Years active 1928–1947 (acting) Name Delmar Watson | Role Child actor | |
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Full Name David Delmar Watson Spouse Antoinette Watson (m. 2002–2008) Parents J.C. Watson, Golda Gladdis Wimer Siblings Coy Watson, Jr., Bobs Watson, Harry Watson Movies Heidi, Annie Oakley, Hunted Men, American Stag, The Right to Romance Similar People Coy Watson - Jr, Bobs Watson, Allan Dwan, Leslie Goodwins, Louis King | ||
Delmar watson on early hollywood and child actors
David Delmar Watson (July 1, 1926 – October 26, 2008) was an American child actor and news photographer.
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Biography
He was one of nine children born to actor, stuntman, and pioneer special effects artist Coy Watson Sr. The family lived in the old Edendale area (now Echo Park) of Los Angeles. Delmar attended Belmont High School.
Delmar acted in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington alongside Jimmy Stewart and in Heidi with Shirley Temple. His eight siblings (five brothers and three sisters) also acted in films, including Coy Jr., Harry and Bobs. He and his brothers played the governor's sons in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The family was honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce by placing the Watson family ("the First Family of Hollywood") star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6674 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
Delmar Watson edited and published five books: "Quick, Watson, The Camera', 1976; Los Angeles The Olympic City, 1932-1984, 1984; The 10th Olympiad - Japan, 1984; Goin' Hollywood 1887-1987, 1988; Delmar Watson's "Babe", The One and Only, 1992.
Death
Watson died in his Glendale, California home from prostate cancer, aged 82.
Filmography
Actor
1947
Gas House Kids Go West as
Young Boy (uncredited)
1941
Among the Living as
Newsboy (uncredited)
1941
New York Town as
Hungarian Boy (uncredited)
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Toothless Boy (uncredited)
1940
My Little Chickadee as
Boy (uncredited)
1940
I Take This Woman as
Smaller Murphy Kid (scenes deleted)
1940
His Girl Friday as
Skinny (uncredited)
1940
Legion of the Lawless as
Lafe Barton Jr.
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as
Hopper Boy
1939
Here I Am a Stranger as
Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
1939
Those High Grey Walls as
Boy (uncredited)
1939
When Tomorrow Comes as
Boy in Wagon (uncredited)
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln as
Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
1939
The Family Next Door as
Boy (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as
Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as
Joe (uncredited)
1938
Kentucky as
Thad Goodwin Jr. (1861)
1938
A Christmas Carol as
Snowballer in Gang (uncredited)
1938
Breaking the Ice as
Reuben Johnson
1938
Hunted Men as
Robert Harris aka Butch
1938
Change of Heart as
Jimmy Milligan
1937
Tovarich as
Urchin Stealing Groceries (uncredited)
1937
Clipped Wings as
Mickey Lofton - as a Boy
1937
Outlaws of the Prairie as
Dart Collins Jr. (uncredited)
1937
52nd Street as
Young Benjamin (uncredited)
1937
The Pigskin Palooka (Short) as
Football Captain
1937
Heidi as
Peter
1937
It Happened in Hollywood as
Chief-Boy pushing toy car (uncredited)
1937
The Road Back as
Boy (uncredited)
1937
Let Them Live as
Boy in Orphanage (uncredited)
1937
We Have Our Moments as
Little Boy (uncredited)
1937
Maytime as
Maypole Singer (uncredited)
1937
The Great O'Malley as
Tubby
1936
One Live Ghost (Short) as
Sonny
1936
Old Hutch as
Allie Hutchins
1936
Show Boat as
Boy (uncredited)
1936
Silly Billies as
Martin
1936
The Country Doctor as
Oldest Wyatt Boy (uncredited)
1936
Sutter's Gold as
3rd Newsboy (uncredited)
1936
The Pinch Singer (Short)(unconfirmed)
1935
We're Only Human as
Tommy Anderson (uncredited)
1935
Our Gang Follies of 1936 (Short)(unconfirmed)
1935
Annie Oakley as
Wesley Oakley
1935
Freckles as
Little Boy (uncredited)
1935
Silk Hat Kid as
Child (uncredited)
1935
Life Begins at 40 as
Meriwhether Son (uncredited)
1934
Shrimps for a Day (Short) as
Kid (unconfirmed)
1934
In the Dog House (Short) as
Jimmy Clyde
1934
The Painted Veil as
Crying Boy (scenes deleted)
1934
Gentlemen Are Born as
Crying Boy (uncredited)
1934
Among the Missing as
First Boy
1934
Chained as
Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited)
1934
Straight Is the Way as
Crying Boy (voice, uncredited)
1934
Oil's Well (Short)
1934
Fugitive Lovers as
Tommy (uncredited)
1934
The Old Bugler (Short)
1933
The Right to Romance as
Bill
1933
To the Last Man as
Tad Stanley (uncredited)
1933
The Last Trail as
Pupil with Tom's Hat (uncredited)
1933
Goldie Gets Along as
Autograph Seeking Boy Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
1932
False Impressions (Short) as
3rd Son (uncredited)
1932
Wild Girl as
Willie - Red Pete's Boy (uncredited)
1932
The Fourth Horseman as
Young Boy (uncredited)
1932
Running with Charles Paddock (Short)
1932
Speed in the Gay Nineties (Short) as
Junior Martin (as Delmer Watson)
1932
Heavens! My Husband! (Short) as
Gelbart Boy (uncredited)
1931
Compromised as
Sandy Brock
1931
Riders of the Purple Sage as
Young Boy (uncredited)
1930
Mother's Cry as
One of the Williams Children - Age 3 (uncredited)
1930
Who's the Boss (Short) as
One of the Children (as The Three Watson Boys)
1930
Outside the Law as
The Kid
1930
The Lone Star Ranger as
Baby Jones
1929
Love, Live and Laugh as
Little Boy (uncredited)
1929
Lucky Star as
Young Tucker (uncredited)
1929
The Valiant as
Little Boy Who Falls Down (uncredited)
1929
Blue Skies
1929
Zip! Boom! Bang! (Short)
1928
Taxi 13 as
Mactavish Child (uncredited)
1928
Kid Hayseed (Short)
Miscellaneous
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (Documentary) (archive materials)
1992
The Public Eye (technical advisor)
Self
2008
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Notorious Crime Profiles: Mickey Cohen (2008) - Self
2008
Mobsters (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Former Los Angeles Photographer
- Mickey Cohen (2008) - Self - Former Los Angeles Photographer
2006
American Stag (Documentary) as
Self
2002
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Curse of the Little Rascals (2002) - Self
2000
The Young and the Dead (Documentary) as
Self
1993
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling (TV Movie) as
Self
1958
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Coy and Goldie Watson (1958) - Self
Archive Footage
1959
Little Rascals Varieties as
Kid
References
Delmar Watson Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA