--- name: "Pierre Watkin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierre-watkin" roles: [] born: "27 December 1889" died: "3 February 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-20T00:45:53.103849+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Pierre Watkin Actor. Born 27 December 1889 in Sioux City. Died 3 February 1960. ## Details - **Born:** 27 December 1889, Sioux City - **Died:** 3 February 1960 - **Active:** 1937–1942 - **Also known as:** Pierre Frank Watkin, Pierre F. Watkin, Pierre Watkins - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 84 (3), 1940s 71 (1) - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Family 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $11m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Watkin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3387342, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914246/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30216 ## Streaming the US now - **Pluto TV:** [*The Pride of the Yankees*](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md) (71) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) - *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), Fi1m 71, as Mr. Twitchell — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md) - *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Fi1m 84, as Senator Barnes — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md) - *Stage Door* (1937), Fi1m 85, as Carmichael — [page](https://film.one/film/stage-door.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), Fi1m 82, as Arthur Cedar (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-deeds-goes-to-town.md) ## Complete filmography (279) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West* (1991), as Doc Hyer - *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Judge Smith - *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Dr. Bowers - *The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin* (1958), Actor - *Marjorie Morningstar* (1958), as Civil Official (uncredited) - *The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour* (1957), series, as Mr. Robinson (uncredited) - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Judge Keetley, Judge - *Spook Chasers* (1957), as Dr. Moss - *Don't Knock The Rock* (1956), as Mayor George Bagley - *Shake, Rattle and Rock!* (1956), as Armtrong - *Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!* (1956), as Investor - *Thunder Over Arizona* (1956), as Dr. Peterson - *The Maverick Queen* (1956), as McMillan - *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1956), series, Actor - *Sudden Danger* (1955), as George Caldwell - *Fury* (1955), series, as Ellis - *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, Actor - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Porter - *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon* (1955), series, Actor - *Jungle Jim* (1955), series, Actor - *Lay That Rifle Down* (1955), as Mr. Coswell - *Creature with the Atom Brain* (1955), as Mayor Bremer - *The Big Bluff* (1955), as Mr. Winthrop - *December Bride* (1954), series, Actor - *About Mrs. Leslie* (1954), as Lewis - *The Whistler* (1954), series, Actor - *Johnny Dark* (1954), as Ed J. Winston - *The Flaming Urge* (1953), as Albert Cruickshank - *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor - *The Stranger Wore a Gun* (1953), as Jason Conroy - *Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders* (1953), as Commissioner Morrison - *The Lost Planet* (1953), as Ned Hilton - *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Allan Pinkerton - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Mr. Morgan - *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, as Sir Lancelot - *Hopalong Cassidy* (1952), series, Actor - *Thundering Caravans* (1952), as Head Marshal - *Hold That Line* (1952), as Morgan T. Stanhope - *Dragnet* (1951), series, Actor - *I Love Lucy* (1951), series, as Mr. Dorrance - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as J. Harrison Hardesty - *Mysterious Island* (1951), as Confederate Officer - *Boston Blackie* (1951), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Kit Carson* (1951), series, Actor - *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor - *In Old Amarillo* (1951), as George B. Hills - *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951), series, Actor - *Two Lost Worlds* (1951), as Magistrate Jeffries - *The Second Face* (1950), as Mr. Hamilton - *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Mr. Lewis - *Last of the Buccaneers* (1950), as Gov. Claiborne - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Sleamish, Hinchecliffe - *Sunset in the West* (1950), as Gordon MacKnight - *Redwood Forest Trail* (1950), as Arthur Cameron - *Atom Man vs. Superman* (1950), as Perry White - *The Big Hangover* (1950), as Samuel C. Long - *Rock Island Trail* (1950), as Major - *Over the Border* (1950), as Rand Malloy - *Radar Secret Service* (1950), as Mr. Hamilton - *Blue Grass of Kentucky* (1950), as Head Steward - *The Story of Seabiscuit* (1949), as Charles S. Howard - *Zamba* (1949), as Benton - *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Cortlandt Official (uncredited) - *Hold That Baby!* (1949), as John Winston - *Flamingo Road* (1949), Actor - *El Paso* (1949), Actor - *Alaska Patrol* (1949), as Mr. Sigmund - *Knock on Any Door* (1949), as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited) - *Miss Mink of 1949* (1949), as Cranston - *Slightly French* (1949), as Publicity Man (uncredited) - *Siren of Atlantis* (1949), as Colonel - *Incident* (1948), as C. W. Sloan - *An Innocent Affair* (1948), as T.D. Hendricks - *The Gallant Blade* (1948), as Governor - *The Strange Mrs. Crane* (1948), as Clinton Crane - *The Gentleman from Nowhere* (1948), as Hoffman - *Fighting Back* (1948), as Colonel - *Daredevils of the Clouds* (1948), as Douglas Harrison - *Superman* (1948), as Perry White - *The Shanghai Chest* (1948), as Judge Wesley Armstrong - *The Counterfeiters* (1948), as Carter - *Money Madness* (1948), as Judge (uncredited) - *The Hunted* (1948), as Simon Rand, Attorney - *Mary Lou* (1948), as Airline President - *Glamour Girl* (1948), as T.J. Hopkins - *Brick Bradford* (1947), as Professor Salisbury - *Beyond Our Own* (1947), as Dr. Blake - *Her Husband's Affairs* (1947), as Vice President Beitler - *Song of Love* (1947), as Duke of X (uncredited) - *The Wild Frontier* (1947), as Frank Lane - *Monsieur Verdoux* (1947), as Prison Official (uncredited) - *The Red Stallion* (1947), as Richard Moresby - *Hard Boiled Mahoney* (1947), as Dr. Rolfe Carter - *Violence* (1947), as Ralph Borden - *Jack Armstrong* (1947), as Uncle Jim Fairfield - *Magnificent Doll* (1946), as Harper (uncredited) - *Sioux City Sue* (1946), as G.W. Rhodes - *Swamp Fire* (1946), as P.T. Hilton - *High School Hero* (1946), as Governor Huffington - *The Missing Lady* (1946), as Police Commissioner Weston - *G.I. War Brides* (1946), as Editor - *Behind the Mask* (1946), as Police Commissioner Weston - *Murder Is My Business* (1946), as Arnold Ramsey - *Miss Susie Slagle's* (1946), as Superintendent (uncredited) - *I Ring Doorbells* (1946), as G.B. Barton - *Claudia and David* (1946), as Hartley Naughton - *Little Giant* (1946), as P.S. Van Loon - *The Shadow Returns* (1946), as Police Commissioner J.R. Weston - *The Madonna's Secret* (1946), as District Attorney - *Shock* (1946), as Blake (uncredited) - *Adventure* (1945), as Mr. Buckley - *Dakota* (1945), as Wexton Geary - *Follow That Woman* (1945), as J.B. Henderson - *Captain Tugboat Annie* (1945), as Dr. Turner - *Apology for Murder* (1945), as Craig Jordan - *I Love a Bandleader* (1945), as Dr. Gardiner - *Divorce* (1945), as John Carter - *Secrets of a Sorority Girl* (1945), as Dr. Harlan Johnson - *Over 21* (1945), as Joel I. Nixon (uncredited) - *Mr. Muggs Rides Again* (1945), as Dr. Fletcher - *I'll Tell the World* (1945), as Dr. Mullins - *Thrill of a Romance* (1945), as Tycoon (uncredited) - *Three's a Crowd* (1945), as Marcus Pett - *The Phantom Speaks* (1945), as Charlie Davis - *Keep Your Powder Dry* (1945), as Mr. Lorrison - *I'll Remember April* (1945), as Dr. Armitage - *Strange Illusion* (1945), as Armstrong - *Docks of New York* (1945), as Captain Jacobs - *Here Come the Co-Eds* (1945), as Police Chief (uncredited) - *The Great Mike* (1944), as Colonel Whitley - *Dead Man's Eyes* (1944), as Hayden's Lawyer - *End of the Road* (1944), as District Attorney - *Shadow of Suspicion* (1944), as Frank Randall - *Atlantic City* (1944), as Sen. Hodges - *Oh, What a Night!