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Jack Watson (Hockey Player)
Jack Watson may refer to: *Jack Watson (actor) (1915–1999), English actor *Jack Watson (American football) (1893–1963), American football player and coach *Jack Watson (Australian footballer) (1927–2013), Australian rules footballer *Jack Watson (British Army officer) (1917–2011) *Jack Watson (cattle station manager) (1852−1896) *Jack Watson (cricketer) (1921–2012), English cricketer *Jack Watson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1957), English football defender for Birmingham *Jack Watson (presidential adviser) (born 1938), White House Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter *Jack Watson (Scottish footballer) (1911–1944) *Jack C. Watson (1928–2022), American jurist, Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *John Fox Watson (1917–1976), Scottish footballer, nicknamed Jack See also *John Watson (other) {{human name disambiguation, Watson, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Watson (actor)
Jack Watson (15 May 1915 – 4 July 1999) was an English actor who appeared in many British films and television dramas from the 1950s onwards. Early life Watson was born in Thorney, Cambridgeshire. He was the son of a Gaiety Girl, Barbara Hughes, and a music hall comedian, Nosmo King. Watson often appeared on stage with his father as straight man, where he was known simply as Hubert. Military service During the Second World War he was a physical training instructor in the Royal Navy, and his physique was much in evidence in many of his subsequent screen roles. Career During the war Watson was resident compère of the BBC radio comedy ''The Navy Mixture''. After the war, his talent as an impersonator resulted in his becoming a regular on BBC radio programmes such as ''Take it from Here'', ''Hancock's Half Hour'' and ''The Clitheroe Kid''. He gradually made the transition to television, where his first major role was in ''Coronation Street'', in which he became Elsie Tanner's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |