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 Twitche ... ll, 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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Adventures of Superman
as Airline Official
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 19, 1952
Perry Mason
as Judge
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Dorrance
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1951
Perry Mason
as Judge Keetley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Porter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1955
Lux Video Theatre
as Sleamish
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as J. Harrison Hardesty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Bat Masterson
as Judge Smith
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1958
Fury
as Ellis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1955
Cavalcade of America
as Allan Pinkerton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1952
Lux Video Theatre
as Hinchecliffe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1950
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Morgan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1952
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Dr. Bowers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1958
The Jack Benny Program
as Mr. Lewis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 28, 1950
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Mr. Robinson (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 06, 1957
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 1951
December Bride
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 04, 1954
Highway Patrol
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 15, 1951
Dragnet
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 1951
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1958
The Count of Monte Cristo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 1956
Racket Squad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 07, 1951
The Whistler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 13, 1954
Cavalcade of America
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1952
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1955
City Detective
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 07, 1953
Hopalong Cassidy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1952
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1951
Jungle Jim
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1955
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