Bobs Watson
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1930-11-16
- Died
- 1999-06-27
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Ball Watson · The Crybaby of Hollywood
Biography
Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors. He was brother to Coy Watson Jr., Harry, Billy, Delmar, Garry, Vivian, Gloria, and Louise, all of whom acted in motion pictures.
The family, known as "the first family of Hollywood", lived by the Echo Park area of Los Angeles and Bobs attended nearby Belmont High School.
They were honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Watson family star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California.
Watson was best known for his role as "Pee Wee" in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Boys Town and its sequel Men of Boys Town (1941), both starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. Tracy and Watson became good friends during the making of the first film, and Watson was reportedly Tracy's last visitor before his death in 1967. In 1939, Watson delivered a fine, tear-jerking performance as Pud, Lionel Barrymore's grandson, in the MGM film, On Borrowed Time. Watson later made guest appearances in many television programs, including The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and The Fugitive.
In addition to working in the motion pictures business, Watson went to Claremont School of Theology to become a Methodist minister, inspired from the movie Boys Town. He retired after 30 years of serving in Burbank and La Cañada, California.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
The Fugitive
1963
as Milt Plummer
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Fred Penrod
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Man at Dining Room Table (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
1962
as Calvin
The Virginian
1962
as Hotel Clerk / Matt Lewis
Green Acres
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
as Walsh
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968
as Rod
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Officer Bailey
The Jim Backus Show
1960
Movies (33)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
as Clerk in Newspaper Department
Hi, Buddy
1943
as Tim Martin
Dodge City
1939
as Harry Cole
Libeled Lady
1936
as Waif (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Pee Wee
In Old Chicago
1938
as Bob O'Leary (as a boy)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as George Sanders
Grand Theft Auto
1977
as Minister
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
She's Dangerous
1937
as Boy at Airport
Men of Boys Town
1941
as Pee Wee
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Pud Northrup
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Junior (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
First to Fight
1967
as Sergeant Maypole
Kentucky
1938
as Peter Goodwin - 1861
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Tommy, the Crippled Child
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993
as Judge Ezra Frank
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Boy (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave
1956
as Bob
Blackmail
1939
as Hank Ingram
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Tommy Benson (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Wyoming
1940
as Jimmy Kincaid
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Meriwhether Son
Dreaming Out Loud
1940
as Jimmy
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
as Boy
Life Begins
1932
as Edgar, Harry’s Son (uncredited)
Hit the Road
1941
as Pesky
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
1941
as Jimmy Jordan
Two-Fisted
1935
as Jimmy's Boxing Partner
Pay As You Exit
1936
as Audience
Mrs. Stone's Thing
1970
as Bartender
About Bobs Watson
Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors. He was brother to Coy Watson Jr., Harry, Billy, Delmar, Garry, Vivian, Gloria, and Louise, all of whom acted in motion pictures. The family, known as "the first family of Hollywood", lived by the Echo Park area of Los Angeles and Bobs attended nearby Belmont High School. They were honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Watson family star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Cali… With 45 credits spanning from 1932 to 1993, Bobs Watson has appeared in 33 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bobs Watson Movies
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) — as Clerk in Newspaper Department
- Hi, Buddy (1943) — as Tim Martin
- Dodge City (1939) — as Harry Cole
- Libeled Lady (1936) — as Waif (uncredited)
- Boys Town (1938) — as Pee Wee
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