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