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1889-12-27
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Pierre Watkin

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
1991 Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West Actor Doc Hyer 59
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1958 The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin Actor N/A
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1958 Marjorie Morningstar Actor Civil Official (uncredited) 59
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1957 Spook Chasers Actor Dr. Moss 58
Average
1956 Don't Knock The Rock Actor Mayor George Bagley 59
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1956 Shake, Rattle and Rock! Actor Armtrong 58
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1956 Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! Actor Investor 59
Average
1956 Thunder Over Arizona Actor Dr. Peterson 59
Average
1956 The Maverick Queen Actor McMillan 58
Average
1955 Sudden Danger Actor George Caldwell 58
Average
1955 Lay That Rifle Down Actor Mr. Coswell 59
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1955 Creature with the Atom Brain Actor Mayor Bremer 58
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1955 The Big Bluff Actor Mr. Winthrop 58
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1954 About Mrs. Leslie Actor Lewis 59
Average
1954 Johnny Dark Actor Ed J. Winston 59
Average
1953 The Flaming Urge Actor Albert Cruickshank N/A
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1953 The Stranger Wore a Gun Actor Jason Conroy 58
Average
1953 Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders Actor Commissioner Morrison N/A
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1953 The Lost Planet Actor Ned Hilton N/A
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1953 Superman Actor N/A
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1952 Thundering Caravans Actor Head Marshal N/A
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1952 Hold That Line Actor Morgan T. Stanhope 59
Average
1951 Mysterious Island Actor Confederate Officer 58
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1951 In Old Amarillo Actor George B. Hills 58
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1951 Two Lost Worlds Actor Magistrate Jeffries 58
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1950 The Second Face Actor Mr. Hamilton 59
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1950 Last of the Buccaneers Actor Gov. Claiborne 59
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1950 Sunset in the West Actor Gordon MacKnight 59
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1950 Redwood Forest Trail Actor Arthur Cameron N/A
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1950 Atom Man vs. Superman Actor Perry White 58
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1950 The Big Hangover Actor Samuel C. Long 59
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1950 Rock Island Trail Actor Major 58
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1950 Over the Border Actor Rand Malloy N/A
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1950 Radar Secret Service Actor Mr. Hamilton 58
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1950 Blue Grass of Kentucky Actor Head Steward N/A
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1949 The Story of Seabiscuit Actor Charles S. Howard 59
Average
1949 Zamba Actor Benton 58
Average
1949 The Fountainhead Actor Cortlandt Official (uncredited) 60
Fair
1949 Hold That Baby! Actor John Winston 58
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1949 Flamingo Road Actor 60
Fair
1949 El Paso Actor 58
Average
1949 Alaska Patrol Actor Mr. Sigmund N/A
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1949 Knock on Any Door Actor Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited) 59
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1949 Miss Mink of 1949 Actor Cranston N/A
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1949 Slightly French Actor Publicity Man (uncredited) 58
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1949 Siren of Atlantis Actor Colonel 58
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1948 Incident Actor C. W. Sloan 58
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1948 An Innocent Affair Actor T.D. Hendricks 58
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1948 The Gallant Blade Actor Governor 59
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1948 The Strange Mrs. Crane Actor Clinton Crane 59
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1948 The Gentleman from Nowhere Actor Hoffman 58
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1948 Fighting Back Actor Colonel 59
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1948 Daredevils of the Clouds Actor Douglas Harrison 58
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1948 Superman Actor Perry White 58
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1948 The Shanghai Chest Actor Judge Wesley Armstrong 58
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1948 The Counterfeiters Actor Carter 59
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1948 Money Madness Actor Judge (uncredited) 58
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1948 The Hunted Actor Simon Rand, Attorney 58
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1948 Mary Lou Actor Airline President N/A