* (1944), as Tom Gordon - *South of Dixie* (1944), as Dean Williamson - *Jungle Woman* (1944), as Dr. Meredith - *Ladies of Washington* (1944), as Dr. John Crane (uncredited) - *Bermuda Mystery* (1944), as Herbert Bond - *The Chance of a Lifetime* (1943), as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited) - *Crazy House* (1943), as Prosecutor - *Swing Shift Maisie* (1943), as Judge - *Fired Wife* (1943), as Doctor - *Destroyer* (1943), as Admiral - *Du Barry Was a Lady* (1943), as Ambrose (uncredited) - *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as Naval Attache (uncredited) - *It Ain't Hay* (1943), as Maj. Harper (uncredited) - *Cinderella Swings It* (1943), as Brock Harris - *Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines* (1943), as British Agent Z - *Whistling in Dixie* (1942), as Doctor - *Ice Capades Revue* (1942), as Wiley Stone - *Stand By All Networks* (1942), as Grant Neeley - *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), as Mr. Twitchell — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md) - *The Magnificent Dope* (1942), as Carson - *Meet the Stewarts* (1942), as Club Guest (uncredited) - *Obliging Young Lady* (1942), as John Markham - *Heart of the Rio Grande* (1942), as Randolph Lane - *Nazi Agent* (1942), as Grover Blaine McHenry - *The Adventures of Martin Eden* (1942), as Amos Morley - *Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring* (1941), as Crothers - *Jesse James at Bay* (1941), as Phineas Krager - Land Dealer - *Great Guns* (1941), as Col. Wayburn - *Buy Me That Town* (1941), as Carlton Williams - *Lydia* (1941), as Speaker - *Cracked Nuts* (1941), as Mr. Benson - *Nevada City* (1941), as Amos Norton - *For Beauty's Sake* (1941), as Middlesex - *Naval Academy* (1941), as Capt. Davis - *Adventure in Washington* (1941), as Frank Conroy - *She Knew All the Answers* (1941), as George Wharton - *Meet John Doe* (1941), as Hammett - *A Man Betrayed* (1941), as Governor - *Petticoat Politics* (1941), as Alfred Wilcox - *Life with Henry* (1941), as Mr. Joseph Anderson - *The Green Hornet Strikes Again!* (1940), as Boss Crogan - *The Bank Dick* (1940), as Mr. Skinner - *Dr. Kildare's Crisis* (1940), as Mr. Robert Chandler - *Father Is A Prince* (1940), as Mr. Lee - *Mystery Sea Raider* (1940), as Straker - *Knute Rockne All American* (1940), as Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited) - *Yesterday's Heroes* (1940), as Harvey Mason - *No Time for Comedy* (1940), as First-Nighter (uncredited) - *Hired Wife* (1940), as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort - *Five Little Peppers in Trouble* (1940), as J.H. King - *Rhythm on the River* (1940), as Uncle John - *I Love You Again* (1940), as Mr. W.H. Sims - *Captain Caution* (1940), as American Consul - *Golden Gloves* (1940), as A.P. Barton - Editor (uncredited) - *Sailor's Lady* (1940), as Captain - *Out West with the Peppers* (1940), as J.H. King - *The Saint Takes Over* (1940), as Ben Egan - *Earthbound* (1940), as President of the Court - *Gangs of Chicago* (1940), Actor - *Road to Singapore* (1940), as Morgan Wycott (uncredited) - *Teddy the Rough Rider* (1940), as Sen. Platt - *The Great Victor Herbert* (1939), as Albert Martin - *Geronimo* (1939), as Col. White - *The Covered Trailer* (1939), as Horace Cartwright - *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited) - *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Senator Barnes — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md) - *Everything's on Ice* (1939), as Hotel Manager - *Wall Street Cowboy* (1939), as Roger Hammond - *The Jones Family in Hollywood* (1939), as Movie Studio Producer (uncredited) - *Outside These