Pierre Watkin
American actor (1887–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) 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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Pierre Watkin | |
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Born | Pierre Frank Watkin (1887-12-29)December 29, 1887 |
Died | February 3, 1960(1960-02-03) (aged 72) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Valhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1910–1960 |
Spouses | Christie E. McLennan
(m. 1909; died 1930)Mary Hart (m. 1932) |
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