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Bobs Watson(1930-1999)

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  • Additional Crew
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Bobs Watson
Born in Los Angeles almost a year after the start of Great Depression. Bob (whose nickname 'Bobs' was given to him by his father, and for legal and professional reasons he adopted professionally) is from a family of 9 siblings; 6 boys and 3 girls. He made his first on-screen appearance as a (literal) babe in arms in Life Begins (1932). Watson received the sobriquet 'cry-baby' for his ability to cry on-cue. Watson is best known as "Pee Wee" from Boys Town (1938). Later in the mid-late 60's Watson left the film industry entirely and entered the Claremont School of Theology. Later he became a Methodist minister in Burbank and La Canada. Watson retired in 1997 and passed away in 1999, succumbing to prostate cancer
BornNovember 16, 1930
DiedJune 27, 1999(68)
BornNovember 16, 1930
DiedJune 27, 1999(68)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, and Bobs Watson in On Borrowed Time (1939)
On Borrowed Time
7.7
  • Pud
  • 1939
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
8.0
  • Clerk in Newspaper Classified Ad Department
  • 1962
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
In Old Chicago
6.7
  • Bob O'Leary (as a boy)
  • 1938
Walter Brennan, Richard Greene, and Loretta Young in Kentucky (1938)
Kentucky
6.1
  • Peter Goodwin (1861)
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor



  • Paul Sorvino, Kathy Ireland, Kim Alexis, and Beverly Johnson in A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Judge Ezra Frank
    • 1993
  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lind
    • News Editor
    • Foreign Editor ...
    • 1978–1981
  • Ron Howard and Nancy Morgan in Grand Theft Auto (1977)
    Grand Theft Auto
    5.4
    • Minister (as Rev. Bobs Watson)
    • 1977
  • Edward D. Wood Jr., Karen Johnson, Lida, and Victor Rich in Mrs. Stone's Thing (1970)
    Mrs. Stone's Thing
    4.9
    • Bartender
    • 1970
  • The Mothers-In-Law (1967)
    The Mothers-In-Law
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Police Officer Bailey
    • 1967
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Howard
    • 1967
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Harry Hogan
    • Fred Penrod
    • 1964–1967
  • Marilyn Devin and Chad Everett in First to Fight (1967)
    First to Fight
    5.8
    • Sgt. Maypole
    • 1967
  • Green Acres (1965)
    Green Acres
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Bell Hop
    • 1967
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Walsh
    • 1966
  • Joey Bishop in The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
    The Joey Bishop Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Bernie Stern
    • 1965
  • Imogene Coca in Grindl (1963)
    Grindl
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Harry Dawson
    • 1963
  • David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    The Fugitive
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Milt Plummer
    • 1963
  • Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
    Take Her, She's Mine
    6.2
    • Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Hotel Clerk
    • Clerk
    • Matt Lewis
    • 1963

Additional Crew



  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    7.7
    TV Series
    • photos
    • 1999

Soundtrack



  • Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, and Bobs Watson in Men of Boys Town (1941)
    Men of Boys Town
    6.6
    • performer: "Taps" (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, and Bobs Watson in On Borrowed Time (1939)
    On Borrowed Time
    7.7
    • performer: "The Ballad of Casey Jones" (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Rev. Bobs Watson
  • Born
    • November 16, 1930
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 27, 1999
    • Laguna Beach, California, USA(prostate cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jaye? - June 27, 1999 (his death, 3 children)
  • Relatives
    • Coy Watson(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was one of Spencer Tracy's last visitors before his death. Watson and "Uncle Spence" had become friends while filming Boys Town (1938) together.
  • Quotes
    On what prompted him to enter the ministry: "No matter how pleased I was with my career or my family, I kept hearing, 'Isn't there something more you could be doing with your life?' I was thirty-two years old when I made the decision, hardly the ideal age to enter the ministry, but that's what I did."
  • Trademark
    Crying scenes
  • Nickname
    • The Crybaby of Hollywood

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