Pierre Watkin
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 27, 1889
Day of Death: February 3, 1960 (70 years old)
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. He also cast in 1955 in the episode "Joey and the Gypsies" of the NBC children's western series Fury. Watkin guest starred in the CBS western series Brave Eagle. He was cast twice each on the ABC/Warner Brothers series, Cheyenne (as Harvey Sinclair in "The Law Man") and Annie Oakley (as the Reverend Mills in the 1956 episode "The Reckless Press"). In 1958, Watkin portrayed Dr. Breen of Samaritan Hospital in the episode "San Francisco Story" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series, Frontier Doctor. During the first season of CBS's Perry Mason from 1957 to 1958, Watkin appeared in three episodes as Judge Keetley. He was also cast during the 1950s on The Range Rider, Tales of the Texas Rangers, in three episodes of the western aviation adventure series Sky King, and five times on The Jack Benny Program. Watkin played the part of Colonel Duncan in the 1958 episode "Decoy" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
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Actor Perry White
Atom Man vs. Superman
Actor Samuel C. Long
The Big Hangover
Actor Mr. Hamilton
The Second Face
Actor Gov. Claiborne
Last of the Buccaneers
Actor Arthur Cameron
Redwood Forest Trail
Actor Head Steward
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Actor Rand Malloy
Over the Border
Actor Mr. Hamilton
Radar Secret Service
Actor Major
Rock Island Trail
Actor Gordon MacKnight
Sunset in the West
1949
Actor Colonel
Siren of Atlantis
Actor Charles S. Howard
The Story of Seabiscuit
Actor Benton
Zamba
Actor Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
Actor Mr. Sigmund
Alaska Patrol
Actor
El Paso
Actor Publicity Man (uncredited)
Slightly French
Actor Cranston
Miss Mink of 1949
Actor Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Actor John Winston
Hold That Baby!
Actor
Flamingo Road
1948
Actor Simon Rand, Attorney
The Hunted
Actor Perry White
Superman
Actor T.D. Hendricks
An Innocent Affair
Actor Douglas Harrison
Daredevils of the Clouds
Actor Colonel
Fighting Back
Actor C. W. Sloan
Incident
Actor Governor
The Gallant Blade
Actor Carter
The Counterfeiters
Actor T.J. Hopkins
Glamour Girl
Actor Clinton Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Actor Airline President
Mary Lou
Actor Judge Wesley Armstrong
The Shanghai Chest
Actor Hoffman
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Actor Judge (uncredited)
Money Madness
1947
Actor Ralph Borden
Violence
Actor Richard Moresby
The Red Stallion
Actor Frank Lane
The Wild Frontier
Actor Dr. Rolfe Carter
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Actor Duke of X (uncredited)
Song of Love
Actor Professor Salisbury
Brick Bradford
Actor Prison Official (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Actor Vice President Beitler
Her Husband's Affairs
Actor Uncle Jim Fairfield
Jack Armstrong
Actor Dr. Blake
Beyond Our Own
1946
Actor P.S. Van Loon
Little Giant
Actor District Attorney
The Madonna's Secret
Actor G.W. Rhodes
Sioux City Sue
Actor Police Commissioner Weston
Behind the Mask
Actor Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
The Shadow Returns
Actor Police Commissioner Weston
The Missing Lady
Actor Hartley Naughton
Claudia and David
Actor G.B. Barton
I Ring Doorbells
Actor Editor
G.I. War Brides
Actor Arnold Ramsey
Murder Is My Business
Actor P.T. Hilton
Swamp Fire
Actor Governor Huffington
High School Hero
Actor Harper
Magnificent Doll
Actor Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
Shock
1945
Actor Craig Jordan
Apology for Murder
Actor Marcus Pett
Three's a Crowd
Actor John Carter
Divorce
Actor Dr. Fletcher
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Actor Dr. Turner
Captain Tugboat Annie
Actor Charlie Davis
The Phantom Speaks
Actor Dr. Gardiner
I Love a Bandleader
Actor Captain Jacobs
Docks of New York
Actor District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
Strange Illusion
Actor Dr. Mullins
I'll Tell the World
Actor Wexton Geary
Dakota
Actor Dr. Harlan Johnson
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Actor Mr. Buckley
Adventure
Actor J.B. Henderson
Follow That Woman
Actor Police Chief (uncredited)
Here Come the Co-eds
Actor Dr. Armitage
I'll Remember April
Actor Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
Over 21
Actor Mr. Lorrison
Keep Your Powder Dry
Actor Tycoon (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance
1944
Actor District Attorney
End of the Road
Actor Hayden's Lawyer
Dead Man's Eyes
Actor Frank Randall
Shadow of Suspicion
Actor Colonel Whitley
The Great Mike
Actor Dr. Meredith
Jungle Woman
Actor Herbert Bond
Bermuda Mystery
Actor Sen. Hodges
Atlantic City
Actor Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
Ladies of Washington
Actor Dean Williamson
South of Dixie
Actor Tom Gordon
Oh, What a Night!
