Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin
Watkin in Meet John Doe (1941)
Born
Pierre Frank Watkin

(1887-12-29)December 29, 1887
DiedFebruary 3, 1960(1960-02-03) (aged 72)
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, California
OccupationActor
Years active1910–1960
Spouses
Christie E. McLennan
(m. 1909; died 1930)
Mary Hart
(m. 1932)

Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the bank president in The Bank Dick (1940); Lou Gehrig's father-in-law Mr. Twitchell in Pride of the Yankees (1942); and the first actor to portray Perry White in the Superman serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).