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Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Pierre Watkin. Actor: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Pierre Watkin was one of a stable of tall, distinguished-looking and sophisticated character actors (such as Russell Hicks, Jonathan Hale, Selmer Jackson and Samuel S. Hinds) whom Hollywood kept steadily employed playing political leaders, army officers, lawyers, wealthy businessmen and the like.
Pierre Watkin was one of a stable of tall, distinguished-looking and sophisticated character actors (such as Russell Hicks, Jonathan Hale, Selmer Jackson and Samuel S. Hinds) whom Hollywood kept steadily employed playing political leaders, army officers, lawyers, wealthy businessmen and the like.
Pierre Watkin (b. December 29, 1887 – d.February 3, 1960) was an American actor who portrayed Perry White in the serials Superman and Atom Man vs. Superman. He also portrayed various characters in four episodes of the Adventures of Superman TV series.
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.
Pierre Watkin (December 29, 1887-February 3, 1960) was a film and TV character actor who specialized in distinguished authority figures, such as district attorneys, physicians, or wealthy fathers. He played Perry White in the film serials Superman and Atom Man vs. Superman.
Serial fans know Pierre Watkin as the actor who originated the role of bombastic Daily Planet editor Perry White in Columbia's two Superman chapter plays of the late '40s. Movie Highlights. See Full Filmography.
Aug 6, 2013 · Pierre Watkin. Born: 29 December 1887, Sioux City, Iowa, USA. Died: 3 February 1960, Hollywood, California, USA. A character actor who made over 400 screen appearances. Stage Door (1937) as Carmichael. With Adolphe Menjou. They Made Her a Spy (1939) as Colonel Wilson. With Sally Eilers. Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) as Mr. King.
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").
An American actor, he was born in Cherokee County, Iowa, on December 29, 1887. Watkin was married twice and did not have children. He formed his own theatrical troupe, after which he appeared in Broadway plays. He made his film debut in Dangerous (1935).
