Notable people named Jack Watson include:
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.
Watson was born in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, the son of a Gaiety Girl, Barbara Hughes, and music hall comedian, Nosmo King, with whom Jack often appeared on stage. During World War II, he was a physical training instructor in the Royal Navy, and his physique was much in evidence in many of his subsequent screen roles. During the war he was resident compère of Navy Mixture. After the war, his talent as an impersonator resulted in his becoming a regular on BBC radio programmes such as Take if from Here, Hancock's Half Hour and The Clitheroe Kid, gradually making the transition to television. His first major role was in Coronation Street where he became Elsie Tanner's (Pat Phoenix) first lover. Probably his best-known television role was as Llud, Arthur's craggy sidekick in Arthur of the Britons. His last major TV role was in the award-winning Edge of Darkness. His films included Peeping Tom, This Sporting Life, Tobruk, The McKenzie Break and The Wild Geese. In total he appeared in over 70 films.
When he was 16, he appeared in a double act on the variety stage with his father. He played a precocious teenager named 'Hubert Hubert', which can be said to be his first film role, since the act was captured in several Pathé Pictorial shorts.
His father's real name was Vernon Watson and his mother, Barbara Hughes, was a Gaiety Girl.
When the Second World War broke out, his physical fitness led Watson to become a PT instructor with the Royal Navy. His variety experience, coupled with a talent for various regional accents, led to regular appearances on the Navy's radio variety show and, after the war, on BBC Radio comedy and children's drama programmes.
Father of two daughters and a son: Penelope, Fiona and Alastair.
Son of British Music Hall comic Nosmo King who took his stage name from a pair of swing doors that had "No Smoking" written across them.
