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
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Dorrance
Dragnet
1951
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Morgan
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Dr. Bowers
Bat Masterson
1958
as Judge Smith
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Porter
Highway Patrol
1955
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Sir Lancelot
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Allan Pinkerton
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Mr. Lewis
Fury
1955
as Ellis
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
December Bride
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sleamish / Hinchecliffe
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Racket Squad
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
City Detective
1953
Boston Blackie
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Whistler
1954
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Mr. Robinson (uncredited)
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
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 Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Wexton Geary
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Hammett
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Prison Official (uncredited)
The Singing Marine
1937
as General
Stage Door
1937
as Carmichael
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
Lydia
1941
as Speaker
The Maverick Queen
1956
as McMillan
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mr. Twitchell
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Great Guns
1941
as Col. Wayburn
King of the Underworld
1939
as District Attorney
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Governor
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950
as Perry White
Geronimo
1939
as Col. White
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Jason Conroy
History Is Made at Night
1937
Flamingo Road
1949
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Civil Official (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942
as Grover Blaine McHenry
Destroyer
1943
as Admiral
Dangerous
1935
as George Sheffield
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Mayor Bremer
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Charles S. Howard
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Harper (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
1951
as Confederate Officer
Captain Caution
1940
as American Consul
Dangerous to Know
1938
as Senator Carson
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Major
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
Hold That Baby!
1949
as John Winston
Road to Singapore
1940
as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
as Randolph Lane
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Meredith
The Go-Getter
1937
as Browne
Superman
1948
as Perry White
Lay That Rifle Down
1955
as Mr. Coswell
I Ring Doorbells
1946
as G.B. Barton
China Clipper
1936
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief of the Secret Service
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Lewis
Zamba
1949
as Benton
Shock
1946
as Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
The Bank Dick
1940
as Mr. Skinner
Siren of Atlantis
1949
as Colonel
Hold That Line
1952
as Morgan T. Stanhope
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as John Nelson Davis
The Big Hangover
1950
as Samuel C. Long
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Capt. March
Adventure
1945
as Mr. Buckley
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as Sen. Platt
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Charlie Davis
Society Lawyer
1939
as Henry V. Adams
Confession
1937
as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
Sea Devils
1937
as USS Taroe Commander
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Andrew Norris (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
1939
as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
Over 21
1945
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Carson
Don't Knock The Rock
1956
as Mayor George Bagley
I Love You Again
1940
as Mr. W.H. Sims
There's That Woman Again
1938
as Mr. Nacelle
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Girls' School
1938
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
The Big Bluff
1955
as Mr. Winthrop
Under Your Spell
1936
as Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
El Paso
1949
Whistling in Dixie
1942
as Doctor
Divorce
1945
as John Carter
I'll Remember April
1945
as Dr. Armitage
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Tycoon (uncredited)
Earthbound
1940
as President of the Court
Little Giant
1946
as P.S. Van Loon
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Captain
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
Apology for Murder
1945
as Craig Jordan
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Two Lost Worlds
1951
as Magistrate Jeffries
State Police
1938
as Col. C.B. Clarke
Slightly French
1949
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
1946
as Police Commissioner Weston
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose (uncredited)
The Gallant Blade
1948
as Governor
Crazy House
1943
as Prosecutor
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Beyond Our Own
1947
as Dr. Blake
The Second Face
1950
as Mr. Hamilton
Johnny Dark
1954
as Ed J. Winston
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Gordon Faraday
Song of Love
1947
as Duke of X (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as George Wharton
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Judge
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Uncle John
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
Michael O'Halloran
1937
as Mark Grave
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Barton
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Dr. Rolfe Carter
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
as Armtrong
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Mr. Robert Chandler
Two in the Dark
1936
as City Editor (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as District Attorney
No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Mr. Robert Chanler
Spook Chasers
1957
as Dr. Moss
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
as Hayden's Lawyer
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
as Winslow
The Lady Objects
1938
as Mr. Harper
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
Money Madness
1948
as Judge (uncredited)
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
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
- Dakota (1945) — as Wexton Geary
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
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