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Harry Watson(1921-2001)

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Harry Watson was born on 31 August 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), A Damsel in Distress (1937) and The Barber Shop (1933). He was married to Peggy. He died on 8 June 2001 in Tujunga, California, USA.
BornAugust 31, 1921
DiedJune 8, 2001(79)
BornAugust 31, 1921
DiedJune 8, 2001(79)
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James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1
  • Jimmie Hopper
  • 1939
Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in A Damsel in Distress (1937)
A Damsel in Distress
6.8
  • Albert
  • 1937
The Golf Specialist (1930)
The Barber Shop
6.6
Short
  • Ronald O'Hare
  • 1933
Wallace Beery, Eric Linden, and Cecilia Parker in Old Hutch (1936)
Old Hutch
6.6
  • Freddie Hutchins
  • 1936

Credits

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Actor

  • Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr in I Take This Woman (1940)
    I Take This Woman
    6.4
    • Oldest Murphy Kid (scenes deleted)
    • 1940
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • Jimmie Hopper
    • 1939
  • Mickey Rooney in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    6.8
    • Ben Donaldson (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Shirley Temple, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks, George Murphy, and Edna May Oliver in Little Miss Broadway (1938)
    Little Miss Broadway
    6.5
    • Newsboy (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Baxter, and Arleen Whelan in Kidnapped (1938)
    Kidnapped
    6.6
    • Sandy - an Urchin (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in A Damsel in Distress (1937)
    A Damsel in Distress
    6.8
    • Albert
    • 1937
  • Spring Byington, Russell Gleason, Joan Marsh, Jed Prouty, Florence Roberts, and Marjorie Weaver in Hot Water (1937)
    Hot Water
    4.7
    • Newsboy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Noah Beery Jr., Richard Cromwell, Andy Devine, Louise Fazenda, John 'Dusty' King, Maurice Murphy, Barbara Read, and Slim Summerville in The Road Back (1937)
    The Road Back
    6.2
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Philip Hurlic, Billy Mauch, and Harry Watson in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Penrod and Sam
    6.3
    • Sam
    • 1937
  • Love Is News (1937)
    Love Is News
    6.9
    • Newsboy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Douglas Fowley, Claire Trevor, and Michael Whalen in Time Out for Romance (1937)
    Time Out for Romance
    5.7
    • Messenger (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Anne Nagel and Dick Purcell in King of Hockey (1936)
    King of Hockey
    5.6
    • Boy Locating Dugan (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Wallace Beery, Eric Linden, and Cecilia Parker in Old Hutch (1936)
    Old Hutch
    6.6
    • Freddie Hutchins
    • 1936
  • Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Joseph Crehan, William Keighley, Joe King, Barton MacLane, Frank McHugh, Henry O'Neill, Dick Purcell, and George E. Stone in Bullets or Ballots (1936)
    Bullets or Ballots
    7.0
    • Kid Playing Pinball (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, and Charles Winninger in Show Boat (1936)
    Show Boat
    7.4
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • The Three Watson Boys
  • Born
    • August 31, 1921
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 8, 2001
    • Tujunga, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Peggy? - June 8, 2001 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Coy Watson(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of actors Coy Watson, Bobs Watson, Billy Watson as well as other Watson siblings who also appeared in films; there were six boys and three girls.

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