Acting
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.
Perry Mason
1957 · TV
Dragnet
1951 · TV
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV
Bat Masterson
1958 · TV
Highway Patrol
1955 · TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV
Adventures of Superman
1952 · TV
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV
Fury
1955 · TV
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · TV
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV
December Bride
1954 · TV
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · TV
Racket Squad
1951 · TV
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956 · TV
Hopalong Cassidy
1952 · TV
The Whistler
1954 · TV
Swing Time
1936 · Movie
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955 · TV
Boston Blackie
1951 · TV
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · TV
City Detective
1953 · TV
Money Madness
1948 · Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Movie
Jungle Woman
1944 · Movie
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Movie
Marked Woman
1937 · Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV
Jungle Jim
1955 · TV
Meet John Doe
1941 · Movie
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950 · Movie
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 · Movie
Shock
1946 · Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Movie
Stage Door
1937 · Movie
He Who Gets Slapped
1924 · Movie
Brick Bradford
1947 · Movie
The Go-Getter
1937 · Movie
Great Guns
1941 · Movie
Lydia
1941 · Movie
Girls' School
1938 · Movie
The Fountainhead
1949 · Movie
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · Movie
Crazy House
1943 · Movie
History Is Made at Night
1937 · Movie
Marjorie Morningstar
1958 · Movie
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Movie
Destroyer
1943 · Movie
Alaska Patrol
1949 · Movie
I Love You Again
1940 · Movie
Wings of the Navy
1939 · Movie
The Mad Miss Manton
1938 · Movie
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Movie
Strange Illusion
1945 · Movie
Confession
1937 · Movie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 · Movie
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Movie
Captain Caution
1940 · Movie
Superman
1948 · Movie
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 · Movie
Flamingo Road
1949 · Movie
Dangerous
1935 · Movie
Green Light
1937 · Movie
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940 · Movie
Geronimo
1939 · Movie
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953 · Movie
Dakota
1945 · Movie
China Clipper
1936 · Movie
Sea Devils
1937 · Movie
Cinderella Swings It
1943 · Movie
Golden Gloves
1940 · Movie
Nevada City
1941 · Movie
Road to Singapore
1940 · Movie
Meet the Stewarts
1942 · Movie
The Bank Dick
1940 · Movie
Magnificent Doll
1946 · Movie
Divorce
1945 · Movie
Johnny Dark
1954 · Movie
Claudia and David
1946 · Movie
Earthbound
1940 · Movie
Father Is A Prince
1940 · Movie
Jesse James at Bay
1941 · Movie
Little Giant
1946 · Movie
King of the Underworld
1939 · Movie
El Paso
1949 · Movie
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 · Movie
Adventure
1945 · Movie
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Movie
Rhythm on the River
1940 · Movie
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955 · Movie
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Movie
Thrill of a Romance
1945 · Movie
Atlantic City
1944 · Movie
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Movie
Zamba
1949 · Movie
State Police
1938 · Movie
The Red Stallion
1947 · Movie
Nazi Agent
1942 · Movie
The Saint Takes Over
1940 · Movie
The Hit Parade
1937 · Movie
Siren of Atlantis
1949 · Movie
Over 21
1945 · Movie
Two Lost Worlds
1951 · Movie
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950 · Movie
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943 · Movie
Petticoat Politics
1941 · Movie
The Mysterious Miss X
1939 · Movie
Bermuda Mystery
1944 · Movie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 · Movie
King of Chinatown
1939 · Movie
Fast and Loose
1939 · Movie
There's That Woman Again
1938 · Movie
It Ain't Hay
1943 · Movie
Two in the Dark
1936 · Movie
Whistling in Dixie
1942 · Movie
For Beauty's Sake
1941 · Movie
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Movie
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 · Movie
The Maverick Queen
1956 · Movie
Risky Business
1939 · Movie
There's Always a Woman
1938 · Movie
Her Husband's Affairs
1947 · Movie
A Man Betrayed
1941 · Movie
Ice Capades Revue
1942 · Movie
The Great Mike
1944 · Movie
Mountain Justice
1937 · Movie
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · Movie
Dead Man's Eyes
1944 · Movie
The Shanghai Chest
1948 · Movie
Cracked Nuts
1941 · Movie
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945 · Movie
The Lost Planet
1953 · Movie
Hold That Line
1952 · Movie
Rock Island Trail
1950 · Movie
Sudden Danger
1955 · Movie
Thunder Over Arizona
1956 · Movie
Obliging Young Lady
1942 · Movie
She Knew All the Answers
1941 · Movie
Midnight Intruder
1938 · Movie
Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Movie
The Chaser
1938 · Movie
If You Could Only Cook
1935 · Movie
Mysterious Island
1951 · Movie
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 · Movie
Swamp Fire
1946 · Movie
Shadow of Suspicion
1944 · Movie
Girls on Probation
1938 · Movie
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · Movie
The Hunted
1948 · Movie
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937 · Movie
The Great Victor Herbert
1939 · Movie
Country Gentlemen
1936 · Movie
Knute Rockne All American
1940 · Movie
Slightly French
1949 · Movie
Off the Record
1939 · Movie
The Big Bluff
1955 · Movie
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942 · Movie
Behind the Mask
1946 · Movie
Song of Love
1947 · Movie
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Movie
Secret Service of the Air
1939 · Movie
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Movie
South of Dixie
1944 · Movie
She's Dangerous
1937 · Movie
Boy Meets Girl
1938 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · Movie
The Phantom Speaks
1945 · Movie
The Missing Lady
1946 · Movie
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948 · Movie
The Singing Marine
1937 · Movie
Last of the Buccaneers
1950 · Movie
Follow That Woman
1945 · Movie
Sailor's Lady
1940 · Movie
Incident
1948 · Movie
An Innocent Affair
1948 · Movie
Ladies of Washington
1944 · Movie
Jack Armstrong
1947 · Movie
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 · Movie
Dangerous Number
1937 · Movie
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
1940 · Movie
Daughter of Shanghai
1937 · Movie
The Big Hangover
1950 · Movie
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943 · Movie
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 · Movie
The Big Game
1936 · Movie
The Shadow Returns
1946 · Movie
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956 · Movie
Out West with the Peppers
1940 · Movie
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 · Movie
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
1945 · Movie
Oh, What a Night!
1944 · Movie
Lay That Rifle Down
1955 · Movie
Over the Border
1950 · Movie
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942 · Movie
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945 · Movie
Rulers of the Sea
1939 · Movie
Fired Wife
1943 · Movie
The Lady Objects
1938 · Movie
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936 · Movie
Yesterday's Heroes
1940 · Movie
The Californian
1937 · Movie
Don't Knock The Rock
1956 · Movie
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 · Movie
The Madonna's Secret
1946 · Movie
Radar Secret Service
1950 · Movie
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948 · Movie
Naval Academy
1941 · Movie
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947 · Movie
Devil's Playground
1937 · Movie
The Counterfeiters
1948 · Movie
Spook Chasers
1957 · Movie
Thundering Caravans
1952 · Movie
King of Hockey
1936 · Movie
Sunset in the West
1950 · Movie
The Second Face
1950 · Movie
High School Hero
1946 · Movie
Illegal Traffic
1938 · Movie
The Magnificent Dope
1942 · Movie
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940 · Movie
The Spirit of Culver
1939 · Movie
Apology for Murder
1945 · Movie
G.I. War Brides
1946 · Movie
Outside These Walls
1939 · Movie
They Made Her a Spy
1939 · Movie
Everything's on Ice
1939 · Movie
The Gallant Blade
1948 · Movie
Adventure in Washington
1941 · Movie
Bunker Bean
1936 · Movie
The Wild Frontier
1947 · Movie
Mary Lou
1948 · Movie
Society Lawyer
1939 · Movie
Stand By All Networks
1942 · Movie
Hired Wife
1940 · Movie
I Love a Bandleader
1945 · Movie
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939 · Movie
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 · Movie
Murder Is My Business
1946 · Movie
Michael O'Halloran
1937 · Movie
Miss Mink of 1949
1949 · Movie
Counterfeit
1936 · Movie
Life with Henry
1941 · Movie
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Movie
I'll Remember April
1945 · Movie
Docks of New York
1945 · Movie
I'll Tell the World
1945 · Movie
Larceny on the Air
1937 · Movie
The Flaming Urge
1953 · Movie
Redwood Forest Trail
1950 · Movie
Love Letters of a Star
1936 · Movie
Buy Me That Town
1941 · Movie
You May Be Next!
1936 · Movie
End of the Road
1944 · Movie
Sioux City Sue
1946 · Movie
Wall Street Cowboy
1939 · Movie
Violence
1947 · Movie
Fighting Back
1948 · Movie
It Had to Happen
1936 · Movie
Hold That Baby!
1949 · Movie
Paradise Isle
1937 · Movie
In Old Amarillo
1951 · Movie
Tip-Off Girls
1938 · Movie
The Covered Trailer
1939 · Movie
I Ring Doorbells
1946 · Movie
Glamour Girl
1948 · Movie
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945 · Movie
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991 · Movie
Mystery Sea Raider
1940 · Movie
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936 · Movie
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958 · Movie
Bill Cracks Down
1937 · Movie
Under Your Spell
1936 · Movie
Beyond Our Own
1947 · Movie
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956 · Movie
