946

Claudia and David

as Hartley Naughton

1938

1941

Life with Henry

as Mr. Joseph Anderson

1948

Superman

as Perry White

1941

1948

An Innocent Affair

as T.D. Hendricks

1937

Mountain Justice

as Governor

1938

Midnight Intruder

as Attorney Peter Winslow

1938

Tip-Off Girls

as George Murkil

1945

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

as Dr. Fletcher

1944

The Great Mike

as Colonel Whitley

1942

Ice Capades Revue

as Wiley Stone

1938

There's Always a Woman

as Mr. Ketterling

1939

The Jones Family in Hollywood

as Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)

1937

Breakfast for Two

as Gordon Faraday

1950

The Second Face

as Mr. Hamilton

1948

Daredevils of the Clouds

as Douglas Harrison

1950

Last of the Buccaneers

as Gov. Claiborne

1938

Dangerous to Know

as Senator Carson

1947

The Red Stallion

as Richard Moresby

1950

Redwood Forest Trail

as Arthur Cameron

1945

1950

Blue Grass of Kentucky

as Head Steward

1939

Risky Business

as Abernathy

1947

The Wild Frontier

as Frank Lane

1945

The Phantom Speaks

as Charlie Davis

1938

1936

It Had to Happen

as District Attorney

1939

The Spirit of Culver

as Capt. Wharton

1937

1944

Jungle Woman

as Dr. Meredith

1948

Fighting Back

as Colonel

1939

Wall Street Cowboy

as Roger Hammond

1952

Hold That Line

as Morgan T. Stanhope

1938

Young Dr. Kildare

as Mr. Robert Chanler

1938

Girls' School

as Mr. Alfred Simpson

1938

Smashing the Rackets

as John Nelson Davis

1938

Boy Meets Girl

as B.K. Whitacre

1936

Wanted: Jane Turner

as Andrew Norris (uncredited)

1936

1938

1945

I Love a Bandleader

as Dr. Gardiner

1939

Secret Service of the Air

as Chief of the Secret Service

1940

The Bank Dick

as Mr. Skinner

1938

Girls on Probation

as Mr. Storm

1937

Devil's Playground

as Submarine Commander

1939

King of the Underworld

as District Attorney

1939

1945

Docks of New York

as Captain Jacobs

1939

Wings of the Navy

as Capt. March

1939

Fast and Loose

as Victor Stockton (uncredited)

1939

They Made Her a Spy

as Colonel Wilson

1946

I Ring Doorbells

as G.B. Barton

1948

Incident

as C. W. Sloan

1939

Everything's on Ice

as Hotel Manager

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Mr. Carter (uncredited)

1945

Strange Illusion

as District Attorney Wallace Armstrong

1950

Over the Border

as Rand Malloy

1938

The Lady Objects

as Mr. Harper

1941

She Knew All the Answers

as George Wharton

1956

1940

Golden Gloves

as A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)

1946

1949

Alaska Patrol

as Mr. Sigmund

1953

The Flaming Urge

as Albert Cruickshank

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

1945

I'll Tell the World

as Dr. Mullins

1948

1944

Bermuda Mystery

as Herbert Bond

1947

Brick Bradford

as Professor Salisbury

1947

Hard Boiled Mahoney

as Dr. Rolfe Carter

1947

Song of Love

as Duke of X (uncredited)

1941

Great Guns

as Col. Wayburn

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as Prison Official (uncredited)

1945

Dakota

as Wexton Geary

1947

Her Husband's Affairs

as Vice President Beitler

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble

as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)

1935

Dangerous

as George Sheffield

1936

Counterfeit

as Matt McDonald

1948

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

as L.T. Yorkland

1946

Murder Is My Business

as Arnold Ramsey

1941

Buy Me That Town

as Carlton Williams

1937

1937

1950

Radar Secret Service

as Mr. Hamilton

1953

1936

Two in the Dark

as City Editor (uncredited)

1940

No Time for Comedy

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

1940

Hired Wife

as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort

1940

Captain Caution

as American Consul

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)

1940

1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Mr. Robert Chandler

1948

Glamour Girl

as T.J. Hopkins

1940

Rhythm on the River

as Uncle John

1940

1940

Road to Singapore

as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)

1948

The Strange Mrs. Crane

as Clinton Crane

1954

Johnny Dark

as Ed J. Winston

1939

Geronimo

as Col. White

1941

Meet John Doe

as Hammett

1946

Swamp Fire

as P.T. Hilton

1950

1944

Atlantic City

as Sen. Hodges

1957

Spook Chasers

as Dr. Moss

1951

In Old Amarillo

as George B. Hills

1940

Earthbound

as President of the Court

1945

Secrets of a Sorority Girl

as Dr. Harlan Johnson

1950

Sunset in the West

as Gordon MacKnight

1941

Cracked Nuts

as Mr. Benson

1952

Thundering Caravans

as Head Marshal

1943

1941

Nevada City

as Amos Norton

1943

The Chance of a Lifetime

as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)

1956

1945

Adventure

as Mr. Buckley

1955

Lay That Rifle Down

as Mr. Coswell

1937

Confession

as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)

1948

Mary Lou

as Airline President

1937

Dangerous Number

as Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom

1937

Green Light

as Dr. Booth

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as John Markham

1939

1949

Slightly French

as Publicity Man (uncredited)

1937

The Go-Getter

as Browne

1945

Follow That Woman

as J.B. Henderson

1946

High School Hero

as Governor Huffington

1937

1942

Stand By All Networks

as Grant Neeley

1949

1938

The Chaser

as Mr. Beaumont

1936

The Big Game

as The College Chancellor

1936

Bunker Bean

as Mr. Barnes (uncredited)

1951

Mysterious Island

as Confederate Officer

1941

Naval Academy

as Capt. Davis

1943

Fired Wife

as Doctor

1943

1943

Crazy House

as Prosecutor

1943

Destroyer

as Admiral

1943

Mission to Moscow

as Naval Attache (uncredited)

1948

The Shanghai Chest

as Judge Wesley Armstrong

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

as Mr. Twitchell

1941

For Beauty's Sake

as Middlesex

1944

Ladies of Washington

as Dr. John Crane (uncredited)

1938

State Police

as Col. C.B. Clarke

1944

South of Dixie

as Dean Williamson

1939

Rulers of the Sea

as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)

1935

If You Could Only Cook

as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)

1936

You May Be Next!

as Bernard Pine (uncredited)

1949

The Fountainhead

as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

1941

Lydia

as Speaker

1937

Marked Woman

as Judge #2 (uncredited)

1943

It Ain't Hay

as Maj. Harper (uncredited)

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Police Chief (uncredited)

1939

1936

China Clipper

as Secretary of State (uncredited)

1945

I'll Remember April

as Dr. Armitage

1945

Over 21

as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)

1945

Keep Your Powder Dry

as Mr. Lorrison

1944

Oh, What a Night!

as Tom Gordon

1955

The Big Bluff

as Mr. Winthrop

1940

Sailor's Lady

as Captain

1946

1949

Hold That Baby!

as John Winston

1941

A Man Betrayed

as Governor

1938

The Mad Miss Manton

as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)

1953

1946

Shock

as Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager

1947

Jack Armstrong

as Uncle Jim Fairfield

1947

Beyond Our Own

as Dr. Blake

1956

Don't Knock The Rock

as Mayor George Bagley

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as Club Guest (uncredited)

1937

Michael O'Halloran

as Mark Grave

1948

Money Madness

as Judge (uncredited)

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as Tycoon (uncredited)

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

as Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)

1939

King of Chinatown

as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)

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