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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-01-10

Day of Death

2006-09-07 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Ohio, USA

Also Known As

John Watson Sr.

John M. Watson Sr.

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Hoodlum

1997

Hoodlum

as

Manager of Pool Hall

The Fugitive

1993

The Fugitive

as

Bones Roosevelt

Groundhog Day

1993

Groundhog Day

as

Bartender

Stranger Than Fiction

2006

Stranger Than Fiction

as

TV Author

Soul Food

1997

Soul Food

as

Uncle Pete

Natural Born Killers

1994

Natural Born Killers

as

Black Inmate

The Public Eye

1992

The Public Eye

as

Scullion

Opportunity Knocks

1990

Opportunity Knocks

as

Harold Monroe

Hero

1992

Hero

as

African American Wannabee

Production

Crew

Directing