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