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Billy Watson

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Actor

The Resume

    (December 25, 1923-February 17, 2022)
    Born in Los Angeles, California
    Birth name was William Richard Watson
    Acted in 'Cannonball Express (1932),' 'Death on the Diamond (1934),' 'Life Begins at 40 (1935),' 'The Winning Ticket (1935),' 'Mary of Scotland (1936),' 'Show Boat (1936),' 'In Old Chicago (1938),' 'Kidnapped (1938),' 'Stanley and Livingstone (1939),' 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939),' 'Young Mr. Lincoln (1939),' and 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)'
    Member of the Watson family

Why he might be annoying:

    His family probably pushed him into the entertainment industry.
    He made his movie debut at the age of five in Taxi 13.
    He portrayed the young version of Don Ameche's character at the start of In Old Chicago.
    He quit movies when he turned seventeen.
    The scenes from his last movie role (in 'I Take This Woman') were deleted.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
    He became a commercial photographer in the Los Angeles area.
    He performed in local theater groups in his later years.
    He was married to the same woman for over sixty years.
    He came from a family of nine sibling actors - known as 'the first family of Hollywood.'
    His real-life brothers (Delmar, Harry and Garry) played his brothers in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Senator Hopper's sons.
    His family is the only one to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, getting their place on Hollywood Boulevard in 1999.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying