Actor profile

John M. Watson Sr.

10th January 1937 Ohio, USA Acting

John M. Watson Sr. (January 10, 1937 - September 7, 2006) was an American Jazz musician and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in films such as Groundhog Day, The Fugitive, Natural Born Killers, and Soul Food. He was also a noted trombonist with musicians Red Saunders and Count Basie. Description above from the Wikipedia article John M. Watson Sr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

13 Movies 1 TV Shows 14 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Stranger Than Fiction poster

Stranger Than Fiction 10th November 2006 as TV Author

39: A Film by Carroll McKane poster

39: A Film by Carroll McKane 16th July 2006 as Jake

The Trouble with Dee Dee poster

The Trouble with Dee Dee 16th October 2005 as Ali

Soul Food poster

Soul Food 26th September 1997 as Uncle Pete

Hoodlum poster

Hoodlum 27th August 1997 as Manager of Pool Hall

To Sir, with Love II poster

To Sir, with Love II 7th April 1996 as Publisher

Natural Born Killers poster

Natural Born Killers 26th August 1994 as Black Inmate

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 6th August 1993 as Bones Roosevelt

Groundhog Day poster

Groundhog Day 11th February 1993 as Bartender (as John Watson Sr.)

The Public Eye poster

The Public Eye 16th October 1992 as Scullion

Hero poster

Hero 2nd October 1992 as African American Wannabee

Only the Lonely poster

Only the Lonely 24th May 1991 as Leo

Opportunity Knocks poster

Opportunity Knocks 30th March 1990 as Harold Monroe

Early Edition poster

Early Edition 28th September 1996 as Morris Sanford