Occupation Actor Spouse Jaye Watson (m. ?–1999) Role Actor | Name Bobs Watson Years active 1932–1993 | |
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Full Name Robert B. Watson Siblings Coy Watson, Jr., Delmar Watson, Harry Watson Parents J.C. Watson, Golda Gladdis Wimer Movies and TV shows Boys Town, Men of Boys Town, What Ever Happened to Baby J, Dreaming Out Loud, The Bold and the Brave Similar People Coy Watson - Jr, Delmar Watson, Norman Taurog, Mickey Rooney, Robert Aldrich | ||
Robert Ball Watson (November 11, 1930 – June 27, 1999) was an American actor and Methodist minister.
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Biography
Robert Ball "Bobs" Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors. Brother to Coy Watson Jr., Harry, Billy, Delmar, Garry, Vivian, Gloria, and Louise, all of whom acted in motion pictures.
The family, known as "the first family of Hollywood", lived by the Echo Park area of Los Angeles and Bobs attended nearby Belmont High School.
They were honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Watson family star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California.
He died of prostate cancer in 1999 at Laguna Beach, California.
Child actor
Watson was best known for his role as "Pee Wee" in the 1938 film Boys Town with Spencer Tracy. They became such good friends doing the movie that Watson was reportedly Tracy's last visitor before his death. In 1939, Watson delivered a fine, tear-jerking performance as Pud, Lionel Barrymore's grandson, in the MGM film, On Borrowed Time. Watson also had parts in many television shows, including The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and The Fugitive.
Career
In addition to working in the motion pictures business, Watson went to Claremont School of Theology to become a Methodist minister, inspired from the movie Boys Town. He retired after 30 years of serving in Burbank and La Cañada, California.