1943
Actor Brock Harris
Cinderella Swings It
Actor Judge
Swing Shift Maisie
Actor British Agent Z
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Actor State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
Actor Doctor
Fired Wife
Actor Ambrose
Du Barry was a Lady
Actor Prosecutor
Crazy House
Actor Admiral
Destroyer
Actor Naval Attache (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Actor Maj. Harper (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
1942
Actor Grover Blaine McHenry
Nazi Agent
Actor Doctor
Whistling in Dixie
Actor Randolph Lane
Heart of the Rio Grande
Actor Wiley Stone
Ice Capades Revue
Actor Carson
The Magnificent Dope
Actor John Markham
Obliging Young Lady
Actor Grant Neeley
Stand By All Networks
Actor Mr. Twitchell
The Pride of the Yankees
Actor Amos Morley
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Actor Club Guest (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1941
Actor Alfred Wilcox
Petticoat Politics
Actor Crothers
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Actor Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
Jesse James at Bay
Actor Mr. Joseph Anderson
Life with Henry
Actor Frank Conroy
Adventure in Washington
Actor George Wharton
She Knew All the Answers
Actor Col. Wayburn
Great Guns
Actor Carlton Williams
Buy Me That Town
Actor Hammett
Meet John Doe
Actor Mr. Benson
Cracked Nuts
Actor Amos Norton
Nevada City
Actor Capt. Davis
Naval Academy
Actor Middlesex
For Beauty's Sake
Actor Speaker
Lydia
Actor Governor
A Man Betrayed
1940
Actor Mr. W.H. Sims
I Love You Again
Actor Ben Egan
The Saint Takes Over
Actor Sen. Platt
Teddy the Rough Rider
Actor J.H. King
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Actor J.H. King
Out West with the Peppers
Actor
Gangs of Chicago
Actor Mr. Skinner
The Bank Dick
Actor A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
Golden Gloves
Actor Boss Crogan
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Actor Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Hired Wife
Actor First-Nighter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Actor American Consul
Captain Caution
Actor Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Actor Mr. Lee
Father Is A Prince
Actor Mr. Robert Chandler
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Actor Uncle John
Rhythm on the River
Actor Straker
Mystery Sea Raider
Actor Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Actor President of the Court
Earthbound
Actor Captain
Sailor's Lady
1939
Actor Senator Barnes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Horace Cartwright
The Covered Trailer
Actor Hewitt Bronson
Outside These Walls
Actor Henry V. Adams
Society Lawyer
Actor Albert Martin
The Great Victor Herbert
Actor Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Actor Abernathy
Risky Business
Actor Capt. Wharton
The Spirit of Culver
Actor Roger Hammond
Wall Street Cowboy
Actor Chief of the Secret Service
Secret Service of the Air
Actor District Attorney
King of the Underworld
Actor Winslow
The Mysterious Miss X
Actor Capt. March
Wings of the Navy
Actor Victor Stockton (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Actor Colonel Wilson
They Made Her a Spy
Actor Hotel Manager
Everything's on Ice
Actor Col. White
Geronimo
Actor Barton
Off the Record
Actor Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
Actor Albert Thayer
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Actor Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
1938
Actor Mr. Wondel
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Actor Attorney Peter Winslow
Midnight Intruder
Actor George Murkil
Tip-Off Girls
Actor Mr. Ketterling
There's Always a Woman
Actor Senator Carson
Dangerous to Know
Actor Jigger
Illegal Traffic
Actor Mr. Robert Chanler
Young Dr. Kildare
Actor Mr. Alfred Simpson
Girls' School
Actor John Nelson Davis
Smashing the Rackets
Actor B.K. Whitacre
Boy Meets Girl
Actor Mr. Nacelle
There's That Woman Again
Actor Mr. Storm
Girls on Probation
Actor Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
Actor Mr. Harper
The Lady Objects
Actor Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Actor District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Actor Mr. Beaumont
The Chaser
Actor Col. C.B. Clarke
State Police
Actor Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
1937
Actor Carmichael
Stage Door
Actor Robert E. Lee
Under Southern Stars
Actor Dr. Steinmeyer
Paradise Isle
Actor Kennedy
Larceny on the Air
Actor USS Taroe Commander
Sea Devils
Actor William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
Bill Cracks Down
Actor Governor
The Man Who Cried Wolf
Actor J. B. Hawley
The Hit Parade
Actor H.J. Conrad
She's Dangerous
Actor Governor
Mountain Justice
Actor Gordon Faraday
Breakfast for Two
Actor Barton
Ever Since Eve
Actor
History Is Made at Night
Actor Submarine Commander
Devil's Playground
Actor L.T. Yorkland
Daughter of Shanghai
Actor Dr. Fearson
Internes Can't Take Money
Actor Miller
The Californian
Actor Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
Confession
Actor Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
Dangerous Number
Actor Dr. Booth
Green Light
Actor Browne
The Go-Getter
Actor General
The Singing Marine
Actor Judge #2 (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Actor Mark Grave
Michael O'Halloran
Actor Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
1936
Actor Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Actor Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
Actor Mr. Grayson
Country Gentlemen
Actor Thomas A. White
King of Hockey
Actor District Attorney
It Had to Happen
Actor Andrew Norris (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner
Actor Roger Leland
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Actor Matt McDonald
Counterfeit
Actor City Editor (uncredited)
Two in the Dark
Actor
Swing Time
Actor Hobbs
Love Letters of a Star
Actor The College Chancellor
The Big Game
Actor Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
Bunker Bean
Actor Bernard Pine (uncredited)
You May Be Next!
Actor Secretary of State (uncredited)
China Clipper
