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
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Sir Lancelot
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Dorrance
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Morgan
Dragnet
1951
Bat Masterson
1958
as Judge Smith
Highway Patrol
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Dr. Bowers
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Porter
December Bride
1954
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Mr. Lewis
Racket Squad
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
City Detective
1953
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sleamish / Hinchecliffe
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Allan Pinkerton
Fury
1955
as Ellis
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Boston Blackie
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Whistler
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Mr. Robinson (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as J. Harrison Hardesty
Jungle Jim
1955
Movies (253)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Barnes
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Prison Official (uncredited)
Petticoat Politics
1941
as Alfred Wilcox
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Girls' School
1938
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mr. Twitchell
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Boss Crogan
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose (uncredited)
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Charles S. Howard
The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Fighting Back
1948
as Colonel
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Mr. Lee
The Maverick Queen
1956
as McMillan
Wall Street Cowboy
1939
as Roger Hammond
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Herbert Bond
Stage Door
1937
as Carmichael
Siren of Atlantis
1949
as Colonel
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950
as Perry White
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Hammett
Claudia and David
1946
as Hartley Naughton
Dakota
1945
as Wexton Geary
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Jason Conroy
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Marcus Pett
An Innocent Affair
1948
as T.D. Hendricks
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as Sen. Platt
Superman
1948
as Perry White
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
as Dr. Turner
Stand By All Networks
1942
as Grant Neeley
Flamingo Road
1949
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Vice President Beitler
The Go-Getter
1937
as Browne
Thundering Caravans
1952
as Head Marshal
She's Dangerous
1937
as H.J. Conrad
Ice Capades Revue
1942
as Wiley Stone
Tip-Off Girls
1938
as George Murkil
I Love You Again
1940
as Mr. W.H. Sims
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Colonel Wilson
Destroyer
1943
as Admiral
The Missing Lady
1946
as Police Commissioner Weston
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as John Markham
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Capt. March
China Clipper
1936
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Civil Official (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
1937
Lydia
1941
as Speaker
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950
as Head Steward
The Bank Dick
1940
as Mr. Skinner
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
as Armtrong
Marked Woman
1937
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
Michael O'Halloran
1937
as Mark Grave
Shock
1946
as Blake (uncredited)
Green Light
1937
as Dr. Booth
King of the Underworld
1939
as District Attorney
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Tycoon (uncredited)
The Red Stallion
1947
as Richard Moresby
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Mayor Bremer
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Lewis
No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Dangerous
1935
as George Sheffield
Song of Love
1947
as Duke of X (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
1951
as Confederate Officer
The Singing Marine
1937
as General
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Meredith
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Governor
Hired Wife
1940
as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Johnny Dark
1954
as Ed J. Winston
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Mr. Robert Chandler
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948
as Douglas Harrison
Risky Business
1939
as Abernathy
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
as Hayden's Lawyer
South of Dixie
1944
as Dean Williamson
El Paso
1949
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Redwood Forest Trail
1950
as Arthur Cameron
Nazi Agent
1942
as Grover Blaine McHenry
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as B.K. Whitacre
Slightly French
1949
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as P.S. Van Loon
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Judge
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as John Nelson Davis
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as L.T. Yorkland / Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
Two in the Dark
1936
as City Editor (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Governor
I'll Tell the World
1945
as Dr. Mullins
Oh, What a Night!
1944
as Tom Gordon
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Ben Egan
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Mr. Lorrison
The Flaming Urge
1953
as Albert Cruickshank
Two Lost Worlds
1951
as Magistrate Jeffries
Over 21
1945
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Prosecutor
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Uncle John
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Club Guest (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
as Dr. Peterson
King of Chinatown
1939
as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
Outside These Walls
1939
as Hewitt Bronson
Divorce
1945
as John Carter
Violence
1947
as Ralph Borden
The Chaser
1938
as Mr. Beaumont
Midnight Intruder
1938
as Attorney Peter Winslow
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Harper (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief of the Secret Service
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Carson
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Gordon Faraday
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Carlton Williams
Incident
1948
as C. W. Sloan
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
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senator Barnes
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — as Prison Official (uncredited)
- Petticoat Politics (1941) — as Alfred Wilcox
- If You Could Only Cook (1935) — as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
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