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1948 Glamour Girl Actor T.J. Hopkins N/A
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1947 Brick Bradford Actor Professor Salisbury 59
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1947 Beyond Our Own Actor Dr. Blake N/A
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1947 Her Husband's Affairs Actor Vice President Beitler 59
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1947 Song of Love Actor Duke of X (uncredited) 59
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1947 The Wild Frontier Actor Frank Lane N/A
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1947 Monsieur Verdoux Actor Prison Official (uncredited) 67
Fair
1947 The Red Stallion Actor Richard Moresby N/A
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1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney Actor Dr. Rolfe Carter 59
Average
1947 Violence Actor Ralph Borden 58
Average
1947 Jack Armstrong Actor Uncle Jim Fairfield N/A
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1946 Magnificent Doll Actor Harper 59
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1946 Sioux City Sue Actor G.W. Rhodes N/A
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1946 Swamp Fire Actor P.T. Hilton 58
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1946 High School Hero Actor Governor Huffington 58
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1946 The Missing Lady Actor Police Commissioner Weston 58
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1946 G.I. War Brides Actor Editor N/A
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1946 Behind the Mask Actor Police Commissioner Weston 58
Average
1946 Murder Is My Business Actor Arnold Ramsey 59
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1946 I Ring Doorbells Actor G.B. Barton N/A
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1946 Claudia and David Actor Hartley Naughton 59
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1946 Little Giant Actor P.S. Van Loon 58
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1946 The Shadow Returns Actor Police Commissioner J.R. Weston 58
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1946 The Madonna's Secret Actor District Attorney 59
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1946 Shock Actor Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager 59
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1945 Adventure Actor Mr. Buckley 58
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1945 Dakota Actor Wexton Geary 58
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1945 Follow That Woman Actor J.B. Henderson 59
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1945 Captain Tugboat Annie Actor Dr. Turner N/A
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1945 Apology for Murder Actor Craig Jordan 58
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1945 I Love a Bandleader Actor Dr. Gardiner N/A
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1945 Divorce Actor John Carter 59
Average
1945 Secrets of a Sorority Girl Actor Dr. Harlan Johnson N/A
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1945 Over 21 Actor Joel I. Nixon (uncredited) 58
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1945 Mr. Muggs Rides Again Actor Dr. Fletcher 59
Average
1945 I'll Tell the World Actor Dr. Mullins N/A
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1945 Thrill of a Romance Actor Tycoon (uncredited) 58
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1945 Three's a Crowd Actor Marcus Pett N/A
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1945 The Phantom Speaks Actor Charlie Davis 58
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1945 I'll Remember April Actor Dr. Armitage 58
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1945 Keep Your Powder Dry Actor Mr. Lorrison 59
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1945 Strange Illusion Actor District Attorney Wallace Armstrong 58
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1945 Docks of New York Actor Captain Jacobs 59
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1945 Here Come the Co-eds Actor Police Chief (uncredited) 58
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1944 The Great Mike Actor Colonel Whitley N/A
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1944 Dead Man's Eyes Actor Hayden's Lawyer 59
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1944 End of the Road Actor District Attorney 58
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1944 Shadow of Suspicion Actor Frank Randall 59
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1944 Atlantic City Actor Sen. Hodges 59
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1944 Oh, What a Night! Actor Tom Gordon N/A
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1944 South of Dixie Actor Dean Williamson N/A
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1944 Jungle Woman Actor Dr. Meredith 58
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1944 Ladies of Washington Actor Dr. John Crane (uncredited) 59
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1944 Bermuda Mystery Actor Herbert Bond 59
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1943 The Chance of a Lifetime Actor State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited) 59
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1943 Crazy House Actor Prosecutor 58
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1943 Swing Shift Maisie Actor Judge 59
