Bobby Watson

Personal Info

Birthday

November 26, 1888

Day of Death

1965-05-22

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Robert Watson Knucher

Bobby Watson

Biography

Bobby Watson (born Robert Watson Knucher; November 28, 1888 – May 22, 1965) was an American theater and film actor, playing a variety of character roles, including, after 1942, Adolf Hitler.

Known For

Highway Patrol

Singin' in the Rain

The Band Plays On

Captains Courageous

A Foreign Affair

The Big Clock

The Paleface

Copper Canyon

Filmography

1958
The High Cost of Loving
as Marvin Phyffe (uncredited)
1957
The Story of Mankind
as Adolf Hitler
1953
No Escape
as Claude Duffy (as Robert Watson)
1952
Singin' in the Rain
as Diction Coach (uncredited)
1951
G.I. Jane
as Colonel
1950
Copper Canyon
as Bixby (as Robert Watson)
1949
Red, Hot and Blue
as Barney Stratum
1948
The Paleface
as Toby Preston
A Foreign Affair
as Hitler (uncredited)
The Big Clock
as Morton Spalding
1945
Hold That Blonde!
as Edwards
Duffy's Tavern
as Masseur
1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang
as Adolf Hitler
1943
Nazty Nuisance
as Adolph Hitler
It Ain't Hay
as Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Adolf Hitler
The Devil with Hitler
as Adolf Hitler
1940
Secrets of a Model
as Stuart Bannerman
The Ghost Comes Home
as Waldo (uncredited)
1939
Kid Nightingale
as Oscar - the Service Station Man (uncredited)
Everything's on Ice
as French
Coast Guard
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Lucky Night
as Orchestra Leader at George's (uncredited)
The Kid From Texas
as Polo Match Announcer
1937
You're a Sweetheart
as Defense Attorney
The Adventurous Blonde
as Mugsy, a reporter
Calling All Doctors
as Steve Brown
Captains Courageous
as Reporter (uncredited)
From Bad to Worse
as Friend
Ready, Willing and Able
as Tenant
Dangerous Number
as Orchestra Leader
1936
Libeled Lady
as Waif (uncredited)
1935
Streamline Express
as Gerald Wilson
China Seas
as Man on Dock with McCaleb (uncredited)
The Murder Man
as Carey Booth
Society Doctor
as Albright
1934
The Band Plays On
as Radio Announcer
The Gay Bride
as Car Salesman (uncredited)
I Hate Women
as Ducky
The Countess of Monte Cristo
as Hotel Valet
This Side of Heaven
as Mr. Worthington - Interior Decorator (uncredited)
1933
Going Hollywood
as Thompson
Paul Revere, Jr.
as Martin Tinwell
Moonlight and Pretzels
as Bertie
Wine, Women and Song
as Lawrence
1932
Naughty-Cal
as Lillian's Boyfriend
1931
Manhattan Parade
as Paisley
Arrowsmith
as Little Neighbor (uncredited)
1930
Follow the Leader
as George White
Glorious Vamps
as Bobby Watson
1929
Syncopation
as Benny Darrell
1926
The Romance of a Million Dollars
as The Detective
The Song and Dance Man
as Fred Carroll
1925
That Royle Girl
as Hoofer