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
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Morgan
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Dorrance
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Dr. Bowers
Bat Masterson
1958
as Judge Smith
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Porter
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Mr. Lewis
Highway Patrol
1955
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Sir Lancelot
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Allan Pinkerton
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Fury
1955
as Ellis
December Bride
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sleamish / Hinchecliffe
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Boston Blackie
1951
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Racket Squad
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Whistler
1954
City Detective
1953
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
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
The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Wexton Geary
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Prison Official (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Stage Door
1937
as Carmichael
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Browne
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mr. Twitchell
Nazi Agent
1942
as Grover Blaine McHenry
Marked Woman
1937
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
Lydia
1941
as Speaker
Adventure
1945
as Mr. Buckley
Meet John Doe
1941
as Hammett
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Jason Conroy
Confession
1937
as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
1937
Zamba
1949
as Benton
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Boss Crogan
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
Shock
1946
as Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Meredith
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Mayor Bremer
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Civil Official (uncredited)
The Maverick Queen
1956
as McMillan
Destroyer
1943
as Admiral
Earthbound
1940
as President of the Court
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Editor
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Tycoon (uncredited)
The Singing Marine
1937
as General
Dangerous
1935
as George Sheffield
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Uncle John
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Singapore
1940
as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
as Dr. Fearson
Superman
1948
as Perry White
King of the Underworld
1939
as District Attorney
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
as Hayden's Lawyer
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Ben Egan
Midnight Intruder
1938
as Attorney Peter Winslow
The Bank Dick
1940
as Mr. Skinner
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Harper (uncredited)
Bunker Bean
1936
as Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
Geronimo
1939
as Col. White
Great Guns
1941
as Col. Wayburn
Flamingo Road
1949
State Police
1938
as Col. C.B. Clarke
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Captain
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
as Winslow
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Charles S. Howard
Illegal Traffic
1938
as Jigger
Lay That Rifle Down
1955
as Mr. Coswell
King of Chinatown
1939
as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Mr. W.H. Sims
Divorce
1945
as John Carter
Ladies of Washington
1944
as Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
The Lady Objects
1938
as Mr. Harper
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Lewis
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
as British Agent Z
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Governor
Song of Love
1947
as Duke of X (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as P.S. Van Loon
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Andrew Norris (uncredited)
Hold That Line
1952
as Morgan T. Stanhope
Society Lawyer
1939
as Henry V. Adams
El Paso
1949
Captain Caution
1940
as American Consul
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
Sea Devils
1937
as USS Taroe Commander
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Colonel Wilson
The Lost Planet
1953
as Ned Hilton
Siren of Atlantis
1949
as Colonel
No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950
as Perry White
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Major
Girls' School
1938
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
Devil's Playground
1937
as Submarine Commander
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Mr. Robert Chandler
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief of the Secret Service
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Mr. Ketterling
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Carlton Williams
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Carson
Over 21
1945
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as John Nelson Davis
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
as Armtrong
Incident
1948
as C. W. Sloan
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Barton
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
as Amos Morley
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as George Wharton
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Charlie Davis
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Adventure in Washington
1941
as Frank Conroy
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Mr. Sigmund
Cinderella Swings It
1943
as Brock Harris
Off the Record
1939
as Barton
Mysterious Island
1951
as Confederate Officer
Last of the Buccaneers
1950
as Gov. Claiborne
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Club Guest (uncredited)
An Innocent Affair
1948
as T.D. Hendricks
Wall Street Cowboy
1939
as Roger Hammond
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Capt. March
The Gallant Blade
1948
as Governor
Behind the Mask
1946
as Police Commissioner Weston
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as District Attorney
The Big Bluff
1955
as Mr. Winthrop
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as L.T. Yorkland / Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Albert Martin
I Ring Doorbells
1946
as G.B. Barton
Johnny Dark
1954
as Ed J. Winston
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Vice President Beitler
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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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senator Barnes
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
- Dakota (1945) — as Wexton Geary
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — as Prison Official (uncredited)
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