
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 Twitchell, 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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The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Heart of the Rio Grande

I Love Lucy

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Jack Benny Program

Perry Mason

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He Who Gets Slapped

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Outside These Walls

Sunset in the West

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If You Could Only Cook

The Pride of the Yankees

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

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I Love You Again

The Magnificent Dope

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Stage Door

About Mrs. Leslie

Under Your Spell

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In Old Amarillo

Flamingo Road

City Detective

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The Fountainhead

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Hired Wife

Rhythm on the River

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Teddy the Rough Rider

Song of Love

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Adventures of Superman

Dead Man's Eyes

History Is Made at Night

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Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Illegal Traffic

Young Dr. Kildare

Boy Meets Girl

She Knew All the Answers

Road to Singapore

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Rulers of the Sea

Lydia

Marked Woman

The Bank Dick

The Saint Takes Over

King of the Underworld

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Green Light

Du Barry Was a Lady

It Ain't Hay

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The Mad Miss Manton

Internes Can't Take Money

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Mr. Moto's Gamble

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The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Chance of a Lifetime

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Murder Is My Business

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Girls on Probation

Two in the Dark

Keep Your Powder Dry

Magnificent Doll

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King of Chinatown

The Story of Seabiscuit

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Devil's Playground

Arsène Lupin Returns

The Go-Getter

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Highway Patrol

Out West with the Peppers

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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

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They Made Her a Spy

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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Here Come the Co-Eds

The Adventures of Jane Arden

Don't Knock The Rock

Secret Service of the Air

Breakfast for Two

Fast and Loose

The Counterfeiters

Captain Caution

Mysterious Island

China Clipper

Mission to Moscow

The Man Who Cried Wolf

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Last of the Buccaneers

It Had to Happen

Ever Since Eve

Smashing the Rackets

The Maverick Queen

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Sudden Danger

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A Man Betrayed

Bill Cracks Down

The Shadow Returns

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Wanted: Jane Turner

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Atom Man vs. Superman

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Siren of Atlantis

End of the Road

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Daughter of Shanghai

Little Giant

Incident

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Creature with the Atom Brain

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Paradise Isle

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Larceny on the Air

Society Lawyer

The Great Victor Herbert

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King of Hockey

She's Dangerous

Life with Henry

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

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No Time for Comedy

Father Is A Prince

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Atlantic City

Nevada City

Obliging Young Lady

High School Hero

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Hold That Baby!

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

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Jungle Woman

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Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Country Gentlemen

Wall Street Cowboy

Her Husband's Affairs

Apology for Murder

The Missing Lady

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Stand By All Networks

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Everything's on Ice

The Count of Monte Cristo

Earthbound

Dangerous Number

Meet the Stewarts

Jesse James at Bay

Money Madness

Fired Wife

Two Lost Worlds

The Californian

The Singing Marine

Sailor's Lady

Boston Blackie

An Innocent Affair

I'll Remember April

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Cavalcade of America

Radar Secret Service

The Lost Planet

Mystery Sea Raider

You May Be Next!

Cinderella Swings It

Petticoat Politics

The Covered Trailer

Sioux City Sue

The Great Mike

The Jones Family in Hollywood

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Redwood Forest Trail

Blue Grass of Kentucky

Captain Tugboat Annie

The Wild Frontier

The Spirit of Culver

The Gentleman from Louisiana

I Love a Bandleader

I Ring Doorbells

Over the Border

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I'll Tell the World

Glamour Girl

Secrets of a Sorority Girl

Cracked Nuts

Thundering Caravans

Mary Lou

Love Letters of a Star

Miss Mink of 1949

Naval Academy

For Beauty's Sake

South of Dixie

Oh, What a Night!

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Beyond Our Own

Michael O'Halloran

Yesterday's Heroes