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Bobby Watson

Date of birth: 1888-11-26

Place of birth: Springfield, Illinois, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Movie Credits

The Baby Bandit
0

The Baby Bandit

1930-06-11

A husband goes to a convention, where he gets entangled with a lady bandit, who passes herself off a

The Big Clock
3.6

The Big Clock

1948-03-18

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again

The Murder Man
3.5

The Murder Man

1935-07-12

Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When

Don't Be a Sucker!
3.4

Don't Be a Sucker!

1943-07-04

Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is simila

Singin' in the Rain
4.1

Singin' in the Rain

1952-04-10

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par

The Paleface
3

The Paleface

1948-12-17

Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane

No Escape
2.3

No Escape

1953-07-31

When the available evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, her boyfri

Wine, Women and Song
0

Wine, Women and Song

1933-03-27

The story of aging chorus girl Frankie Arnette, who'll do anything for publicity. Fiercely ambitious

The Devil with Hitler
2.8

The Devil with Hitler

1942-10-18

Adolf Hitler, Benito and Suki Yaki are placed in a series of Three-Stooges routines, with the premis

Nazty Nuisance
1.9

Nazty Nuisance

1943-08-06

Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he

This Side of Heaven
3.5

This Side of Heaven

1934-02-02

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

Moonlight and Pretzels
0

Moonlight and Pretzels

1933-08-01

A song plugger is stranded in a small town. There he meets a girl who later helps him to put on a sh

Arrowsmith
3.3

Arrowsmith

1931-12-07

A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of

Manhattan Parade
0.9

Manhattan Parade

1931-12-24

Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the o

A Foreign Affair
3.5

A Foreign Affair

1948-08-20

In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoma

I Hate Women
0

I Hate Women

1934-05-10

A reporter is frustrated with women after a string of failed relationships. But then he finds himsel

Follow the Leader
2.3

Follow the Leader

1930-12-06

A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway sh

The Hitler Gang
3

The Hitler Gang

1944-04-26

The Hitler Gang adopts the style of a gangster film as it charts Adolf Hitler’s rise from small-time

Glorious Vamps
1.7

Glorious Vamps

1930-01-25

A burlesque survey of femmes fatales through the ages.

Society Doctor
3.1

Society Doctor

1935-01-25

Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room.

China Seas
3

China Seas

1935-08-09

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo:

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
3.4

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1944-09-18

A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell

The Band Plays On
4.3

The Band Plays On

1934-12-21

A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.

Ready, Willing and Able
2.5

Ready, Willing and Able

1937-03-06

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in th

Going Hollywood
2.6

Going Hollywood

1933-12-22

The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love.

Hold That Blonde!
3

Hold That Blonde!

1945-11-23

Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a g

Streamline Express
2.4

Streamline Express

1935-09-15

A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard are a

Lucky Night
3.3

Lucky Night

1939-05-05

Cora, an heiress who gives it all up for the excitement of looking for a job and living on her own,

Coast Guard
2.5

Coast Guard

1939-08-04

Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Br

Kid Nightingale
2.8

Kid Nightingale

1939-11-04

A waiter becomes a singing prizefighter.

Everything's on Ice
2.3

Everything's on Ice

1939-10-05

Comedy about a little girl who's uncle makes her an ice skating star, only to take all of her money.

Syncopation
2.5

Syncopation

1929-03-23

Benny and Flo are a husband and wife dance team, Sloane and Darrel, traveling around the country as

The Kid From Texas
3.3

The Kid From Texas

1939-04-14

A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and

Libeled Lady
3.6

Libeled Lady

1936-10-09

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she f

Secrets of a Model
3

Secrets of a Model

1940-04-10

Pretty girl in need of money for her dying mom's operation poses for a sculpture.

Naughty-Cal
0

Naughty-Cal

1932-02-19

A pair of borrowed pants are an obstacle to a sailor's romance.

Captains Courageous
3.7

Captains Courageous

1937-06-25

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transat

Hitler- Dead or Alive
2.3

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942-11-12

A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million d

Red, Hot and Blue
2.9

Red, Hot and Blue

1949-09-05

In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water w

You're a Sweetheart
2.1

You're a Sweetheart

1937-12-26

A Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big production

Paul Revere, Jr.
0

Paul Revere, Jr.

1933-10-07

A drunken fool by the name of Paul Revere Wilson (or Williams or something) drinks too much and imag

Duffy's Tavern
3

Duffy's Tavern

1945-09-28

The staff of a record factory drown their sorrows at Duffy's Tavern, while the company owner faces t

G.I. Jane
3

G.I. Jane

1951-07-06

A civilian, ordered to report to his draft board, slips off into a dream about the army life ahead o

The Countess of Monte Cristo
3

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934-03-18

A distraught movie extra flees a movie set with a fancy costume and car. Circumstances lead her to

Dangerous Number
2.2

Dangerous Number

1937-01-22

Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his fo

The Gay Bride
2.9

The Gay Bride

1934-12-14

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectanc

The Song and Dance Man
0

The Song and Dance Man

1926-02-08

Song and Dance Man was based on the play of the same name by George M. Cohan. Tom Moore plays vaudev

The Adventurous Blonde
2.5

The Adventurous Blonde

1937-11-13

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) i

It Ain't Hay
3.2

It Ain't Hay

1943-02-22

Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feedin

That Royle Girl
0.5

That Royle Girl

1925-12-07

Joan Royle, beautiful but naive model who came from the slums, falls for Fred Ketlar, the leader of

The Story of Mankind
2.1

The Story of Mankind

1957-11-08

The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.

The Ghost Comes Home
2.5

The Ghost Comes Home

1940-03-08

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voya

From Bad to Worse
0

From Bad to Worse

1937-06-04

Charley's honeymoon is upset by a woman and her jealous husband.

Calling All Doctors
0

Calling All Doctors

1937-07-22

Charley is a hypochondriac who is driving his family, his friends and his doctor crazy.

The High Cost of Loving
2.9

The High Cost of Loving

1958-05-16

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut

Copper Canyon
2.6

Copper Canyon

1950-11-15

A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lan

Roamin' Thru The Roses
0

Roamin' Thru The Roses

1933-11-11

Musical short showcasing Jarrett and Nearing

The Romance of a Million Dollars
0

The Romance of a Million Dollars

1926-07-15

Troubled Breck Dunbarton is placed in the custody of his kindly Uncle Ezra, who trusts him, making h