Pierre Watkin
AKA: Pierre Frank Watkin
Birthday: 1889-12-27
Died: 1960-02-03
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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.
Filmography
Character: Senator Barnes
Character: Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney
Character: District Attorney
Character: Charles S. Howard
Character: Hayden's Lawyer
Character: Grover Blaine McHenry
Character: Simon Rand, Attorney
Character: George Caldwell
Character: Magistrate Jeffries
Character: Dr. Steinmeyer
Character: Police Commissioner Weston
Character: Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
Character: Police Commissioner Weston
Character: USS Taroe Commander
Character: Henry V. Adams
Character: Samuel C. Long
Character: William 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
Character: Thomas A. White
Character: Hartley Naughton
Character: Mr. Joseph Anderson
Character: T.D. Hendricks
Character: Attorney Peter Winslow
Character: Mr. Ketterling
Character: Gordon Faraday
Character: Richard Moresby
Character: Arthur Cameron
Character: Gov. Claiborne
Character: District Attorney
Character: Mr. Robert Chanler
Character: Andrew Norris (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Alfred Simpson
Character: John Nelson Davis
Character: Chief of the Secret Service
Character: Submarine Commander
Character: District Attorney
Character: Captain Jacobs
Character: Victor Stockton
Character: Colonel Wilson
Character: Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
Character: George Wharton
Character: Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Character: Prison Official (uncredited)
Character: Vice President Beitler
Character: Phineas Krager - Land Dealer
Character: George Sheffield
Character: Professor Salisbury
Character: Carlton Williams
Character: First-Nighter (uncredited)
Character: Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Character: American Consul
Character: Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Robert Chandler
Character: Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
Character: Dr. Harlan Johnson
Character: President of the Court
Character: Gordon MacKnight
Character: George B. Hills
Character: British Agent Z
Character: State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
Character: Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)
Character: Airline President
Character: Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
Character: Publicity Man (uncredited)
Character: J.B. Henderson
Character: Governor Huffington
Character: The College Chancellor
Character: Confederate Officer
Character: Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
Character: Naval Attache (uncredited)
Character: Judge Wesley Armstrong
Character: Dr. John Crane (uncredited)
Character: Col. C.B. Clarke
Character: Dean Williamson
Character: Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
Character: Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
Character: Bernard Pine (uncredited)
Character: Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Character: Secretary of State (uncredited)
Character: Judge #2 (uncredited)
Character: Maj. Harper (uncredited)
Character: Police Chief (uncredited)
Character: Joel I. Nixon (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Character: Commissioner Morrison
Character: Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
Character: Uncle Jim Fairfield
Character: Mayor George Bagley
Character: Club Guest (uncredited)
Character: Hewitt Bronson
Character: Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Character: Colonel Whitley
Character: Movie Studio Producer (uncredited)
Character: Douglas Harrison
Character: Senator Carson
Character: Morgan T. Stanhope
Character: A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited)
Character: Albert Cruickshank
Character: Dr. Rolfe Carter
Character: Duke of X (uncredited)
Character: Civil Official (uncredited)
Character: Horace Cartwright
Character: Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Character: Allen's Lawyer (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)