Pierre Watkin
- a.k.a. Pierre Frank Watkin
- Pierre F. Watkin
- Pierre Watkins
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. He is perhaps best remembered for being the father of Eleanor Twitchell, the lady who captures Lou Gehrig's heart in Pride of the Yankees (1942) Watkin was born in Sioux City, Iowa. In the 1920s, he had his own theatrical troupe, the Pierre Watkin Players. In 1927, the group moved its headquarters from Sioux Falls to Lincoln, Nebraska. 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. Watkin played a few different characters in the television series Adventures of Superman, in which John Hamilton played Perry White. He was set to reprise his role as the editor of The Daily Planet in a revival of the series in 1959, as Hamilton had died in the interim since the cancellation of the original series. However, series star George Reeves also died in the summer of 1959, and those plans ended. Watkin himself died six months later. He also cast in 1955 in the episode "Joey and the Gypsies" of the NBC children's western series Fury. 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"). In 1958, Watkin portrayed Dr. Breen of Samaritan Hospital in the episode "San Francisco Story" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series, Frontier Doctor. During the first season of CBS's Perry Mason from 1957 to 1958, Watkin appeared in three episodes as Judge Keetley. He was also cast during the 1950s on The Range Rider, Tales of the Texas Rangers, in three episodes of the western aviation adventure series Sky King, and five times on The Jack Benny Program. Watkin played the part of Colonel Duncan in the 1958 episode "Decoy" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45.
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Pierre Frank Watkin (29. Dezember 1889 – 3. Februar 1960) war ein US-amerikanischer Charakterdarsteller, der in zahlreichen Filmen, Serien und Fernsehserien der 1930er- bis 1950er-Jahre, insbesondere in Western, mitwirkte. Er ist wohl am bekanntesten für seine Rolle als Vater von Eleanor Twitchell, der Frau, die Lou Gehrigs Herz in „Der Stolz der Yankees“ (1942) erobert. Watkin wurde in Sioux City, Iowa, geboren. In den 1920er-Jahren leitete er seine eigene Theatergruppe, die Pierre Watkin Players. 1927 verlegte die Gruppe ihren Sitz von Sioux Falls nach Lincoln, Nebraska. Watkin verkörperte Perry White in beiden Superman-Serien der späten 1940er-Jahre, in denen Kirk Alyn die Titelrolle und Noel Neill die Rolle der Lois Lane spielten. Watkin spielte verschiedene Rollen in der Fernsehserie „Adventures of Superman“, in der John Hamilton Perry White verkörperte. Er sollte 1959 in einer Neuauflage der Serie seine Rolle als Herausgeber des „Daily Planet“ wieder aufnehmen, da Hamilton zwischenzeitlich nach der Absetzung der Originalserie verstorben war. Doch im Sommer 1959 starb auch Serienstar George Reeves, und diese Pläne zerschlugen sich. Watkin selbst starb sechs Monate später. 1955 wirkte er in der Folge „Joey and the Gypsies“ der NBC-Kinderwesternserie „Fury“ mit. Watkin hatte einen Gastauftritt in der CBS-Westernserie „Brave Eagle“. Er war jeweils zweimal in den ABC/Warner-Brothers-Serien „Cheyenne“ (als Harvey Sinclair in der Folge „The Law Man“) und „Annie Oakley“ (als Reverend Mills in der Folge „The Reckless Press“ von 1956) zu sehen. 1958 verkörperte Watkin Dr. Breen vom Samaritan Hospital in der Folge „San Francisco Story“ der Westernserie „Frontier Doctor“ von Rex Allen. In der ersten Staffel der CBS-Serie „Perry Mason“ (1957–1958) war Watkin in drei Folgen als Richter Keetley zu sehen. In den 1950er-Jahren wirkte er außerdem in „The Range Rider“, „Tales of the Texas Rangers“, in drei Folgen der Western-Abenteuerserie „Sky King“ und fünfmal in der „Jack Benny Show“ mit. 1958 spielte Watkin Colonel Duncan in der Folge „Decoy“ der ABC/Warner-Brothers-Westernserie „Colt .45“.
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| Character | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Official (uncredited) | Monsieur Verdoux | 77% · 469 |