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