Pierre Watkin
Known for Acting · 280 credits
- Born
- 1889-12-27
- Died
- 1960-02-03
- Also known as
- Pierre Frank Watkin · Pierre F. Watkin · Pierre Watkins
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, 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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge Keetley
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Dorrance
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Morgan
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Dr. Bowers
Bat Masterson
1958
as Judge Smith
Highway Patrol
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Porter
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Mr. Lewis
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Sir Lancelot
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
December Bride
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Allan Pinkerton
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sleamish / Hinchecliffe
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Fury
1955
as Ellis
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Racket Squad
1951
Boston Blackie
1951
City Detective
1953
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Mr. Robinson (uncredited)
The Whistler
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as J. Harrison Hardesty
Jungle Jim
1955
Movies (253)
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Meredith
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Barnes
Money Madness
1948
as Judge (uncredited)
Lydia
1941
as Speaker
Shock
1946
as Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
Great Guns
1941
as Col. Wayburn
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Mr. Sigmund
Girls' School
1938
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
Marked Woman
1937
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Prosecutor
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Browne
Brick Bradford
1947
as Professor Salisbury
Nevada City
1941
as Amos Norton
The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Earthbound
1940
as President of the Court
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Prison Official (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Hammett
Stage Door
1937
as Carmichael
Superman
1948
as Perry White
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Jason Conroy
Strange Illusion
1945
as District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
Petticoat Politics
1941
as Alfred Wilcox
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mr. Twitchell
Confession
1937
as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Wexton Geary
History Is Made at Night
1937
Destroyer
1943
as Admiral
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Boss Crogan
Mountain Justice
1937
as Governor
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Divorce
1945
as John Carter
I Love You Again
1940
as Mr. W.H. Sims
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Herbert Bond
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as John Markham
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953
as Commissioner Morrison
Adventure
1945
as Mr. Buckley
Geronimo
1939
as Col. White
El Paso
1949
Golden Gloves
1940
as A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
Green Light
1937
as Dr. Booth
Captain Caution
1940
as American Consul
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
as Dr. Peterson
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Civil Official (uncredited)
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Charles S. Howard
Fast and Loose
1939
as Victor Stockton (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
Dangerous
1935
as George Sheffield
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
1946
as Police Commissioner Weston
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Harper (uncredited)
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Charlie Davis
Sea Devils
1937
as USS Taroe Commander
Cinderella Swings It
1943
as Brock Harris
Nazi Agent
1942
as Grover Blaine McHenry
Dangerous to Know
1938
as Senator Carson
Johnny Dark
1954
as Ed J. Winston
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Mayor Bremer
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
as Randolph Lane
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Uncle John
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Ben Egan
China Clipper
1936
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
1940
as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
Over 21
1945
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
Zamba
1949
as Benton
The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Albert Martin
Shadow of Suspicion
1944
as Frank Randall
Claudia and David
1946
as Hartley Naughton
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as John Nelson Davis
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief of the Secret Service
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Capt. March
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Vice President Beitler
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose (uncredited)
Off the Record
1939
as Barton
The Lost Planet
1953
as Ned Hilton
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
as Hayden's Lawyer
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as P.S. Van Loon
Incident
1948
as C. W. Sloan
The Chaser
1938
as Mr. Beaumont
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Mr. Benson
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950
as Perry White
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Mr. Lee
State Police
1938
as Col. C.B. Clarke
King of the Underworld
1939
as District Attorney
Midnight Intruder
1938
as Attorney Peter Winslow
Ice Capades Revue
1942
as Wiley Stone
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
as Governor
King of Chinatown
1939
as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
The Lady Objects
1938
as Mr. Harper
The Maverick Queen
1956
as McMillan
The Second Face
1950
as Mr. Hamilton
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
The Counterfeiters
1948
as Carter
Out West with the Peppers
1940
as J.H. King
The Bank Dick
1940
as Mr. Skinner
An Innocent Affair
1948
as T.D. Hendricks
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Gordon Faraday
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Tycoon (uncredited)
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Carson
Wall Street Cowboy
1939
as Roger Hammond
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Mr. Ketterling
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
as Dr. Fearson
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Governor
No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Editor
Sudden Danger
1955
as George Caldwell
Siren of Atlantis
1949
as Colonel
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Judge
Last of the Buccaneers
1950
as Gov. Claiborne
Mysterious Island
1951
as Confederate Officer
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Barton
About Pierre Watkin
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… With 280 credits spanning from 1924 to 1991, Pierre Watkin has appeared in 253 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Pierre Watkin Movies
- Swing Time (1936) — as (uncredited)
- Jungle Woman (1944) — as Dr. Meredith
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senator Barnes
- Money Madness (1948) — as Judge (uncredited)
- Lydia (1941) — as Speaker
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