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Bobs Watson
Actor

Bobs Watson

16 Nov 1930Born
27 Jun 1999Died
68Age at death
46Credits

Biography

Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors. He was brother to Coy Watson Jr., Harry, Billy, Delmar, Garry, Vivian, Gloria, and Louise, all of whom acted in motion pictures.

The family, known as "the first family of Hollywood", lived by the Echo Park area of Los Angeles and Bobs attended nearby Belmont High School.

They were honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Watson family star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California.

Watson was best known for his role as "Pee Wee" in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Boys Town and its sequel Men of Boys Town (1941), both

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starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. Tracy and Watson became good friends during the making of the first film, and Watson was reportedly Tracy's last visitor before his death in 1967. In 1939, Watson delivered a fine, tear-jerking performance as Pud, Lionel Barrymore's grandson, in the MGM film, On Borrowed Time. Watson later made guest appearances in many television programs, including The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and The Fugitive.

In addition to working in the motion pictures business, Watson went to Claremont School of Theology to become a Methodist minister, inspired from the movie Boys Town. He retired after 30 years of serving in Burbank and La Cañada, California.

He died of prostate cancer in 1999 at Laguna Beach, California.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked WivesFilm: Judge Ezra Frank
  2. 1977Grand Theft AutoFilm: Minister
  3. 1970Mrs. Stone's ThingFilm: Bartender
  4. 1968Skippy the Bush KangarooSeries: Rod (1 episode)
  5. 1967The Mothers-in-LawSeries: Officer Bailey (1 episode)
  6. 1967First to FightFilm: Sergeant Maypole
  7. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Walsh (1 episode)
  8. 1965Green AcresSeries (1 episode)
  9. 1963Take Her, She's MineFilm: Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
  10. 1963The FugitiveSeries: Milt Plummer (1 episode)
  11. 1962What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Film: Clerk in Newspaper Department
  12. 1962The Lucy ShowSeries: Calvin (1 episode)
  13. 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries: Fred Penrod (4 episodes)
  14. 1962The VirginianSeries: Hotel Clerk, Matt Lewis (2 episodes)
  15. 1960The Jim Backus ShowSeries (39 episodes)
  16. 1960Pete and GladysSeries (1 episode)
  17. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: Man at Dining Room Table (uncredited) (1 episode)
  18. 1959BonanzaSeries: Junior (1 episode)
  19. 1956The Bold and the BraveFilm: Bob
  20. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1943Hi, BuddyFilm: Tim Martin
  22. 1941Hit the RoadFilm: Pesky
  23. 1941Scattergood Pulls the StringsFilm: Jimmy Jordan
  24. 1941Men of Boys TownFilm: Pee Wee
  25. 1940Dr. Kildare's CrisisFilm: Tommy, the Crippled Child
  26. 1940Dreaming Out LoudFilm: Jimmy
  27. 1940WyomingFilm: Jimmy Kincaid
  28. 1939BlackmailFilm: Hank Ingram
  29. 1939On Borrowed TimeFilm: Pud Northrup
  30. 1939Calling Dr. KildareFilm: Tommy Benson (uncredited)
  31. 1939Dodge CityFilm: Harry Cole
  32. 1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellFilm: George Sanders
  33. 1938KentuckyFilm: Peter Goodwin - 1861
  34. 1938Young Dr. KildareFilm: Little Boy (uncredited)
  35. 1938Boys TownFilm: Pee Wee
  36. 1938Go Chase YourselfFilm: Junior (uncredited)
  37. 1938In Old ChicagoFilm: Bob O'Leary (as a boy)
  38. 1937It Happened in HollywoodFilm: Boy
  39. 1937The Great O'MalleyFilm: Boy (uncredited)
  40. 1937She's DangerousFilm: Boy at Airport
  41. 1936Pay As You ExitFilm: Audience
  42. 1936Libeled LadyFilm: Waif (uncredited)
  43. 1936Show BoatFilm
  44. 1935Two-FistedFilm: Jimmy's Boxing Partner
  45. 1935Life Begins at FortyFilm: Meriwhether Son
  46. 1932Life BeginsFilm: Edgar, Harry’s Son (uncredited)

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