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1943 Fired Wife Actor Doctor 58
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1943 Destroyer Actor Admiral 59
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1943 Du Barry was a Lady Actor Ambrose 58
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1943 Mission to Moscow Actor Naval Attache (uncredited) 58
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1943 It Ain't Hay Actor Maj. Harper (uncredited) 59
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1943 Cinderella Swings It Actor Brock Harris N/A
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1943 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines Actor British Agent Z 58
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1942 Whistling in Dixie Actor Doctor 58
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1942 Ice Capades Revue Actor Wiley Stone 58
Average
1942 Stand By All Networks Actor Grant Neeley 58
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1942 The Pride of the Yankees Actor Mr. Twitchell 61
Fair
1942 The Magnificent Dope Actor Carson 59
Average
1942 Meet the Stewarts Actor Club Guest (uncredited) 59
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1942 Obliging Young Lady Actor John Markham 59
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1942 Heart of the Rio Grande Actor Randolph Lane 58
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1942 Nazi Agent Actor Grover Blaine McHenry 59
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1942 The Adventures of Martin Eden Actor Amos Morley 58
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1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Actor Crothers 59
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1941 Jesse James at Bay Actor Phineas Krager - Land Dealer 58
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1941 Great Guns Actor Col. Wayburn 58
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1941 Buy Me That Town Actor Carlton Williams 59
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1941 Lydia Actor Speaker 59
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1941 Cracked Nuts Actor Mr. Benson N/A
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1941 Nevada City Actor Amos Norton 58
Average
1941 For Beauty's Sake Actor Middlesex N/A
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1941 Naval Academy Actor Capt. Davis N/A
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1941 Adventure in Washington Actor Frank Conroy 59
Average
1941 She Knew All the Answers Actor George Wharton 59
Average
1941 Meet John Doe Actor Hammett 63
Fair
1941 A Man Betrayed Actor Governor 58
Average
1941 Petticoat Politics Actor Alfred Wilcox N/A
N/A
1941 Life with Henry Actor Mr. Joseph Anderson 58
Average
1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Actor Boss Crogan 58
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1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis Actor Mr. Robert Chandler 59
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1940 The Bank Dick Actor Mr. Skinner 60
Fair
1940 Father Is A Prince Actor Mr. Lee 59
Average
1940 Mystery Sea Raider Actor Straker 58
Average
1940 Knute Rockne All American Actor Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 No Time for Comedy Actor First-Nighter (uncredited) 58
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1940 Hired Wife Actor Charlie - Phyllis's Escort 59
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1940 Five Little Peppers in Trouble Actor J.H. King 59
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1940 Rhythm on the River Actor Uncle John 58
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1940 I Love You Again Actor Mr. W.H. Sims 60
Fair
1940 Captain Caution Actor American Consul 58
Average
1940 Golden Gloves Actor A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 Sailor's Lady Actor Captain 58
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1940 Out West with the Peppers Actor J.H. King 59
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1940 The Saint Takes Over Actor Ben Egan 58
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1940 Earthbound Actor President of the Court 58
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1940 Gangs of Chicago Actor 58
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1940 Road to Singapore Actor Morgan Wycott (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 Teddy the Rough Rider Actor Sen. Platt 58
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1939 The Great Victor Herbert Actor Albert Martin 58
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1939 Geronimo Actor Col. White 58
Average
1939 The Covered Trailer Actor Horace Cartwright N/A
N/A
1939 Rulers of the Sea Actor Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Actor Senator Barnes 72
Good
1939 Everything's on Ice Actor Hotel Manager 58
Average
1939 Wall Street Cowboy Actor Roger Hammond 58
Average
1939 The Jones Family in Hollywood Actor Movie Studio Producer (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1939 Outside These Walls Actor Hewitt Bronson 58
Average
1939 They Made Her a Spy Actor Colonel Wilson 59
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1939 Society Lawyer Actor Henry V. Adams 58
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1939 The Adventures of Jane Arden Actor Albert Thayer 59
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1939 King of Chinatown Actor Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited) 58
