Bobs Watson
Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors. He was brother to Coy Watson Jr., Harry, Billy, Delmar, Garry, Vivian, Gloria, and Louise, all of whom acted in motion pictures. The family, known as "the first family of Hollywood", lived by the Echo Park area of Los Angeles and Bobs attended nearby Belmont High School. They were honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Watson family star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California. Watson was best known for his role as "Pee Wee" in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Boys Town and its sequel Men of Boys Town (1941), both starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. Tracy and Watson became good friends during the making of the first film, and Watson was reportedly Tracy's last visitor before his death in 1967. In 1939, Watson delivered a fine, tear-jerking performance as Pud, Lionel Barrymore's grandson, in the MGM film, On Borrowed Time. Watson later made guest appearances in many television programs, including The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and The Fugitive. In addition to working in the motion pictures business, Watson went to Claremont School of Theology to become a Methodist minister, inspired from the movie Boys Town. He retired after 30 years of serving in Burbank and La Cañada, California. He died of prostate cancer in 1999 at Laguna Beach, California.
Filmography
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Judge Ezra Frank
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Judge Ezra Frank
Grand Theft Auto
as Minister
Grand Theft Auto
as Minister
Mrs. Stone's Thing
as Bartender
Mrs. Stone's Thing
as Bartender
First to Fight
as Sergeant Maypole
First to Fight
as Sergeant Maypole
Take Her, She's Mine
as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Clerk in Newspaper Department
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Clerk in Newspaper Department
The Bold and the Brave
as Bob
The Bold and the Brave
as Bob
Hi, Buddy
as Tim Martin
Hi, Buddy
as Tim Martin
Hit the Road
as Pesky
Hit the Road
as Pesky
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Jimmy Jordan
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Jimmy Jordan
Men of Boys Town
as Pee Wee
Men of Boys Town
as Pee Wee
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Tommy, the Crippled Child
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Tommy, the Crippled Child
Dreaming Out Loud
as Jimmy
Dreaming Out Loud
as Jimmy
Wyoming
as Jimmy Kincaid
Wyoming
as Jimmy Kincaid
Blackmail
as Hank Ingram
Blackmail
as Hank Ingram
On Borrowed Time
as Pud Northrup
On Borrowed Time
as Pud Northrup
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Tommy Benson (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Tommy Benson (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Harry Cole
Dodge City
as Harry Cole
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as George Sanders
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as George Sanders
Kentucky
as Peter Goodwin - 1861
Kentucky
as Peter Goodwin - 1861
Young Dr. Kildare
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Pee Wee
Boys Town
as Pee Wee
Go Chase Yourself
as Junior (uncredited)
Go Chase Yourself
as Junior (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
as Bob O'Leary (as a boy)
In Old Chicago
as Bob O'Leary (as a boy)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Boy
It Happened in Hollywood
as Boy
The Great O'Malley
as Boy (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
as Boy (uncredited)
She's Dangerous
as Boy at Airport
She's Dangerous
as Boy at Airport
Pay As You Exit
as Audience
Pay As You Exit
as Audience
Libeled Lady
as Waif (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
as Waif (uncredited)
Show Boat
Show Boat
Two-Fisted
as Jimmy's Boxing Partner
Two-Fisted
as Jimmy's Boxing Partner
Life Begins at Forty
as Meriwhether Son
Life Begins at Forty
as Meriwhether Son
Life Begins
as Edgar, Harry’s Son (uncredited)
Life Begins
as Edgar, Harry’s Son (uncredited)