Jack Watson (actor)

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Jack Watson (May 14, 1915 - July 4, 1999), was an English character actor, who appeared in many British films and television dramas from the 1950s onwards.

Watson was born in Cambridgeshire, the son of a music hall comedian, Nosmo King (real name Vernon Watson), 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. After the war, he was a regular on BBC radio, gradually making the transition to television. Probably his best-known television role was as Llud, Arthur's craggy sidekick in Arthur of the Britons. His films included Peeping Tom, This Sporting Life, Tobruk, The McKenzie Break and The Wild Geese.