Douglass Watson
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| Douglass Watson | |
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Watson circa 1950s.
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| Born | Larkin Douglass Watson III February 24, 1921 Jackson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Arizona |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950-1989 |
| Spouse(s) | Eugenia Laring-Clark (1941-1989; his death) |
Larkin Douglass Watson III (February 24, 1921 — May 1, 1989) was an American actor.
Life and career
Watson was born in Jackson, Georgia, the son of Caroline (Smith) and Larkin Douglass Watson, Jr., a teacher.[1] Before his acting career, he received two Purple Heart awards for his service in World War II. A character actor since 1950, his most notable roles were in the movies Julius Caesar (1953), Sayonara (1957), and The Money Pit (1986). He was also an acclaimed actor on the New York stage, acting in several Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including the 1952 Broadway revival of Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill. In addition, he played on such daytime dramatic dramas as Moment of Truth (1965) (a Canadian serial), Search for Tomorrow (1966–1968), and Love of Life (1972–1973).
On Another World, Watson portrayed Mackenzie "Mac" Cory; the second actor to play the role, he had replaced Robert Emhardt. Watson earned the Another World role after a critically acclaimed turn playing Kent in King Lear at the 1974 New York Shakespeare Festival.
He won two Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Actor, in 1980 and 1981. He was under contract at the time of his 1989 death from a heart attack while on vacation in Arizona. His character on the show also died shortly afterward. Douglass Watson is interred at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/23/Douglass-Watson.html
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