Pierre Watkin
Pierre Frank Watkin was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the bank president in The Bank Dick (1940); Lou Gehrig's father-in-law Mr. Twitchell in Pride of the Yankees (1942); and the first actor to portray Perry White in the Superman serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).
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🎬 Movies
Sudden Danger
actor
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
actor
1955
The Big Bluff
actor
1955
Johnny Dark
actor
1954
The Stranger Wore a Gun
actor
1953
Hold That Line
actor
1952
Atom Man vs. Superman
actor
1950
The Big Hangover
actor
1950
Rock Island Trail
actor
1950
The Story of Seabiscuit
actor
1949
Siren of Atlantis
actor
1949
Superman
actor
1948
The Red Stallion
actor
1947
Violence
actor
1947
The Missing Lady
actor
1946
Behind the Mask
actor
1946
Shock
actor
1946
Dakota
actor
1945
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
actor
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
actor
1945
Dead Man's Eyes
actor
1944
Jungle Woman
actor
1944
Swing Shift Maisie
actor
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
actor
1943
Ice Capades Revue
actor
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
actor
1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
actor
1942
Nazi Agent
actor
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
actor
1942
Jesse James at Bay
actor
1941
Great Guns
actor
1941
Nevada City
actor
1941
Adventure in Washington
actor
1941
Meet John Doe
actor
1941
A Man Betrayed
actor
1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
actor
1940
Father Is A Prince
actor
1940
Captain Caution
actor
1940
I Love You Again
actor
1940
Out West with the Peppers
actor
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
actor
1939
Secret Service of the Air
actor
1939
The Lady Objects
actor
1938
Girls' School
actor
1938
The Chaser
actor
1938
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
actor
1937
Breakfast for Two
actor
1937
Stage Door
actor
1937
The Singing Marine
actor
1937
The Go-Getter
actor
1937
Mountain Justice
actor
1937
Devil's Playground
actor
1937
Country Gentlemen
actor
1936
Swing Time
actor
1936
Dangerous
actor
1935
