Mills Watson

Mills Watson
Born	Mills Watson July 10, 1940 (1940-07-10) (age 71) Oakland, California
Years active	1968–1992

Mills Watson (born July 10, 1940) is an American actor.

Watson was born in Oakland, California. He is possibly best known for his role as Deputy Perkins, first on B.J. and the Bear and later on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. He also played Uncle Buster in the sitcom, Harper Valley P.T.A. Watson has twice played the comical sidekick of a police officer. He played opposite Claude Akins in The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo and in Up in Smoke he played the assistant of Stacy Keach. Watson played guest roles in shows such as as The A-Team, Airwolf, The Rockford Files, Murder She Wrote and M*A*S*H as well as movies such as Papillon. Watson made his debut in 1968, in an episode of Gunsmoke.

Ironically, the last role he played was in 1992, in the television film Gunsmoke: To the Last Man.

Mills Watson retired from acting and moved to Oregon, where he resides on 22 acres (89,000 m²).^[1]

References

1. ^ "An Interview with Ed Lauter". Shock Cinema (New York City): pp. 3–8, 48. Issue #38, published May 2010.  Ed Lauter quote, page 4 (article includes a cast photo of Lauter and Mills together): "Mills is retired now: He lives up in Marcola, Oregon, has 22 acres, and is as happy as a clam."

External links

• Mills Watson at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Watson, Mills
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Short description	American Actor
Date of birth	1940-07-10
Place of birth	Oakland, California,
Date of death
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