Billy Watson was one of nine sibling actors of The Watson Family that collectively appeared in thousands of silent films and talkies Billy Watson (center) with brothers Boy and Garry attend 1999 ...

Coy Watson Jr., who was the eldest in a family of nine child actors and whose book “The Keystone Kid,” recounted a silent-film career that ... 85, and Garry Watson, 80. Coy Watson Jr. is ...

He made his film debut when he was 9 months old and appeared in silent pictures alongside big-name stars of the era. But Coy Watson Jr. made ... The former child actor, who appeared in Mack ...

They were celebrated as The First Family of Hollywood, have a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, appeared in more than 1,000 movies – and you’ve probably never heard of them. The Watson ...

Coy Watson Jr., who appeared in Mack Sennett comedies and other silent films before abandoning acting for a long career as a newspaper and television news photographer, has died at 96. Watson ...

Billy Watson, who has died aged 98, was a Hollywood child star who began his career in the silent era; he featured in more than 20 films, including Show Boat and Mr Smith Goes to Washington. The ...

His real-life brothers Delmar, Harry and Garry were his brothers in the movie ... Watson was born in 1923 on Christmas Day in Los Angeles. His mother, Golda, washed and ironed actors’ costumes ...

Only one member of the family troupe, brother Garry. survives. William “Billy” Watson was ... were all child actors who appeared in hundreds of films starting in the silent era.