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.
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
250
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-12-27
Place of Birth
Also Known As
Pierre Frank Watkin