Bobs Watson
Biography
Bobs Watson was an American actor, born in Los Angeles and raised around Echo Park, who started out as one of the many acting children in the Watson family, a household that worked in Hollywood during its early days. He was best known for playing Pee Wee in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Boys Town (1938), with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney, and he took the part again in Men of Boys Town (1941). In 1939 he played Pud, the grandson of Lionel Barrymore's character, in On Borrowed Time. Watson later made guest appearances on many television programs, among them The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, The Fugitive and Bonanza, and in 1963 he appeared as Matt Lewis on The Virginian.
68years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Laguna Beach
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Robert Ball Watson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 1 year1938 to 1939
Every film, newest first
- 1939Dodge CityIMDb rating 7.1
- 1939On Borrowed TimeIMDb rating 7.7
- 1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellIMDb rating 6.9
- 1938Boys TownIMDb rating 7.2
- 1938In Old ChicagoIMDb rating 6.7
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