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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 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 (1887 - 1960) بيير واتكن. Biography. 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).
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.
Born: Pierre Frank Watkin December 29, 1887 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA Died: February 3, 1960 (age 72) in Hollywood, California, USA 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 ...
Bank Dick, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Hearty Handclasp Now a town hero for having foiled a robbery, inebriate Egbert Sousè (screenwriter W.C. Fields) attempts to visit the bank president (Pierre Watkin), who has a lame handshake and offer, in The Bank Dick, 1940.
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.
The gray-haired and crisp-voiced Pierre Watkin was almost invariably cast as prominent businessmen, white-collar professionals, and civilian or military officials over the course of his 25-year career as a Hollywood character actor.
