John M. Watson Sr.

John M. Watson Sr.

1/10/1937 – 9/7/2006Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography (14 titles)

Stranger Than Fiction7.3Movie

Stranger Than Fiction

TV Author · 2006

39: A Film by Carroll McKane7.0Movie

39: A Film by Carroll McKane

Jake · 2006

The Trouble with Dee Dee5.6Movie

The Trouble with Dee Dee

Ali · 2005

Soul Food6.3Movie

Soul Food

Uncle Pete · 1997

Hoodlum6.5Movie

Hoodlum

Manager of Pool Hall · 1997

Early Edition7.4Show

Early Edition

Morris Sanford · 1996

To Sir, with Love II6.4Movie

To Sir, with Love II

Publisher · 1996

Natural Born Killers7.1Movie

Natural Born Killers

Black Inmate · 1994

The Fugitive7.5Movie

The Fugitive

Bones Roosevelt · 1993

Groundhog Day7.6Movie

Groundhog Day

Bartender (as John Watson Sr.) · 1993

The Public Eye6.2Movie

The Public Eye

Scullion · 1992

Hero6.3Movie

Hero

African American Wannabee · 1992

Only the Lonely6.1Movie

Only the Lonely

Leo · 1991

Opportunity Knocks5.7Movie

Opportunity Knocks

Harold Monroe · 1990