Personal Info
Robert Ball Watson
The Crybaby of Hollywood
Bobs Watson
Acting
Biography
Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in the early days of Hollywood as being a houseful of child actors. He was 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.
Watson was best known for his role as "P…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Judge Ezra Frank
Grand Theft Auto
as Minister
Mrs. Stone's Thing
as Bartender
First to Fight
as Sergeant Maypole
Take Her, She's Mine
as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Clerk in Newspaper Department
The Bold and the Brave
as Bob
Hi, Buddy
as Tim Martin
Men of Boys Town
as Pee Wee
Hit the Road
as Pesky
TV Shows
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as Rod · 1 ep.
The Mothers-in-Law
as Officer Bailey · 1 ep.
The F.B.I.
as Walsh · 1 ep.
Green Acres
1 ep.
The Fugitive
as Milt Plummer · 1 ep.
The Virginian
as Clerk · 1 ep.
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Fred Penrod · 4 ep.
The Lucy Show
as Calvin · 1 ep.
Pete and Gladys
1 ep.
The Jim Backus Show
39 ep.