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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...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
DragnetSeries • 1951
I Love LucySeries • 1951
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
The Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950
Highway PatrolSeries • 1955
Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1952
December BrideSeries • 1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952
Racket SquadSeries • 1951
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries • 1951
Boston BlackieSeries • 1951
FurySeries • 1955
Sergeant Preston of the YukonSeries • 1955
City DetectiveSeries • 1953
The Count of Monte CristoSeries • 1956
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939
Marked WomanMovie • 1937