Walls* (1939), as Hewitt Bronson - *They Made Her a Spy* (1939), as Colonel Wilson - *Society Lawyer* (1939), as Henry V. Adams - *The Adventures of Jane Arden* (1939), as Albert Thayer - *King of Chinatown* (1939), as Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited) - *The Spirit of Culver* (1939), as Capt. Wharton - *Secret Service of the Air* (1939), as Chief of the Secret Service - *Risky Business* (1939), as Abernathy - *Fast and Loose* (1939), as Victor Stockton (uncredited) - *Wings of the Navy* (1939), as Capt. March - *Off the Record* (1939), as Barton - *King of the Underworld* (1939), as District Attorney - *The Mysterious Miss X* (1939), as Winslow - *There's That Woman Again* (1938), as Mr. Nacelle - *Illegal Traffic* (1938), as Jigger - *Girls on Probation* (1938), as Mr. Storm - *The Mad Miss Manton* (1938), as Mr. Fenton (uncredited) - *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938), as Mr. Robert Chanler - *The Lady Objects* (1938), as Mr. Harper - *Mr. Doodle Kicks Off* (1938), as Mr. Wondel - *Girls' School* (1938), as Mr. Alfred Simpson - *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) - *Boy Meets Girl* (1938), as B.K. Whitacre - *Smashing the Rackets* (1938), as John Nelson Davis - *The Chaser* (1938), as Mr. Beaumont - *There's Always a Woman* (1938), as Mr. Ketterling - *Mr. Moto's Gamble* (1938), as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins) - *Tip-Off Girls* (1938), as George Murkil - *State Police* (1938), as Col. C.B. Clarke - *Dangerous to Know* (1938), as Senator Carson - *Arsène Lupin Returns* (1938), as Mr. Carter (uncredited) - *Midnight Intruder* (1938), as Attorney Peter Winslow - *Daughter of Shanghai* (1937), as L.T. Yorkland, Mr. Yorkland (uncredited) - *Thoroughbreds Don't Cry* (1937), as Judge Dobson - Racing Steward (uncredited) - *Breakfast for Two* (1937), as Gordon Faraday - *Stage Door* (1937), as Carmichael — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/stage-door.md) - *The Man Who Cried Wolf* (1937), as Governor - *Confession* (1937), as Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited) - *Paradise Isle* (1937), as Dr. Steinmeyer - *The Californian* (1937), as Miller - *Ever Since Eve* (1937), as Barton - *The Singing Marine* (1937), as General - *The Go-Getter* (1937), as Browne - *Michael O'Halloran* (1937), as Mark Grave - *The Hit Parade* (1937), as J. B. Hawley - *Mountain Justice* (1937), as Governor - *Internes Can't Take Money* (1937), as Dr. Fearson - *Marked Woman* (1937), as Judge #2 (uncredited) - *Bill Cracks Down* (1937), as William 'Bill' Reardon Sr. - *History Is Made at Night* (1937), Actor - *Green Light* (1937), as Dr. Booth - *Under Southern Stars* (1937), as Robert E. Lee - *Sea Devils* (1937), as USS Taroe Commander - *Devil's Playground* (1937), as Submarine Commander - *She's Dangerous* (1937), as H.J. Conrad - *Dangerous Number* (1937), as Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom - *Larceny on the Air* (1937), as Kennedy - *King of Hockey* (1936), as Thomas A. White - *Wanted: Jane Turner* (1936), as Andrew Norris (uncredited) - *Country Gentlemen* (1936), as Mr. Grayson - *Love Letters of a Star* (1936), as Hobbs - *Under Your Spell* (1936), as Allen's Lawyer (uncredited) - *The Big Game* (1936), as The College Chancellor - *Swing Time* (1936), as (uncredited) - *The Gentleman from Louisiana* (1936), as Roger Leland - *China Clipper* (1936), as Secretary of State (uncredited) - *Bunker Bean* (1936), as Mr. Barnes (uncredited) - *Counterfeit* (1936), as Matt McDonald - *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), as Arthur Cedar (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-deeds-goes-to-town.md) - *It Had to Happen* (1936), as District Attorney - *You May Be Next!* (1936), as Bernard Pine (uncredited) - *Two in the Dark* (1936), as City Editor (uncredited) - *If You Could Only Cook* (1935), as Mr. Balderson (uncredited) - *Dangerous* (1935), as George Sheffield - *He Who Gets Slapped* (1924), as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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