Pierre Watkin

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.

Known For

Senator Barnes

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Colonel

Siren of Atlantis

Mr. W.H. Sims

I Love You Again

Civil Official (uncredited)

Marjorie Morningstar

Brock Harris

Cinderella Swings It

Arthur Cedar (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Alfred Wilcox

Petticoat Politics

Horace Cartwright

The Covered Trailer

Craig Jordan

Apology for Murder

Mayor Bremer

Creature with the Atom Brain

P.S. Van Loon

Little Giant

District Attorney

The Madonna's Secret

District Attorney

End of the Road

Ralph Borden

Violence

Carmichael

Stage Door

Charles S. Howard

The Story of Seabiscuit

Hayden's Lawyer

Dead Man's Eyes

Grover Blaine McHenry

Nazi Agent

Simon Rand, Attorney

The Hunted

Crothers

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

G.W. Rhodes

Sioux City Sue

Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)

He Who Gets Slapped

Doctor

Whistling in Dixie

Ben Egan

The Saint Takes Over

Hewitt Bronson

Outside These Walls

Dr. Peterson

Thunder Over Arizona

Doc Hyer

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

Benton

Zamba

George Caldwell

Sudden Danger

Sen. Platt

Teddy the Rough Rider

Perry White

Atom Man vs. Superman

Lewis

About Mrs. Leslie

Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)

Under Your Spell

Marcus Pett

Three's a Crowd

Magistrate Jeffries

Two Lost Worlds

Robert E. Lee

Under Southern Stars

Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door

Randolph Lane

Heart of the Rio Grande

Dr. Steinmeyer

Paradise Isle

Police Commissioner Weston

Behind the Mask

Police Commissioner J.R. Weston

The Shadow Returns

Police Commissioner Weston

The Missing Lady

Frank Randall

Shadow of Suspicion

John Carter

Divorce

Kennedy

Larceny on the Air

USS Taroe Commander

Sea Devils

Phineas Krager - Land Dealer

Jesse James at Bay

Henry V. Adams

Society Lawyer

Mr. Grayson

Country Gentlemen

Ned Hilton

The Lost Planet

Albert Martin

The Great Victor Herbert

Samuel C. Long

The Big Hangover

William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.

Bill Cracks Down

J.H. King

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Governor

The Man Who Cried Wolf

J.H. King

Out West with the Peppers

J. B. Hawley

The Hit Parade

Thomas A. White

King of Hockey

H.J. Conrad

She's Dangerous

Mr. Wondel

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Hartley Naughton

Claudia and David

Mr. Joseph Anderson

Life with Henry

Perry White

Superman

Frank Conroy

Adventure in Washington

T.D. Hendricks

An Innocent Affair

Governor

Mountain Justice

Attorney Peter Winslow

Midnight Intruder

George Murkil

Tip-Off Girls

Dr. Fletcher

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Colonel Whitley

The Great Mike

Wiley Stone

Ice Capades Revue

Mr. Ketterling

There's Always a Woman

Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)

The Jones Family in Hollywood

Gordon Faraday

Breakfast for Two

Gangs of Chicago

Mr. Hamilton

The Second Face

Douglas Harrison

Daredevils of the Clouds

Gov. Claiborne

Last of the Buccaneers

Senator Carson

Dangerous to Know

Richard Moresby

The Red Stallion

Arthur Cameron

Redwood Forest Trail

Head Steward

Blue Grass of Kentucky

Dr. Turner

Captain Tugboat Annie

Abernathy

Risky Business

Frank Lane

The Wild Frontier

Charlie Davis

The Phantom Speaks

Jigger

Illegal Traffic

District Attorney

It Had to Happen

Capt. Wharton

The Spirit of Culver

Barton

Ever Since Eve

History Is Made at Night

Dr. Meredith

Jungle Woman

Colonel

Fighting Back

Roger Hammond

Wall Street Cowboy

Morgan T. Stanhope

Hold That Line

Mr. Robert Chanler

Young Dr. Kildare

Mr. Alfred Simpson

Girls' School

John Nelson Davis

Smashing the Rackets

B.K. Whitacre

Boy Meets Girl

Andrew Norris (uncredited)

Wanted: Jane Turner

Roger Leland

The Gentleman from Louisiana

Mr. Nacelle

There's That Woman Again

Dr. Gardiner

I Love a Bandleader

Chief of the Secret Service

Secret Service of the Air

Mr. Skinner

The Bank Dick

Mr. Storm

Girls on Probation

Submarine Commander

Devil's Playground

District Attorney

King of the Underworld

Winslow

The Mysterious Miss X

Captain Jacobs

Docks of New York

Capt. March

Wings of the Navy

Victor Stockton (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

Colonel Wilson

They Made Her a Spy

G.B. Barton

I Ring Doorbells

C. W. Sloan

Incident

Hotel Manager

Everything's on Ice

Mr. Carter (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns

District Attorney Wallace Armstrong

Strange Illusion

Mr. Harper

The Lady Objects

Rand Malloy

Over the Border

George Wharton

She Knew All the Answers

Investor

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)

