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.
Known For
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| Born | 1889-12-27 |
| Died | 1960-02-03 |
Movies
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
as Doc Hyer
1991
Marjorie Morningstar
as Civil Official (uncredited)
1958
Spook Chasers
as Dr. Moss
1957
Don't Knock The Rock
as Mayor George Bagley
1956
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Armtrong
1956
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Investor
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
as Dr. Peterson
1956
The Maverick Queen
as McMillan
1956
Sudden Danger
as George Caldwell
1955
Lay That Rifle Down
as Mr. Coswell
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Mayor Bremer
1955
The Big Bluff
as Mr. Winthrop
1955
About Mrs. Leslie
as Lewis
1954
Johnny Dark
as Ed J. Winston
1954
The Flaming Urge
as Albert Cruickshank
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Jason Conroy
1953
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
as Commissioner Morrison
1953
The Lost Planet
as Ned Hilton
1953
Thundering Caravans
as Head Marshal
1952
Hold That Line
as Morgan T. Stanhope
1952
Mysterious Island
as Confederate Officer
1951
In Old Amarillo
as George B. Hills
1951
Two Lost Worlds
as Magistrate Jeffries
1951
The Second Face
as Mr. Hamilton
1950
Last of the Buccaneers
as Gov. Claiborne
1950
Sunset in the West
as Gordon MacKnight
1950
Redwood Forest Trail
as Arthur Cameron
1950
Atom Man vs. Superman
as Perry White
1950
The Big Hangover
as Samuel C. Long
1950
Rock Island Trail
as Major
1950
Over the Border
as Rand Malloy
1950
Radar Secret Service
as Mr. Hamilton
1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky
as Head Steward
1950
The Story of Seabiscuit
as Charles S. Howard
1949
Zamba
as Benton
1949
The Fountainhead
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949
Hold That Baby!
as John Winston
1949
1949
Alaska Patrol
as Mr. Sigmund
1949
Knock on Any Door
as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
1949
Miss Mink of 1949
as Cranston
1949
Slightly French
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
1949
Siren of Atlantis
as Colonel
1949
Incident
as C. W. Sloan
1948
An Innocent Affair
as T.D. Hendricks
1948
The Gallant Blade
as Governor
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Clinton Crane
1948
Fighting Back
as Colonel
1948
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Douglas Harrison
1948
Superman
as Perry White
1948
Shanghai Chest
as Judge Wesley Armstrong
1948
The Counterfeiters
as Carter
1948
The Hunted
as Simon Rand, Attorney
1948
Mary Lou
as Airline President
1948
Brick Bradford
as Professor Salisbury
1947
Beyond Our Own
as Dr. Blake
1947
Her Husband's Affairs
as Vice President Beitler
1947
Song of Love
as Duke of X (uncredited)
1947
The Wild Frontier
as Frank Lane
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Prison Official (uncredited)
1947
The Red Stallion
as Richard Moresby
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Dr. Rolfe Carter
1947
Violence
as Ralph Borden
1947
Jack Armstrong
as Uncle Jim Fairfield
1947
Magnificent Doll
as Harper
1946
Sioux City Sue
as G.W. Rhodes
1946
High School Hero
as Governor Huffington
1946
Swamp Fire
as P.T. Hilton
1946
The Missing Lady
as Police Commissioner Weston
1946
G.I. War Brides
as Editor
1946
Behind the Mask
as Police Commissioner Weston
1946
Murder Is My Business
as Arnold Ramsey
1946
I Ring Doorbells
as G.B. Barton
1946
Claudia and David
as Hartley Naughton
1946
Little Giant
as P.S. Van Loon
1946
The Shadow Returns
as Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
1946
The Madonna's Secret
as District Attorney
1946
Shock
as Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
1946
Adventure
as Mr. Buckley
1945
Dakota
as Wexton Geary
1945
Follow That Woman
as J.B. Henderson
1945
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Dr. Turner
1945
Apology for Murder
as Craig Jordan
1945
I Love a Bandleader
as Dr. Gardiner
1945
Divorce
as John Carter
1945
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as Dr. Harlan Johnson
1945
Over 21
as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Dr. Fletcher
1945
I'll Tell the World
as Dr. Mullins
1945
Three's a Crowd
as Marcus Pett
1945
The Phantom Speaks
as Charlie Davis
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Mr. Lorrison
1945
I'll Remember April
as Dr. Armitage
1945
Strange Illusion
as District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
1945
Docks of New York
as Captain Jacobs
1945
Here Come the Co-eds
as Police Chief (uncredited)
1945
The Great Mike
as Colonel Whitley
1944
Dead Man's Eyes
as Hayden's Lawyer
1944
End of the Road
as District Attorney
1944
Shadow of Suspicion
as Frank Randall
1944
Atlantic City
as Sen. Hodges
1944
Oh, What a Night!
