Bobs Watson

born: 16 November 1930 Los Angeles, California, United States of America

died: 27 June 1999 Laguna Beach, California, United States of America (prostate cancer, age 68)

American child actor. Apparently his surname was "Ball". Yes, Ball. His father nicknamed him "Bobs" to distinguish him from another actor named Bob Watson. He was the youngest of the 9 Watson kids who collectively performed in over 1,000 films starting in 1912 with oldest brother Coy. He became a United Methodist Minister in 1966. His brother Delmar told newspapers that he died on June 26th and Social Security Records say he died on the 26th. Many newspaper obituaries say he died on the 27th.

Real name: Robert Ball Watson

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1933 Forgotten Babies Boy 1936 Pay As You Exit Boy in audience 1937 Glove Taps Kid 1937 Our Gang Follies Of 1938 Boy Acknowledgements: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6970/bobs-watson (1999 Jun 27: complete biography) https://www.newspapers.com/image/628165417/?terms=%22bob%20watson%22&match=1 (1999 Jun 27: obit) https://www.newspapers.com/image/935177308/?terms=%22bob%20watson%22&match=1 (1999 Jun 26: obit) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Z-D8GC (1999 Jun 26: death Social Security (NUMIDENT) ) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG7R-7ZP (1999 Jun 26: Social Security Death Index) Jim Jarvis (information) This page was last updated on: 14 July 2025