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1939 The Spirit of Culver Actor Capt. Wharton N/A
N/A
1939 Secret Service of the Air Actor Chief of the Secret Service 59
Average
1939 Risky Business Actor Abernathy 59
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1939 Fast and Loose Actor Victor Stockton (uncredited) 58
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1939 Wings of the Navy Actor Capt. March 58
Average
1939 Off the Record Actor Barton 59
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1939 King of the Underworld Actor District Attorney 59
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1939 The Mysterious Miss X Actor Winslow 58
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1938 There's That Woman Again Actor Mr. Nacelle 58
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1938 Illegal Traffic Actor Jigger 59
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1938 Girls on Probation Actor Mr. Storm 59
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1938 The Mad Miss Manton Actor Mr. Fenton (uncredited) 59
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1938 Young Dr. Kildare Actor Mr. Robert Chanler 59
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1938 The Lady Objects Actor Mr. Harper 58
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1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Actor Mr. Wondel 59
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1938 Girls' School Actor Mr. Alfred Simpson 59
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1938 You Can't Take It with You Actor Attorney to Kirby (uncredited) 66
Fair
1938 Boy Meets Girl Actor B.K. Whitacre 59
Average
1938 Smashing the Rackets Actor John Nelson Davis 59
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1938 The Chaser Actor Mr. Beaumont 59
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1938 There's Always a Woman Actor Mr. Ketterling 58
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1938 Mr. Moto's Gamble Actor District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins) 59
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1938 Tip-Off Girls Actor George Murkil 59
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1938 State Police Actor Col. C.B. Clarke 59
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1938 Dangerous to Know Actor Senator Carson 59
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1938 Arsène Lupin Returns Actor Mr. Carter (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Midnight Intruder Actor Attorney Peter Winslow 58
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1937 Daughter of Shanghai Actor L.T. Yorkland 58
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1937 Breakfast for Two Actor Gordon Faraday 58
Average
1937 Stage Door Actor Carmichael 60
Fair
1937 The Man Who Cried Wolf Actor Governor 58
Average
1937 Confession Actor Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Paradise Isle Actor Dr. Steinmeyer 59
Average
1937 The Californian Actor Miller N/A
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1937 Ever Since Eve Actor Barton 58
Average
1937 The Singing Marine Actor General 58
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1937 The Go-Getter Actor Browne 58
Average
1937 Michael O'Halloran Actor Mark Grave N/A
N/A
1937 The Hit Parade Actor J. B. Hawley 59
Average
1937 Mountain Justice Actor Governor 58
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1937 Internes Can't Take Money Actor Dr. Fearson 59
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1937 Marked Woman Actor Judge #2 (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Bill Cracks Down Actor William 'Bill' Reardon Sr. 58
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1937 History Is Made at Night Actor 59
Average
1937 Under Southern Stars Actor Robert E. Lee N/A
N/A
1937 Green Light Actor Dr. Booth 58
Average
1937 Sea Devils Actor USS Taroe Commander 58
Average
1937 Devil's Playground Actor Submarine Commander 58
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1937 She's Dangerous Actor H.J. Conrad 59
Average
1937 Dangerous Number Actor Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom 58
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1937 Larceny on the Air Actor Kennedy N/A
N/A
1936 King of Hockey Actor Thomas A. White 58
Average
1936 Wanted: Jane Turner Actor Andrew Norris (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 Country Gentlemen Actor Mr. Grayson 58
Average
1936 Love Letters of a Star Actor Hobbs N/A
N/A
1936 Under Your Spell Actor Allen's Lawyer (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 The Big Game Actor The College Chancellor 59
Average
1936 Swing Time Actor 61
Fair
1936 The Gentleman from Louisiana Actor Roger Leland N/A
N/A
1936 China Clipper Actor Secretary of State (uncredited) 58
Average
1936 Bunker Bean Actor Mr. Barnes (uncredited) 58
Average
1936 Counterfeit Actor Matt McDonald 59
Average
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Actor Arthur Cedar (uncredited) 65
Fair
1936 It Had to Happen Actor District Attorney 59
Average
1936 You May Be Next! Actor Bernard Pine (uncredited) 58
Average
1936 Two in the Dark Actor City Editor (uncredited) 58
Average
1935 If You Could Only Cook Actor Mr. Balderson (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Dangerous Actor George Sheffield 59
Average
1924 He Who Gets Slapped Actor Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited) 61
Fair