Golden Gloves

Editor

G.I. War Brides

Mr. Sigmund

Alaska Patrol

Carson

The Magnificent Dope

Albert Cruickshank

The Flaming Urge

Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

Dr. Mullins

I'll Tell the World

Governor

The Gallant Blade

Herbert Bond

Bermuda Mystery

Dr. Rolfe Carter

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Duke of X (uncredited)

Song of Love

Professor Salisbury

Brick Bradford

Col. Wayburn

Great Guns

Boss Crogan

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Prison Official (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

Wexton Geary

Dakota

Vice President Beitler

Her Husband's Affairs

District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)

Mr. Moto's Gamble

George Sheffield

Dangerous

Matt McDonald

Counterfeit

L.T. Yorkland

Daughter of Shanghai

Carter

The Counterfeiters

Arnold Ramsey

Murder Is My Business

Carlton Williams

Buy Me That Town

Dr. Fearson

Internes Can't Take Money

Miller

The Californian

Mr. Hamilton

Radar Secret Service

Jason Conroy

The Stranger Wore a Gun

City Editor (uncredited)

Two in the Dark

Charlie - Phyllis's Escort

Hired Wife

First-Nighter (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

American Consul

Captain Caution

Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

Mr. Lee

Father Is A Prince

Mr. Robert Chandler

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

T.J. Hopkins

Glamour Girl

Uncle John

Rhythm on the River

Straker

Mystery Sea Raider

Morgan Wycott (uncredited)

Road to Singapore

Swing Time

Ed J. Winston

Johnny Dark

Clinton Crane

The Strange Mrs. Crane

Col. White

Geronimo

Hammett

Meet John Doe

P.T. Hilton

Swamp Fire

Major

Rock Island Trail

Sen. Hodges

Atlantic City

El Paso

Dr. Moss

Spook Chasers

George B. Hills

In Old Amarillo

President of the Court

Earthbound

Dr. Harlan Johnson

Secrets of a Sorority Girl

Gordon MacKnight

Sunset in the West

Mr. Benson

Cracked Nuts

Head Marshal

Thundering Caravans

Judge

Swing Shift Maisie

British Agent Z

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Amos Norton

Nevada City

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)

The Chance of a Lifetime

McMillan

The Maverick Queen

Mr. Buckley

Adventure

Mr. Coswell

Lay That Rifle Down

Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)

Confession

Airline President

Mary Lou

Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom

Dangerous Number

Dr. Booth

Green Light

John Markham

Obliging Young Lady

Barton

Off the Record

Publicity Man (uncredited)

Slightly French

Browne

The Go-Getter

J.B. Henderson

Follow That Woman

Governor Huffington

High School Hero

General

The Singing Marine

Hobbs

Love Letters of a Star

Grant Neeley

Stand By All Networks

Cranston

Miss Mink of 1949

Mr. Beaumont

The Chaser

The College Chancellor

The Big Game

Mr. Barnes (uncredited)

Bunker Bean

Confederate Officer

Mysterious Island

Capt. Davis

Naval Academy

Doctor

Fired Wife

Ambrose

Du Barry Was a Lady

Prosecutor

Crazy House

Admiral

Destroyer

Naval Attache (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Judge Wesley Armstrong

The Shanghai Chest

Mr. Twitchell

The Pride of the Yankees

Middlesex

For Beauty's Sake

Dr. John Crane (uncredited)

Ladies of Washington

Col. C.B. Clarke

State Police

Dean Williamson

South of Dixie

Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea

Mr. Balderson (uncredited)

If You Could Only Cook

Bernard Pine (uncredited)

You May Be Next!

Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

The Fountainhead

Speaker

Lydia

Judge #2 (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Maj. Harper (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay

Police Chief (uncredited)

Here Come the Co-Eds

Albert Thayer

The Adventures of Jane Arden

Secretary of State (uncredited)

China Clipper

Dr. Armitage

I'll Remember April

Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)

Over 21

Mr. Lorrison

Keep Your Powder Dry

Tom Gordon

Oh, What a Night!

Mr. Winthrop

The Big Bluff

Armtrong

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Captain

Sailor's Lady

Harper

Magnificent Doll

John Winston

Hold That Baby!

Governor

A Man Betrayed

Mr. Fenton (uncredited)

The Mad Miss Manton

Commissioner Morrison

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders

Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager

Shock

Amos Morley

The Adventures of Martin Eden

Uncle Jim Fairfield

Jack Armstrong

Flamingo Road

Dr. Blake

Beyond Our Own

Mayor George Bagley

Don't Knock The Rock

Club Guest (uncredited)

Meet the Stewarts

Mark Grave

Michael O'Halloran

Hoffman

The Gentleman from Nowhere

Judge (uncredited)

Money Madness

Tycoon (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance

Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai

Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)

King of Chinatown

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

250

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-12-27

Place of Birth

Also Known As

Pierre Frank Watkin