as Tom Gordon
1944
South of Dixie
as Dean Williamson
1944
Jungle Woman
as Dr. Meredith
1944
Ladies of Washington
as Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
1944
Bermuda Mystery
as Herbert Bond
1944
The Chance of a Lifetime
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
1943
Crazy House
as Prosecutor
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Judge
1943
Fired Wife
as Doctor
1943
Destroyer
as Admiral
1943
Du Barry was a Lady
as Ambrose
1943
Mission to Moscow
as Naval Attache (uncredited)
1943
It Ain't Hay
as Maj. Harper (uncredited)
1943
Cinderella Swings It
as Brock Harris
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as British Agent Z
1943
Whistling in Dixie
as Doctor
1942
Ice Capades Revue
as Wiley Stone
1942
Stand By All Networks
as Grant Neeley
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as Mr. Twitchell
1942
The Magnificent Dope
as Carson
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as Club Guest (uncredited)
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as John Markham
1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
as Randolph Lane
1942
Nazi Agent
as Grover Blaine McHenry
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Amos Morley
1942
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Crothers
1941
Jesse James at Bay
as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
1941
Great Guns
as Col. Wayburn
1941
Buy Me That Town
as Carlton Williams
1941
Lydia
as Speaker
1941
Cracked Nuts
as Mr. Benson
1941
Nevada City
as Amos Norton
1941
For Beauty's Sake
as Middlesex
1941
Naval Academy
as Capt. Davis
1941
Adventure in Washington
as Frank Conroy
1941
She Knew All the Answers
as George Wharton
1941
Meet John Doe
as Hammett
1941
A Man Betrayed
as Governor
1941
Petticoat Politics
as Alfred Wilcox
1941
Life with Henry
as Mr. Joseph Anderson
1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Boss Crogan
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Mr. Robert Chandler
1940
The Bank Dick
as Mr. Skinner
1940
Father Is A Prince
as Mr. Lee
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
as Straker
1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
1940
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940
Hired Wife
as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
1940
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
as J.H. King
1940
Rhythm on the River
as Uncle John
1940
Captain Caution
as American Consul
1940
I Love You Again
as Mr. W.H. Sims
1940
Golden Gloves
as A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
1940
Sailor's Lady
as Captain
1940
Out West with the Peppers
as J.H. King
1940
The Saint Takes Over
as Ben Egan
1940
Earthbound
as President of the Court
1940
1940
Road to Singapore
as Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
1940
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Sen. Platt
1940
The Great Victor Herbert
as Albert Martin
1939
Geronimo
as Col. White
1939
The Covered Trailer
as Horace Cartwright
1939
Rulers of the Sea
as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator Barnes
1939
Everything's on Ice
as Hotel Manager
1939
Wall Street Cowboy
as Roger Hammond
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
1939
Outside These Walls
as Hewitt Bronson
1939
They Made Her a Spy
as Colonel Wilson
1939
Society Lawyer
as Henry V. Adams
1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Albert Thayer
1939
The Spirit of Culver
as Capt. Wharton
1939
Secret Service of the Air
as Chief of the Secret Service
1939
Risky Business
as Abernathy
1939
Fast and Loose
as Victor Stockton
1939
Wings of the Navy
as Capt. March
1939
Off the Record
as Barton
1939
King of the Underworld
as District Attorney
1939
The Mysterious Miss X
as Winslow
1939
There's That Woman Again
as Mr. Nacelle
1938
Illegal Traffic
as Jigger
1938
Girls on Probation
as Mr. Storm
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
1938
Young Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Robert Chanler
1938
The Lady Objects
as Mr. Harper
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Mr. Wondel
1938
Girls' School
as Mr. Alfred Simpson
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
1938
Boy Meets Girl
as B.K. Whitacre
1938
Smashing the Rackets
as John Nelson Davis
1938
The Chaser
as Mr. Beaumont
1938
There's Always a Woman
as Mr. Ketterling
1938
Tip-Off Girls
as George Murkil
1938
State Police
as Col. C.B. Clarke
1938
Dangerous to Know
as Senator Carson
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
1938
Midnight Intruder
as Attorney Peter Winslow
1938
Breakfast for Two
as Gordon Faraday
1937
Stage Door
as Carmichael
1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Governor
1937
Confession
as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
1937
Paradise Isle
as Dr. Steinmeyer
1937
The Californian
as Miller
1937
Ever Since Eve
as Barton
1937
The Singing Marine
as General
1937
The Go-Getter
as Browne
1937
Michael O'Halloran
as Mark Grave
1937
The Hit Parade
as J. B. Hawley
1937
Mountain Justice
as Governor
1937
Internes Can't Take Money
as Dr. Fearson
1937
Marked Woman
as Judge #2 (uncredited)
1937
Bill Cracks Down
as William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
1937
Green Light
as Dr. Booth
1937
Under Southern Stars
as Robert E. Lee
1937
Sea Devils
as USS Taroe Commander
1937
Devil's Playground
as Submarine Commander
1937
She's Dangerous
as H.J. Conrad
1937
Dangerous Number
as Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
1937
Larceny on the Air
as Kennedy
1937
King of Hockey
as Thomas A. White
1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Andrew Norris (uncredited)
1936
Love Letters of a Star
as Hobbs
1936
Country Gentlemen
as Mr. Grayson
1936
Under Your Spell
as Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
1936
The Big Game
as The College Chancellor
1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Roger Leland
1936
China Clipper
as Secretary of State (uncredited)
1936
Bunker Bean
as Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
1936
Counterfeit
as Matt McDonald
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
1936
It Had to Happen
as District Attorney
1936
You May Be Next!
as Bernard Pine (uncredited)
1936
Two in the Dark
as City Editor
1936
If You Could Only Cook
as Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
1935
Dangerous
as George Sheffield
1935
He Who Gets Slapped
as Spectator in Audience at HE's Final Performance
1924
Pierre Watkin hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows